SHORT FILM COMPETITION
MOVE.TALK.PLAY.WORK
The use of public space in revolutionary times
The short film competition is open to Egyptian and international students based in Cairo. Promoted by the GUC Architecture and Urban Design Program and the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts, in cooperation with the austrianculturalforum/Cairo.
After the events of last January, Cairo developed a general state of lacking control over public spaces. The previously imposed rules were no longer relevant, leaving the possibility to rethink public spaces in the city. Based on economic, social and personal factors and necessities, common urban areas started to be reused in a relatively new way. New informal rules took over the old system giving the city a new image. How did the use of public space change? Is it possible to explain this new order? How are the inhabitants rediscovering their role in the definition of public space?
CONTENT: how the use of public/common space in the city has changed and is still changing after the events of last January.
JURY:
Ahmad Abdalla, Cairo based Film maker
Daniel Rode, German Artist based in Cairo
Khaled Abol Naga, Egyptian Actor and Producer
Sabine Derflinger, Austrian Film maker
Tarek Naga, Egyptian Architect and Author
CATEGORIES:
- Abstract
- Documentary
- Portraits
SCREENING & AWARD CEREMONY: the jury will present the winning films during a public event in March
SUBMISSION: DEADLINE: 17th of March 2012; LENGTH: MAX 3 min; FORMAT: DV-PAL 16:9, no restraints on shooting technique and device.
REGISTRATION = online pre-registration (via email to: tamer.kamel@guc.edu.eg, To be specified in the registration: English title, name, email, University or School) mail with the video (dvd) to the austrianculturalforum/cairo
SUBJECT: short-film competition
C/O Austrian Embassy Cairo
5, Wissa Wassef Str./Corner El Nile Str.
Ar-Ryadh Tower, 5th Floor Giza, Cairo
DVD’s without proper registration data will not be accepted.
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