TROPFEST Short Film Contest (September)

2011 marks the first year that TROPFEST has been held in the Arab world. TROPFEST Arabia 2011 covers the Middle East and North Africa region and is open to Nationals of Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories (the West Bank and Gaza Strip), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The event is supported by twofour54 Abu Dhabi whose aim is to establish a sustainable Arabic media and entertainment content creation industry.

TROPFEST Arabia’s aim is to contribute to the development of the Arab film industry by providing an opportunity for the region’s filmmakers to bring their short films to the community. As well as a public screening in Abu Dhabi in 2011, shortlisted films will be available for viewing online providing an excellent opportunity to showcase the talent that exists in the region.

TROPFEST Arabia is an expansion of TROPFEST, which is Australia’s most prestigious short film festival, one of its most iconic cultural events and also the largest short film festival in the world.

The annual short film competition is open to anyone who wishes to enter – regardless of their background or experience. TROPFEST Arabia films are unique in that they have all been made specifically for TROPFEST Arabia and include the TROPFEST Signature Item (or TSI), which changes each year. The TSI for the first running of TROPFEST Arabia is “STAR”.

PRIZES

1. The prizes available include Cash prizes – Aed 100k
2. Trip to TROPFEST 2012 in Australia
3. Trip to LA for a week of meetings with the film industry
4. Possibility of directing TVC with ad agency (TBC)
5. Vouchers for services at intaj

TROPFEST is not just about ‘showing’ films – it’s about ‘making’ them!

Join in the fun and tradition of TROPFEST by making a film for the world’s largest short film festival. Whether you’re a complete beginner, studying film-making or already have a few films under your belt, TROPFEST Arabia gives you the opportunity to tell a story through film.

TROPFEST Arabia is open to anyone who wishes to enter – regardless of background or experience. TROPFEST Arabia films must be made specifically for TROPFEST Arabia and include the TROPFEST Signature Item (or TSI), which changes each year. The TSI for the first running of TROPFEST Arabia is “STAR”.

There are only a few small guidelines you must follow when making your film :

1. Your film must be made specifically for TROPFEST Arabia 2011
2. TROPFEST Arabia 2011 must be your film’s first public screening (including online)
3. Your film must be no longer than seven minutes (including title and end credits)
4. Your film must contain the TSI – ‘STAR’. The TSI can be interpreted any way you choose – be creative!
5. You must be a citizen of the MENA region for your film to qualify. (Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories (the west bank and gaza strip) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab emirates and Yemen).
6. Tropfest Arabia has been set up in part to encourage young Arabs to enter the dynamic and exciting film industry. For this reason, the Director of your film needs to be an Arab national. Other roles (including producer, writer, etc) may be performed by non-Arabs

The timeliness are as follows:

1. April – September submission of film entries opens online.
2. 22 September entries close for film submissions.
3. 1st October Judging sessions begin
4. 16 October we will announce the finalist shortlist
5. Beginning of November TROPFEST Arabia Festival will be held in Abu Dhabi. We will screen all of our finalists at this event and will post all finalists to our website.

Please note that ALL entries for TROPFEST Arabia must be delivered online.

Short film makers, both professionals and amateurs, are invited to submit their work to the Tropfest Arabia to be held in Abu Dhabi in November 2011.

Tropfest Arabia, organized by twofour54 is an extension of Tropfest, which bills itself as the world's largest short film festival.

The film must be made specifically for Tropfest Arabia 2011 and may be no longer than seven minutes.

Deadline for entries : September 22, 2011.

The contest is open to citizens from the following countries in the MENA region: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories (the West Bank and Gaza Strip) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Preparatory workshops will be held in several Arab countries, upcoming dates include Jordan (Thursday, June 9) and Lebanon (Saturday, June 11).

Good luck ! More Information : http://tropfestarabia.com/

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Rhyme & Reason Short Story & Poetry Competition (June)

The Rhyme & Reason Fundraising Group publishes an anthology of stories, poems and articles by new and established writers in aid of the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home every year. To date, the Group has raised well over £47,000 in aid of IRHH.

Details for the 2012 edition of Rhyme & Reason, with the theme of 'TIME', have now been launched. The publication will take the form of a desk diary, with poems and prose on each left-hand page, facing a weekly calendar on each right-hand page.

Competitions

Contributions for the publication can be made through one of two competitions: a new Prose Competition, to be judged by author Fay Weldon, and a Poetry Competition, now in its fourth year, to be judged by poet Gerard Benson. We are awarding prizes in both categories, and hope to publish as many entries as possible, so even if you are unsuccessful in the competition, you have a very good chance of being published in the diary. Details about both competitions and how to enter are on the Entry Form, available by clicking here.

