Wag Film Festival ()

Festival start: 04 December 2019      Festival end: 08 December 2019

CALLING
The association "Le Ali di Icaro", a cultural and social promotion organization based in the Valdarno of Arezzo, organizes the seventh edition of the Wag Film Festival, which will be held in December 2019 in Terranuova Bracciolini (AR) at the Auditorium " Le Fornaci ”(Via Vittorio Veneto 19).

THEME
This year the trait d'union of the projection evenings is the theme of "The meeting", understood in its multiple meanings: "encounter" as the beginning of a relationship between people who, inevitably, develop their relationship growing together; "Meeting" as a sharing of cultures, with which geographical and ethnic barriers are overcome to achieve a common goal; "Meeting", finally, as a point of arrival, the ultimate goal of a creative journey matured over time.
Every director of the Festival will have the opportunity to share his personal "encounter" with the audience of Le Fornaci, which can be a turning point in his film career or, more generally, in life.
After the extraordinary success repeated for six editions, the Youth Jury, made up of boys and girls, embellished the competition of the Wag Film Festival.
girls (18-30 years of age) appropriately selected from the schools, institutions and associations of the territory for their personal interest and passion for cinema. The Youth Jury will be in charge of viewing the films in competition to award the winners and award the prizes during the closing night.

AWARDS AND INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSES YOUTH JURY
The Youth Jury, whose judgment is final, will award the following prizes:

- WAG AWARD for the Best Work of the "Author Meetings" category;
- SGUARDI AWARDS OF AUTHOR to the Best work of the homonymous category;
- NEW PERSPECTIVES AWARD for the Best work of the homonymous category;
- (NEW) BEST AWARD FOR ACTORAL INTERPRETATION of all the films in competition.

The Jury also reserves the right to pay any special mentions to works recognized as interesting for particular technical characteristics (direction, photography, soundtrack, editing). The awards will be presented during the final day of the Festival and consist of a plaque with a case bearing the name of the work and the Wag Film Festival.
The aim of the "Le Ali di Icaro" association is to allow young people to come into contact with new realities, made up of professionals from the film industry, workers of the Seventh Art with whom to establish a reciprocal and constructive dialogue, made up of opinions and sharing. On the other hand, the participating authors are given the opportunity to be judged by an atypical jury, represented by young and very young people, whose strong point is the disenchanted (but no less technical and therefore no less valid than many other commissions) gaze. , based on a spontaneous and sincere criticism.

COMPETITION SECTIONS
The competition is divided into three categories:

- Author Meetings: section dedicated to italian works whose theme is "the meeting" or where the latter is a determining element of the narration.
- Sguardi d'Autore: free theme section of italian works that are particularly characterized by technique, aesthetics and / or contents;
- New Perspectives: free theme section dedicated to italian works by directors under the age of 25.

SELECTION TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS

The tender to present the works in competition is open and will close at 24:00 on 30 September 2019. Only by those dates and respecting the participation procedures (see section 6) it is possible to send the works.
Each author is responsible for the content of his work.

Entries of any type of audiovisual, made on any medium, made before 1 January 2018 and with a duration not exceeding 30 (thirty) minutes, including opening and closing credits, are eligible for the competition.

Participation in the competition is not precluded by any constraint regarding the gender or theme addressed; however, works that address the issue of “the meeting” (see COMPETITION SECTIONS) will be particularly welcome and will include the payment of a participation fee of 5 (five) euros for each work received (with the exception of works in the "New Perspectives" category) ").

The films submitted will be selected by a specially formed commission, whose work is final. The commission will determine the list of competing works, as well as any out of competition or special events. The authors of the works admitted to the Festival will receive formal communication from the Artistic Direction.

HOSPITALITY

For the purpose of better planning of the screenings, the authors of the selected works are invited to communicate to the organization their presence or that of additional companions with at least one month's notice with respect to the start of the event. The organization of the Festival will provide each participant with a list of the facilities agreed for board and lodging during the event.

The selected authors who will not be able to attend the event are also invited to send a summary text or a short self-interview on the theme of "the meeting" to which the seventh edition is dedicated.

BENEFITS FOR WINNERS

The participation fee is intended as a contribution to the "Le Ali di Icaro" association which organizes the Wag Film Festival and is non-refundable. There are normally no reimbursements for the authors of the selected films or for members of the technical and artistic cast, with the exception of the winning films whose presence is strongly recommended. Following the formal invitation to attend the awards ceremony, which will take place on the final day of the Festival, the winners will be entitled, together with a possible companion, to the bed and breakfast treatment at
a partner structure for 1 (one) room (single or double).
IMPORTANT: reservations for other members of the technical and artistic cast are not the responsibility of the Festival organization.

USE OF WORKS
By registering their works at the Festival, the directors, authors and rights holders of the works sent authorize the Direction to the screening of the films, relieving the organization from any payment of any "screening fees" for viewing during the Festival. If the payment of the screening fee is requested, the work will be excluded from the selection by regulation.
The holders of the rights of the works sent also authorize the display of the same by the art commission and the Young Jury through appropriate online platforms mentioned above, and the use of materials sent in the course of the Festival and of the association's initiatives " Le Ali di Icaro ”, after official communication and invitation to the event. Participation in the Festival implies the approval of this regulation in its entirety. The contents of the submitted works must comply with the current copyright legislation, on which the Festival declines all responsibility.

DATA PROCESSING
The data collected will be processed in accordance with Legislative Decree 196/2003 and will be used for the correct execution of the competition. The holders of the personal data sent are represented by the organizers of the Festival