TIBOR VICHTA AWARD
7th year script competition, 2009
Bratislava , Slovakia
www.artscript.sk , silvia@artscript.sk

• Competition of script-writers is for young authors /up till the age of 35/
• Special guarantors of the competition are: Dagmar Ditrichova and Ondrej Sulaj
• Its motive is to help the young script-writers
• Its aim would be to enrich the selection of these works and further film realization and thus to increase the number of carried-out movies in Slovakia

JURY MEMBERS

• Specialist from the field movie and television were chosen on the basis of their qualification, professional knowledge and experience
• For this year are jury members:

• Dagmar Ditrichova - script-writer
• Ondrej Sulaj - script-writer
• Members of jury will be confirmed soon 

PARTICIPANTS

• Anybody younger than 35 years can take part in the competition, there are no further limitations
• On the basis of submitted scripts /in the Slovak language/ the jury will choose 10 best in the first round who proceed to the second round – presentation on Gala Evening
• In this round, the jury will chose one best script – winner and special prize of jury

CATEGORY of the competition

• Feature film

CONDITIONS for participants of the competition

• Assumptions of the participation in the competition
• In the category feature film submitting script /max. 130 pages/, non obligatory enclosure storyboard

GALA EVENING with presentations

• Announcement of the results will be carried out in Octobe - November 2009 in Bratislava
• Young authors will present 10 finished scripts in front of the jury and the audience
• Its realization can thus be also their realization plan that will be presented directly in front of further possible filmmakers who take part in the final evening
• Space will be devoted to the memory of Tibor Vichta with the participation of some of his friends of collaborators
• Space will be for finalists from 6th year script competition. They will inform us about their work during last year.
• At the end members of jury will choose one winning script in category and special prize of jury
• Their authors - winners will be awarded by the Tibor Vichta Award and there will be also financial and in-kind prizes
• On of the prizes for winner will be 3 300 Euro.
• Special guest – scriptwriter, filmmaker will give to winner first prize on the Gala Evening

• In 2nd year of script competition was special guest James Ragan - scriptwriter and poet from Los Angeles
• In 3rd year of script competition was special guest Sibylle Kurz - expert in pitching
• In 4th year of script competition was special guest Jan Fleischer – Czech scriptwriter who lives in London
• In 5th year of script competition was special guest Martin Daniel – Czech script-doctor who lives in Los Angeles
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• Winner's script in the feature film category goes to Los Angeles , Hartley-Merill Prize Competition and also goes to Script East Competition in Warszawa – Poland.

WORKSHOP for finalists

• Workshop for finalists after Gala Evening with special guest
• 2 days workshop just for finalists /max.12 people/
• 2nd year of script competition, James Ragan had workshop - 2 days in Bratislava
• 3rd year of script competition, Sibylle Kurz had workshop - 2 days in Bratislava
• 4th year of script competition, Jan Fleisher had workshop – 2 days in Bratislava
• 5th year of script competition, Martin Daniel had workshop – 2 days in Bratislava
• 6th year of script competition, Lubor Dohnal 

PARTNERS

• FILMPARK s.r.o. / www.filmpark.sk /
• SLOVAK FILM INSTITUT / www.sfu.sk /
• PALACE CINEMAS / www.palacecinemas.sk /
• VŠMU / www.vsmu.sk /

PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY

• MINISTRY OF CULTURE