The Literaturwerkstatt Berlin and interfilm Berlin are once again calling for entries for the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, an biannual competition recognising the best in poetry filmmaking, now in its eighth year!

Short films based on poems can be submitted. A programme commission will decide which entries will be shown in the programme or the competition of the fourth ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, taking place in Berlin from 9 to 12 October 2008, an international jury deciding the winners. Prizes worth a total of €10,000 will be awarded. The deadline for entries is 16 June 2008.

The ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival has established itself as an inter-national forum for short films that deal with the content, aesthetics or form of poems. It gives filmmakers from around the world the opportunity to exchange ideas and develop new contacts.

Deadline: 16.6.2008

Rules

1. Entry conditions: Films of up to 15 minutes in length, completed after
1 January 2005, are eligible for entry. The selection committee reserves the right in exceptional cases to admit longer films. All submissions must relate to one or several poems. The following screening formats are accepted: 35mm, Beta SP/PAL and DVD PAL in the highest resolution possible. Screening copies of films should have English subtitles.

2. Registrations: The registration deadline is 16 June 2008. Registrations must include the following materials: a completed entry form (see below), a preview video in either DVD or VHS format, a digital film still, a German or English translation of the poem/poems, a synopsis as well as a bio- and filmography of the director. All texts must be available in digital form. The mailing costs of the registration materials will be borne by the applicant. Postal submissions from abroad must carry the notice: “Temporary use. Only for cultural purposes.” This applies both to the registration materials and to the mailing of screening copies (cf. point 4). The value given on the attached pro forma invoice (to download the pro forma invoice, see below) must not exceed €19. Postal submissions with insufficient postage or with false declarations will not be accepted. Preview copies will remain in the archive of the Literaturwerkstatt Berlin and will only be returned if an express wish for such is made and the costs are borne by the applicant. Registration of film contributions automatically applies to all sections of the programme. Registrations to:

Literaturwerkstatt Berlin
ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival
Knaackstr. 97
10435 Berlin

Tel       +49. 30. 48 52 45 0
Fax      +49. 30. 48 52 45 30
zebra-award(at)literaturwerkstatt.org

3. Selection of films: On the basis of the preview copies, the programme commission decides on the selection of film contributions for the competition as well as for all other areas of the programme. A list of the films selected can be viewed from the beginning of September 2008 at www.literaturwerkstatt.org. No enquiries concerning the selection will be answered prior to this. From mid-September, all participants will be informed by e-mail of the results of the call for entries.

4. Submission of screening copies: Screening copies of the film contributions selected must arrive at the Literaturwerkstatt Berlin by 30 September 2008 at the latest. Mailing costs to Berlin are borne by applicants. For postal submission of the screening copies, the same dispatch requirements as described in point 2 apply. Costs which arise as a result of false declarations or insufficient postage will be billed to the sender. The Literaturwerkstatt Berlin will bear the costs of return.

5. Insurance: Mailing and return of film copies is at the applicant’s risk. The screening copies are insured during the event at their print value. Any claims for compensation are to be made no later than ten days following return mailing. The place of jurisdiction is Berlin.