HollyShorts Film Festival 2010

On the heels of the most successful HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) to date which featured participation from such stars and filmmakers as Demi Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Darren Lew, Eli Roth, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Joel Moore, and Tom Everett Scott, the organizers of the event announce today the official call for entries for the 6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF).

Ranked by Moviemaker Magazine as “one of the top film festivals worth the entry fee,” HollyShorts will take place August 5-12, 2010 in Hollywood and feature a marquee opening night world premiere event, short film and feature film screenings as well as industry panels and exclusive receptions and parties. The announcement was made today by festival directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont.

Submissions can now be completed directly online by visiting www.hollyshorts.com or by submitting on Withoutabox directly at www.withoutabox.com/login/4655.

Submissions must be 30 minutes or less. Categories include Live Action, Animation, Documentary, Student, Webisode and Music Video. HollyShorts also has a discounted category for student projects. Deadlines to submit U.S. and International short films for the 2010 HollyShorts Film Festival are:

• February 19, 2010 – Early Submission deadline
• April 16, 2010 – Official deadline
• May 14, 2010 – Late deadline

Completed U.S. and international short films may be submitted and must arrive in office by February 19 for early consideration and a reduced submission fee. Complete information and eligibility requirements are available on HollyShorts.com.

Marketing
To promote this year’s HollyShorts Call For Entries, the organizers are initiating the following initiatives: HollyShorts page videos and clips on Openfilm.com; HollyShorts banner placement on leading film industry sites such as Haydenfilms.com and Moving Pictures.com; Submission discounts for participants at upcoming HollyShorts monthly screening series at the Echo Park Film Center.

The 5th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival took place August 6-13 at the DGA and Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theatre in Hollywood with top honors of Best Short Film going to “La Petite Lilia,” Directed by Reda Mustafa. Mustafa took home a prize package from Clifton Production Services which included a RED ONE digital cinema package valued up to $5,000.00, while Johnny Gill took home a $10,000 cash prize for the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival contest for his short film “My Turtle's Name is Dudley.”

The submission link and complete information regarding eligibility and entry rules for the 2010 HollyShorts Film Festival are available on the HollyShorts Film Festival website at www.hollyshorts.com. Information is also available through the HollyShorts hotline at 818-760-9897 818-760-9897 , by email to staff@hollyshorts.com. For sponsorship information, please email admin@hollyshorts.com with your query.

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About HollyShorts
HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 30- minutes or less. For more information, please visit www.hollyshorts.com.

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Red Rock Film Festival of Zion Canyon 2010

Deadline : June 30 2010

Held beneath the red rocks of Zion National Park, the international 4th Annual Red Rock Film Festival comes back in November of 2010 with more excellent programming that will both challenge and educate the mind. The Xtreme sports docs and off-the-charts dramatic features are just the accessories to the festival’s staple of political documentaries and foreign film. The festival is just a 2 hour drive North of Las Vegas, and offers a breathtaking location to see film in the warm part of the state of Utah. The Red Rock Film Festival is among MovieMaker magazine's 2009 List of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee."

The festival offers a no "back-door" policy for their film competition, meaning there are no "pre-selected" films in the contest - all films entered into the competition, fill out an entry form, pay an entry fee and go through the extensive review process which includes notes on the film if the filmmaker request them. Filmmakers who enter early also receive a second chance to enter their film with changes!

The festival's mission is to encourage the production of media in both the independent and professional market that portray the human race in a positive light, and to applaud original works that redefine media through innovation, creativity and sensitivity that both enlightens and educates audiences from around the world.
All genres are considered from animation, documentaries, experimental and narrative fiction from 1 minute shorts to 2 1/2 hour full-length features.

For more information visit www.redrockfilmfestival.com.

Important Dates :

Festival Begins : November 11, 2010
Festival Ends : November 14, 2010

Submission Deadline :

Early Bird Deadline : January 31, 2010, $11;
Quadruple Chance Deadline : February 28, 2010, $12;
Triple Chance Deadline : March 31, 2010, $13;
Double Chance Deadline : April 30, 2010, $14;
Regular Deadline : May 30, 2010, $15;
Late Deadline : June 30 2010, $20

Address :
PO Box 910271
St. George, Utah 84791
United States

Phone : 435.705.5555

Contact Person : Matt Marxteyn

Source : http://festivals.documentaryfilms.net/Red-Rock-Film-Festival-of-Zion-Canyon.html

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BlueCat Screenplay Competition 2010

Deadline : April 1, 2010

Since 1998, we have built a large community of writers passionately committed to writing original, unforgettable work.

