European video competition - Videos about languages in Europe
Call for students
Deadline: 1 March 2010
On behalf of the European Commission ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts) in partnership with PRIX EUROPA and in cooperation with CILECT (International Association of Film and Television Schools) is issuing a call for proposals for the production of new short videos (minimum 60 maximum 90 seconds) to promote foreign language learning and the positive aspects of multilingualism in Europe.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for witty video clips to motivate for language learning. Let's turn the challenge into opportunities - for each of us.
Theme:
- Benefits of knowing foreign languages
and/or - richness the diversity of languages represents
- easily understandable to a broad public with different backgrounds and mother tongues - without dubbing our subtitles
- understandable in itself - without further explanations
- attract the attention of the viewer
- motivate people to learn languages and /or
- raise interest in other people/cultures/languages
And finally: Take a look from a new and fresh angle, surprise us. Make us curious. Make us longing for new languages and cultures. Use emotions and fun!
Who can apply?
Applications will be accepted from students in their third, fourth or fifth year of study at ELIA and CILECT member institutions in the 27 European Union Member States and in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Turkey. The teaching institution has to formally support the student’s application.
What will the selected applicants receive?
- A maximum of 15 proposals will be selected. Each selected applicant will receive a 5000 € production grant for the video.
- A workshop will be organised in Amsterdam on 15 and 16 April 2010 to discuss the project with experts. Travel and hotel costs will be covered for two persons per selected project.
- The finalised videos of the selected projects will be presented in a special competition category of its own during PRIX EUROPA in Berlin (16 to 23 October 2010). A jury - including the selected students - will vote on the best contribution. The winning video will be awarded the PRIX EUROPA Prize for "Best Video on Multilingualism of the Year 2010 by a Student". The selected participants will be actively involved in PRIX EUROPA, including participation in specialised workshops. Travel and hotel costs will be covered for two persons per selected project.
The official language at PRIX EUROPA is English. At least one of the representatives of the project has to be sufficiently proficient in English to join discussions and/or explain concepts. - A DVD of selected videos will be produced. The European Commission will use this compilation to promote the benefits of multilingualism in Europe. In this context, the DVD will also be distributed to television stations.
General context
The European Commission fosters and promotes language learning at all levels and of all languages in order to encourage citizens to make full use of the opportunities created by the diversity of languages and cultures in Europe. At the same time, it promotes multilingualism to preserve linguistic diversity in Europe.
Languages in the European Union: 23 official languages, a multitude of regional and minority languages and a variety of languages spoken by immigrants.
Technical issues
- Use any European language or a combination of languages
- Use any digital technique
- No subtitling / no dubbing
- Music rights: only pre-cleared (library) music or music commissioned specifically for the piece will be accepted.
- Length minimum 60 seconds, maximum 90 seconds, including an optional trailer of maximum 20 seconds
How to apply
The following elements must be received in English by the ELIA office before 1 March 2010.
Please download the official form, fill it in and send one signed copy by post before 1 March 2010 (postmarked) to:
ELIA - European League of Institutes of the Arts
Ute Kohlmann
Beulingstraat 8
1017 BA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Applications can be uploaded on the ELIA website between 5 February and 1 March 2010 on www.languages-lenses.eu. The application has to include the following documents:
- Summary of the project (max. 400 words per summary).
- A script containing a detailed description of the envisaged story, the main characters and the shooting locations. The description of the story can take the form of a written document or a storyboard.
- Production and post-production timeline.
- Detailed budget.
- CV and motivation of the applicant.
- CV and motivation of the second responsible person, for instance a supervising teacher or someone involved in the production
- A link to previous work (max. two minutes).
How will projects be selected?
An international panel of experts will evaluate the submitted scripts.
Timeline
- Deadline application: 1 March 2010
- ELIA will announce the 15 winners by the end of March 2010. Arrangements for the workshop in Amsterdam 15 - 16 April will be made immediately after the announcement.
- An agreement on the use of the production grant, totalling € 5000, will be made between ELIA, the selected institution and the applicant.
- Videos should be delivered by 7 September 2010.
- PRIX EUROPA: 16 - 23 October 2010 in Berlin.
ELIA is committed to equal opportunity for all and welcomes submissions from all applicants, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, physical handicaps, ethnicity, religion and social, cultural, and geographic backgrounds.
The European League of Institutes of the Arts - ELIA is the primary independent membership organisation of major arts education and training institutions representing all subject disciplines and has a membership of more than 350 arts institutions in 47 countries altogether representing more than 250,000 art students.
ELIA is supported among others by the European Commission with an Operating grant for Organisations active in the field of Culture and by its members.
CILECT is the association of the world’s major film and television schools and has a membership of 173 institutions from 55 countries on five continents.
For information on the previous Languages through lenses editions see:
Languages through lenses 2008 (E3 Film)
Languages through lenses 2009
