The last contest was a tremendous success! We got to read some great recollections from people of many ages and it was a blast!
We've selected the winners and the associated post can be found here.
1000 CINE COINS have been transferred to the winners.
dagger212 — Long Summer Nights and My First Drive-In
mafalda2018 — ¡Zorro, Zorro! , my first love!
surrealfia — Childhood in a nutshell
And now, we're launching the second contest. Foreign cinema.
We all watch films in our native languages and also films made in our second language.
But the world of cinema is vast and there are numerous prolific film industries around the world.
Naturally, we have hardly any intimacy with them. But it doesn't have to be so. We should also see films from all around the world.
The language barrier is quite intimidating, but as someone who has seen films from every industry, let me assure you, once you start watching them, soon you won't notice the language difference at all! Cinema is a visual art form after all!
True, reading the subtitle takes some practice, but consider this —
There are gems in every industry, we're only doing us a great disservice by not trying them out!
Now, what is foreign might be subjective.
If you're from the US, anything made out of the US is foreign to you.
But it's not that simple in other cases as people from all over the world have some basic understanding of English and watch Hollywood stuff. For example, I know for a fact, many south Asians think of European cinema when they think foreign, not Hollywood.
The point is, you only know what is foreign to you, so it's up to you what you choose!
This contest will have 3 winners and 1000 CINE in prizes, sponsored by @notacinephile and
@zayedsakib. They will be distributed as follows.
Posts containing only the plot will be disregarded.
You can use these prompts as a helping hand but you're free to go however you want.
► The language barrier and how did you conquer it.
► What you loved or hated about it (movie, tv, etc).
► What is the prime difference in comparison to your native cinema.
► What part of it you found most interesting.
► Any particular perks of the foreign film that you don't see in your native cinema.
► The difference in the Filmmaking process the foreign cinema incorporates.
You're free to include multiple films/shows in your entry.
There's no need to be mechanical. Write with a free hand. We might overlook if you forget to do a step or two stated in the rules (except the first one).
The cover photo is edited in photoshop.