LAG RTANJ has announcing the open call for film submissions for the Fifth International Festival of Tourist-Ecological Documentary Film – VRMDŽA FEST 2021. The competition is open from April 26th to July 1st, 2021. The results of the selection will be announced on July 10, 2021.

VRMDŽA FEST 2021 will be held in the second half of July 2021, with possible changes in the dates and means of screening, in accordance with the measures for prevention and suppression of the infectious disease COVID-19.

The festival is of a competitive nature, while the entire program includes a competitive and review part. Films that are not selected for the competition part of the program, but meet the conditions of the competition, will be shown in the review part of the program. Films at the festival can be shot using film or television recording techniques.

AWARDS:

For the best film, GRAND PRIX “LATIN CITY” VRMDZA FEST 2021

For the best television film in the field of TOURISM

For the best film in the field of TOURISM

For the best television film in the field of ECOLOGY

For the best film in the field of ECOLOGY

For the best television film in the field of ETHNO CULTURE OF RURAL LIFE

For the best film in the field of ETHNO CULTURE OF RURAL LIFE

For the best FOREIGN FILM

 

 

The organizer of the festival is LAG RTANJ with the logistical support of the Local Community of Vrmdža and the Municipality of Sokobanja. Informal partner of the festival VRMDŽA FEST 2021 is the Citizens Association “Forum Artistikum”.

Conditions for registration and participation:

Genre: documentary and television film on the topic of tourism, ecology and ethno-culture of rural life

Duration up to 90 minutes

The film must be in Serbian or in another language / with Serbian subtitles

The film must have been produced in the previous three years

The submission must be sent no later than July 1, 2021

All videos must be in HD or SD resolution, in MP4, MPEG2, MOV and h264 format

The organizer VRMDŽA FEST 2021 can use part of the received work for advertising purposes (up to a minute)

The SELECTOR receives at least ONE COPY retained by the festival

The following must also be submitted:

– synopsis or textual explanation between 100 and 200 words long

– dialog list (if any)

– biography and photograph of the author

– year and place of birth of the author of the film, occupation, place of residence and contact (phone and e-mail)

Papers and supporting materials, marked “For the VRMDŽA FEST 2021 competition “, should be sent (including the link for youtube, vimeo, wetransfer, etc.) to the e-mail address: vrmdzafest@gmail.com

Applications and questions related to the competition should be sent to: vrmdzafest@gmail.com