Selected International Film Festivals
International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries “Pacific Meridian”
International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries “Pacific Meridian”
15A, Svetlanskaya Street
690091 Vladivostok
Russia
phone +7-4232-411128
fax +7-4232-413116
http://www.vladivostokfilmfestival.ru
email: sidorova@vladivostokfilmfestival.ru
General Director
Mr Sergey Pak
paksb@vladivostokfilmfestival.ru
Art Director
Mr Alexandre Doluda
paksb@vladivostokfilmfestival.ru
Program Director
Mr Yury Goncharov
program@vladivostokfilmfestival.ru
Year of Foundation 2003
Event Date from 22 September 2012 till 28 September 2012
in Vladivostok, Russia
Sections Competition for features and shorts (up to 30 min);
Non Competitive Sections: Panorama, Russian Cinema, Special and Info screenings, Retrospective screening of the World Cinema Masters;
Terms of Entry Competition:
Only films from the Asian Pacific Region or in co-production with a country of the Asian Pacific Region and finished after 1 January 2010 can participate in the competition.
The competition can include films that were screened before at other film festivals.
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format 35 mm, BetaSP, DigiBeta, DCP, HDCAM
Registration Deadline 22 June 2012
Fees none
Attendance Figures 35,000
Participants of the Film Industry 120 film industry professionals
Prizes/Awards The Best Feature Award; (RUB 625,000, approx. USD 21,000)
The Best Short Film Award; (RUB 375,000, approx. USD 13,000)
The Best Director Award; (RUB 375,000, approx. USD 13,000)
The Best Actor Award; (RUB 250,000, approx. USD 8,500)
The Best Actress Award; (RUB 250,000, approx. USD 8,500)
The Special Jury Award; (RUB 250,000, approx. USD 8,500)
Award from the Governor of Primorsky territory - “9 288 km”; (RUB 375,000, approx. USD 13,000)
The Audience Award; (RUB 125,000, approx. USD 4,000)
‘Yul Brynner’ Award
Special awards from the Festival partners
2012
Panorama. The Best
HOLY MOTORS by Leos Carax, (FR/DE, Pandora Filmproduktion, Pola Pandora)
POST TENEBRAS LUX by Carlos Reygadas (MX/FR/NL/DE, The Match Factory)
AMOUR (LOVE) by Michael Haneke (FR/DE/AT, X Filme Creative Pool)
Documentaries: Art of Living
PIANOMANIA by Robert Cibis, Lilian Frank (Oval Filmemacher)
Spy Thriller
DR. MABUSE (THE GREAT GAMBLER) by Fritz Lang (Uco-Film)
Shorter. Experimental Shorts
SPACE STATION (RAUMSTATION) by Felicitas Sonvilla (University of Television and Film Munich HFF/M)
Shorter. Animated Shorts
OLGASTREET 18 (OLGASTRASSE 18) by Dennis Stein-Schomburg (Baden-Württemberg Film Academy)
DIFFERENT (ANDERSARTIG) by Dennis Stein-Schomburg (Kunsthochschule Kassel)
School. Profi
THE LOOK by Angelina Maccarone (DE/FR, Prounenfilm, Tag/Traum Filmproduktion)
Number of Films Shown 184 films from 36 countries
Media Coverage More than 60 journalists both local and international including Variety and Screen International.
Evaluation The Festival takes place every year. The festival organizes workshops, master classes, Meet-the-Audience sessions, retrospective screenings of the world film masterpieces and a festival village etc.
Services The festival covers all insurance and storage costs during the festival and all shipment costs for the film prints selected for the festival. The festival covers a round-trip ticket and a 7-day stay in Vladivostok for representatives of films participating in the Festival competition.
