4TH INTERNATIONAL UNDERWATER IMAGE FESTIVAL
"PELAGOS 2002"
Rome 6-9 June 2002

UNDERWATER VIDEO COMPETITION REGULATION

1. The competition is open to amateur and professional video-operators.
2. Competition admission is free.
3. Subject is free and it should consist in underwater images for at least 60% of its length (sea, inner-water and swimming-pool)
4. Each video footage should last up to 20 minutes (overlapping videos will receive a penalty in the course of the jury evaluation).
5. Video footage should ensue to the following format: DV and mini-DV. Each participant may enter more than one submission.
6. Each video footage would include a short comment on subjects and purposes engaging the participant to carry out the project (listing the employed equipment for shooting and for editing). The official language is both Italian and English.
7. The Jury shall be composed of sector experts (directors, journalists, video-operators).
8. The award ceremony will take place on 9 June 2002, during the Festival.
Authors of the first, the second and the third classified video will be awarded with
1ST classified: ¤ 750,00 2ND classified: ¤ 500,00 3RD classified: ¤ 250,00
9. Participants authorise the Festival organisers to use their works to promote no-profit underwater activities. Videos will always be performed specifying the author's name but no payment for using the copyright or retribution of any kind will be assigned. No commercial use of the movies will be made by Festival organisers. All individuals wishing to purchase one of the works will be put in contact with the producers and/or authors.
10. The Festival organisers reserves the right on the copies of competing videos, according to the commitments specified in pt.9.
11. The competition organisers will carefully handle the works, nevertheless they will not be considered liable for the loss or damage to the works during the festival or at the moment of shipping/delivering. Participants ­ if they think it necessary - should therefore stipulate a personal insurance preserving against those risks.
12. The admittance to the Festival foresees a first selection of the entirety submitted videos made by a preselection Jury. Judges' decision is final.
13. Works presenting an interest in the underwater world, even though they may not correspond with the rules and regulations set forth, may be accepted by the preselection jury and compete for a special award.
14. Jury would unconditionally quote noteworthy authors and videos among those not awarded.
15. According to copyright rules, organisation considers competing works are exempted from artistic copyright or any other property belonged to third-party. The competition submission supposes the authors' commitment to preserve the organisation from actions taken by those having the rights. The Festival organisers may in no way whatsoever be held liable in cases of dispute or litigation.
16. Judges' decision is final. The competition submission supposes to constitute the unconditional acceptance of the present regulation.
17. At the end of the award ceremony the Jury - otherwise one of its members - will be available to explain the adopted evaluation criteria.
18. It is mandatory to fill up and sign the attached registration form.
19. Registration form should be submitted by 22 may 2002 to
MAR Association: Via di San Crisogono, 46 - 00153 Rome (Italy)
Tel.+39 06 58157868 Fax.+39 06 58333195
www.marweb.it E-mail assomar@tiscalinet.it
20. The competition submission supposes the participants to authorise the Festival organisers to handle data in order to be informed on the further developments of the present initiative. Data will never be transmitted to third-party, in compliance with Italian law L.675/96 on personal data privacy.
21. In case of quarrel, dispute should take place before Rome Tribunal.
Eventually programme changes will be further communicated


REGISTRATION FORM "PELAGOS 2002"
UNDERWATER VIDEO COMPETITION

NameSurname.

Nationality.E-mail

Telephone.Fax.

Address.

To submit to:

Association MAR
"Pelagos 2002"
UNDERWATER VIDEO COMPETITION
Via di San Crisogono 46
00153 Rome - ITALY
Tel. +39 06 58157868
Fax +39 06 58333195
E-mail: assomar@tiscalinet.it

The undersigned declares to be aware that his personal data shall be handled within MAR data-bank in compliance with Italian law L.675/96 on personal data privacy. The undersigned authorises the Festival organisers to handle data in order to be informed on the further developments of the present initiative. Data will never be transmitted to third-party.

Date SIGN

 

 



