INFORMATION. Regulation, Notes and
Participation Form
INFORMATION
▪ incomplete and missing documentation required for the
fulfillment of Articles 2 and 3 + 5 + 8 and the application irregularities of
Articles 9 and 10 as per the underlying REGULATIONS, examined with specific
meetings by the Board of Directors of the Organizing Body Cultural Centre
Antiqua Marca Firmana, have led to the final decision not to be able to
legitimize the 1st EDITION which can consequently be validated and
filed only with the qualification of UNOFFICIAL
▪ It follows that the Organizing Body was unable to
maintain the commitment (publication of the complete catalog of the winning
works) referred to in Article 14
(Minutes 74 Quater
- Meeting of October 14th, 2019 of the Board of Directors of the
Cultural Centre Antiqua Marca Firmana)
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1st
International Violin Making Competition “Postacchini-Riccucci” [Fermo (FM), Marche / Italy] from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th
May 2019 to the Small Roman Cisterns (address: Largo Calzecchi Onesti - 63900
Fermo). Deadline admission Saturday 11 May 2019. Secreteriat ▫ Mr. Giuseppe Stefano CONCA ▫ e-mail: ConcorsoInternazionaleLiuteria@gmail.com
Regulations
Article 01) The Antiqua Marca Firmana Cultural Centre (ASP) with the participation
of the Municipality of Fermo, the Municipality of San Ginesio, the CP Club for UNESCO of Cremona and Private Entities
of the Fermo region organizes the first edition of the International Violin
Making Competition "Andrea Postacchini - Alessandro Riccucci” which aims
to promote and improve the construction of hand-crafted string instruments
through the comparison of the musical instruments in competition and the
recognition of prizes for those instruments that will result in expressing the
highest degree of constructive and acoustic excellence. The competition will
take place at the Small Roman Cisterns in Fermo and will be divided into the
following ○ categories and sub-categories
▪ 1) Professionals ▫ a) Modern
Instruments ▫ b) Antiqued Instruments ▪
2) Non-professionals ▫ a) Modern Instruments ▫ b) Antiqued Instruments ▪ 3) Groups of instruments ▫ a) Violin ▫ b) Viola ▫ c) Cello ▫ d) Double
bass. The instruments will be
exposed to the public, according to the unquestionable judgment of the Jury, at
the Competition venue: Piccole Cisterne
Romane - Largo Calzecchi Onesti - 63900 Fermo (FM) - Marche / Italy from May 24th, 2019 to May 26th, 2019. Throughout
the whole period the instruments cannot be withdrawn or replaced. Article 02) Can participate in the
Competition all those who work as luthiers at a professional or non-professional
level, regardless of nationality. Those who have a family relationship or
affinity within the 4th degree with a juror are excluded. The participation form must be filled in
exclusively from the model at the end of this Regulation of which it is an
integral part; the pdf scan of the participation form must ▪ 1) be sent, duly
completed in all its parts, no later than May
11, 2019 by e-mail to the following address: ConcorsoInternazionaleLiuteria@gmail.com ▪ 2) be accompanied by a pdf scan of a
valid identity document of the competitor
▪ 3) have reported in the appropriate area, for the
"Professionals" section, the VAT number or the registration number of
recognized professional bodies (for Italy the Chamber of Commerce registration
number is valid) and can participate only in this category. Article 03) The participation form must also be accompanied by a
pdf scan confirming the payment of the registration fee for the Competition of
€ 50.00 (Fifty/00 Euros) net of bank charges (bank transfer charges OUR). The
registration fee entitles the presentation of only one instrument. For any
other instrument, must be paid € 30.00 (Thirty/00 Euros) each net of bank
charges (bank transfer charges OUR). The registration fee payment system can be
chosen and / or made by the following links
▪ for Italy www.concorsopostacchini.it/pagamenti/ ▪ from abroad www.concorsopostacchini.it/en-pagamenti/ . The registration fee will not be
refunded in case of cancellation after the communication of admission by the
organizing body. Incomplete documentation will not be accepted and will not be
returned. Article 04) Each
participant can present more than one instrument, regardless of the category
they belong to (Professionals / Non-Professionals) and the chosen instrumental
group (violin / viola / cello / double bass). Article 05) The President of the Jury will ask the Members to
express for each instrument the evaluation with marks from ONE to TEN; the
votes will be reported in the final report on a specific register; the final
result will come from the sum of the votes expressed by the jurors. The Jury
may not award prizes if it will consider one or more competitors not worthy. The Jury will not admit to the
Competition instruments that ▪ a) have
been awarded in other national or international competitions ▪ b) have characteristics of mechanical
processing or spray paints ▪ c) present
eccentric forms, decorations, colors or woods that deviate from tradition; with a written and motivated opinion, they are unanimously
considered by the Jury to be