This starts with our exchange of feedback to each writer who enters BlueCat.

EVERY SCREENPLAY RECEIVES WRITTEN SCRIPT ANALYSIS.

This year, we’ve created two new awards for international screenwriters, expanded our early analysis deadlines and resubmission programs and brought back our popular title contest to further our support and find the new writer.

PRIZES

Winner receives $10,000.
Four Finalists receive $1,500 each.
The best screenplay from the UK will be awarded the Cordelia Award and will receive $2,500.

The best screenplay outside the USA, Canada and the UK will be awarded the Joplin Award and receive $2,500.

The screenplay with the best title submitted in November and December, as voted by the public, will receive $1,000.

SCRIPT ANALYSIS DEADLINE SCHEDULE
Nov 1 - receive analysis by November 10
Dec 1, - receive analysis by January 5
January 20 - receive analysis by February 1
Feb 1 - receive analysis by March 1
March 1 – receive analysis by March 20

SAMPLE SCRIPT ANALYSIS : http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/script_analysis

COMPETITION DEADLINE:

March 1, 2010 with an entry fee of $50.
LATE : April 1, 2010 with an entry fee of $60.

Any screenplay submitted early and having received our early analysis can be resubmitted by April 1, 2010 for the reduced fee of $35.

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY : http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com

BlueCat Screenplay Competition

PO Box 2635
Los Angeles, CA 90078

Email : info@bluecatscreenplay.com

Website : http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com

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Short Short Film Fest 2010

Deadline : March 31st, 2010.

Make an Internet film between 10 seconds and 2 minutes based on any part of the soundtrack to Garrett Fisher's The Passion of Saint Sebastian. You could win the $500 Prize for Best Film.

How Win $500

1. Sign up! You'll receive a link to the soundtrack which is yours to keep.

2. Create an original video (between 10 seconds and 2 minutes) using the soundtrack.

3. Upload your video to your own account to www.vimeo.com and send us a link to your video. Entries should be received by March 31st, 2010.

4. We'll show your video on our Vimeo Channel during April, 2010.

5. On May 1, 2010, a Jury including a prominent art critic, museum director, and award-winning filmmaker will decide the Winner who will win Five Hundred U.S. Dollars ($500).

Source : http://www.armchairinternet.com/info.html

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Armchair Internet Film Contest 2010

Deadline : Jan 31 2010

Grand Prize : $500

Total Prizes : $500

Qualifications : USA , must be 18 or older

Visit Contest Website

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The 84 Technical Requirements - 2010 Film Shorts Contest

Deadline : February 26, 2010

1. The contest deadline: 11:59pm (EST) on February 26, 2010.
The finalists announcement: Friday, March 26, 2010.
Voting for the Viewer’s Choice Award:From March 24, 2010 to April, 2010.

2. Video formats: WMV, AVI, MOV, and MPG file. Your videos must be less than 100MB in size.
Video length: Exactly 30 seconds in length (not including title and end credits).

3. Required information: Include a title and end credits with your organization and/or all participants in your film short, and submit a typed script. If you use any facts or statistics, let us know where you got the information from (put it in your script).

4. Online submission: Submit your entry from here.

5. Entry quantity: You may submit as many entries as you want. Make sure that each entry is entirely original.

6. Copyright or trademark infringements: Obtain the appropriate permission if you are using materials that are not the public domain (like logos, written materials, etc.). Do not use more than 30 seconds of music that someone else created without obtaining permission. By submitting an entry, you represent and warrant that the entry does not infringe on the copyright of any other person or entity and that you have not submitted the video to any other contest. If the ownership of any entry is questioned in any manner, The 84 staff may disqualify that entry.


Online submission will be available late December. In the meantime, please contact Meg for your submission at 617-279-2240 x373 or email mmeyer@hria.org.

Questions? Contact Meg at 617-279-2240 x373 or email mmeyer@hria.org.

