Location of the initiative:
POLAND
Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations:
K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage
Time span of the initiative:
2015
Brief description of the initiative:
Movie makers contest Monument Mania is for young amateurs (high school) and young amateurs and professionals (over 18 years of age, film school students and amateurs). The topic is chosen for every edition. Contestants create a documentary, an animation movie or reportage. The movies are obligatorily uploaded to youtube. The Jury (acknowledged Polish movie makers, NHB and PFI representatives) choose the best movies in every category. The prizes are among others: dedicated trip to a heritage site, movie workshops with professionals
Objectives of the initiative:
- support of the youngsters education through active and personal practise of heritage in creative way
- promotion of the heritage using media tools
- building awareness of heritage among young people
Brief assessment of the initiative’s results:
It's a new initiative (2nd edition launched in May 2016). In the first edition Polish Film Institute representatives and the Jury assessed as very high the artistic and technical quality of the contest movies (amateurs as well as professionals). We noted as important, that most among 50 submitted films are from small communities and from the whole country. The topic changes every year. First edition was focused on local heritage, in 2016 we invite contestants to create movies about Monuments of History, so - sites important for all citizens.
Online resources:
National Heritage Board of Poland and the Polish Film Institute inform about the launch, the results, the gala on websites and FB profile
Contact:
National Heritage Board of Poland
Agnieszka Gajc
bbauer@nid.pl