Judge : Fay Weldon, Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, novelist, playwright and screenwriter

All profits from entry fees and sales of the Rhyme & Reason diary go to Iain Rennie Hospice at Home http://www.irhh.org/sitehome/index.html - £47k+ donated to date. To enter, please email your story/stories to anne@annereynoldstraining.com, including the title(s), name, address plus home and mobile telephone nos. In addition, please send your entry form (see below) plus fee to Rhyme & Reason Short Story Competition 2011, 4 Gomms Wood House, Cherry Drive, Forty Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks, HP9 1XW. (NB: entries will only be considered once the entry fee has been received.) We welcome entries from everyone of any age. If you are under 18 please add your age to the entry form. Deadline : 30 June 2011.

Each SHORT STORY on the theme of TIME should be no longer than 400 words and should not have been previously published. Only electronic submissions will be accepted and should be in Calibri font size 10. There are three prizes in the Adult section (18+) : 1st £110; 2nd £60; and 3rd £30. There are three book token prizes In the Youth section (up to 18 years) : 1st £30; 2nd £20; and 3rd £10. Prize winners will be notified by the end of August 2011. All winning entries will be published in the 2012 diary edition of ‘Rhyme & Reason’, which is launched in October 2011. The judge’s decision is final. We reserve the right to publish any unplaced entries, which may be altered, amended or corrected by the Editors.

To download the entry form visit : http://www.irhh.org/sitehome/fundraising/fundraisinggroups/rhyme_reason.html


Poetry Competition

Judge : Gerard Benson, City of Bradford's Poet Laureate and foudning editor of 'Poems on the Underground'

All profits from entry fees and sales of the Rhyme & Reason diary go to Iain Rennie Hospice at Home http://www.irhh.org/sitehome/index.html - £47k+ donated to date. To enter, please email your poem(s) to wallisjill@hotmail.com including the title(s), name, address plus home and mobile telephone nos. In addition, please send your entry form plus fee (see below) to Rhyme & Reason Poetry Competition 2011, 8 Lower Icknield Way, Aston Clinton, Bucks, HP22 5JS. (NB: entries will only be considered once the entry fee has been received.) We welcome entries from everyone of any age. If you are under 18 please add your age to the entry form. Deadline : 30 June 2011.

Each POEM on the theme of TIME should be no longer than 30 lines and should not have been previously published. Only electronic submissions will be accepted and should be in Calibri font size 10. There are three prizes in the Adult section (18+): 1st £110; 2nd £60; and 3rd £30. There are three book token prizes In the Youth section (up to 18 years): 1st £30; 2nd £20; and 3rd £10. Prize winners will be notified by the end of August 2011. All winning entries will be published in the 2012 diary edition of ‘Rhyme & Reason’, which is launched in October 2011. The judge’s decision is final. We reserve the right to publish any unplaced entries, which may be altered, amended or corrected by the Editors.

To download the entry form visit : http://www.irhh.org/sitehome/fundraising/fundraisinggroups/rhyme_reason.html

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Torbay Poetry Competition (August)

Torbay Open Poetry Competition. Torbay Poetry Festival. Once again, we have some new events, and as usual inspired by comments from previous years. Saturday sees the return to Torbay of Kit Wright. Many in the Bay remember his previous visit and will look forward to his entertaining poems before the Supper. Sunday is a day of requested returns. The Festival Debate returns in the morning, Lunch time sees the return of The Festival Challenge, so sharpen your pens again.

In the afternoon, the excursion is an up-dated Where the Writers Wrote (6th Festival), a coach trip around Torbay with afternoon tea at the Michelin-starred Orestone Manor, arriving back at the Grosvenor Hotel in plenty of time for the evening reading. We enjoy our audiences participating in the Festival. Indeed ‘To have great poets there must be great audiences too’ – Walt Whitman. This year we have 16 events where the audience can join in. Like we’ve said before, not only do we encourage poets and audiences to mix and exchange views, but we also try to make sure that the audiences also mix. Time between events, with food and wine available, can ensure those vital poetic friendships are maintained. As always, we have tried to keep ticket prices to a minimum. So come and meet old, and make new, friends in what must be one of the most beautiful areas of the country. The weather is usually kind to us though we can’t guarantee it. But we can guarantee an exciting weekend filled with enjoyable poetry.

DUNCAN FORBES' poems have been published by Faber, Secker and Enitharmon, who brought out a Selected Poems, Lifelines, in 2009. It was drawn from five previous collections. www.enitharmon.co.uk Awards and prizes include a Gregory Award, TLS/Blackwells Prize, two Stephen Spender Times Translation Prizes and a Hawthornden Fellowship. A painter as well as a poet, he read English at Oxford and has taught for many years.

Judge : Duncan Forbes

Prizes : Winners to be announced at the Prize Winners' Party as part of Torbay Poetry Festival on Saturday 22 October, at the Grosvenor Hotel, Torquay, where short-listed poets will be invigted to read their poems.

First prize - £800.00
Second prize - £400.00
Third prize - £200.00
Plus runners up

Entry fees :

£4.00 per poem
3 poems for £10.00
6 poems for £20.00

Entry Form : http://www.torbaypoetryfestival.co.uk/cw3/assets/content_images/entryform.pdf

Send entries to: The Administrator, c/o 6 The Mount, Fruzeham, Brixham, Devon TQ5 8QY

Closing date : 31 August 2011

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