FESTIVAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL FILMS

[Marcus Levitt]

THIRD RUSSIAN FESTIVAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL FILMS
TRAVELING INTERNATIONAL NORTHERN FILM FESTIVAL
Salekhard, Russia; September 2–8, 2002

The Third Russian Festival of Anthropological Films (RFAF) and
Traveling International Northern Film Festival (TINFF) will be held as
a single united festival. The Third RFAF presents a program of
Russian filmmakers’ anthropological films; TINFF — an
international program of films of various genres on the North. The
two festivals will complement each other with programs,
competitions, organizers, participants, funds, technology, and
technical means.

Festival Organizers and Sponsors
Administrationof Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region
Centerof Visual Anthropology of Moscow State University
EthnographicBureau, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New
Hampshire, USA
NorthernResearch Forum
RussianAssociation of Indigenous Peoples of the North
RussianAssociation of Visual Anthropology
StateAgency “Yamal”

Participants
Filmmakers, directors, screenwriters, photographers, producers of
the films selected for the programs of the III RFAF and TINFF;
Participants of competitions “TV-programs of the arctic regions”
and “Filmproject”.
Researchers, journalists, distributors, representatives of film
studios, TV-companies and other organizations;
Anyone interested in attending as audience
The festival will include both films to be shown in movie theaters
and cinema halls and programs to be broadcast on TV-channels
making it possible for different categories of audience to participate
in interactive discussions and to vote in the film competitions.

Programs
Anthropological films competition
Programs of TINFF
Entry “TV-programs of the arctic regions”
Entry “Filmproject”
Press-conferences, methodological seminars, roundtable of the
Russian Association of Visual Anthropology
Program “School of Filmmaker” (with Yamal-Nenets Okrug
Department of Education)
Program “Film in Museum” (with Yamal-Nenets Okrug Department
of Culture)
“Obdorsk Film Fair”

Awards
Grand prix of the Third RFAF
Special award of RFAF jury
Award of TINFF advisory council
Spectators sympathy award
Winner of competition “TV-programs of the arctic regions”
Winner of competition “Filmproject”
Awards of Festival sponsors

Steering Structure
Organizing Committee of RFAF&TINFF
Director of RFAF
Advisory Council of TINFF
Qualifying Committee
Jury of anthropological films competition and competition
“Filmproject”
Jury of competition “TV-programs of the arctic regions”

Competition Entries’ Criteria
The Russian Anthropological film competition includes and
represents Russian films depicting human life in an ethnic, cultural,
historical, social and environmental context. Films containing
materials that dishonor human dignity or cause divisions among
peoples, are not admitted to the competition.
Films  completed between 1998 and 2002. limited to 60
min, made on standard film (35 mm), recorded on videotapes
Betacam (Digital, SP), DV, DVCAM, S-VHS, VHS formats. For
preliminary qualification a film copy on VHS tape and filled
registration form should be sent to festival directorate.
The competition “Filmproject” presents anthropological film
projects. For preliminary qualification a copy of project materials on
VHS tape (limited to 10 min), annotation (3 pages text) and filled
registration form should be sent to the festival directorate.
The competition “TV-programs of the arctic regions”
includes recent broadcasting programs recorded on videotapes
Betacam (Digital, SP), DV, DVCAM, S-VHS, VHS and limited to
52 minutes. For preliminary qualification a film copy on VHS tape
and filled registration form should be sent to the festival directorate.
Directorate address and Deadline for entries: Videotapes
and registration forms should be sent by May 15, 2002, to Marina
Yuzhaninova, Mitinskaia Str, 27–1–336, 123222, Moscow, Russia.

Archive of the Festival
Organizers of united festival will be grateful to the authors
who agree to locate copies of their films recorded on tapes
Betacam SP, DV, DVCAM, S-VHS, VHS to Videoarchive of the
State Agency “Yamal”. Conditions of archived films to be shown on
TV-channels and for non-commercial scientific and educational
use, as well as films advertising via Web-site will be agreed
between “Yamal” and  the film’s author/distributor.

Application for participation
Individuals and organizations may attend the Third
RFAF–TINFF as audience, participants of discussion and/or
filmfair, and festival sponsors. Conditions of participation should be
agreed with festival directorate as soon as possible, until
September 1, 2002. If you wish to attend the united festival, please
fill out the form attached to this circular.

Press and Media Coverage
TV companies “Yamal”, “Yamal-Region”, NTV+, Journal
“Northern Scopes”, regional newspaper “Red North” (list is not
over). Representatives from the media should contact the festival
directorate as soon as possible regarding participation. Conditions
of mass-media attendance should be agreed with festival
directorate.

Contact person:
Marina Yuzhaninova, Director of the Third RFAF
Editor of journal “Northern Scopes”, Mitinskaia Str, 27–1–336,
123222, Moscow, Russia.
Tel/Fax: (095) 751-85-89, u-marina at mtu.ru

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