The city of Liberec in Czech Republic will be the seat – from 15 to 17 October – of the 16th edition of “Liberec International FICTS Festival”. The event is organized – in the framework of the Worldwide Championship of the Cinema and sport television “World FICTS Challenge” – by the “Sports and Physical Training Organization” of Liberec in collaboration with FICTS, the Regional organization of The Czech Union of Sport in Liberec distrikt. Professional guarantees are The Czech Olympic Committee, Czech Union of Sport, Film and Television Associoation (FITES).

The Festival, presided by Milan Jirásek and by the Vice President Ing. Vladimír Boháč, is directed by Dr Pavel Landa.

Info on http://www.lb-sto.cz/sportfilm.htm.

“SPORTFILM LIBEREC INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL 2013 is an international competitive Festival of television and film images focusing on “Olympic Idea, Olympic Games and Sport. The aim of Festival is to award the best Pictures in particular categories and the best image of all categories. The Festival is intended to help the development of Olympic Ideas due to sports film, document a reportages.  The Jury consists of 12 members. At the head of jury is the chairman. Each member of the jury has 1 vote. In the case of conformity of the vote, the deciding vote is vote of the jury’s chairman. The members of festival jury are nominated by the festival director on the recommendation of festival organizing committee.  The main presentation of competitive shots, other non-commercial screening of entries pictures and archive picture from festival’s archive is held in the Czech Television, in schools, public spaces and other facilities due to festival organizing committee during July to December 2013.

6 the Competitive Categories:

1) Olympic Games – Olympic Ideas

2) Documentary shots

3) Sports celebrities

4) Children and Sport

5) Reports

6) Methodical and a popularizing television and film images.

The jury award prize in separate categories and the main prize of festival. The “Czech Olympic Academy” award prize of Jiří Kössl on the recommendation of jury