Source : http://www.the84.org/

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Midwifery Today Short Film Contest

Deadline : August 10, 2010

Midwifery Today Short Film Contest
“Birth Is a Human Rights Issue”
Screening & Judging at the Midwifery Today Conference in Strasbourg, France
29 September – 3 October, 2010

Entry Deadline: August 10, 2010
Film Duration: 4 to 10 minutes

Categories

* Best Short
* Make ’em Laugh
* Advertise Optimal Birth

Prizes for each category

* 1st place: Midwifery Today one-year subscription and five-day Midwifery Today conference to be used in the next two years, from November 1, 2010.
* 2nd place: Midwifery Today one-year subscription.
* 3rd place: Book, Brought to Earth by Birth, by Harriette Hartigan

Ceremony and screenings

Screenings will be continuous throughout the conference and the winning films will be shown at the closing ceremony.

The awards will be handed out the last day of the Midwifery Today Conference in Strasbourg, France. The filmmakers’ presence is not required but it will be fun to be there. If filmmakers are not present their award will be e-mailed.

Spirit of the Conference

Midwifery Today has been working since 1985 to bring women and care givers evidence-based information about optimal birth and the different ways to provide it.

Midwifery Today, Inc., is committed to promoting safe, healthy and happy outcomes for mothers and babies, and believes that the midwifery model of non-interventive, preventive care should be the standard of care throughout the world.

As we reach the end of the first decade of this millennium, spreading information about better birth becomes crucial to the future of birth around the world. We have seen increases in the rates of cesareans, inductions, augmentations and so on, as well as various conditions resulting from the industrialization of birth—such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bonding and breastfeeding difficulties, respiratory conditions, poor bio-neurological beginnings and other health conditions. For these reasons policy-makers, hospital administrators, care givers and parents must strive for the education of the general public about the best options for pregnancy and birth and bring on a bright future for the emerging birth culture and the birth of our children.

Our culture is increasingly media-oriented and, as a result, films such as Orgasmic Birth, What Babies Want and The Business of Being Born, as well as podcasts and Web information inspire couples to make better decisions for their births. Consequently, caregivers have an incentive to propose new protocols for maternity care with the information families need.

In this spirit we invite all of you to participate in the Midwifery Today short film contest in Strasbourg, France, 2010.

Whether a filmmaker, midwife, doctor, doula, parent, artist or activist, you can participate by entering a short film in any of the three categories below.

We appreciate documentary-style, advertising style, parody and fiction.

You may include any birth footage or interviews as long as you have written permission from the "actors" and/or filmmakers.

Judges: Jan Tritten, Debra Pascali-Bonaro, Robbie Davis-Floyd, Elena Piantino and Naolí Vinaver. (Please click linked names for biographies.)
HOW TO ENTER

Please check back in January 2010 for instructions about entering contest.
Filmmaker’s Guidelines

Length: 4 to 10 minutes

Category description :

* Best Short Doc: Documentary-style presenting a particular subject concerning optimal birth. As a guideline, please read the International Motherbaby Childbirth Initiative (www.imbci.org/ShowPage.asp?id=174). Facts and statistics must be from a reliable source. Interviews with health care providers, educators, expectant couples, and new parents give depth to the message.
* Make ’em laugh: Laughing is always a door-opener and an excellent way to get your message across. Create a parody or a comical fiction that will aid in getting optimal birth practices instituted. Explain or portray the paradoxes in maternity care (for example: Monty Python’s "The Meaning of Life"). Be respectful.
* Advertise Optimal birth: you want to campaign for better birth…how would you advertise? Be creative and come up with an ad to make knowledge about optimal choices for birth available to all.

Requirements

* By entering the contest you represent that your video is original and has been legally created, that you own all rights to the video and have obtained permission from each person who is included in the video, as well as being authorized to use any copyrighted material. You also agree to make written copies of such permissions available upon request. If a minor is included in the film, you must have written permission from the parent or legal guardian.
* You agree that your video meets all YouTube legal and community requirements. (www.youtube.com/t/terms)
* When you upload to YouTube use the following tags "video contest" "Midwifery today" "Midwifery Today short-film contest" "Midwifery Today Strasbourg 2010 short-film contest" "birth" and any others to your liking
* Enter the film to the contest by submitting the entry form, proof of payment and the link to your film.
* You can enter as many films as you want.
* Be sure to enter before deadline of August 10, 2010.
* Your submissions must be in English or have subtitles in English. The films will be judged by category, evaluating creativity, persuasiveness, impact of message, artistry, informational content and relevance to "Birth as a Human Rights Issue."

Rules and regulations

Violation of any of the following will automatically disqualify the film.

