The 2007 edition of the AsoloArtFilmFestival will be held in Asolo (Treviso) from 24 – 29 September 2007. The Festival upholds the cultural traditions and embodies the concepts established by the Festival Internazionale del Film sull’Arte e di Biografie d’Artista. Created in 1973 by the Provincial Administration of Treviso and directed by Flavia Paulon, the former Festival enjoyed great international success for over two decades, until it was interrupted at the end of the 1990s.
In 2001, thirty years after its first establishment and following the progress in visual languages, the Festival was re-launched with the name of AsoloArtFilmFestival, an international exhibition with a contest dedicated to films and videos dealing with the topics of art.
Since then and every year the Festival is also the stage for the Career Award Falvia Paulon, awarding an artist of international success who has left a significant trace on the scene of the contemporary art and cinema scene, both with his/her art and personality.


CONTEST

The contest is divided into five sections:
• FILMS ON ART for works on art and music;

• ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHIES for works of historical reconstruction and critical interpretation on personalities from the world of art and music;

• FILMS ON ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN for works on architecture, urbanism and design relating to history, movements, main personalities, works and projects;

• VIDEO ART & COMPUTER ART for works using electronics or computer technologies as a method of direct artistic expression;

• PRODUCTIONS OF SCHOOLS related to art and music, produced by schools of cinema, specialized higher education institutes and universities.

The festival is conceived and organised by the Cultural Association Asolo International Art Festival (A.I.A.F.), a nonprofit private organization with legal status (Veneto Regional Council Decree (DGR) N°. 59741.03 of 18.04.03).



A Selection Committee will be set up to make a preliminary selection of the submitted works.
The decisions of the Selection Committee will not be disputable.
Film-makers and/or producer of the selected works will be informed of their participation to the contest at least 30 days before the Festival’s opening date.
Selected works must be submitted to the address above either in Betacam SP or in tested DVD (Pal Standard) by September 15 the latest, or they will be excluded. Should the work be in a different language from Italian or English, Italian or English subtitles must show. Should subtitles be missing when required, the participant will automatically be excluded from the competition.

The Festival’s Panel of Judged will consist of 5 members chosen by the Organising Committee on a list of international experts. The panel may be supported by a representative of A.I.A.F. as a member by right.
The Panel of Judges will award the best works in the contest the following prizes:

• GRAN PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST FILM

• PREMIO GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO FOR THE BEST SOUNDTRACK

• PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST FILM ON ART

• PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHIES

• PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST FILM ON ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

• PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST VIDEO ART & COMPUTER ART FILM

• PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST SCHOOLS PRODUCTION

The Panel of Judges will also mention, when particularly worthy, other competing works of value.
The decisions of the Panel of Judges will not be disputable.
All contestants will receive a participation certificate.

In order to promote the Festival, the copyright owners of the works taking part to the contest freely authorise the inclusion of short sequences of their work (no more then two minutes) in the local, national and international Tv-news and Tv-programmes and on the internet. Furthermore they authorise the free screening of the whole competing work for nonprofit purposes aimed at the promotion of the Festival itself. The owner of the copyright of the diffusion of non-original music titles included in the soundtrack and protected by copyright.
The Organising Committee of the Festival will take due care of the copies of the submitted works but assumes no responsibilities as for possible damages during transportation or at the Festival venues.
No custom duty expenses will be paid by the Festival.

In case of interpretation problems with this document translated into other languages, the Italian version will stand as proof.
Any disputes arising out of or in connection with this Competition Announcement shall be decided in accordance with the Law Court in Treviso.

Participation to the contest implies acceptance of the Regulations.

Personal data will be treated according to the legislative decree of Italian Law n. 196 of 30.06.2003 about Privacy and subsequent modifications and integrations.