The festival will take place along the lines of previous years . The
first two nights are reserved for screenings of films in competition ,
performances of all participants , interviews with presenters (non) actors ,
the presentation of flowers and a book signing participants and subsequent
concerts of artists who sympathize with the idea of the festival .. The final
gala evening of the festival is designed to fulfill one of the objectives of
the festival " to enable people with disabilities to live a noble moments
between people without disabilities and turn social role , just when they
become celebrities ." The evening begins gala entrée on the red carpet at
the arcade on Wenceslas Square , attended by both contestants and jury with
moderator Gala. The jury will include personalities of Czech culture , that
their presence annual festival is supported by: T. Vilhelmová ( face festival )
, E. Holubová , V. Dyk , T. Voříšková , M. Horacek , M. Suchanek , T. Kostková
, V. Bares , V. Beauty and more. The gala evening takes place along the lines
of all the world's gala , this year's moderator will Vojta Kotek . Viewers are
witnessing nomination previews in ten categories ( Best Film , Best Actor ,
Actress , spoken word , minor male , female role etc. ) and the subsequent
evaluation and prizes that cater to the jurors . The winner in each category
will receive a prize , which is produced specifically for the festival artistic
blacksmith . At the beginning of the evening takes place the most important
part of the festival , at which each participating team gets award Mental Power
, which meets the objectives of the festival - to participate in the creation
of the film and develop their personality through artistic positions that form
for people with intellectual disabilities often the only form of communication
(music , drama , dance) . The accompanying program to meet the artists on stage
with and without disabilities , thus fulfilling another objective of the
festival area in which there is integration through artistic production. At the
end of the evening gala - gala buffet will be ready for all involved.
For several years, managed to convince not only the jury
, the general public , but also non-profit organizations throughout the country
, as well as film students about strength, uniqueness and individuality ( ne)
actors with intellectual disabilities in the film . This new style of film -
ARTICAPPED , organizers are trying to promote not only in the Czech Republic .
Evidenced by the increasing interest of foreign filmmakers and nonprofit
organizations , which is also reflected in the fact that in addition to
participants from the Czech Republic , the festival is more and more foreign
participation . The festival is also a place that therapeutic effects not only
on people with disabilities , but also self-reflection helps people who are
mere " spectators " , and those who will visit the festival happen
expanding and revising forever settled forms of thinking . It is also a fact
that the Mental Power is not about compassion , but about the power of people
and their presentation skills and artistic skills . This is also the reason why
the current cultural events irreplaceable.
Mental Power is not yet festival project " three
days" . The mere participation in the festival requires a film, which is
the result of year-long collaboration of people with disabilities and people
without disabilities . The work of (non) actors in the film is irreplaceable
socio - dramatherapy justification that can not be replaced by any other
activities :
- Be an actor in this case is to work with your personality
and be aware of its limits and uniqueness , which is just for people with
intellectual disabilities plays an irreplaceable role in our personal lives and
in self-reflection .
- Work on the script develops imagination and concentration
exceeds life on the basic biological and social necessity
- Work on camera , and the very fact that the result of their
work not only see myself in the public sector intensifies feelings of identity
and the meaning of life
- That, as an actor , I spotlight the interests of other
people , and reinforces the importance of social prestige , which in turn
affect self-esteem
Mental Power festival is a cultural project which through its
artistic originality ( films that presents are simply different ) fulfills the
meaning of art in its fullest sense that the arts can achieve society-wide
dimension.
Therefore, except for the final three-day ceremony in Prague ,
throughout the year take place in the Czech Republic and abroad Echoes Mental
Power to various nonprofit organizations organize in cooperation with Hendaver
, os and that throughout the year present the work of the handicapped and
familiar with the general public . This year the festival (from 8/15 2013 - 15
July 2014 ) will be held echoes in Ostrava , Saaz, Pilsen, Prague , Kladno,
Mladá Boleslav , Brno, Bratislava , Wroclaw, Germany and Belgium.
In addition to the echoes of the festival , organizers and
representatives Hendaver , os enroll best films to various film festivals at
home and abroad , to spread the idea and presented the work of the handicapped
( Pisek FAMO , Belgium , Turkey , Philippines , USA) . Therefore, the 8th
festival will also be able to watch movies from a number of European countries
- eg . Belgium , France , Slovakia, Italy , Switzerland, Poland . Mental Power
is still the only festival in the world that exclusively presents and supports
shooting films with people with learning disabilities. Therefore, we believe
that the Czech Republic , as the place where this activity and creation was to
give this project a great international prestige .
Festival organizers are doing more and more to fulfill the
main idea of organizing the event - to create the conditions for artistic
self-realization for people with disabilities , allowing them to deviate from
the track everyday life and experience a true moment of fame and artistic
creation and convince the general public about this their abilities.