mimecentrum - the mime festival

The Pinnokio prize:

The Pinokkioprice is awarded during the Festival.
Its aim is to offer a modest structural and financial help for upcoming mime artists. We wish to supports beginning companies in their fragile evolution.

This prize is awarded by an international jury and the winner gets €750 (Euro).

There is also a audience award of €250 (Euro).

This year's winner:

Les Elephants Rozes
"Winner PinokkioPrice 2001"
PHOTO : Guy Charrie

The very funny French company " Les Elephants Roses" (The Pink Elephants) won both the Pinokkio prize and the public award this year. The jury decided to award a company that came to the Festival with a finished work rather than one coming with a work in progress. This year, the contestant were coming from both comic and dramatic background, which proves that both genre are very inspirational.
"Les Elephants Roses" really deserved this award!

Pinokkio price: How to participate:

1) The production needs to be a visual or physical theatre play with or without text..

2) The Festival must receive you application by September 1st 2002.

3) Each application must contain the following details: name and address of the company, name and address of all person participating to the project, CV of the company / artists, a brief description of the show ( specify length, and all relevant details, and we advise you send us a video and / or pictures of the show.)

4) The Festival reserves the right to refuse any application, priority might be given to new creations.

5) your presentation must be between 10 and 20 minutes. The Festival will pay transportation, accommodation and food expenses for artist from other countries.

6) For practical reasons, companies are advised to reduce their lighting and set requirements to the minimum.

7) Companies will have suitable time to meet theatre technicians on site and to discuss technical issues during the week before the festival.

If you wish to participate to the Pinokkioprice, send us all requested information at: info@mime.be

Have Already played in the MimeFestival :
1997: Abel & Gordon (B/CAN), Kdijk (NL), Ilka Schönbein (D), Snell°Thouin Projects (CAN), Habbe & Meik (D), Musidora (B/FR), Carloconi (B), Trudie & August (B), Danie Jordens (B), Nicole Beutler (NL), Sabbattini (B), Danny Ronaldo (B), Les Argonautes (B), Elliot (B), Circus in Beweging (B), Wurre Wurre (B)
1998: Cie. Marta Atanasiu (ESP), Cie. Nicole Mossoux - Patrick Bonté (B), The Primitives (B), Fawin Abes (B), Pantomimteatern (Sweden), Mimikritchi (Oekraïn), Sabbattini (B), Kdijk (NL), La Ribot (ESP), Les Argonautes (B), Habbe & Meik (D), Théâtre de L'Ange Fou (International),
1999: Paolo Nani (Denmark), Sortie de Sécours Théâtre (FR), Gerard Pillen (NL), Danstheater Dee (NL), Nola Rae (UK), BP Zoom (FR/USA), Toon Maas (NL), Brenda Waite & Sue Arnolds (AUSTRALIA), Patricia Suer (NL)
2000 : Monsieur & Madame O (FR), Nakupelle (USA/Finland), Monique Schnyder (Suisse), Mimomagique (FR/D), The Mikos (Oekraïn)
2001: Marta Carrasco (Spain), Judith Nab (Netherlands), Les Bubb (UK), Pantomimteatern (Sweden), Theatre de l'Ange Fou (international), Die Sonderlinge (Ukraine), Pep Bou (Spain)