XIXth International
Festival of Diving Films, High Tatras Slovakia, Slovakia, 20th ­ 24th October 2004

Ladies and Gentlemen, dear underwater photographers, dear friends,
I have got a great pleasure to invite you to take a place or to come as the kind guests to XIX-th. I.F.D.F. ( International Festival of Diving Films ) in High Tatras, Slovakia. Organize committee has prepared for you special kind of original prices, fantastic meeting with Jean Michel - Cousteau with his wife Nancy Marr and many interesting people from all other contries. If you want to know more details of our festival see our web-site www.mfpf.sk. We have prepared the web-site for you in 5 language mutations. You have got possibilities to write with each member of organize committee throught new forum-link and give your message or questions.

Yours sincerely,


Tokarcik Peter, G.P. ( M.D.)
presindent of XIX-th. I.F.D.F.
High Tatras, Slovakia

www.mfpf.sk.

 

 

 

XIXth International
Festival of Diving Films, High Tatras Slovakia, Slovakia, 20th ­ 24th October 2004

CONTENS

IFDF Organisers
IFDF Auspices
Honorary President and IFDF 2004 International Organisational Commitee
IFDF Organisational Comitee
Introductory Provisions
Participation and Nomination
Festival Venue and Date
Competition Categories
Theme
Deadline and Competition fees
Evaluation and Awards
Competition Jury
Disqualification and Protests
Applicable Rules
Return of Competition Works
Prelinary Programe
Festival Events
Competition Aplication
"Clean Waters" Competition Application

 

1. XIXth IFDF Organisers, High Tatras, Slovakia 2004

PK Vodnár, Poprad
Club President: Palo Svitanek
Address: Sekretariát MFPF, Lidická 16, 058 01 Poprad ­ Matejovce
Telephone: 00421 903 607025
Bank: _SOB bank account (in SKK) No. 213 104 823/7500 Poprad
in favour of Potapacsky klub Vodnar
_SOB bank account (in EUR) No. 284 433 763/7500 Poprad
in favour of Potapacsky klub Vodnar

Festival President:Peter Tokar_ík,MD
e-mail: tokarcik@stonline.sk tel: 00421 905 475 652

Co - organisers

TOMI, advertising and marketing agency in Martin
Union of Divers, Slovakia
School of Diving ­ Technical Diving, Spisska ­ Nova - Ves
State Forests in TANAP national park, Tatranska Lomnica

2. XIXth IFDF 2004 Auspices

Laslo Miklos, Minister of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Jean Michael Cousteau, St.Barbara, USA
Daniel Mercier, IFDF President, Antibes, France
Jan Mokos, Mayor of High Tatras
Karol Vins, President of Slovak Union of Divers

3. XIXth IFDF 2004 International Organisational Comitee

Honorary President : Daniel Mercier
Milan Czapay (D), Bohumír Krá_mar (CZ), Marian Legutky (CA), Steve Lichtag (CZ),
Palo Svitanek, Peter Tokar_ík (SK), Hakan Oniz (T), Krysztof Cudzich (PL), Milorad
Djukni_, Bruno Bratovi_ (YU), Leo Barkate, Michael Barkate (F), Haluk Cecan (T), Bra_o
Mi_ovic (SK), J.P. Botha (JAR)

4. XIXth IFDF 2004 Organisational Comitee 2004

Organisational Festival Director: Ing. Bra_o Mi_ovic
e-mail: misovic.tomi@stonline.sk tel: 00421 907 836 961

Pa_o Svitanek, Oliver Kraj_ak, Peter Tokar_ík, Pa_o Krá_, Jozef Valachovi_,
Marián _i_márik, Ladislav Dzivjak, Miroslav Kromka, Richard Svitanek, Peter Tokar_ík jun.
Tomá_ Svitanek, Juraj Tokar_ík, _tefan Kolárik, Miroslav Maduda, Martin Mi_ovic, Miroslav Pejko, Marián Kollár, _udevít Tokar_ík, Jaroslav Holko, Bohu_ Ky_a, Luká_ Martin, Janka Burdová, Alenka Sisková, Pa_o _er_an, Miroslav Kaspszpryk, Martin Káko_, Katarína Mare_ková, Peter Zábransk_, Oliver Kraj_ák jun. Milan Bor__, Milan Bor__ jun.

5. Introductory Provisions

5.1 International Festival of Underwater Films (hereinafter referred as only IFDF) is organised annually according to the numerical order and the year in which it takes place. The IFDF has been organised in Slovakia since 1986. It was established in Martin, and the first year took place in Matica Slovenská in Hostihora. In 1993 the Festival took place in the High Tatras for the first time and its organiser was the Scuba Diving Club Vodnár Poprad.
5.2 The organiser shall guarantee to all competitors the same rights during the competition, and free access to information related to the competition.
5.3 The organiser shall abstain from any political, race or religious discrimination against the competition participants.

 

6. Participation and Nomination

6.1 The IFDF competitions are open for all amateurs and professionals.
6.2 Any maker can enter the IFDF competition if he/she forwards the competition work together with the application and pays the competition fee to the organiser.