incompatible with the Competition and its aims. Article 06) The works presented at the Competition must be
absolutely anonymous. Each instrument and the case that will contain it must be
free of signs or elements that can make the author of the product recognizable
and / or easily identifiable. Therefore, labels, fire stamps, trademarks,
monograms of any kind and useful elements that can make the author of the work
registered in the competition recognizable and / or easily identifiable must
not be visible on the case or on the instrument being submitted to judgment. Article 07) The instruments delivered
to the Competition Secretariat must be provided with an envelope and a tag for
each item. The envelope containing
the data requested below must be closed and sealed ▪ 1) photostatic copy of the
participation form ▪ 2) date and place of construction of the instrument ▪ 3) short
curriculum vitae with two color photographs of the competitor ▪ 4) two 10x15
cm. color photographs reproducing the complete instrument seen from the side of
the table and from the side of the back plate. Article 08) The delivery of the instruments must take place by hand
at the Competition venue on the following day: Friday May 24th, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the
Piccole Cisterne Romane - Largo Calzecchi Onesti - 63900 Fermo (FM) - Marche
/Italy. Upon delivery, in the presence of the competitor or of his delegate,
the state of conservation of each instrument will be examined, a report
numbered by the Competition Secretary will be drawn up and signed on a special
register. The same Secretary will report the arrival code (formed by the number
of the report and other codes) both on the outside of the envelope and on the
specific tag of the instrument. Article
09) The Jury of the Competition is composed of the President and the
Jurors, as indicated below ▫ President
Fabio Perrone (Italy) ▫ Jury Gregg T.
Alf (U.S.A./Italy), Hyuna KIM (South Korea), Enzo CENA (Italy), Georgy LEVINOV
(Russia), Silvia MARCOVICI (France), Muneko OYA OTANI (Japan / U.S.A.),
Gabriele PIERANUNZI (Italy), Roberto RANFALDI (Italy), Gerhard SCHULZ (Austria),
Liu ZAO YANG (Italy). Article 10) The
Jury's decisions are final. The President organizes and directs the work of the
Jury but does not participate in the attribution of scores to the instruments. Any
changes in the composition of the Jury will be promptly communicated to the
participants by the Competition organization. Article 11) The instruments admitted to the Competition will be
judged according to the following criteria: aesthetic, constructive and
acoustic. The total scores will determine the final merit ranking as described
in the previous Article 05). Article 12)
The following prizes are available to the Jury ▫ Professionals Section - Modern
Instruments ▪ First place diploma ▪ Diploma
of second classified ▪ Diploma of third classified - Antiqued Instruments ▪ First place diploma ▪ Diploma of second
classified ▪ Diploma of third classified ▫ Non-professionals
Section - Modern Instruments ▪ First
place diploma ▪ Diploma of second classified ▪ Diploma of third classified - Antiqued Instruments ▪ First place
diploma ▪ Diploma of second classified ▪ Diploma of third classified ▫ Specials Prizes ▪ Merit Diploma “Andrea
Postacchini” for the best aesthetic judgment attributed ▪ Merit Diploma
“Alessandro Riccucci” for the best acoustic judgment attributed. Other prizes
may be awarded at the incontestable discretion of the competition Jury. All
those admitted to the competition will receive a certificate of participation. Article 13) For insurance purposes, the
instruments are covered by the organization of the Competition with an
insurance policy against the risks of fire, theft and damage with the following
limits ▫ violin € 5,000.00 ▫ viola € 6,000.00 ▫ cello € 8,000.00 ▫ double bass
€ 10,000.00. The insurance coverage will operate only for the duration of the
Competition, from the delivery of the instrument to its return. Article 14) The organization of the
Competition undertakes to publish the complete catalog of the winning works. A
copy of the catalog will be sent to the participants. Article 15) The “Award Ceremony" will take place on Sunday May
26th, 2019 at 11:30 am at the Sala Rollina - Teatro dell'Aquila in Fermo - 63900 Fermo (FM) -
Marche / Italy. Article 16) Once the
competition phases have ended, the instruments can be collected from 9:00 am at the Competition venue -
Piccole Cisterne Romane - Largo Calzecchi Onesti - 63900 Fermo (FM) - Marche /
Italy. Article 17) The Court of
Fermo is responsible for any disputes. Article
18) Participants in the first edition
of the Competition (and on their behalf their legal representatives in the case
of minors) exempt the Cultural Centre Antiqua Marca Firmana and persons acting
in its name and account to the overall organization of the edition from civil
liability for damages that the competitor (and his relative or partner) should
be subjected to the person and things due to facts that may occur during the
movements to reach all public and private places destined to the total carrying
out of the event, as well as for facts that should occur in the total period of
the same event. ▪ Privacy policy pursuant to articles 13 and 14 of Regulation
