XVIII INTERNATIONAL MEDIA-FORUM
"THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES"
"THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES"
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
May,22-May,25
IF YOU ARE A TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER, MOTION DESIGNER, CREATOR OF ORIGINAL MEDIA PROJECTS OR SHORT FILMS,
YOU ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 35 YEARS OLD...
YOU ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 35 YEARS OLD...
YOUR PROJECT CAN BE PRESENTED IN
THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM!
THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM!
The XVIII annual International Media-Forum "Dialogue of Cultures" will be held in the Hermitage very soon. More than 300 representatives of the creative industries will gather in St. Petersburg to exchange experiences with colleagues from different regions of Russia and other countries, to become witnesses of a Dialogue that has been carefully guarded by the museum for more than two centuries.
For many years, the Forum has been bringing together young authors, allowing them to demonstrate their original cross-border media projects to a wide audience, receive expert assessment from recognized masters of world journalism, share ideas and their unique experience.
Despite challenging times, dialogue must be maintained to support cultural exchange and strengthen mutual relations between countries.
For many years, the Forum has been bringing together young authors, allowing them to demonstrate their original cross-border media projects to a wide audience, receive expert assessment from recognized masters of world journalism, share ideas and their unique experience.
Despite challenging times, dialogue must be maintained to support cultural exchange and strengthen mutual relations between countries.
Mikhail Piotrovsky
Director of the State Hermitage Museum
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Today, wars of memory are confronting cultural dialogue. Everyone is now remembering who offended whom, rather than how they were together, despite everything. In these conditions, dialogue must continue in any way possible; one must speak, even without being sure that every word will be heard.
Traditionally, the Forum will be held at the State Hermitage Museum. The choice of one of the largest museum venues in the world is due to its special cultural-historical background. The Hermitage is the very place where the dialogue between different nations' cultures was initiated over 250 years ago.
Young journalists, photographers, directors, cinematographers, podcast authors, bloggers, and media artists and motion designers are invited to become part of the largest intercultural media forum. Students of faculties of journalism and mass communication faculties in Russia and Eurasian countries can also make their first stop at the Hermitage at the beginning of their careers.
Young journalists, photographers, directors, cinematographers, podcast authors, bloggers, and media artists and motion designers are invited to become part of the largest intercultural media forum. Students of faculties of journalism and mass communication faculties in Russia and Eurasian countries can also make their first stop at the Hermitage at the beginning of their careers.
From February, 1 to April, 27, 2024, you can submit your original work, the best ones will be presented at the Hermitage. Cross-border projects, long-reads, photo and video projects (in Russian or with Russian subtitles), blogs, and media arts that vividly describe the unique culture of different countries and tell the stories of residents of your country or region are accepted.
The Forum will open with a practical conference featuring presentations of participants' projects and short films as part of the festival "Eurasia. New Generation of the Dialogue". A multimedia exhibition of photographic projects and installations by young authors will be held in public spaces at The General Staff Building. Leading media figures from Eurasia will also conduct a series of masterclasses titled "Media Lessons at the Hermitage".
PRACTICAL CONFERENCE
Within the framework of the conference, special attention will be paid to the presentation of multimedia cross-border projects.
A visual narrative about the distinctive culture of different countries and their inhabitants, which will help us better understand each other.
Video stories about the life of your country. A story about ordinary people, your countrymen who devoted themselves to their favorite business, about the customs and traditions of their native land, about young enthusiasts and their plans for the future.
SHOOTING OF THE PERSONAL REPORTS
Take a look at the Hermitage from the inside, tell about the trip to the media of your native land, share with foreign colleagues your view of the city of St. Petersburg and other regions of Russia.
In total, during the "Dialogue" more than 5000 visual reports were created in the Hermitage,
St. Petersburg and nearby regions. For the first time in history of the Forum mixed groups of Russian and foreign participants will visit the Pushkin Apartment Museum in St. Petersburg, the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin and the Leo Tolstoy Museum-Estate at Yasnaya Polyana in Tula region to create collaborative multimedia projects.
