One Take Film Festival is an international festival of films shot in one take that is films shot without interruption, from the moment of turning the camera on to the moment of turning the camera off.
One Take Film Festival eliminates a seemingly indispensable part of a film - namely, editing - and thus prohibits cut, dissolve, fade in/out and all other types of transitions. Therefore, the official competition of the Festival will consist solely of films shot in one take, without any editing. A "take" is defined technically, as the footage made between turning the camera on and turning the camera off. The footage must not be edited in any way other than trimming at the beginning and the end.
In that way, One Take Film Festival makes room for a more stimulating concept of film and more exiting film-making. One Take Film Festival includes films of almost every genre in its program (documentary, fiction, experimental, music video and commercial). The running time of the films is not limited.
One Take Film Festival primarily emphasizes the aesthetic act of film-making, and the one take is considered only a framework for ideas, emotions, stories…for we shouldn't forget that long ago workers had left the Lumière factory in "one take" as well. Therefore, one should not be fascinated with the fact. Along with the official competition, One Take Film Festival offers numerous other events - interesting additional film program, premieres, lectures, panel discussions, film workshops, exhibitions and, of course, good time for everyone.
One Take Film Festival is the only one of its kind in the world, and it takes place in Zagreb, Croatia. In its three-day program, One Take Film Festival will convince you in the possibility of excluding the classic concept of film editing in favor of capturing a part of reality in its continuity, where the diversity of cinematic ludism is never-ending, and the restriction incredibly enticing.
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