The école supérieure d’arts & medias de Caen/Cherbourg, the Café des Images cinema (Hérouville Saint-Clair) and Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), in partnership with la Ménagerie de verre and the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, are happy to present the fourth edition of SI CINEMA, International festival of film in art schools.
This festival’s ambition is to give an account of the new forms of expression on which contemporary film draws in order to reinvent itself.
On March 30th and 31st 2023 in Café des images cinema (Hérouville Saint-Clair), and on April 2023 in Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), a selection of films produced in French and International Art schools and universities will be screened. The panel will be composed of five guest judges from contemporary art and/or film.
Registration requirements
— Competition is open to any kind of film including fiction, creation documentaries, experimental films, animation films, etc. with a maximum duration of 60 minutes.
— Free topic and type.
— Only one film per candidate.
— Films must have been made between 2019 and 2022.
— Films must have been made by one or several students currently enrolled in an art or design high school, French or foreign, or having graduated from said school maximum two years ago. (DNA or DNSEP 2021 or 2022)
Frame
Any frame is accepted (35 mm, super 16mm, 16 mm, super 8 mm, Mini DV, DV Cam, DVC Pro, Beta SP, Beta Num, HD Cam, smartphone, etc.).
Language and subtitles
Non-French films must be provided with French subtitles.
Commitment
Once a film has been selected for the contest, it cannot be withdrawn by its director.
Rights
The director must be in full possession of the music, film, images and texts rights of the works presented in the film. In any case the festival cannot be held liable.
Registration
— Registration opens on 30th September 2023. It must be made online on www.sicinema.fr. Registration closes on 30th November 2022. No delay will be granted. — Any film registered in other festivals can also register for SI CINEMA (no exclusivity required).
— Films that have already been registered in a previous edition of SI CINEMA cannot register again.
Selection
— All films sent to SI CINEMA will be reviewed during the week of the 23 January 2023 by the selection committee composed of ésam Caen/Cherbourg students and their teacher Isabelle Prim.
— The selection committee will communicate the results at the end of January by e-mail.
— Around thirty films will be selected in the first step of the contest. They will be screened in Café des cinema (Caen) on 30th and 31th January 2023 at the art house cinema Café des images in Hérouville Saint-Clair.
Prize
Following the projection of the films in competition, several prizes will be awarded :
— Jury prize (700€) will be awarded by five professionals of the world of art and cinema ;
— Centre Georges Pompidou prize (giving free access to Centre Pompidou’s shooting and editing means) ;
— Art students prize (300€), awarded by ésam Caen/Cherbourg students.
The winning films of these different prize will be screened in April 2023 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as part of the preview Trajectoires.
Shipment of the films
Selected films must be sent either by post on a USB device to the following address : ésam Caen/Cherbourg, 17 cours Caffarelli 14000 Caen – France ; or by internet, with a download link sent to contact@sicinema.fr
Projection format
The festival commits to converting the selected films into DCP screening format. For that, the films must be sent in Apple ProRes 422HQ before 30th April.
Promotional material
The directors of the selected films agree to use the festival logo (provided by e-mail after the festival) on any promotional support (posters, trailers...).
Invitations
The directors of the selected films are invited to the festival under the following terms :
— Accommodation : the festival will cover for two nights in Caen the 30th and 31st March 2023 and one meal per day ;
— Transport : travel from the candidate’s place of residence to Caen is not covered.
Communication
— Clips of the selected films (short sequences, videograms, etc.) may be used for the communication of the festival ;
— Selected films will be archived by ésam Caen/Cherbourg and may be used by the school for educational purpose ;
— Images and sequences of the selected films may be used by the festival for the announcement of the next edition.
By taking part in SI CINEMA festival you agree to the terms of the contest rules. For further information about registration, please contact us : contact@sicinema.fr
