37-th POMERANIAN MEETINGS with DIAPORAMA
4-6.11.2017, Szczecin (Poland)
Pomeranian Dukes Castle
POMERANIAN MEETINGS WITH DIAPORAMA has been a yearly event since 1980. At present it is the only competition in this field of art in Poland. It is placed under the supervision of the International Federation of Photographic Art nr 2016/453, and the Polish Republic’s Photoclub nr 163/2016. Its history goes back to 1972 when the first presentation of French diaporamas took place in Szczecin. Then, in 1974, a review of Polish diaporamas called DIAKRAJ II was held there. It was followed by the consecutive editions of the regional reviews called MINI-DIAKRAJ. They gave the basis to the present formula of the competition.
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SUBJECT MATTER
1. The digital diaporama is a projection of visual sequences together with a synchronized soundtrack, shown on a screen with the use of a computer and a multimedia projector, made according to an author’s original idea or a scenario.
2. The diaporamas which enter the competition can have the form of an impression, a film study (an etude), a documentary, a song illustration, an essay, a story, an experiment etc. There is freedom of choice as far as subject matter is concerned.
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PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION
1. The participation in the competition is accessible to all the authors (both being members of artistic associations and not).
2. Each author can present maximum 3 of his works.
3. An author can present two additional works, which he is a co-author of.
4. To take part in the competition the author must:
4.1 Send in a registration form (the deadline is 17th October 2016)
4.2 Pay the accreditation fee (the deadline is 17th October 2016) - 10 euros for 1 entry or 15 euro for 2 or more entries
4.3 Meet the technical requirements (see point 4)
5. Shipping method of works and registration form.
5.1 By mail to the address: Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie 70-540 Szczecin, ul. Korsarzy 34, Poland
5.2 Via „Wetransfer” or other file transfer service to email address: - recommended
6. Payment methods.
6.1 Bank transfer to: B.G.K. O/Szczecin PL 56 1130 1176 0022 2047 7820 0001, BIC: GOSKPLPW.
6.2 Payment thru mail to address Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie 70-540 Szczecin, ul. Korsarzy 34, Poland
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COPYRIGHT
1. Submission of an entry implies that the entrant has obtained any necessary licences or permission to use any copyright material included in the sequence. Please give any licence details on the entry form.
2. Submission of entry implies the granting of permission by the author for the sequence to be shown in public.
3. Unless any further notice, slide shows presented at the competition, could be later planned to be show as a promotion of our art by organizers or other entities with which the organizer of the contest will enter into an cooperation agreement. The related authors will be naturally warned of the above mentioned shows. This will anyway be made out of any commercial context. In any case, organizers make a commitment not to upload any slide show on the internet. The CD will not be returned to authors. Submission of an entry implies that the entrant has read and accepted the rules in all respects.
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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
1. The diaporamas which are to be presented must fulfil the requirements set by the FIAP regulations on the diaporama projection (see Documents FIAP “Standardization of AV sequences 2011” and DOCUMENT 2013/314 AV-E.
1.1 A time limit for each diaporama is 12 minutes maximum.
1.2 Any number of pictures (slides) in one diaporama.
1.3 resolution of pictures: 1024 by 768 pixels on the long side a maximum size of 1920 pixels, jpg.
1.4 the soundtrack recorded in the WAVE or MP3 format
1.5 autorun start up file in the full screen mode in EXE format (recommended programs used may be: Pictures To Exe, Pro Show Gold, Wings Platinium, Mobjects, etc) file type .EXE (executable) or file type .mp4 (Data compression H.264 – 1080p/25fps).
2. In order to ensure the highest quality of the presentation, the diaporamas will be copied from the CDs to the hard disc of a computer from which they will be played.
3.Complete application should contain:
3.1 Diaporama file(s): AUTHORS NAME_DIAPORAMA TITLE – title formula
3.1 a picture of the author’s (resolution 600 by 800 pixels): AUTOR NAME
3.2 the author’s registration sheet (to be downloaded from our website AUTHOR NAME
3.3 a short autobiographical note, txt or doc file format: AUTHOR NAME_BIO
3.4 a poster of each diaporama (resolution 1800 by 1200 pixels), jpg file format: AUTHOR NAME_DIAPORAMA TITLE
3.4 few sentences in English representing the context of the work, in txt or doc: AUTHOR NAME_DIAPORAMA TITLE_CONTEXT
4. The diaporamas will be played from a PC, with the operating system Win 7, with a minimum processor speed 2000 GHz, at least 512 MB of memory, a graphics card 128 MB, slideshows projections will be held in the hall of cinema projection booth - "InFocus 5550" projector for widescreen max resolution 1920 x 1200 pix
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THE PRIZES
1. Prizes awarded during the competition:
FIAP medals (gold, silver, bronze)
Fotoklub RP medals (the Photoclub of the Republic of Poland medals – gold, silver, bronze)
Honourable mentions FIAP, special prizes and certificates
Pomeranian Dukes Castle medals.
Title "FIAP Best Author” title
Additional prizes may be provided by the organization and sponsors
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JURY AND JUDGING
1. The organizer will convene a jury. It will consist of members of federations of artists and photographic associations as well as some experienced authors (in alphabetical order)
Małgorzata Dołowska (AFRP, zdfp) – Director of FOTOGAFIA DLA PRZYSZŁOŚCI (Photography for Future) Foundation
Cezary Dubiel (EFIAP, AV-AFIAP, AFRP) – AV FIAP Observer for Poland, President of FGT KONTUR,
Dorota Kycia (EFIAP, AFRP) – FIAP LIAISON OFFICER
2. The jury will judge the works and will award the prizes.
3. While assessing the artistic qualities of particular diaporamas, the jury will take into account their technical and aesthetic qualities (of both visual and sound aspects), montage and production.
4 The jury has the right to distribute the prizes in a different way (from the one presented above).
5. The verdict of the jury is final and cannot be cancelled.
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CALENDAR
Closing date:17.10.2016
Projections Sessions, projections spécial4-5.11.2016
Judging 4-5.11.2016
Gala Presentation & Prize Giving6.11.2016
Results emailed9-10.11.2016
Awards and Catalogues posted12.12.2016
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CONTACTPomeranian Dukes’ Castle,
ul. Korsarzy 34,
Szczecin
Postal Code 70-540