MEDIAWAVE Festival – “ANOTHER CONNECTION” expects the applications of artists, whose individual way of creation is independent of fashion streams; for whom technique is the means not the purpose; who attempt to create an individual film code set - whether they live in a minority group or in a less exposed part of the world. We want a festival where an abundance of original, new and particular views will play a major role instead of exotic productions and tricks; where artists with different ways of thinking and free thoughts will come together.
Our geographical borderline situation gives us a chance to consciously mediate between the artistic movements of the Eastern and Western- European region - still rather isolated from each other. Our purpose is not to unify them, but to expose local values and characteristics. On the border of East and West, in the eastern border fortress of the old political and the newest/modern cultural and economical iron curtain, we attempt to reveal the products of modern age migration in film, a program supplemented by other visual performances (theatre, movement theatre, exhibitions) and folk-music, improvised and alternative music concerts.

Film and video programs:
After receiving and previewing the film and video entries, first the preview jury selects the films to be shown at the festival. They also decide whether the films will be screened in the competitive program or in panorame programs. The preview jury is entitled to grant special professional awards.
After viewing the films of the competitive program, the international jury will present one major award (independent of category), also category awards and qualifying awards (best youth film(independent of category), best cinematographer, best actor etc.). Special awards: award of critics, award of the audience, etc. Films by the youth category will be judged by a selection committee of young experts.

We prefer films that are excluded from the traditional structure of distribution, thus they are rarely shown in cinemas and television, and we especially welcome art-works with themes appropriate to the profile of the festival.:
• documentary films: with the emphasis on the image and film realisation, instead of verbalism,
• musical films: associated with jazz, contemporary or archaic folk music, also musical films creatively using or dealing with ethnic-based contemporary or improvised music,
• dance and movement films: inspired by the subjects of dance and movements (with the exception of documentation of these),
• animation films: based on different animation techniques, especially those expanding the limits of animation,
• erotic films: with artistic contents,
• films adapting and comparing East and West European visual and cultural values

• Entry Regulations

• Entry Form MEDIAWAVE'2008