4TH INTERNATIONAL UNDERWATER IMAGE FESTIVAL
"PELAGOS 2002"
Rome 6-9 June 2002

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION REGULATION
1. The competition - open to underwater photographers ­ has a free subject and it is divided into 2 categories:
Environment: the photo should represent a panoramic view of underwater habitat, wide-shot and back-lighting shot are allowed: human presence could be insert in the photo but as a complementary element.
Macrophotography: the photo should represent whole subjects otherwise subjects or underwater details which underline the best aesthetic taste through composition choices, graphic research, light effects and chromatisms.
2. Endorsed size: cm 30x45, cm 30x40.
3. Competition admission is free.
4. Participants may enter 3 submission in each category. The judgement will be pronounced for each single photo.
5. On the back of the photo it should be written the competitor name, the submitted category and - in order to clearly identify the side of exposition - it should also be indicated the lower side of the image with the word "bottom".
6. By the deadline for the works application, the jury will convene to evaluate the works, without knowing the author's name and it will assign a score to each photo. Then a list of the best photo taken by each applicant will be drawn up, according to the different categories. Judges' decision is final.
7. The Festival organisers reserves the right to reproduce or publish the competing works undertaking to specify author's name and to exercise it without any commercial aim.
8. The awarded works will not be given back. The competing but not awarded photos will be sent back, in the same inward envelop, to the address indicated in the application form.
9. The Festival organisers will carefully handle the photos, nevertheless they will not be considered liable for the loss or damage to the works during the festival or at the moment of delivering. Participants ­ if they think it necessary - should therefore stipulate a personal insurance preserving against those risks.
10. According to copyright rules, organisation considers competing works are exempted from artistic copyright or any other property belonged to third-party. The competition submission supposes the authors' commitment to preserve the organisation from actions taken by those having the rights. The Festival organisers may in no way whatsoever be held liable in cases of dispute or litigation. (andrebbe aggiunto!)
11. Author of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd classified photo corresponding to each category will be awarded.
12. Photos should be submitted by 25 may 2002 to
MAR Association: Via di San Crisogono, 46 - 00153 Rome (Italy)
Tel.+39 06 58157868 Fax.+39 06 58333195
www.marweb.it E-mail assomar@tiscalinet.it
13. The award ceremony will take place on 9 June 2002 in the course of the event.
14. The competition submission supposes to constitute the unconditional acceptance of the present regulation.
15. The competition submission supposes the participants to authorise the Festival organisers to handle data in order to be informed on the further developments of the present initiative. Data will never be transmitted to third-party, in compliance with Italian law L.675/96 on personal data privacy.

Eventually programme changes will be further communicated

REGISTRATION FORM "PELAGOS 2002"
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

NameSurname

Nationality.E-mail

Telephone.Fax.

Address.

n.works for Underwater Environment

n works for Macrophotography

To submit to:

MAR Association
"Pelagos 2002"
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Via di San Crisogono 46
00153 Rome - ITALY
Tel. +39 06 58157868
Fax +39 06 58333195
E-mail: assomar@tiscalinet.it

The undersigned declares to be aware that his personal data shall be handled within MAR data-bank in compliance with Italian law L.675/96 on personal data privacy. The undersigned authorises the Festival organisers to handle data in order to be informed on the further developments of the present initiative. Data will never be transmitted to third-party.

Date SIGN

 

 

4TH UNDERWATER IMAGE FESTIVAL
"PELAGOS 2002"
Rome 6-9 June 2002
UNDERWATER CD-Rom COMPETITION REGULATION
1. The competition is open to everyone and the admission is free.
2. CD-Rom should be provided in PC version.
3. Subject should cope with underwater environment, and the CD-Rom should be produced for didactical, promotional, scientific or turistic purpose.
4. The Jury is constituted by sector experts (directors, journalists, operators).
5. The award ceremony will take place on 9 June 2002, during the Festival.
Authors of the first, the second and the third classified video will be awarded
6. Participants authorise the Festival organisers to use their works to promote no-profit underwater activities. CD-Rom will always be performed specifying the author's name but no payment for using the copyright or retribution of any kind will be assigned. No commercial use of the CD-ROM will be made by Festival organisers. All individuals wishing to purchase one of the works will be put in contact with the producers and/or authors.
7. The Festival organisers reserves the right on the copies of competing CD-Rom, according to the commitments specified in pt.9.
8. The competition organisers will carefully handle the works, nevertheless they will not be considered liable for the loss or damage to the works during the festival or at the moment of delivering. Participants ­ if they think it necessary - should therefore stipulate a personal insurance preserving against those risks.
9. According to copyright rules, organisation considers competing works are exempted from artistic copyright or any other property belonged to third-party. The competition submission supposes the authors' commitment to preserve the organisation from actions taken by those having the rights. The Festival organisers may in no way whatsoever be held liable in cases of dispute or litigation.
10. Judges' decision is final. The competition submission supposes to constitute the unconditional acceptance of the present regulation.
11. At the end of the award ceremony the Jury - otherwise one of its members - will be available to explain the adopted evaluation criteria.
12. The competition participation should be submitted through the proper application form.
13. Application form should be submitted by 25 may 2002 to
MAR Association: Via di San Crisogono, 46 - 00153 Rome (Italy)
Tel.+39 06 58157868 Fax.+39 06 58333195
www.marweb.it E-mail assomar@tiscalinet.it
14. The competition submission supposes the participants to authorise the Festival organisers to handle data in order to be informed on the further developments of the present initiative. Data will never be transmitted to third-party, in compliance with Italian law L.675/96 on personal data privacy.
15. In case of quarrel, dispute should take place before Rome Tribunal.
Eventually programme changes will be further communicated

REGISTRATION FORM "PELAGOS 2002"
UNDERWATER CD-Rom COMPETITION

NameSurname.

Nationality.E-mail

Telephone.Fax.

Address.

CD-ROM Title
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A brief work description ................................................................................................................................................
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To submit to:

Association MAR
"Pelagos 2002"
UNDERWATER VIDEO COMPETITION
Via di San Crisogono 46
00153 Rome - ITALY
Tel. +39 06 58157868
Fax +39 06 58333195
E-mail: assomar@tiscalinet.it

The undersigned declares to be aware that his personal data shall be handled within MAR data-bank in compliance with Italian law L.675/96 on personal data privacy. The undersigned authorises the Festival organisers to handle data in order to be informed on the further developments of the present initiative. Data will never be transmitted to third-party.

Date SIGN