* Intellectual property must be respected. Use of copyrighted or confidential materials require written permission. This includes footage from existing films, photos and music.
* All videos submitted will fall under a Creative Commons license. Film makers maintain copyright and freedom to use or exploit their films but Midwifery Today retains permission to use, copy, distribute, and show your work in any way we deem necessary, as long as credit is given. By submitting films to the contest, filmmakers give Midwifery Today permission to use the video in anyway we see fit.
* This contest is void where prohibited by law. The contestants assume total responsibility for knowing whether they reside in a state or country that prohibits video contests and are subject to all local, state or national laws. Midwifery today accepts no responsibility for making these individual legal determinations.
* Birth or other statistics used in the video must be referenced.

More Information : http://www.midwiferytoday.com

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Five Minute Student Film Contest 2010

Deadline : January 22, 2010

THE RULES

-the top 10 films will be screened on Thursday, February 25, 2010 during the Salem Film Fest
-cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25 will be awarded to the top three films
-there is no entry fee!
-entries must be produced by Massachusetts high school students, either individuals or groups
-competition is limited to new work, produced during the years 2009 or 2010
-entries must be five minutes or shorter in duration
-all genres and topics are welcome
-entries must be submitted on DVD (one entry per DVD)

-entries must be accompanied by an entry form including :
name of filmmaker(s)
contact information, including email and telephone number
name of high school or arts organization
title of film
length
a short synopsis

-no unauthorized use of copyrighted images or music is allowed
-submission deadline is January 22, 2010
-entries must be mailed to :
Film North, 100 Sohier Road, Beverly, MA 01915
or hand-delivered to CinemaSalem, 2 East India Square, Salem, MA 01970
-entries will be judged by a panel of filmmakers and production professionals

Source : http://salemfilmfest.com/

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12th TONGUES ON FIRE SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Deadline : January 22nd, 2010

Tongues on Fire presents its annual Short Film Competition to identify and showcase the work of new and upcoming creative talent in the field of film and digital media. The short-listed selection of films will be screened at the 2010 Tongues on Fire Asian Film Festival.

THE BRIEF

The competition is open to all filmmakers above 16. (However we will NOT accept entries from professionals working in the film industry or professionally commissioned works) The best entries will be screened in London, and judged by a panel of industry professionals and experts.

Films can be any genre including narratives, animations, music videos, documentaries among others. The films must be 10 minutes or less, and submitted with the entry form with a brief synopsis of the film. The film needs to be sent in DVD format.

Please send your film with an application form to:

Tongues On Fire, 5 House of Farrell, St Leonards Road, London NW10 6SX.


THE JUDGING PROCESS

The Tongues on Fire Film Festival Committee will short list the entries that will be judged by industry specialists based on the criteria of content, direction, and photography. The judges will receive a copy of the films one week before the competition date. The short-listed films will be screened in London in March 2010. The panel of judges will award the overall winner and two runner ups on the day of the competition.

APPLICATION FORM

2008 Winners

2008 Short Listed Film

Source : http://www.tonguesonfire.com/

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Aesthetica Short Film Competition

Deadline : 30 April 2010

Aesthetica Short Film Competition
Supporting and Championing Short Film

Aesthetica is looking for filmmakers who are driving the genre of short film forward through inspirational and innovative works. Whether you are fresh out of film school or have been making films for years, we want to hear from you. Accepting films in all genres: drama, documentary, music video, satire, comedy and artists’ film.

This award offers the winner and runners-up a fantastic prize package, which will bring your films to a wider audience.

The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010. All winners will be notified by 31 May 2010 and the DVD will be released 1 August 2010.

Winner

£500 first prize.
Screenings of your film at: The National Media Museum (Bradford), Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival (London), Glasgow Film Festival, Kerry Film Festival (Ireland) and on the Aesthetica website.
12 months membership with Shooting People.
Collection of film books from Wallflower Press.
Inclusion on a DVD that will go to all Aesthetica readers (45,000 viewers).

Runner-up & Finalists

£250 for the runner-up.
The runner-up and finalists will be included on a DVD that will go to all Aesthetica readers (45,000 viewers).

Submission Guidelines

Running times up to 20mins.
English language, dubbed in to English or with English subtitles.
Entries to be submitted by DVD.
Please include: Director’s name, country of production, running time.
Plus full contact details including postal address, telephone number and email address.
Your film must not be in breach of any copyright, including music or sound contained in your entry.

