1. Introduction
Since its creation, at the beginning of the 80s, "Filmmaker" has supported research, experimentation and innovation in Italian audio-visual production and has presented the best of independent production. During the latest editions the program has opened itself to the international panorama, with a special attention to creative documentaries. This year "Filmmaker" organizes the eleventh edition of the international competitive section for films of every genre, standard and length which deal with the subject of WORK AND SOCIAL ISSUES.Among the last prize-winners: Daniele Segre, Zang Yuan, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Jennifer Dworkin, Vitaly Kanevski, Dmitry Kabakov, Maurizio Iannelli, Lisandro Alonso., Daniele Incalcaterra and Loredana Bianconi.

2. General program information
The next edition of "Filmmaker" will be held from november the 21st till december the 3rd, 2006 and it will feature these three main sections among others:

* international competition for films dealing with WORK AND SOCIAL THEMES (see section 3)

* An international non competitive section, called FUORI FORMATO, for films related to the areas of creative documentary, film essay, experimental and short films, Archive footage films and videos.

**After Vittorio De Seta, Chris Marker, Alain Tanner, Johan van der Keuken, Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris. Peter Forgacs, Rithy Panh,Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, "Filmmaker" next edition will dedicate a Retrospective to a filmmaker who works between fiction and documentary.

3. International Competition
WORK AND SOCIAL THEMES

* Conditions of eligibility
Entry to competition is open to Italian and foreign films and videos (fiction, documentary, film essay, archive footage films and videos....) completed after December 31, 2004. Works may be of any length (short, medium, feature film), in 35mm and 16mm, or video Betacam, and DV.
Works previously screened in any way in Italy are eligible.

* Films and video registration
Registration is free of charge. A registration form, duly filled out and signed, must be sent by August 31st, 2006 to "Filmmaker" shipping address together with a 1/2" VHS (PAL) or DVD copy of the film entered.

* Selection
Festival selection of entries is final and binding. "Filmmaker" will nominate a jury which will award the prizes.
All the works admitted to the festival must be sent in their original standard along with the following documentation:
- bio-filmography of the director;
- a short synopsis of the story (max 10 lines);
- complete dialogue list in Italian or English or French for non Italian works;
- a set of stills;
- a statement by the director about the film.

* Prizes
The jury will award the following prizes :
1st Prize 5000 euros
and
2 others Prizes 1250 euros each preferably to first works.

* Transport and Insurance Conditions
Shipping costs to and from Milan will be covered by the entrant except when no other agreements have been made with Board of "Filmmaker".
Any shipping insurance policy will be covered by the entrant.

* General Rules
Application for entering the festival and participation of selected works constitute unconditional agreements to all regulations herein. The board of "Filmmaker" reserves the right to make decisions on matters not specified herein.
Entries, preview cassettes and documentation material, as well as correspondence, should be addressed to:
ASSOCIAZIONE FILMMAKER
Via Aosta 2/C - I - 20155 MILANO (ITALIA)
Tel + 39-2-33.13.411 - Fax + 39-2-34.11.93 - E-mail: fmkmi@tiscalinet.it