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>Originally from: <owner-african-cinema-conference@XC.Org>
>Originally dated: Tue, 14 May 1996 15:07:17 -0400
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>FESTIVAL OF FILMS IN LANGUAGES OF LIMITED DIFFUSION
>(EREMUAK'96)
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>WE ARE SEEKING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT FEATURE FILMS
>WITH DIALOGUES IN ANY LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD CONSIDERED
>TO BE OF LIMITED DIFFUSION (lesser used languages) to take part
>in the FESTIVAL OF FILMS IN LANGUAGES OF LIMITED DIFFUSION (EREMUAK'96),
>whose 3rd edition is going to be held the first week
>on July 1996 in the Basque Country.  Please send the information to:
> eremuak@eus.gn.apc.org
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>THE FESTIVAL
>In order to try and strengthen the production of films in languages
>of limited diffusion, the most important professional associations of
>the Basque Country - writers, translators, producers, actors,... -
>and associations of linguistic normalization have joined together to
>found the Festival of Films in Languages of Limited Diffusion. The
>Festival is supported by the European Union and the local Basque
>government institutions.
>
>The Festival is held annually and starts on the first week of July.
>It has two sections, competitive and information. Amongst its
>immediate goals are the creation of an International Review which
>would serve as the data base and vehicle for information and debate
>on films in languages of limited diffusion, and the strengthening,
>together with the Festival, of a Film and Video Market for films of
>limited diffusion.
>
>Why should there be a Film Festival for lesser used languages?
>It could be argued that we are running behind, as if we had a
>hundred years to catch up on. To pretend that the culture
>manifested in languages of lesser demographic, territorial,
>literary and cinematographic scope can compete with the products
>of languages with much greater clout might seem to be a tall
>order. Nevertheless it is no less true that differences in volume
>not are concerned with cultural matters nor with ones of
>proportion but rather it is a question of macroeconomics. On this
>point, a movie filmed in a minority language can be, and, in fact,
>quite often is, more stunning and amusing than the fare the big
>distributors usually have on offer. Since the lag in the cinema
>produced in the lesser used languages is not a time lag but a
>commercial one, bringing them up to date is something that is
>feasible and foreseeable if only those of us who are affected are
>able to pool our resources.
>
>To that end we have set up EREMUAK Film Festival, with humble
>beginnings but looking forward to the future: We are bringing
>together mature cinema producers who are trying to break into the
>market and budding cinema producers in search of their identity,
>and we award the films by judging only their inherent qualities.
>EREMUAK wishes to be a gathering point for exchanging and
>broadcasting ideas, and more than just a mere gesture of mutual
>solidarity.
>
>[There is much more, that I've cut as many pay by the byte - if you
>would like the rest of the information about this festival, please
>contact me, at scs@dsr.us.net -- Steve Smith]
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