Eligibility

The competition is open to anyone in the world.
Please inform us if your work has been screened elsewhere.
An entry/administration fee of £15 is required per film.
Payment via
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm
You may submit more than once.

Submit by post

Send your DVD either without regional coding, or with regional code 2
Please click here to download an entry form.
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/gfx/film_entry-form.pdf
Please note: DVDs cannot be returned.

www.aestheticamagazine.com

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SMIBE Short Film Competition 2010

Deadline : March 31, 2010

COMPETITION BRIEF
With its second annual competition, SMIBE continues to bring together a growing body of moving image stories about the built environment. We hope the competition will become a forum for the exchange and discussion of persuasive issues about the built world. For this competition, SMIBE welcomes moving image stories that investigate, explore, and entertain our communities about social, environmental, political, technological, and economic issues that designers of the built world should be discussing.

What are issues that we should be addressing in our built world?
To answer this question, SMIBE turns to our talented community of professionals, college and university students from architecture, landscape, art, industrial design, interior design, motion graphics and film to offer a challenge: produce a three minute, engaging and entertaining moving image story about “Personal Infrastructures.” We are looking for stories about memorable characters and the infrastructures in their lives. Enlighten and entertain us with stories about infrastructure, either on a personal scale, public scale or somewhere in between.

Above all, we look for groundbreaking work that blends rigorous craft with intelligent storytelling. Submissions should not exceed 3 minutes in duration and can be produced in any motion image medium. Entry is free.

Five general category and five student category submissions will be chosen as Finalists by a panel of prestigious judges invited by SMIBE. Subsequently, these judges will select two of the ten finalists, one general category finalist and one student category finalist, to be awarded a Grand Prize of $500 each and a unique SMIBE trophy. In addition, the top ten finalists will have their videos screened at the MAK Center in Los Angeles and at the Graham Foundation in Chicago.

Upon submission, contestants will be asked to share information about their submissions and themselves on the SMIBE.org website. There will also be an online forum for audiences to discuss the presented work. We hope this sharing of work will inspire us as much as the challenge itself.

TIMING
Contestants may submit entries at here beginning January 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2010. All entries must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on March 31, 2010. Contestants must be registered and logged-in in order to submit their entry.

PRIZES
Ten Finalist Prizes
The ten finalist films will be publicly screened in Los Angeles and in Chicago, and will be featured on the smibe.org website.

Grand Prize Winners
In addition to winning $500(USD) the two Grand Prize winning submissions will be screened in Los Angeles and in Chicago, and will be featured on the smibe.org website.

RULES
Contestants must meet terms of eligibility.
There is no fee to enter a submission.
Submissions should be no longer than 3 minutes in duration.
The work may contain any combination of video, motion graphics, animation, visual effects, sound and music.
Contestants must use Vimeo to post their work; this site has posting instructions such as max file size and media type.
During the registration process the contestant must submit a 300 characters maximum blurb about their submission (indicate if the submission is entered in either the General Category or the Student Category) to be entered on the online submission form.
When posting work on Vimeo use the word “smibe” at the begnning of the name of the video. For example: smibe-myexcellentvideo
If invited to be a Finalist, each entrant(s) must submit a non-authored DVD with his or her submission in QuickTime format. File dimensions should be 720×480 (16:9) or 640×480 (4:3).
Submissions containing copyrighted material, video, or sound are subject to disqualification and removal from the SMIBE website.
Contestants may submit more than one work.
Teams are allowed to enter a submission, but each submission must be accompanied by a primary contact that meets the eligibility criteria. Individuals may submit entries as individuals and/or as part of a team.
Submissions may not be updated or modified.
Entries that contain any content that is pornographic in nature, lewd, or sexually explicit will be disqualified.
SMIBE reserves the right to disqualify or remove any submissions it deems in violation of the Rules or Terms & Conditions of the Challenge.

JUDGING
Grand Prize Selection
Once the submission period is completed, SMIBE will manage a vetting/selection process to narrow the review group to 20 entries to be given to the judges’ panel. The judges will then score each of those entries and through tabulation, the top 5 entrants in each category (student and professional) will advance as Finalists. These 10 Finalists will be submitted to the final selection jury who will select two Grand Prize winners, one for each category. The jury retains the right to distribute the award prize money to more than two winners or to award no prizes if no film is deemed to merit a cash award.

