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Georgia: European Union announces Contest on 5-minute films on Road Safety

Deadline: 22-May-23

The European Union has announced the Contest on 5-minute films on Road Safety.

Aims
  • The number of road accidents and fatalities remains unacceptably high in Georgia. According to the WHO “Global Status Reports”, in Georgia road deaths are the 6th top cause of premature deaths for all age groups and the 1st top cause of premature deaths for children and young adults aged 5-29 years.
  • Road accidents affect the lives, the plans and the dreams of many who were victims of road crashes as well as their family members. Why does it happen? Because of aggressive, careless behavior of drivers such as drunk driving, over speeding, texting while driving, drifting in urban areas etc.
  • Apart from that, the situation brings huge economic costs, with the average annual loss to the country caused by road traffic accidents estimated at over 3% of GDP.
  • The aim of this film contest is to raise public awareness about the social consequences caused by road accidents.
Eligibility Criteria
  • All Georgian residents, above 18 years old, professional and amateur directors can participate in the contest.
  • Conditions for the participation in the contest:
    • The contestants must send a documentary, artistic, animated, fiction or hybrid film
    • The film must be in Georgian with English subtitles or in English with Georgian subtitles.
    • Duration – 5 minutes (the maximum length – 5 minutes; the minimum length – 1 minute)
    • A film shouldn’t be published on any platform
    • The author must hold the copyrights of the film and all footage used in the film
    • If required, the author must present the permission of the actor/actress in the leading role on participation (if necessary, the form of the contest letter will be provided)
    • The author must have the full right to use music in the film
    • Film format – minimum HD quality 1920×1080, mp4

Which criteria will be taken into consideration for evaluation?

  • Film idea/ story
  • An angle of displaying the topic / Relevancy to the theme
  • Visual approach and form
  • Technical setup (audio and video quality)

For more information, visit European Union.