Dear Participants,
Due to the recent earthquake disaster in our country, the final submission deadline for our 8th Short Film Competition with the theme of Education has been extended to August 15th, 2023.
Best regards.
We aim to reveal different perspectives in the field of education, important events in the world of education, and stories that will focus on the important and special aspects of education. In addition, we aim to carry out an artistic activity in the field of education, which is our common business, in order to expand our working areas and strengthen our cooperation with the education unions that we cooperate with.
Eğitim-Bir-Sen
8th International Short Film Competition on Education
GUIDELINES
1. Subject and Purpose
1.1. The competition aims to raise awareness and consciousness by bringing stories that illustrate the individual, societal, and universal importance of education, as well as its relationship with labor, to life through the powerful medium of cinema. It also seeks to enhance and develop cultural and artistic perceptions of society and educators concerning education and cross-cultural artistic activities.
1.2. The competition also aims to provide different perspectives on education from the viewpoints of the members of educational unions, with whom Eğitim-Bir-Sen collaborates on international and bilateral cooperation, while encouraging and supporting aspiring young directors who wish to enter the cinema industry.
2. Organization
2.1. The competition is organized by Eğitimciler Birliği Sendikası (Educators Union), which operates under the Public Officials Unions and Collective Bargaining Law No. 4688 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey. The competition is headquartered in Ankara.
3. Application Method
3.1. The competition is open to short films focusing on the theme of education. In this context, all fiction films dealing with educational themes will be considered, and the competition is open to both amateur and professional individuals aged 18 and above.
Hundreds of works have participated in our previous short film competitions that we organize at an international level as 8th Education Themed International Short Film Competition in this year. Those who received awards from the works were the ones who received great acclaim on other platforms. The competition, which is also an opportunity for young directors, was a milestone for many young people with a passion for cinema to start filmmaking. The works sent by many professional directors to our competition produced added value in terms of the quality of our competition. Until today, many doyen filmmakers have served as jury presidents in our competition. Our jury members consisted of precious filmmakers, writers, critics and academics who are the authorities in their field. Our competition, which brings together the concepts of Education, Trade Union and Cinema, will create opportunities for filmmakers and serve art, education and trade unionism internationally with this new face.