Submissions will be judged on:
- Originality of story
- Effectiveness in expressing the “Personal Infrastructures” theme
- Quality of execution
- Ability to blend rigorous craft with intelligent storytelling

JUDGES
Frances Anderton – host of the radio show DnA: Design and Architecture on KCRW, and L.A. editor of Dwell Magazine
Susan West – documentary film producer, In The Realms of the Unreal, directed by Jessica Yu
Andrew Zago – architect and educator, principal at Zago Architecture
John Kaliski – architect and urban designer, principal at Urban Studio and president of AIA Los Angeles
Cliff Garten – artist, public art that interfaces with infrastructure
April Greiman – graphic artist and director of Los Angeles-based design consultancy Made in Space.

ELIGIBILITY
The challenge is open to all professionals, college and university students worldwide, 18 years or older. Teams are allowed to enter a submission, but each submission must be accompanied by a primary contact that meets the eligibility criteria. Individuals may submit entries as individuals and/or as part of a team.

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP
By submitting an entry by a sole creator to a category, Contestant warrants that contestant is the sole designer, creator, and owner of the artwork, including all visual and auditory components, or has permission to use copyrighted components, and further warrants that the artwork does not contain information considered by Contestant’s place of business, university, college or any other third party to be confidential. By submitting an entry by a group of creators, the contestants warrant that they jointly designed, created, and own the visual and auditory artwork or have permission to use copyrighted components, and further warrant that the artwork does not contain information considered by contestants’ place of business, university, college or any other third party to be confidential.

WINNER NOTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION
The Grand Prize winners along with the 4 additional Finalists will be announced on April 30th, 2010 on www.SMIBE.org.
Student Category winners are subject to verification of enrollment status, age, and any other eligibility requirements as of March 31, 2010. Grand Prize winners shall provide SMIBE with an invoice in the amount of the prize(s). Winners shall also be responsible for any taxes, fees and local tariffs, as applicable.

HOW TO ENTER
Post your submission to Vimeo.
Complete online submission form on smibe.org.
Questions and/or problems with submission form should be addressed to sarah@smibe.org
If invited to be a Finalist, entrant(s) must submit a DVD with their submission in QuickTime format.

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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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Teen Video Awards Contest 2010 by HMSA

Deadline : March 1, 2010

The Hawaii Medical Service Association in conjunction with Hawaii Department of Education and Mothers Against Drunk Driving have launched the 2010 HMSA Teen Video Awards Contest.

The annual video contest challenges students in middle and high schools to create public service announcements focusing on important teen health issues.

Contest categories include fitness/nutrition, drug-free, tobacco-free, underage drinking prevention, and social issues. Socials issues may include topics such as teen pregnancy, Internet safety, bullying, teen suicide, date rape and more.

Middle and high school students must submit fully produced PSAs that do not exceed 27 seconds in length. Winners will be selected based on content, impact/effectiveness, creativity, and videography.

Winning videos will be broadcast on local television stations.

Each winning school will receive funds to purchase additional video equipment or software.

Winners in each category will be awarded as follows: 1st – $1,000, 2nd – $500, and 3rd – $250. The Best of Show will receive an additional $1,000.

Deadline for submissions is March 1. Finalists will be notified in early April and winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony May 13 in Honolulu.

Information packets, including contest rules, entry forms, release forms and copyright information, have been distributed to schools statewide. All forms must be signed and submitted by March 1, 2010, along with the finished PSA.

The HMSA Teen Video Awards Contest was started in 2003 as a way to raise awareness of health issues affecting Hawaii’s youth. The program involves teens in a way that is fun, creative and thought-provoking. It is intended to inspire youth dialogue and support nontraditional learners.

Contest Rules

The HMSA Teen Video Awards Contest gives students, working individually or in teams, the opportunity to create and produce their own public service announcement on health issues. The contest is open to middle and high school students statewide from public and private schools.
Entrance and Submission Guidelines

* Videos must be the individual’s or team’s own original work. Assistance from a professional production company is not permitted.
* All entries must include:
o One original, fully produced 27-second video with slate. (See “Video Format Specification Requirements” for submission details.)
o Completed and signed entry form(s).
o Copies of any necessary releases or licenses required to use third-party content. It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that all the necessary forms and releases are completed. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
* All entry materials must be submitted together, and each piece should be clearly labeled with the individual or team leader’s name, video title, and school. Individuals or teams may submit multiple entries in the same or different categories.
* Video categories are:
o Fitness/nutrition.
o Drug-free.
o Tobacco-free.
o Underage drinking prevention.
o Social health (such as sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, Internet safety, bullying, teen suicide, date rape, and more).
* All entries become the property of HMSA and cannot be returned.

