UNIFEST06 Postad 25 juni 2006 Postad 25 juni 2006 58 universities from around the world are participating in the second edition of UNIFEST The 2nd International University Short Film Festival has achieved its objective of enhancing its international scope, on receiving 162 films from 19 different countries UNIFEST has become consolidated for the second year in a row as the pioneering festival in its category in Europe and the rest of the world UNIFEST’06 promises to be an overwhelming success. Following an initial edition where the expectations of participation were more than met, with close to one hundred short films submitted, the second was bound to attract even more. 162 short films submitted, from 19 different countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Uruguay and Venezuela. In addition, a total of 58 universities are taking part through their students’ films, a figure well ahead of the 19 university centres that registered for the previous festival. The UNIFEST General Coordinator, Andrea Ansareo, was pleased to note that with this level of participation “the main objective of UNIFEST’06 has been achieved: a greater degree of internationalisation of the films submitted”. Of the total films submitted, 35 will compete in the Official Section in three categories: Animation, Fiction and Documentaries, with the possibility of winning the following prizes. The First UNIFEST Prize for Fiction, worth 1,000 euros and a scholarship for the International Cinema and Video Photography Direction Workshop, which will be held in Mexico during the coming month of September, awarded by the Film Producer, ro75 Training Center. The Second UNIFEST Prize for Fiction is 500 euros, the same amount that will be awarded to the winners in the Animation and Documentary categories. Other awards include the ‘Royal Seat and Town of Aranjuez’ Prize contributed by the Town Council of Aranjuez, in the amount of 600 euros, and the ‘Voice of the Public’ Prize consisting of a MiniDV SONY camera to be presented to the film chosen by the members of the public attending the screenings. Finally, AVID will present Avid Xpress Pro Software to the winner of the Best Domestic Short Film Prize. SONY, the Mexican Producer ro75 Training Center and the Town Council of Aranjuez are the sponsors of UNIFEST’06, together with Novores, the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and the University’s Foundation. Collaborators with the Festival include Bodegas Bal d’Isabena and the Mexican Embassy as well as Universia, Avid and Uno Seis. UNIFEST’06 is also supported by Tea Imagen, La 240, Kinoki, Viart and Alucine. http://www.unifestival.com
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