“Cinema Perpetuum mobile” is an international cinema cooperation festival that gathers independent film makers and their groups to work under the theme of the perpetual motion. The authors are free to artistically interpret the theme and develop their ideas on what the “perpetuum mobile” is.

The project is aimed at cinema cultural diversity and the promotion of independent auteur movies. Festival co-operation aims to cover all countries and continents from Scandinavia to the Cape of Good Hope and from Patagonia to the Aleutian Islands.

“Cinema Perpetuum mobile” is a non-commercial project, so the organizers aspire only to cover their expenses on the festival while the participants whose films are included into a short list, are likely to receive dividends in case the collection of “Perpetuum Mobile” films is shown in cinemas after festival. The participation in our cinema cooperation festival is free. Organizer of the festival is an independent association «Kinaklub.org», with the following principles: cinemania, self-organization, decentralization, mutual aid.

Dear friends!
We are happy to announce the best films of the Festival selected by the Jury:

Grand Prix: The Great Race (K. Camacho, Spain)

1937 (S. Golovlev, Russia) – nomination Perpetuum historia
Playground (Е.Primo, Israel) - nomination Perpetuum adversi
Enterrados (A. Lora, Spain) - nomination Perpetuum libertas
Night School (B. Soper, UK) - nomination Perpetuum amor
Perpetuum mobile (A. Burszewska, Poland) - nomination Perpetuum mobile
Scene (S.Rousselin, France) - nomination Perpetuum ars
Flock (A. Altuna, Spain) - nomination Perpetuum idea
In the image and likeness… (N.Tikhonov-Rau, Russia/Spain) - nomination Perpetuum vita

Perpetuum mobile (E.Garcia & R.Ajofrin, Spain)
The Stain (I.Chojna, Poland)
Friendship Is Something Beautiful (J. R. de Arcaute, Spain)
Twilight (Сумерки) (A.Lobach, Belarus)
The Blue Bone (Голубая кость) (К. Vostrikov, Russia)
Cabbagemincer (Капусторуб) (V.Viner, Russia)

Special Diploma Organizing committee choice:
Grandfather Margar (G.Tadevosyan, Armenia)

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Festival days - 6(January, 13-18th)
Places of screening - 8 (The National Museum of Art, Palace of Arts, art-cinema "Rubin Plaza", the Museum of Belarusian Cinema, Palace of Youth, Schemelev art gallery, House of culture "La Mora", cafe-bar "Kallyannaja №1")
197 films submitted from 35 countries, including:

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Dear participants!
The organizing committee wishes you all a happy New Year! We wish you lots of new exciting and creative projects, understanding, deep gratitude from the audience, as well as strong health and strong spirit!

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Dear friends! we took it long with the results of the selection , as we have received a great amount of works from you, our participants. They were of high quality , both in the technical, and the artistic part. Among 200 films and 35 countries many of you have already had a list of awards and nomnations from prestigious international festivals. Yet, that was not the criteria for our choice. We have tried to be as objective in the pre-selection stage, as it was possible.

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Preselection for the competition program is completed. The marks are being counted. The results of the selection for the longlist (competitive program) will be announced in the near future.

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Dear friends!
The deadline is over. We accept films sent up to the 1st of December inclusive. The works sent after the stated date will be automatically included in the participant list for the next year.

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Dzhaba Ruadze for «Cinema Perpetuum mobile» from Natali Fi on Vimeo.

We have invited well-known independent filmmakers from different regions of the world as members of the Jury.
And now the Jury of the festival-cooperation joins Cory McAbee, director of the cult film "The American Astronaut" (2001) .

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Dear participants!
Due to the requests of those filmmakres who are shooting films especially for our festival, our commitee decided to shift the deadline to December, 1st, 2011.
The festival will take place in January, the exact day is still under discussion. Follow our news!

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Jacek Petrycki for «Cinema Perpetuum mobile» from Natali Fi on Vimeo.

On underground, Partizanfilm, Canon 5d mark II, and also Jean-Luc Godard and revolution in cinema: interview with the inspirer of the Сinema Рerpetuum Мobile, А. Маrtyniuk.
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Now you can read news about the main events at CPM in the internet journal about city cultural life URBAN.BY , one of CPM's media partners.

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Asian American Film Lab with the “72 Hour Film Shootout” program joins Cinema Perpetuum Mobile.

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Dear participants! You are welcome to SUBMIT your works ONLINE!!!
Just download the application form and send them together with the link to your work on any filehosting service to cinemapm@gmail.com

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News about CPM’s events are now on Aplus rock radio station!

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The media portal RELAX.by , which reports about culture events in Minsk, has become our media partner. This edition will reflect the main events of Cinema Perpetuum Mobile. Read...

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To the question "How to find an opportunity to shoot a film?" the only simple and correct answer is: "to shoot a film". Not necessarily a full-length film, not necessarily with expensive actors, scenery and equipment. Today one can get the image corresponding to the aim and edit the film with little or no costs. But a original idea, a personal tone,enthusiasm of like-minded people can not be measured with any money. So you should shoot, try and experiment.

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We are glad to present you our new partner - CologneOFF festival,known for its screenings all around the world.

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Minsk filmschool was founded in 2009 to give everyone a chance to create a masterpiece as an actor, director or scriptwriter. The school involves international masters into the educational process, which is aimed at preparing top-notch professionals for the Belarusian cinema development. Apart from the theoretical classes, the filmschool offers numerous practical studies among which shooting your own "auteur film" is own of the options. Some of them will be soon available here .

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The Alternative Youth Platform is taking part in the festival as our information partner. Now you can also learn about the Cinema Perpetuum Mobile events on the pages of this media issue.

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"I’m glad that a new film festival has come into being and I’m very happy that its origins are in the film societies movement, among real film art lovers. As film festivals organizer, president of the Polish Federation of Film Societies and representative of Central and Easter Europe at the executive Committee of the International Federation, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the CPM! Hope to meet you in Minsk! Good luck!"
Maciej Gil

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Now it will be possible to see films awarded at Quest Europe in Belarus. The participants, whose films will be included in the competitive program of CPM, will get an opportunity of showing them in Poland and other European countries.

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Kinoberlino invites participants of Cinema Perpetuum Mobile to cooperation filmfestival being held in Berlin on September 2-11, 2011. Sign up till August 20.

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The Fund "Krevsk castle" announces a special award to individual competitors that will reflect in their films of the festival "Perpetual motion" problem of the historical and cultural heritage.

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An unofficial presentation of the festival took place at "La mora" at 19.00, July 30.

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