7. Festival Venue and Date

The venue: Cinema TATRY, Tatranská Lomnica, High Tatras, Slovak Republic
Date : 20 ­ 24 October 2004

 

8. Competition Categories

A- Film and Video
- 16 mm film
- video VHS,SVHS (PAL), BETA cam, DV mini, DV cam video
In all works at least 40% shots shall be filmed underwater. The apliccation must be accompanied with a complete commentary in the Slovak or Czech, or English, German, French, Spanish and Italian languages. The organiser reserves the right not to present the works which will exceed 30 minutes.

B ­ Transparencies - 10
Shot underwater in the total number 10 pieces of format 24x36 mm, or 6x6 cm. As the shot taken underwater is considered the one where it is evident that at least a small part of the visual angle of the shot is underwater in the horizontal level. Transparencies must be fixed in no glass frames, labelled with the name of the author, the title of the shot and the black point in the lower corner in direction of vievw.

C ­ Individual transparencies
Criteria the same as in Category B. Max. number ­ 3 pieces.

D ­ Diaphon
Minimum 50 transparencies accompanied with music, or spoken commentary. Minimum 40% of shots must be taken underwater. The sinchronised cassette must be compatible with the Bässgen Triplex systém, max. projektors and the control signal PlusTrac, Free Trac, Dataton Syncode. If the author fails to comply with the above mentioned, he/she shall provide his/her own equipment.

E ­ Colour photography
Max. 4 pieces.

F ­ Black and white photography
In categories E,F the format of photographs shall be 30x40 cm. The name of the author and title of the shot shall be labelled on the reverse side. At least three competitors shall take part in each category, otherwise their entries will be presented out of the competition. The organiser will appreciate if every author encloses also his/her self-portrait.

9. Theme : Free

10. Deadline and Competition fees

Aplications sent by: 30 September 2004
Competition works sent by: 15 September 2004
Competition fee SKK 600.oo per each category
or EUR 15.oo per each category

11. Evalution and Adwards

11.1 The order in the competition is based on the point evaluation of each submitted work.
11.2 Under the 9A and 9B categories the entrants from SR will be avaluated separately. The winner will be granted the title of Slovak Champion regardless his/her membership in individual divers´ associations.
11.3 Extraordinarily successful competition works may receive a special award.
11.4 The prizes will be granted on 23 October 2004 during the closing 19th IFDF ceremony in premisses of the Grand Hotel Praha.The winners not present at the ceremony may collect their awards at the IFDF Secretariat.

AWARDS:
- Grand Prix IFDF is awarded regardless the category
- Awards for the 1st ­ 3rd places in each competition category
- Award for the "Clean Waters" action. The most agile collector and cleaner of IFDF
- Slovak Championship in Underwater Photography, Diaphon and Film. Regardless category and final evaluation, three best Slovak makers will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Slovak Championship.
- Other awards
Individual categories winners be awarded as follows:
- Grand Prix Holiday at the Red Sea (Egypt ­ Dahab)
- first places in individual categories: trip to Corsica and stay at a scuba - diving base in Monte Negro

12. Competition Jury

Honorary President Franco Banfy
A/ Film and Video _imoni_ Dodo (SK)
Báro_ _tefan (SK)
Djukni_ Milorad (YU)

B/ Foto ­ Transparencies Á_ Peter (SK)
Giaculli Pierro (I)
Krá_mar Bohu_ (CZ)

12.1 The professional jury will consist of 3 highly qualified personalities in the field of photography and film.
12.2 The task of jury will be to decide on the order in competition, to follow the regulations observance and to solve possible disputes during the competition.
12.3 The decisions of the jury are final.
12.4 The jurors are not allowed to enter their own work..

13. Disqualification and Protests

13.1 Every evidence about fraud related to the origin of the work entered in the competition, as well as the identity of the author who realised the work, will, consequently, mean disqualifikation of the entrant.
13.2 The protests are filed in writing, no later than one hour after the announcements of the IFDF results. Every protest shall be filed with the director of competition with the deposit of SKK 600.oo or EUR 15.oo which in case the protest is rejected, will be kept by the organiser.

 

 

14. Applicable Rules

14.1 The entry into the competition means the acceptance of this rule as a whole.
14.2 The original of this text is in the Slovak language. In case of confusion due to the trans-
lation thereof, the Slovak version applies.

15. Return of Competition Works

15.1 The organiser is obliged that all entered works shall be returned to the competitors within 30 days from the closing of the IFDF.
15.2 The IFDF organiser reserves the right to make copies of the entered works which will be used for the IFDF promotional and advetising purposes for elaboration of individual authors´ portraits in individual partner media, or presentation of authors in Slovak art galleries in order to organise exhibitions therein, or in other EU members´ galleries.