Entry Forms

* For individual entries, students must complete and sign a separate Entry Form, consisting of 4 pages, for each video entered.
* For team entries, the designated team leader must complete designated sections on page 1 of the Entry Form; a copy of pages 2 & 3 must be completed and signed by each member of the team.
* Teams may include students from different schools, but each team must select one team captain, one sponsoring school, and one sponsoring teacher. Any prizes awarded will be given to the sponsoring school.

Video Format Specification Requirements
Length : 27 seconds, maximum
NTSC : 4:3 interlaced
Timebase : 29.97 fps
Frame size : 720 X 480 (preferred)
640 X 480
Audio : 32/48kHz (48kHz preferred)
12/16 bit (16 bit preferred)
stereo/mono (stereo preferred)
Media : Mini DV tape (preferred)
DVD video (playable in standard NTSC DVD player)

* All video entries must be “slated” with the category, title and school name.
* Video entries must follow this format in this order:
1. 15 seconds of video black.
2. 10-second slate with the category, title and school.
3. 5 seconds of video black.
4. Start video entry.
* Only multiple entries in the same category may be submitted on a single tape or disc.
* No credits.

Deadline

* All entries must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010. No late entries will be accepted.
* Entries should be mailed or delivered to the following address. Please refer to the attached map1 for directions or call (808) 203-5543 on Oahu.

HMSA Teen Video Awards Contest
Hawaii Department of Education
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Program
OCISS Annex
475 22nd Ave., Room 120
Honolulu, HI 96816

Judging

* A panel of judges will select the finalists and winners.
* Awards will be given for the following videos:
o Best fitness/nutrition.
o Best drug-free.
o Best tobacco-free.
o Best underage drinking prevention.
o Best social health.
o Best of show.
* Videos will be judged as follows:
o Content (25 percent of score): Is the message clear? Is information accurate and pertinent? If any third-party content is incorporated in the video, have appropriate releases or licenses been secured?
o Effectiveness/Impact (25 percent of score): Does the video appeal to youth? Does it make an impact on viewers?
o Creativity (25 percent of score): Is the video the original work of students that has not previously been broadcast on television? Is it creative?
o Videography (25 percent of score): Does the video contain high-quality images and sound?
* Finalists will be chosen in each of the five categories. All finalists will be notified in April 2010.

Map2 of DOE, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program office at OCISS Annex.

For additional information, please call HMSA at (808) 952-7989 on Oahu.

— Find out more : www.hmsa.com/community/awards/teenvideo/rules.aspx

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Jazz Music Mania and Video Contest

A friendly reminder that we currently have two Industrial Jazz Group contests running, both of which feature a cash prize :

1. The Howl Remix Contest. $50 prize. Deadline : January 31, 2010.
We (the Industrial Jazz Group) will be selecting a winner based on that set of (admittedly vague) criteria. Said winner will receive $50, and will be given the option (if he or she so chooses) of having their creation included as a bonus track on the next Industrial Jazz Group recording (due out in 2010). He or she will also get a copy of said recording.
(For the curious, entries will be posted in this blog space upon submission — barring any objections, of course.)
Questions and submissions can be beamed (or hurled) at the following email addy : industrialjazzgroup (at) gmail (dot) com.
Source : http://industrialjazzgroup.com/2009/09/11/the-howl-remix-contest/

2. The Job Song Video Contest. $250 prize. Deadline : January 31, 2010.
Make a video for the Industrial Jazz Group’s “The Job Song” (from our album LEEF). If the band likes yours the best (according to the criteria below), you win $250. (Five runner-ups will receive copies of the new IJG record when it comes out in 2010.)
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Cinematography Competition : Detroit Independent Film Festival - Call For Free Entries

Deadline : January 15th, 2010

MISSION & OBJECTIVE

While most film festivals are only out for a quick buck, the
1st Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival is a film festival started by Independent filmmakers for Independent Filmmakers.

The DIFF Will be a two six night film festival dedicated to screening the very best short films from Michigan and across the world. Held at the large art-house/independent going area of Detroit, MI at the new Burton Film Theatre. The festival will honor awards, screen engaging shorts, and draw in a movie going audience.

