International Competition Fax for Peace/Fax for Tolerance 2011 – Italy
Theme: Peace, tolerance, human rights and contrast to every form of discrimination
Deadline: 28. 02. 2011
WHAT IS FAX FOR PEACE
It’s an international competition in which students and artists from all over the world can participate sending images, short videos and cartoons produced by themselves about the themes of peace, tolerance, human rights and contrast to every form of discrimination. The attitude is apartitic, aconfessional, open to the comparison among the most different cultures.
WHEN AND WHERE IT WAS BORN
The international competition Fax for Peace was born in 1996, on the initiative of the Institute of Secondary Education of Spilimbergo (Pordenone – ITALY). In school year 2008/2009 it has reached the 13th edition. During the 2007/2008 edition of the initiative, more than 2000 images were received, coming from 44 different countries.
SUPPORTERS
Fax for Peace has the honour of the patronage of the President of Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano, with the support of the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe, of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, of the Ministry of Education University and Research, of the Ministry of Youth, of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, of the Scholastic Regional Office for Friuli Venezia Giulia, of the National Coordination of the Local Authorities for Peace, of the Province of Pordenone and of Spilimbergo Local Authorities.
AIMS
The initiative has the aim to create a virtual forum, to which images from all over the world flow together, so that people can discuss and reflect upon the great values of peace and solidarity among cultures. Our motto is "send us thoughts and opinions through images": images are a universal language, proper to communicate with efficacy and without mediations on an international level.
HOW TO TAKE PART
Students of every order and grade and artists from all over the world are invited to send images, by fax or e-mail, short videos and cartoons, by e-mail, to the Institute of Secondary Education of Spilimbergo. The works should convey positive values, feelings, opinions and ideas. The 13th edition of the competition started on 30th November 2008 and the participants have the possibility to send their works until 28th February 2009. As the works arrive, they will be exhibited in progress in the school’s main entrance hall.
JURY
A special jury, composed by communication experts, art critics, testimonials of culture, sports and entertainment, and representatives of the school world, will select and give prize to seven works, among those received, on the ground of the adhesion with the proposed themes and of the efficacy of the message.
Hereinafter, we mention some of the personalities who were part of the jury in the past editions: Alice (singer-songwriter, Italy), Pedro Almodovar (film director and scriptwriter, Spain), Pupi Avati (film director and scriptwriter, Italy), Giovanna Botteri (TV journalist, Italy), Angelo Branduardi (singer-songwriter, Italy), Goran Bregovic (musician and composer, Bosnia), Gian Carlo Caselli (magistrate, Italy), Osvaldo Cavandoli (cartoonist, Italy), Vincenzo Cerami (writer, playwright and scriptwriter, Italy), Lella Costa (actress, Italy), Maurizio Costanzo (journalist, TV presenter, scriptwriter and film director, Italy), Serena Dandini (TV presenter, Italy), Gloria De Antoni (TV journalist, Italy), Catherine Dunne (writer, Ireland), Elisa (singer-songwriter, Italy), Gael Garcia Bernal (actor, Mexico), Francesco Guccini (singer-songwriter, Italy), Dacia Maraini (writer, Italy), Paolo Maurensig (writer, Italy), Carlos Montemayor (writer, Mexico), Manuela Moreno (journalist, Italy), Maurizio Nichetti (actor, film director and scriptwriter, Italy), Noa (singer-songwriter, Israel), Michael Nyman (composer, U.K.), Moni Ovadia (actor, singer and composer, Italy), Ferzan Ozpetek (film director and scriptwriter, Italy), Paolo Rossi (actor, singer-songwriter and comedian, Italy), Luis Sepulveda (writer and film director, Chile), Oliviero Toscani (photographer, Italy), Franca Valeri (actress, Italy), Paolo Virzì (film director and scriptwriter, Italy).
