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Languages through Lenses 2012
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Multilingual Europe in Focus
Languages through Lenses Student Video Competition
The Call for Proposals for the 2012 edition of Languages through Lenses is now closed. The jury has selected 15 proposals for production which will be rewarded:
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A production grant of € 5000.
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Two persons per project were invited to a workshop in Amsterdam.
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Two persons per project will be invited to the PRIX EUROPA Festival in Berlin where the PRIX EUROPA Prize for "Best Video on Multilingualism of the Year 2012" will be awarded.
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A DVD of the video productions will be produced and widely distributed to television stations and festivals.
The 15 proposals chosen for production and invited to workshop in Amsterdam are:
Gulliver (Bulgaria)
Kaloyan Nikolov and Bohos Topakbashian
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA)
Wrong Timetable (Czech Republic)
Dominik Krutsky and Katerina Krutská Vrbová
Filmová a televizní fakulta (FAMU)
Sigmund from Germany and Estonian Nature (Estonia)
Moonika Siimets and Ivar Taim
Baltic Film & Media School (BFMS)
The Chauffeur (Finland)
Perttu Inkilä and Tuomas Ilmari Kohvakka
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (MUAS)
The Sacrifice (Hungary)
Balázs Turai and Petra Lilla Marjai
Moholy-Nagy Müvészeti Egyetem
Childhood with Four Languages (Ireland)
Berit Alits and Brian Dowling
School of Art & Design, Limerick Institute of Technology
Foreign Lovers (Italy)
Teresa Sala and Cecilia Di Giulio
Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (FCSC)
Snow White (Netherlands)
Wibout Warnaar and Jamille van Wijngaarden
Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
My Showreel (Poland)
Daniel Wawryniak and Bartlomiej Wojciech Zmuda
Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna (PWSFTviT)
Falling in Language (Slovenia)
Blaz Zavrsnik and Peter Zabret
Akademija za Gledalisce, Radio, Film in Televizijo, (UL AGRFT)
Belfast Sketchbook (United Kingdom)
Ciaran Gallagher and Jordan Linton Henderson
University of Ulster at Belfast, 1735
Hello, Bonjour (United Kingdom)
Marcus Armitage and Laura Jane Stacey
University for the Creative Arts Farnham
Glot (United Kingdom)
Miguela Gonzalez and Fenna Kooijmans
Newport Film School (NFS/UW)
Magic Show (United Kingdom)
Richard Wheatley and Kirstie Bennett
The Northern Film School (NFS/LMU)
Don't Overuse Translators (United Kingdom)
Mikel Gurrea Maisueche and Charles Christopher Goodger
The London Film School (LFS)
We recieved 129 eligible applications from 19 countries:
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
Background
EU language policies aim to protect linguistic diversity and promote knowledge of languages – for reasons of cultural identity and social integration, but also because multilingual citizens are better placed to take advantage of the educational, professional and economic opportunities created by an integrated Europe.
http://ec.europa.eu/languages
 
Previous editions:
See all films from Languages through Lenses 2011 or watch the 30-minute documentary by Alex TV.
Previous winners:
The importance of speaking two languages
Yael Leibel & Marco Resa (IT) - Languages through Lenses 2011
The Forest of Babel
Elina & Mike Pohjola (FI) - Languages through Lenses 2010
Hybridus Linguaflorum
Katarzyna Miron (PL) - Languages through Lenses 2009
No Fishing
Richard Meitern (EE) - Languages through Lenses 2008
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