Visuals and text : Paul Nurk
Video poem competition of La Factorie is back with renewed momentum, and all sails set to discover the yet uncharted seas (and rivers) of film and poetry.
In our 3rd year, we welcome once again all to send their creation: directors, poets, young and old, grandmasters and those who are just on course to take their first steps, but all who the inspiring arrow of a muse has caught.
The only thing that matters is for the film to be centred around a poem, but the way to convey it rests in the hands of the authors: be it by voice, image, body, dance, a strip of film or the line of a pencil.
To spark your imagination, the theme of this year is « Singing of the rivers », but it is not obligatory to make use of it.
The winner will receive the award Prix du Meilleur Vidéo-Poème and prize money of 500 euros. The award-giving ceremony and the screening of best films will take place on May 26, at the opening of the poetry festival POESIA.
Jury
The winner was chosen from the official selection by the poet-residents of the 2022/2023 season. Our sincerest gratitude goes to
Julia Lepère, Manon Basille, Christine Van Acker, Thibault Marthouret, Patrick Dubost, Myriam OH, Stéphanie Lemonnier, Guylaine Monnier, Mélanie Leblanc, Marine Riguet, Antoine Mouton, Julie Cayeux and Hortense Raynal
Official selection
First of all a big thank you to all those who sent their video poems to us.
The 272 qualifying entries from 73 countries continued to surprise us and what beautiful discoveries were made. Even more so, 340 pupils from local schools got the chance to watch some of them during immersion days – events that introduce the youth to poetry.
And after many late thoughtful nights, the official selection is before your eyes. We invite you to discover :
Laureate
« may night be » by Miel Pagès
Special Prize
« dragon egg » by Akari Sōma
« Iris and Red Columbine « by Clémence Foulard
« Guiris » by Ana Rocío Jouli and Luisina Girelli
« Unnamed poem » by Xintong Chen
« Knot » by Elizaveta Mozaleva
« Black skin [Ngozi Nyeusi] » by Joe-Francis Kiaga
« Return » by Raluca Popa and Simona Nastac
« Aquarelle » by Stanka Gjuric
« potassium cyanide » by Allabhya Ghosh
« I am from here » by Charlotte Chicot and Yurim Moon
« In the Broken Eye of the Butterfly » by Justin Brown and Vera Hector
« Kefi » by Mohammed Abbas
« eeeeeeeeee_eeeeeeeeee_eeeeeeeeee_ » by Guillaume Marin and Ariane Caron-Lacoste
Flashback
Take a look at some of the films from the official selection
que nuit soit (may night be)
Miel Pagès • France • 2021
Dragon egg
Akari Sōma • Japan • 2023
eeeeeeeeee_eeeeeeeeee_eeeeeeeeee_
Guillaume Marin and Ariane Caron-Lacoste • Canada • 2023
Competition schedule
The submission form for films closes
April 1, 2023
The authors of the films will be notified about the preselection results by, at the latest,
May 1, 2023
Screening of the selected films and award ceremony at the opening of the festival POESIA
May 26, 2023
For any questions – or just to share your thoughts on video poems – feel free to write to the following email address!
A word of thanks
I would like to thank once again all the people who brought the competition to life!
Until next time!
Paul Nurk
Mari Kivi for her advice
The organiser of animation film festival Animist
The entire team of La Factorie for their various and abundant help
Jérôme Revel, Marie Gautier, Patrick Verschueren, Juli Roch, Alice Chappaz,
Bertrand Geslin, Julie Le Meur, Charlène Damour, Lila Mercier, Béatrice Beaucourt
Eva Toulouze, Pali Chouquet, Charles Delaporte & Casey O’Day, Lotta Karu
for the translations