Kinofest Digital Film Festival, Bucharest 2012
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<strong>Kinofest is…</strong></p>
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… a digital film festival based in Bucarest, since 2007, one of the most significant in the Central-East Europe. Our goal is to promote in Romania the new film making, the diversity and creativy in video art, innovating technics, interesting artists. We bring together superpremium films in very different styles and genres - about 300 of the best shorts in the world, from 25-35 countries; most of them are Romanian premieres (85-95%).</p>
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The festival is an international competition of shorts, but also includes other events and projects: presentations and screenings of invited artists/films/festivals, music concerts, live performances, a virtual art gallery where we present interesting "non-moving" digital art: graphic-design, photography, illustration. We would like to offer larger perspectives to our public, to gather all digital trends and new techiniques, to have films and music, graphic and video art. Our latest project is an educational programme developed in high schools, in order to popularize the digital film technics among the young. Although our main event is once a year, we do have lots of activities all year long.</p>
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<strong>We are…</strong></p>
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… never getting bored of films. We work through a cultural non-profit organisation (Asociatia Kinofest), and we do about 80% of this festival. Kinofest is an independent project, self-supported (we sell publicity in the festival - the brands reach their customers in unconventional ways, within a relevant context), fulfilled pretty much through voluntary work (here are our volunteers!).</p>
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<strong>The Audience is…</strong></p>
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Probably the most active, creative and avant-garde crowd in Bucharest 14 – 55 y.o.; Ranging from teenagers passionate for computer games to mid-age professionals, interested in gadgets, technology and good movies People working mainly in creative industries and who constantly search, consume and appreciate new means of art, connected to the latest trends in “new arts” About 5.000 spectators/edition <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150906416280414&set=a.10150901155015414.767871.283838195413&type=3&theater" target="_blank"><img alt="Kinofest 2011 | Facebook" src="http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/375067_10150906416280414_2086647638_n.jpg"></a></p>
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<strong>The Concerts are...</strong></p>
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... powered by well-known artists of the Romanian indie movement, who have a lot of fans amongst the digital art fans. The concerts of each edition include an interesting unusual combination of live performance, digital music instruments and visuals in syns with the music.</p>
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Some of our concerts: Toulouse Lautrec, The Backstage Hero, Brazda lui Novac, Brazda lui Novac, Hotel Fetish, The Pixels, Les Elephantes Bizzares, Minus & Ion, Freaqx, TunnesInnaOurHeads.</p>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150409826100414&set=a.10150409825470414.631120.283838195413&type=3&theater" target="_blank"><img alt="The Pixels - Kinofest 2007" src="http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/181988_10150409826100414_4728698_n.jpg"></a></p>
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<strong>2012, the 6th edition</strong></p>
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Duration: 3 days, 26 –28 October 2012</p>
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Program: 15:00 – 24:00</p>
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Content overview:</p>
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- international film competitions: Animation, Fiction, Micromovie</p>
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- special film selections (film schools compilations, theme screenings, best-of selections)</p>
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- digital art exhibitions</p>
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- concerts & party</p>
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- workshops</p>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150317143970414&set=a.10150317143615414.577319.283838195413&type=3&theater" target="_blank"><img alt="Kinofest 2010 - Ziua 2 | Facebook" src="http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/76869_10150317143970414_6762629_n.jpg"></a></p>
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I therefore, invite you to join us in this ambitious project, in Bucharest, hoping only for the best!</p>
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Because we have so many good ideas and we need funds to make them happen.</p>
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Because we offer a great content (the best and the biggest short film selection in Romania), and we’re so good in what we do - but without enough money, we can’t organise the event at it’s true potential.</p>
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Your donation is necessary and highly appreciated.</p>
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The amount asked on this KissKissBankBank project is not our full budget. The 6700euro cover:</p>
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- the space lease, 3 places x 3 days - 2000euro</p>
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- the technical part (concert equipment, part of the projection equipment, the technical team) - 2500euro</p>
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- printing the festival's catalogue (200 pieces) - 2200euro</p>