After completing the on-location filming, foreign participants will use modern media and social networks to share information about Russia and the great figures of Russian culture in their native language, allowing them to effectively convey the information to the local audience.
St. Petersburg and nearby regions. For the first time in history of the Forum mixed groups of Russian and foreign participants will visit the Pushkin Apartment Museum in St. Petersburg, the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin and the Leo Tolstoy Museum-Estate at Yasnaya Polyana in Tula region to create collaborative multimedia projects.
After completing the on-location filming, foreign participants will use modern media and social networks to share information about Russia and the great figures of Russian culture in their native language, allowing them to effectively convey the information to the local audience.
The importance of such intercultural interaction and communication among representatives of different creative industries is emphasized by one of the organizers of the Media-Forum, Ashot Dzhazoyan:
Ashot Dzhazoyan
Organizer of the Media-Forum
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Dialogue begins when we see not only the creativity of these people but when we start opening their history and culture. Because the most important thing in our dialogue is that we must hear and see each other. We dont just talk about dialogue but we conduct it.
Every year participants of the Forum are awarded with special scarves as a symbol of induction into the Friends of the Hermitage. This time in addition to the warming accessory, as part of the "My Hermitage" program, they will receive memorable gifts from the Organizing Committee of the Forum.
For the first time, Forum participants will be awarded with pins as the Goodwill Ambassadors. These badges will be presented by first-year students from St. Petersburg in front of the monument of the Bronze Horseman (Peter I) on Senate Square.
The Forum is organized by the Media Congress "The Commonwealth of Journalists" in collaboration with the State Hermitage Museum with the support of the Presidential Grants Foundation, the Government of St. Petersburg, "Russkiy Mir" Foundation and the Russian Union of Journalists.
SELECT YOUR SECTION
You can find more information about the sections of "The Dialogue of Cultures" here. Please note that you could also join the Forum as the audience member.
FILL THE APPLICATION FORM
The deadline for submission depends on the selected section. Please follow the technical requirements while preparing your photographic and video materials for sending.
To download Application form и Technical requirements
To download Application form и Technical requirements
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
To e-mail of the relevant section.
Common applications (for listeners and participants of the practical conference):
info.mediacongress@gmail.com
For photo projects:
mediacongress.photo@gmail.com
For video projects/participating in the shootings of the personal reports:
mediacongress.video@gmail.com
Common applications (for listeners and participants of the practical conference):
info.mediacongress@gmail.com
For photo projects:
mediacongress.photo@gmail.com
For video projects/participating in the shootings of the personal reports:
mediacongress.video@gmail.com
Please send the materials by April 27, 2024
1. Photos (or series of photos — up to 15 pcs.) — in full resolution for the possibility of large-format printing (70cm*100 cm).
2. The main topics are history, cultural peculiarities of the country, customs and traditions, modern realities of the country's life, the history of cultural and scientific figures.
3. The image format is JPEG or TIFF (all layers must be merged).
- Color model sRBG IEC 61966-2.1.
Attention! With a different file profile, the color of the fingerprint changes.
- 8 bits per color, without alpha channels.
4. The works must NOT have any copyright plates, copyright marks, added frames, etc.
5. Works accompanied by the following information are accepted for participation in the competition:
- Author's title and short abstract
- Captions for each picture — if necessary
- Location and date of shooting
6. It is necessary to send all photo materials on April, 27, 2024 to a special mail mediacongress.photo@gmail.com with a link to the cloud storage in the letter, specify the name of the photo / photo series, the author of the work and a brief annotation.
The Organizing Committee takes charge of the printing of the photographs including layout developing, as well as preparing translations of all captions and supporting text materials.
1. Photos (or series of photos — up to 15 pcs.) — in full resolution for the possibility of large-format printing (70cm*100 cm).
2. The main topics are history, cultural peculiarities of the country, customs and traditions, modern realities of the country's life, the history of cultural and scientific figures.
3. The image format is JPEG or TIFF (all layers must be merged).
- Color model sRBG IEC 61966-2.1.
Attention! With a different file profile, the color of the fingerprint changes.
- 8 bits per color, without alpha channels.
