The International Jury starts identifying the Winners of the online contest «Revival of the BRICS peoples` hospitality traditions»
The Organizing Committee expresses its deep gratitude to everyone who took part in this unique project, demonstrating their creativity and knowledge of the traditions of hospitality of their country!
The Contest is aimed at reviving the cultural and historical traditions of the BRICS countries people, preserving and popularizing their customs, creating a positive interest in modern life among the public, youth, compatriots living in the BRICS countries through acquaintance with folk and spiritual traditions.
The first stage of the project for accepting applications started on 01.01.2021 and ended on 31.03.2021.
The Organizing Committee of the Contest has registered about 100 applications from participants of all BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa of various age categories.
The largest number of videos received from Russia, China and India. The active category of the Contest is students and youth, but there were also many interesting colorful videos from the adult population. It is important that all nominations declared in the Contest turned out to be fully covered and became popular among the participants.
The second long going stage of the Contestis the formation of a large international Jury consisted of creative representatives of the five BRICS countries: filmmakers, screenwriters, cameramen, film producers, actors, foreign students of the humanitarian faculties of Russian universities. The Jurywas headed by the organizers of large-scale Russian and foreign film festivals of the "five" states, well-known in their country and abroad (http://bricsmt.ru/index.php/zhurnal/117-sostav-mezhdunarodnogo-zhyuri-konkursa-vozrozhdenie-traditsij-gostepriimstva-narodov-briks).
The period of the third stage of the Contest implies the Jury work, including the work of its Chairpersons lastsfrom 15.06.2021 to 31.07.2021.
The Jury will select videos for the three Contest Winners in each of three nominations: 1st, 2nd and 3rd places (9 winners in total).
The rest of the participants will become the Diploma Winners of the Contest.
Nominations: 1. Wedding in BRICS countries` traditions; 2. Family celebration (Anniversary of togetherness, family members` birthdays, mother and father days, family day, day of love and fidelity); 3. New Year and other national holidays of the BRICS countries.
Criteria for the selection of winners:
- Compliance of the video with the subject of the Contest. - Originality of concept (idea) and creative approach. - Work content (construction and completeness of the plot,informativeness). - Accessibility of perception and emotional impact. - Compliance of expressive means with artistic design. - The quality of the work (from an artistic and technical point of view).
The People's Choice Award is given to the video with the highest number of "likes" in the Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/bricsgrant/
The results of the Contest are planned to be announced until August 20, 2021 on the websitewww.bricsmt.ru
Official announcement of the results of the Contest will appear in the media (press conference, "round table") - end of August (September).
The awarding ceremony for the Contest Winners and Diploma Winners is planned to be held at one of the prestigious venues in Moscow in late 2021 - early 2022.
In case of difficulties with the arrival of foreign Contest Winners to Moscow (due to the current epidemiological circumstances), their rewarding may take place in the country of winners` residence with the participation of representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission in this BRICS member state.
We wish you good luck!
Material published on the Journal: «Международная жизнь» — https://interaffairs.ru/news/show/30629
Material published on the Journal: «Revista Intertelas»: https://revistaintertelas.com/2021/07/21/o-juri-internacional-comeca-a-identificar-os-vencedores-do-concurso-online-revivendo-as-tradicoes-de-hospitalidade-dos-povos-do-brics/