::: CALL FOR ENTRIES 2007 :::

Entries are welcome for the Fifteenth Edition of ARCIPELAGO – International Festival of Short Films and New Images, which will be held in Rome from June 15 to June 21, 2007.

Created by 3E-medi@, Arcipelago is the most popular Italian event dedicated to new formats and new trends of international independent cinema.

The following are the competitive sections of the 2007 Edition:

– SHORT WAVES – International competition for short films. Running time must not exceed 30 minutes. All genres are eligible (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video), either on film or video.

– eMOVIE – International competition dedicated to new images. Italian and foreign short films up to 30 minutes are eligible, and must be made on computer and/or shot in any digital format. All genres are welcome.

– SHORT.WEB 7.0 – International online competition. For short films exclusively conceived for diffusion on the Internet or however compatible with a Web distribution. The competition will be held exclusively online and it’s reserved to works of all genres, up to 15 minutes long.

– CONCORTO – National competition for Italian unreleased short films. Running time must not exceed 30 minutes. Films can be on video or film, either fiction or documentary or animation or experimental or music video.

– EXTRA LARGE – National documentary competition. Reserved to Italian documentaries between 30 and 60 minutes long, either on video or film.

– VIDEOROME – Regional video competition. 5 minutes on video on a specific theme – organized in collaboration with Mediateca Roma and the Lazio Region’s Culture Department.

As in past editions, the ITINERARIES section will present the best of the “short” Italian production screened at last year’s festivals.

VHS tapes (or DVDs) and entry forms for the International pre-selection must be sent by February 5, 2007, to the address:

By ordinary mail:
FESTIVAL ARCIPELAGO
c/o Associazione Culturale 3E-medi@
P.O. Box 6154
00195 Rome RM
Italy

By quick mail service or courier
(after January 10 only):
FESTIVAL ARCIPELAGO
c/o Associazione Culturale 3E-medi@
Clivo di Monte del Gallo 22
00165 Rome RM
Italy

PLEASE, NOTE: films must be submitted exclusively through the online entry form, directly from our website www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org, where you can also download the Regulations, in .rtf or .pdf format.

The Regulations sheet can be requested by e-mail as well.

ARCIPELAGO
International Festival of Short Films and New Images
P.O. Box 6154 – 00195 Rome RM
(Italy)
Tel. +39-06-39387246 – Fax +39-06-39388262
e-mail:
web: www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org

Member of the European Coordination of Film Festivals – EEIG