Union Internationale du Cinéma
Les membres sont des organismes nationaux qui représentent les cinéastes de leur pays
Fondée en 1937 à Paris et membre du ClCT auprès de l'UNESCO
The "Minute Movie Cup" competition is also open to non-members.
Any country, whether in UNICA or not, may enter one videofilm of maximum 60 seconds to the Minute Movie Cup.
All MMC film submissions received are shown to the public before the competition.
A pre-selection jury will choose 16 of these to compete in public.
Countries which reach the final competition of 16 films in a competition year, allowed to enter two films for the year after.
Countries which reached the final competition of 16 films in 2019 were:
AUT, BEL, CHE, ESP, EST, FIN, GBR, HRV, LUX, NLD, RUS, SVK, SW
They are allowed to enter two films for 2022.
Any country may send 1 film of no more than 60 seconds long, including all titles and credits. A country whose film was selected for the final 16 in the previous year, may send 2 films.
The entry may not be recognised as a commercial for any existing company or trade mark.
The producer must be in possession of all copyrights regarding music and pictures used in the entry.
WMMC 2015 HATE José Bibián
A jury, consisting of a chairman and 4 jurors, will be nominated by the UNICA-Committee.
At least one member of the jury must be a member of the UNICA-Committee.
The jury selects the best 16 films.
Films which do not comply with the regulations (e.g. being too long), will be disqualified by the jury.
The sequence of films will be determined by drawing lots.
WMMC 2018 DRY WEST (long version)
Dieter Leitner - Alfons Bochetz - Karl Geier - Susanne Dusek
All entered films (except the disqualified ones) will be shown to the audience before the WMMC, without any intermissions.
First round
The 16 selected films are shown in groups of two according to the determined sequence.
The audience determines (by standing up or by lifting a hand) which of the two films just shown they think is the better.
This results in the selection of 8 films.
Second round
The sequence of these 8 films will be determined by drawing lots.
These films are again shown in groups of two and judged by the audience (in the same way as before).
This results in the selection of 4 films.
Third round
The sequence of these 4 films will be determined by drawing lots.
These films are again shown in groups of two and judged by the audience (in the same way as before).
This results in the selection of 2 films.
The two losers of this round will both get a third prize.
Last round
The remaining 2 films are shown and judged by the audience (also in the same way as before). This determines the first and second prize winners.
Regulations reviewed March 2016
WMMC 2010 LIFE SOUND Franky VanDaele
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