IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival (Film Palace Fest)(Bulgarian
: Международен фестивал за късометражно кино В ДВОРЕЦА) is the largest and most prestigious cinema forum in Bulgaria
, presenting films from all styles and genres of length up to 45 minutes. It is held each year in late June in the Black Sea
town of Balchik
.
The main objective of the Festival is to present and contribute to the development of contemporary film art in Bulgaria
, Europe
and the world, creating a favorable environment and platform for young filmmakers and established professionals.
Traditionally, within the Festival are held training programmes, seminars, lectures, master classes in directing, cinematography, development of film projects, digital art, post-production, PR and marketing in the film industry.
Recently, the Festival features a qualified market for short films and projects.
The 10th edition of the In The Palace ISFF will happen between June 29th and July 7th, 2012.
. Since its second edition, the Festival is hosted by the town of Balchik
, situated on the Northern Black Sea
coast of Bulgaria. Venue of the festival is the architectural park complex "The Palace"
, former residence of the British princess and the Romanian Queen Marie of Edinburgh
.
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
: Международен фестивал за късометражно кино В ДВОРЕЦА) is the largest and most prestigious cinema forum in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, presenting films from all styles and genres of length up to 45 minutes. It is held each year in late June in the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
town of Balchik
Balchik
Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna...
.
The main objective of the Festival is to present and contribute to the development of contemporary film art in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the world, creating a favorable environment and platform for young filmmakers and established professionals.
Program
The festival has a competitive character including International and National competitions. The participating films are determined by a selection committee and evaluated by an International jury. There is an award fund allocated for the fiction, documentary, animation and experimental film categories.Traditionally, within the Festival are held training programmes, seminars, lectures, master classes in directing, cinematography, development of film projects, digital art, post-production, PR and marketing in the film industry.
Recently, the Festival features a qualified market for short films and projects.
The 10th edition of the In The Palace ISFF will happen between June 29th and July 7th, 2012.
History
Conceived initially as a forum for student films, the Festival is held for the first time in 2003 in VelingradVelingrad
Velingrad is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts...
. Since its second edition, the Festival is hosted by the town of Balchik
Balchik
Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna...
, situated on the Northern Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast of Bulgaria. Venue of the festival is the architectural park complex "The Palace"
Balchik Palace
The Balchik Palace is a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. The official name of the palace was the Quiet Nest Palace. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania...
, former residence of the British princess and the Romanian Queen Marie of Edinburgh
Marie of Edinburgh
Marie of Romania was Queen consort of Romania from 1914 to 1927, as the wife of Ferdinand I of Romania.-Early life:...
.
Winners
| Year | Film | Director | Country | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | War | Paolo Sassaneli | IT | Best Fiction |
| Thank You Skinhead Girl | Sharon Woodward | UK | Best Documentary | |
| Ru | Florentine Grelier | FR | Best Animation | |
| Gardens of Concrete | Genka Shikerova | BG | Best TV Film | |
| 2009 | Hammerhead | Sam Donovan | UK | Best Fiction |
| Rough Cut | Firouzeh Khosrovani | IR | Best Documentary | |
| Three Of Us | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | IN | Best Documentary | |
| Mrs. G. | Michal Zabka | CZ | Best Animation | |
| Bulgaria: The Traces Of Terrorism | Kanna Racheva | BG | Best TV Film | |
| 2008 | Friend's Place, Enemy's place | Elham Hosseinzadeh | IR | Best Fiction |
| Zohar | Yasmine Novak | IL | Best Fiction | |
| 2007 | The T-shirt | Hossein Martin Fazeli Hossein Martin Fazeli Hossein Martin Fazeli a.k.a Naanaam is an Iranian Canadian film director and poet. His films have won 39 international awards, and been broadcast on networks such as CNN, SBS, ARTE and Canal+. In 2008 Fazeli was short-listed by the prestigious Sundance Institute to take part in 2008 Sundance... |
SK | Best Fiction |
| Sona and her family | Daniela Rusnokova | SK | Best Documentary | |
| T.O.M. | Tom Brown, Daniel Gray | UK | Best Animation | |
| A little tiger | Anna-Carin Andersson | SE | Special Jury Award | |
| 2006 | Quick View | Matjaz Ivanisin | SI | Grand Prix |
| Ousmane | Dyana Gaye | FR, SN | Best Fiction | |
| The Intimacy of Strangers | Eva Weber | UK | Best Documentary | |
| Rabbit | Run Rake | UK | Best Animation | |
| Motodrom | Jörg Wagner | DE | Special Jury Award | |
| 2005 | Grief | Daniel Lang | DE | Best Fiction |
| Belgrad Backspin | Anne Misselwitz, Moritz Siebert, Margarete Misselwitz | DE | Best Documentary | |
| Badgered | Sharon Colman | UK | Best Animation | |
| 2004 | America | Sigal Mordechai | IL | Grand Prix |
| Public / Private | Christoph Behl | AR | Best Fiction | |
| Bourgas by Taralezhkov | Dimitar Taralezhkov | BG | Best Documentary | |
| Brand Spanking | John-Paul Harney | UK | Best Animation | |
| 2003 | Resurrection | Petar Valchanov | BG | Best Fiction |