February 12, 2014: Following
the 1st International Contest, which was held in 2009-2010, the Taganrog State Teachers College named after Anton Chekhov is announcing the 2nd International Contest of linguistic, cultural, and cinematography projects dedicated to life and works of
Anton Chekhov, who had a grand impact on world literature. The aim of the contest is to promote his literary heritage in the 21st century.
Organizer: Taganrog State Teachers College named after Anton Chekhov.
Information support:
- Taganrog State Literary and Historical Museum
- Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation (Rostov-on-Don Branch)
- Russian Guild of film critics
- Russian Association for Film and Media Education
- Taganrog Local Government
The international competition is held from February 1, 2014 until December 1, 2014.
The contest is open to the following:
1. Professionals - literature experts, linguists, cultural and cinematography experts, and other specialists who study the works of
Anton Chekhov.
2. Postgraduate students.
3. Bachelor and Master students.
The following kinds of published and unpublished works are accepted for every nomination:
- studies;
- study guides or schoolbooks;
- scientific collections of articles;
- articles;
- documentary and feature films (screen adaptations of Anton Chekhov's works, films about his life);
- documentary and feature film reviews (featuring screen adaptations of Anton Chekhov's works or his life).
The contest accepts:
- Previously published works (studies, study manuals, articles and collections of articles, film reviews) in Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian languages. Works not published previously are only accepted in the Russian language.
- Recorded on DVDs documentary and feature films (screen adaptations of Anton Chekhov's works, films about his life) in Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian languages.
All materials submitted to the contest cannot be returned.
The works submitted by students and postgraduate students should be accompanied by the review of the academic advisor with the specification of his/her degree and name of the university.
The following projects are not accepted: novels, stories, plays, scripts. The works that have already taken part in the
First International Contest of linguistic, cultural, and cinematography projects dedicated to life and oeuvre of Anton Chekhov are not accepted.
The announcement of the results of the competitions: December 2014 - January 2015.
Contest applications/works are to be sent in a single copy (published or printed papers, electronic copies, DVDs) to the following address:
Scientific Centre of Anton Chekhov Studies
Literature chair
Taganrog State Teachers College
Iniciativnaya Street, 48
347936, Taganrog
Rostov Oblast, Russia
Email:
kaflit@rambler.ru
Web:
http://www.tgpi.ru
The awards ceremony will be held in Taganrog, the home city of the great playwright - on his 155th birthday - on January 29, 2015.
Articles and reviews of the contest winners will be published in the anniversary collection of works dedicated to the event.
