The Mazara del Vallo MEET Film Festival will be held in Mazara del Vallo (Sicily-ITALY) from 15 to 19 May 2023.

The Festival is promoted by the III CIRCOLO B.BONSIGNORE of Mazara del Vallo and by the MEET Association (Movies for European Education and Training) with the idea of creating a bridge between schools and the world of cinema to encourage the use of multimedia languages in learning.

The purpose of the MdV MEETs Cinema is to create an innovative environment for schools and independent filmmakers to meet and exchange experiences audiovisual productions realized in the field of Youth, Education and Training in the world;
to facilitate a process of reflection and cultural production focused on education issues;
promote media literacy through the use of media as tools for participative learning.to stimulate the development of skills related to creativity in the field of education and training which enable to develop specific language and narrative-expressive codes.
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Il MdV MEETs Cinema Film Festival si svolgerà dal 16 al 20 maggio 2023 a Mazara del Vallo (Sicilia-Italia)

Il Festival è promosso dal III CIRCOLO B.BONSIGNORE di Mazara del Vallo e dall’associazione MEET con l’idea di creare un ponte tra scuole e mondo del cinema per favorire l’uso di linguaggi multimediali nella didattica.

MdV MEETs Cinema vuole essere un luogo di confronto per scuole e filmmaker indipendenti in cui incontrarsi e scambiare esperienze e produzioni audiovisive che si realizzano nei settori dell’istruzione, della formazione e della gioventù;
avviare un processo di riflessione e produzione culturale imperniato sui temi dell’istruzione;
promuovere alfabetizzazione mediatica attraverso l’uso dei media quali strumenti utili per un apprendimento partecipativo;
Favorire lo sviluppo di abilità legate alla creatività nel campo dell'istruzione e della formazione che consentano di sviluppare specifici linguaggi e codici narrativo-espressivi.

A jury of film professionals, educators and students will be appointed to assess and award the finalist entries from the technical perspective and for their content and communicative effectiveness.
Awards will be given out to the works ranking first in each of the sections of the festival.

The decisions of the Jury are final and indisputable.
Awards will we communicated during the awards ceremony and authors will also receive a communication via email afterwords.
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La direzione del Festival nominerà una giuria di professionisti del cinema e di educatori in grado di giudicare le opere in concorso sia da un punto di vista tecnico che da un punto di vista comunicativo e contenutistico. Verranno premiate le opere prime per ogni sotto-sezione.

Le decisioni della giuria sono insindacabili.
I premi verranno consegnati durante la cerimonia di premiazione del Festival a cui l’autore o un suo rappresentante potrà partecipare in presenza oppure da remoto.

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https://www.mdvmeetscinema.it/
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https://www.mdvmeetscinema.it/
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Only original works produced within the last 4 years may be submitted.

Short films can be presented in Italian, English or Spanish language.
Films not presented in at least of these languages must be subtitled in one of these languages.
Organizers ask all authors to include a subtitle .srt file with their films, or at least a text document .doc with subtitles.

By submitting your entry to the Competition, you grant the organizers of the festival (hereinafter referred to as Mdv):

1(a) Authorization for publication of your work on MDV and project partner websites, including but not limited to Mdv Meets Cinema Film Festival and You grant MDV a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license (with a right to sub-license) to use, republish, edit and/or modify Your Competition entry in any/all media (including in electronic format, hard copy and in MDV publications) for purposes connected with the Competition;
1(b) The right to use Your name and place of residence for the sole purpose of identifying You as the author of Your entry and/or as a winner of the Competition.

2. You also hereby waive all Your moral rights in Your entry. Notwithstanding the afore-going waiver, in order to use entries as intended and advised in these Terms and Conditions, (i) MDV may need to modify entries, including but not limited to resizing, cropping or colour adjustment as necessary, provided that MDV shall endeavour in undertaking such modifications to maintain the integrity of Your entry as originally created; and (ii) MDV shall provide a picture credit for all entries.

3. You own the copyright to Your Competition entry as its author. Your entry must be Your own work, must not be copied, must not contain any third-party materials and/or content that You do not have permission to use, must not include any trade marks, and must not show inappropriate or dangerous behaviour, or otherwise be obscene, defamatory, distasteful, offensive, or in breach of any applicable law or regulation, or in breach of any confidentiality obligations owed by You to third parties. If MDV has reason to believe Your entry is not Your own work or otherwise breaches these Terms and Conditions, then MDV may not consider it and may disqualify it.

4. Entrants confirm that each individual whose image is featured in the Competition entry has given consent for the use of his/her image in connection with this Competition and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Where an individual whose image is featured in a Competition entry is aged less than 18 years the entrant confirms that the parent or guardian of that individual has given the relevant consent.