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This is the preliminary event schedule for magicians and assistants of the 13. World Deaf Magicians Festival in Cattolica on the Adriatic Coast, near Rimini, Italy 2010. Participation in the Festival Contest is restricted to persons who are deaf, defined as a hearing loss of at least 65 decibels (dB) in the better ear. Any female or male deaf magician, amateur, part-time professional or professional, may participate. All magicians, partners and assistants must be deaf at the Festival contest. Otherwise, the national team is automatically disqualified. All magicians, partners and assistants must be on the same national team or from the same country. Foreign magicians cannot hire or invite a person as partner(s) or assistant(s) from another country or the present Festival host’s country.

Entry Forms
1. All PRELIMINARY entry forms MUST be mailed by post, e-mailed or faxed to the Festival Chairperson before November 1, 2009.
2. All FINAL entry forms MUST be mailed by post, e-mailed or faxed to the Festival Chairperson before March 1, 2010.

Awarding Prizes
1. If there are five or more contestants in any category (for example, stage magic, comedy magic, illusion magic, micro-magic, children’s magic, women in magic or Merlin), there will be three (3) prizes.
If there are four contestants in a category, there will be two (2) prizes.
If there are three contestants in a category, there will be one (1) prize.
2. The trophies or plaques shall be given to the first-place winners in the different magic categories.
The host organizer may wish to add the money prize, along with the trophies or plaques, to the first-place winners only if necessary. The organizer shall consult with the officers of the Society of World Deaf Magicians for approval.
3. The trophies or plaques shall be given to the second-and third-place winners in the different magic categories.

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