4. The works must NOT have any copyright plates, copyright marks, added frames, etc.
5. Works accompanied by the following information are accepted for participation in the competition:
- Author's title and short abstract
- Captions for each picture — if necessary
- Location and date of shooting
6. It is necessary to send all photo materials on April, 27, 2024 to a special mail mediacongress.photo@gmail.com with a link to the cloud storage in the letter, specify the name of the photo / photo series, the author of the work and a brief annotation.
The Organizing Committee takes charge of the printing of the photographs including layout developing, as well as preparing translations of all captions and supporting text materials.
Please send the materials by April 27 2024.
1. The organizers of the festival accept videos, television stories and documentaries in MOV format, H264 codec.
2. The main topics are history, cultural peculiarities of the country, customs and traditions, modern realities of the country's life, the history of cultural and scientific figures.
3. Timing — up to 13 minutes.
4. Films in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Russian subscript translation.
5. The authors of documentaries also need to submit the following accompanying materials (with a link to the file sharing site):
- Trailer
- Poster in digital version (jpg format)
- Several frames from the movie
- Backstage (photo or video)
- Photo of the director (in color, in high quality, preferably a portrait)
- Project team (list)
- List of festivals and screenings (if available)
6. It is necessary to send all video materials by April, 27 2024 to a special mail: mediacongress.video@gmail.com (the best option is a link to a file sharing service; in the letter, specify the title of the film, the author(s) of the work and a brief summary).
1. The organizers of the festival accept videos, television stories and documentaries in MOV format, H264 codec.
2. The main topics are history, cultural peculiarities of the country, customs and traditions, modern realities of the country's life, the history of cultural and scientific figures.
3. Timing — up to 13 minutes.
4. Films in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Russian subscript translation.
5. The authors of documentaries also need to submit the following accompanying materials (with a link to the file sharing site):
- Trailer
- Poster in digital version (jpg format)
- Several frames from the movie
- Backstage (photo or video)
- Photo of the director (in color, in high quality, preferably a portrait)
- Project team (list)
- List of festivals and screenings (if available)
6. It is necessary to send all video materials by April, 27 2024 to a special mail: mediacongress.video@gmail.com (the best option is a link to a file sharing service; in the letter, specify the title of the film, the author(s) of the work and a brief summary).
Please send the materials by April 27, 2024.
1. The organizers of the festival accept short animated videos on the following topics: history, cultural peculiarities of the country, customs and traditions, modern realities of the country's life, the history of cultural and scientific figures.
2. Preferable techniques frame-by-frame animation, animated collage, shapeshifting animation, animated 3D scene, combination of 2D and 3D.
- It is allowed to use short video clips and combine them
- It is allowed to use voice acting, audio effects, music
- The plot does not necessarily have to strive for complex drama
3. Technical requirements
- Timing — up to 30 seconds
- Any frame rate but preferably 25 frames per a second
- Resolution — Full HD (1920 x 1080)
- File format — H264 (mp4), Apple ProRes 422, QuickTime (mov)
4. Films in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Russian subscript translation.
5. It is necessary to send all video materials by April, 27 2024 to a special mail: mediacongress.video@gmail.com (the best option is a link to a file sharing service; in the letter, specify the title of the film, the author(s) of the work and a brief summary).
1. The organizers of the festival accept short animated videos on the following topics: history, cultural peculiarities of the country, customs and traditions, modern realities of the country's life, the history of cultural and scientific figures.
2. Preferable techniques frame-by-frame animation, animated collage, shapeshifting animation, animated 3D scene, combination of 2D and 3D.
- It is allowed to use short video clips and combine them
- It is allowed to use voice acting, audio effects, music
- The plot does not necessarily have to strive for complex drama
3. Technical requirements
- Timing — up to 30 seconds
- Any frame rate but preferably 25 frames per a second
- Resolution — Full HD (1920 x 1080)
- File format — H264 (mp4), Apple ProRes 422, QuickTime (mov)
4. Films in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Russian subscript translation.
5. It is necessary to send all video materials by April, 27 2024 to a special mail: mediacongress.video@gmail.com (the best option is a link to a file sharing service; in the letter, specify the title of the film, the author(s) of the work and a brief summary).
FEEDBACK
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