Tartu 2024 Arts of Survival Documentaries opens an international film competition
21. October, 2022
Tartu 2024 Arts of Survival Documentaries invite filmmakers worldwide to participate in a creative film contest to look for ideas for short films capturing Southern Estonia on the topic of “Arts of Survival”, the artistic concept of European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024.
The deadline for the submissions is 1 December 2022.
According to Kaarel Kuurmaa, the Artistic Director of the Arts of Survival Documentaries, it is the first time capturing the culture and history of Southern Estonia on such a scale: “Documentaries are such a unique form of art as they simultaneously create and capture real life. The local people and scenery are a source of inspiration for the artist, from which the documentarians start to paint on a new canvas with their tools, i.e., cameras and microphones.”
The films will have a strong symbiotic cultural interpretation. The international directors will bring an external perspective to the project, while the perspective of Estonian filmmakers offers a portrayal from a person operating within the culture, storing what is considered necessary internally. The stories will capture the socio-cultural processes happening in Southern Estonia from the outside, thus highlighting cultural patterns that are not so clearly noticeable from within while adding unique personal details.
The jury will select up to eight ideas that will be considered based on the idea, content, and feasibility of the film to be produced as well as its compatibility with the overall concept of the Arts of Survival.
The grant allocated per production within the project is up to 34,250 Euros. The expected length of the short film is 8-22 minutes, and filming will take place between January-December 2023. The films will be finalized by February 2024.
Deadline for submission 1 December 2022.
Arts of Survival Documentaries are in the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024. NGO Tartu Filmiselts is the executive organization for the project. The project is supported by Tartu 2024 Foundation, the Estonian Film Institute and Creative Europe.
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