BEFF is the place for creative people: you can participate in workshops on filmmaking, EcoArt, photography, ecofashion and others. BEFF is the place for discussions, lectures and seminars devoted to the environmental issues as well as the opportunity of networking among the ecologists, film directors and the residents of the Barents Region.
At the Festival special attention will be paid to ecological education, idea exchange and new ways of forming ecological thinking.
Participation in competition programme.
Instructions for film submission:
1. The film’s subject matter, the production itself or the film’s director should have a strong connection to ecological topic.
2. Screenings formats are DCP or 35 mm. We also accept films delivered as files (in DV or HD quality).
3. The film should be finalised during the last years ( 2012-2013).
4. There will be competition of movie:
Documentary
Feature
Short Feature,
Documentary and Animation
Young Production ( from 14 to 30 years)
Nature and Minority people
Films about Karelia
5. Films of more than one hour can be considered for the festival’s film programs:
Documentary
Feature
6. Only films of less than 1 hour will be considered for Short Film Program.
7. The film should not be shown on Russian TV before the festival.
8. Screening copies must have English subtitles, unless they are in English Selections will be made by the festival’s administration. Decisions of refusal will not be commented. Preview copies will not be returned.
9. Films can be shown out of competition for special screen program Deadlines
1. Submissions are done with application form from our web site. Use our submission form from. The form must be submitted by March 1 , 2013.
2. Preview copies (DVD or digital file) must be sent to us by March 1, 2013. If the film is not complete, a temporary version can be sent instead upon agreement with the festival.
3. The selection will be announced by March 15, 2013.
4. Screening copies should be sent to us by April 18, 2013.
For further information about the BEFF please visit the website http://beffest.com/ or contact us at beffest@gmail.com.
Barents Ecology Film Festival
Barents Ecology Film Festival (BEFF) will take place in 24-28 of April 2013, in Petrozavodsk, Russia. BEFF will become the center of ecology-focused life.
BEFF unites the film directors, who make films about the environment, raise the ecological issues and offer positive problem solutions. It also demonstrates the ecology tourism development potential of the Northern regions and unites those who are intrested to learn something new, to share their opinions and to find creative problem solutions. Ecological consciousness is the main goal of the Festival. Everyone can do something to protect our environment!
