Slant Film Festival Competition

SLANT FILM FESTIVAL - Bold Asian American Images
10th Annual Shorts Film Festival. May 22, 2010.
Deadline : Postmark by January 30, 2010

Slant : Bold Asian American Images, an annual film festival of short films seeks works by Asian American filmmakers. Now in its 10th year, Slant will showcase an eclectic mix of the best in emerging Asian American cinema. All genres are accepted.

Slant is hosted by the Aurora Picture Show, a nonprofit microcinema dedicated to showing non-commercial film, video, and new media. Aurora’s primary interest is curating high quality group programs that give exposure to emerging artists and new works.

Program Content: All genres, including narrative, experimental, film art/video art, documentary and animation.

Eligibility: Filmmakers or film content should be Asian American or Asian Canadian.

Running Time: Each work should run 30 minutes or less.

Formats: Selected works may be presented on DVD or Blu-Ray.

Formats For Submission: DVD, or provide a link to the work online.

Send To:

Aurora Picture Show – Slant
1524 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006

Postmark Deadline: January 30, 2010. Include a SASE to have submission returned.

Entry Fee: $10 for up to three shorts. Send a check or money order made payable to Aurora Picture Show. Do not send cash. You can also make a payment through PayPal at the Aurora Picture Show website via this link. Please include a printout of your payment in your submission.

Payment: Makers are paid $3/minute of film/video with a $30 minimum. Aurora also pays return shipping on films included in screening and insurance on tapes and films. We pay distributors their published rate for rentals, but are happy to receive discounts as we are a nonprofit organization.

Press Kit: Include a press kit with your entry, including:

* Contact information (including address, phone numbers, and email)
* Synopsis
* Director’s biography
* Director’s filmography
* Cast and crew listing
* Year the work was made
* Total running time
* Original format of the work

This list is not optional. Please include all information requested.

Contact: For questions about eligibility and guidelines, contact slantfestival@gmail.com. For questions about entry fees, contact the Aurora Picture Show at 713.868.2101.

To pay for your entry fee via PayPal, click below. (You will be taken to the Aurora Picture Show site to complete the transaction. Scroll down the Aurora page to choose the entry type.)

It’s hard to believe that the Slant Film Festival is coming up on its 10th anniversary and has never had its own website. Well, here it is finally. It’s under construction, so don’t judge.

Slant: Bold Asian American Images is an annual festival of short films presented by the Aurora Picture Show in Houston, Texas. We just released our call for entries for our 10th annual festival, slated for May 2010. Mark your calendars: entries are due on January 10, 2010. Filmmakers can submit up to 3 films for a mere $10. Did we mention that filmmakers who are accepted into the festival will be paid?! Check out the submission guidelines here.

Official Site : slantfestival

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