(UE) 2016 / 679. In accordance with articles 13 - 14 of GDPR 679 / 2016
(hereinafter Privacy Regulation), we wish to inform you, for the purposes set
out in the aforementioned Regulation or for the protection of persons and other
subjects regarding the data processing that may result from the completion of
the present forms hat the (ASP) Association Cultural Centre Antiqua Marca
Firmana (hereinafter “ccAMF”) needs to process some of your personal data to
respond to administrative and technical requirements. According to this legislation,
this treatment will be based on principles of correctness, lawfulness and
transparency and protection of your privacy and your rights. 1. Data Controller - Data Controller is
ccAMF (Contact Person Roberto Perticarà) - registered office: viale Trento Nunzi,
50 / 63900 Fermo - tel. (+39) 0734.224137 - email: info@ccamf.org - VAT Number:
01907700445. 2. Purposes and legal basis of data processing. The
processing has the following purposes: Data you will supply will be processed
with the purpose of fulfilling the requirements necessary for the successful
completion of administrative and technical operation and to provide feedback to
the request of participation. 3.
Data processing methods. The operations are carried out with the aid of
electronic, IT, telephone and paper instruments. Data will be stored in
archives and electronic databases at the ccAMF. Data will be protected by
sustraction or alteration by means of appropriate security, management and
archiving systems. The ccAMF staff will process the data only within the limits
strictly necessary for the performance of their tasks and the execution of the request and will be
protect its confidentiality in compliance with current regulations. The
processing is carried out by the contact person, by the external subjects as
data controllers, both with regard to the fulfillment of the request of
participation and for the fulfillment of legal obligations and by internal
subjects appointed by the data controller. Data, however, are processed and
collected from the management of the request and for future initiatives and up
to the request for cancellation by the interested party. 4. Nature of the provision of data and consequences in case of
failure to provide data - The provision of personal data for the purposes
outlined in paragraph 2 of this statement is mandatory and the refusal to
provide consent to such data prevents feedback to the request of participation.
5. Transfer of personal data to
non-EU countries - Your data will not be transferred to non-EU countries. Some
data may be made public via website. 6.
Communication and dissemination of data - The personal data received by the
Contact Person can be communicated to Public Administrations and Entities in
relation to which the communication of data is mandatory by law, by a
regulation or legislation, even of community origin. The personal data will not
be disclosed to Promoting Activities and other partners and will be not be
disseminated for third parties promotional purposes. Data could be made public
only and exclusively for legal purposes, as well as for advertising
requirements of the competition and of the results of the competition. The data
processing will start simultaneously with the receipt of the request for
participation. 7. Data retention
period - Data will be held by the ccAMF for 10 years after the date of
termination of the competition, or until the request for cancellation by the
interested party. 8. Rights of the
interested party pursuant to article 15 (access), 16 (rectification), 17
(cancellation), 18 (limitation), 20 (portability), 21 (opposition) - Subjects
to whom personal data refer have the right at any time to obtain confirmation
of the existence of the same data and to know its content and origin, verify
its accuracy or request its integration or updating , or rectification.
Pursuant to the same article, you will have the right to request the deletion,
the transformation into anonymous form or the blocking of data processed in
violation of the law, as well to oppose in any case, for legitimate reasons, to
their treatment. At any time you can exercise your rights towards the data
controller, in accordance with current legislation. It should be noted that
those who fill out the form / card and provide authorization for data
processing always have the right to revoke the consent at any time as well as
to request access to personal data and the correction or cancellation of the
same or the limitation of the processing
of personal data or even to oppose their processing, in addition to the right
to data portability. For more information on the processing of personal data or
to exercise the rights provided by EU Regulation 679/2016 as specified above,
the interested party must send a written communication to: "Centro
Culturale Antiqua Marca Firmana" - registered office: viale TRENTO NUNZI,
50 / 63900 FERMO (FM) - ITALY or send an e-mail to the address info@ccamf.org. Article 19) Registration for the first edition of the competition
implies the unconditional and complete acceptance of this Regulations 1st - 2019 (composed of 19 articles).
Secreteriat telephone +39 335 8152287.
Fermo, Monday 08 April 2019