| 2003 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival |
PRE SELECTION PROCESS The pre - selection process started on Sunday 28 September. As of that date we had received 130 films. There are 15 people on the pre-selection panel and there is a requirement for a quorum of 9. The panel comprises: the Chief Editor and Chief Programmer of Guangzhou Television (GZTV), representatives from Guangdong Television and China Central Television (CCTV), independent Chinese film-makers and various academics working on film and/or issues of cultural heritage. Grand Entertainment, the initiating organisation, is also represented. The Chief Editor and Chief Programmer are at, or are represented at, each screening. A list of the panel members can be supplied on request. Any panel member can ask for a termination if they feel the film is not about the theme, cultural heritage and ancestor stories. A vote is taken and if the majority agree the screening is terminated. The panel watches 25 minutes of each film and then the last 5 minutes. The films are not discussed, except in breaks, after the vote has been taken. Each panel member is given a schedule of films, together with a synopsis and a voting sheet. Acceptance is indicated by a tick and non-acceptance by a cross. The large number of entries has meant that we have had to limit the numberof entries. The panel has had to adopt a strict interpretation of the theme.The panel has been careful not to judge the films but to limit thepre-selection process to whether a film addresses the theme of culturalheritage and ancestor stories. This interpretation may in some cases be morelimited than that of filmmakers who have entered. We hope to finish the process on Thursday 9 October. The pre-selected list of entries that meet the festival theme criteria will then be forwarded to the Central Broadcasting Authority in Beijing. We understand approval will be automatic. When we receive the approval, we will notify all entrants. |
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