16. Preliminary Programme

20 October 2004, Wednesday

- Registration from 5 PM in Grand Hotel Praha, Tatranská Lomnica,
accomodation of participants
- 8 PM 1st Divers Evening: Opening of Scuba ­ Diving Companies Exhibition
- 9 PM Entering XIXth IFDF Party, culture events, tasting Slovak special dishes and drinks in
Tatranska Lomnica, premises of Hotel Slovan

21 October 2004 Thursday

- 8 AM "CLEAN WATERS" event, cleaning of the Tatra mountains lakes in certain areas
-10 AM Children´s art creation ­ annoucement of results and awarding the prizes of Christine Baltzer Parks in memoriam in the children´s art competition named " Let´s save underwater life" in the presence of celebrities who will grant the prizes when assisted by well-known Slovak entertainer "Master N".
- 4 PM Festive opening of Colour and Black and White Photography International Competition at XIXth IFDF, High Tatras, Slovakia, attended by the founder of Ocean Future Society, Jean Michael Cousteaua and his wife, Nancy Marr, a consultant of the a.m. society. The opening will take place in the premises of Tatranské múzeum, Tatranská Lomnica. Afterwards shall follow giving the autograph of the guest.
- 7 PM Festive opening of XIXth IFDF, photography, transparencies and diaphons, High Tatras, Slovakia 2004, in the cinema TATRY, Tatranská Lomnica. Begining of competition films watching.
- 9 PM 2nd Scuba ­ Diving Evening at XIXth ­ Evening of Authors (Franco Banfy), Party

22 October 2004, Friday

- 10 AM ­ 12 AM Watching competitor´s shots
- 2 PM ­ 4 PM Watching competitor´s shots
- 4,3o PM ­ 7 PM Watching competitior´s shots
- 8 PM ­ 3rd Scuba ­ Diving Party

 

23 October 2004, Saturday

- 10 AM ­ 12 AM Watching competitor´s shots: transparencies and diaphons
- 2 PM ­ 6 PM Watching competitor´s shots
- 8 PM Festive announcement of winners and ceremonial passing XIXth IFDF 2004 Prizes during the banquet in the Grand Hotel Praha
- 12 PM Winner´s Terrace ­ imbedding the bronze plate of the Grand Prix XIXth IFDF Winner in the Winners Terrace at the Grand Hotel Praha

24 October 2004, Sunday

- Showing the most successful films to the public in the cinema Tatry

17. Festival Events

17.1 Clean Waters event is a voluntary eco ­event with the international participation. The participants will clean Tatra mountain lakes right under the water after the tourist summer season. Each participant will be granted Alpine Diving Certificate for his/her performance and positive attitude towards our mountains. The most agile collector will be announced and rewarded. Conditions of participation:
Only registred scuba - divers can take part. Own equipment necessary. Application form for this event is enclosed. Locations to be cleaned will be named at each participants registration on his/her request until all planned locations distributed. The event is limited by the number 99 participants. Personal registration is required. The event will be organised by the club Vodnár Poprad, State Forests of the TANAP national park and School of Scuba ­ Diving- Technical Diving, Spi_ská ­ Nová ­ Ves.

17.2 Winners´ Terrace.
The XIXth Grand Prix Winner will have the honour of imbedding the bronze plate with his/her name in the Winners´Terrace.

17.3 Children´s Art Creation ­ Let´s Save Underwater Life. The central theme of the international competition is protection of water and underwater life hrough the eyes of children from Slovakia and other countries. Their views will be presented in the individual exhibition within the cinema premises in Tatranska Lomnica. The displayed works (framed) will be available for buying by the festival participants on charity auction. The money thus received will be donated in the form of arts material to the schools the children´s works came from. The individual categories winners will be awarded valuable prizes ­ a trip to Croatia for two persons.

18. Important information:

- Clean Waters ­ no fee
- Banquet with Winners Announcing Ceremony ­ SKK 600.oo
- Particioation in Showing films/shots, exhibitions and Divers´ Parties
* ticket per 1 day SKK 60.oo
* ticket per 4 days SKK 150.oo
Slovak Scuba Diving Union´members ­ discount 30% of the tickets (for shows, exhibitions and parties) because the Union is a co-organiser of the IFDF.

19. Accommodation

Accommodation for the IFDF participants is available in the following hotels and accommodation facilities:

Hotel Slovan, T.Lomnica _.56, 059 60 Vysoké Tatry, SR
Tel.:+421/52/4467851-3, fax:+421/52/4467627
www.bonbonhotels.sk e-mail: hotel-slovan@hotel-slovan.sk

Teniscentrum, T.Lomnica _ 40, 059 60 Vysoké Tatry, SR
Tel:+421/52/4467266, mobil: +421 903 773 067
www.tatry.net//simi e-mail: simi@stonline.sk

Hotel Horizont, Stará lesná
Tel.: +421/52/4467287

Hotel Slovakia, Tatranská Lomnica, 059 60, Vysoké Tatry, SR
Tel:+421/52/4467961-2,
www.hotel-slovakia.sk e-mail: recepcia@hotel-slovakia.sk

 

At booking done by everybody individually and on his/her own account, make a note that the stay is related to the XIXth IFDF. The Organizational Committee have negotiated a discount from the price for the IFDF participants at individual facilities.
If you book and pay by 30 August 2004, a significant discount will be provided.

Enclosures: Application form for Entering a Competition
Application for Clean Waters event.