TESTIMONIALS OF THE PREMIATION CEREMONY
On the occasion of the awarding ceremony, several exponents in the field of art were testimonials. Let us mention as an example: Elisa, Alice, Noa, Leda Battisti.
CATALOGUE
After every edition of the competition, a catalogue is published containing a large selection of works. The catalogue is sent free of charge to all the participants and to everyone that requests it.
Who & How
It is open to students of all grades and types of schools and to professional artists from all over the world. They are required to submit one or more works developing the themes of PEACE, TOLLERANCE, fight against any form of racism and of defense of human rights. Each competitor may take part in two ways:
1 FAx [number fax ++39 0427 40898] or E-MAIL JPG format max 1,5 Mb [e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.eu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] one or more pictures or works of visual art;
2 send SHORT FILMS AND CARTOONS of maximum 5 minute lenght that could also be broadcast in compressed format to the following e-mail address [ istsuperiore@faxforpeace.eu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] or forwared by mail to [via degli Alpini, QuICkTIME, VIDEO FOR WINDOWS ecc.).
When
Works from each competitor (individual artist, student or class) will be accepted starting from Sunday November 28th 2010 at 8.00 a.m. until Monday February 28th 2011 at 12.00 p.m..
Exhibition
On each work it is necessary to indicate full name, name of school and grade/ class (if students), telephone and fax number and/or E-mail address, city, country.
The works will be exhibited as they are received in an "in progress" exhibition which will open on SuNDAy 28th NOVEMBER, 2010 AT 4.00 p.m. at the Istituto Superiore di Spilimbergo (Via degli Alpini n.1, Spilimbergo, Pordenone, ITALIA). Works must be sent within the 28th February 2009, expiry date at the latest.
Students will also have to specify school address and class attended.
Competitors implicitly authorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalogue and with different media for no-profit activities.
The organization cannot be held responsible in case of theft, damage or loss of the works. Works will not be returned or retransmitted to their authors. THE ExHIBITION WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 31st, 2011. A catalogue will be printed reproducing a wide selection of the works received and will later be sent to all competitors free of charge.
The jury
The jury of experts in communication, art critics and representatives of the school world will select 6 works among those received within the expiry date, according to their development of proposed themes and their effectiveness.
Jury for the first selection of works
Renzo Francescono Mayor of Spilimbergo
Orlando De Pra Former student representative
Angelo Bertani Art critic
Andrea Del Favero Ethnomusicologist
Donato Guerra President of the cultural association "Il Circolo"
Lucia D’Andrea Headmaster of the Technical and
Professional Schools of Spilimbergo
Nane Zavagno Artist
International Jury
Daniele Lucchetti Director (Italy)
Nada Songwriter (Italy)
Intillimani Band (Chile)
Luis Bacalov Composer (Argentina)
Cathleen Schine Writer (USA)
Donatella Massi Executive Director of "Robert F. Kennedy
Foundation of Europe" (Italy)
Prizes
The following six prizes, will be awarded according to categories:
> best work – Nursery and Primary Schools: 300€
> best work – Low Secondary Schools: 300€
> best work – Secondary High Schools: 300€
> best work – Video or cartoon: 300€
> best work – Artists: 300€
> special best work awarded to a satirical or humorous drawing inviting consideration upon human and civil themes dealing with the initiative: 500€
Special prize
> special prize, supported by the President of the Italian Republic consisting in a medal, awarded to the school named for the overall quality of the works sent and the relevant importance of the didactic project submitted.
With the support of
the President of Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano
the Regional United Nations Information Centre for westen Europe (RUNIC)
UNESCO
the Ministry of Education University and Research,
the Ministry of Youth
the Regional Education office for Friuli Venezia Giulia – General Headoffice
the local associations of the National Coordination Office for Peace
the Province of Pordenone
Spilimbergo Local Authorites
Info
Istituto Superiore
via degli Alpini, 1 – 33097 Spilimbergo (Pordenone) Italia
tel ++39 (0)427 40392 – fax ++39 (0)427 40898
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