As filmmakers ourselves, we believe in no entry fees either, please submit today.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Our mission is to promote Independent filmmaking by providing a venue that connects an audience with emerging independent filmmakers across the great state of Michigan and around the country.

Detroit Independent Film Festival is not just another festival, it will be a festival that isn’t about sponsors, corporations, or stars. It’s truly for the independent filmmaker to showcase their work to an audience.

DIFF will also be holding the 2010 Michigan Film Awards to honor excellence for the very best Michigan shorts and features that were produced in 2009. (Read Rules and Regulations in how to qualify)

Join us on March 3 – March 7th at the Burton Theatre in Detroit, MI where we will screen outstanding features and shorts to honor indie filmmaking at it’s finest.

ORGANIZERS

Robert Butler (Festival Director) Nathan Faustyn (Programming) ; Aaron Karns (Marketing); Zac Arledge (Web Designer)

Jury TBA

GENERAL RULES

The films will be judged by members of DIFF with film backgrounds both in film theory and filmmaking.

The Michigan Film Awards will be judged by film professors based in local universities and colleges. Other awards for acting, cinematography, and writing will be judged by industry professionals.

Open to all filmmakers .

Submission Regulations

Deadline:

1) All film submissions must be shipped no later than the respective deadline December 30th, 2009. We have an extended deadline as well for January 15th, 2010, this is for features and domestic/internation shorts only.

2) There is no entry fee to this festival, however we take donations of any kind to help the festival grow.

3) All films must be submitted on DVD, either NTSC or PAL. All films must also be labeled with Title, Running Time, Tracking # and Region.

4) The following materials must be included with the DVD, Entry materials will not be returned. Incomplete or works in progress will not be considered.

5) Send all e-mails to detroitindiefest@yahoo.com

6) All Films must be completed no later then January 2009

7) To qualify for the 2010 Michigan Film Awards, each entry must be a short film. Each short must have been completed in 2009 and screened on the festival circuit in 2009.

Nominations for each category include Best Michigan Short, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Academic Short.

If Selected we encourage each filmmaker to bring postcards, posters, and dvd copies of their work.

9) Please e-mail

detroitindiefest@yahoo.com for shipping instructions, questions, or concerns.

Don’t pass up a festival with free entries.

Support indie filmmaking!

Receipt Acknowledgment:
We will notify each filmmaker once we receive the films.

Notification:
Selected films will be announced and e-mailed to all entries no later then Feb 1st 2010.
Nominations will be Announced the same day as the Oscar nominations on the burton theatre website.

http://www.detroitindiefest.com/
http://www.burtontheatre.com/

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Cinematography and Website Competition : Best Online Video Advertising Campaign to Be Named by Web Marketing Association

Deadline : January 29, 2010
WEST SIMSBURY, CT, November 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Web Marketing Association judges will select the best online video advertising campaigns of 2009 in 86 industries as part of their 8th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. This is the first year the online video advertising will be competing as a standalone category. Companies or agencies wishing to nominate their work for consideration may do so at http://www.IACAward.org before the deadline of January 29, 2010.

"Online video has exploded in popularity over the past few years as a form of advertising and it looks like this trend is likely to continue," said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association. "Videos can be standalone viral projects, serials, or page-based creative. Each online video ad will be judged on creativity, innovation, impact, design, copywriting, and use of the medium. The IAC Awards provides an opportunity to find out who is doing an outstanding job creating online video. It's also a great marketing opportunity for the winners to promote their work to senior management, customers and prospects".

The 2010 Internet Advertising Competition Awards will accept entries from 86 industries, including small business, airline, social network, B2B, consumer goods, biotech, education, entertainment, health care, financial services, pharmaceuticals, professional services, environmental, technology and travel just to name a few. Entries judged to be outstanding will receive an IAC Award. The entry receiving the highest score in each industry will be recognized as the best online newsletter for that industry.

"We believe that winning an industry specific award is more valuable to the participant. It allows the participants to be judges against their peers, just like in the marketplace," said Rice.

The 2010 Internet Advertising Competition Awards are open to all organizations and individuals (advertising and interactive agencies, corporate marketing departments, etc.) involved in the process of developing Internet advertising. Entries may be submitted online at IACAward.org. The deadline for entry is January 29, 2010 and will be judged on creativity, innovation, impact, design, copywriting, and use of the medium.

In addition to online video advertising, Awards will be presented within each of the industry categories and advertising formats such as:
Online ad (including banner, pop-up or interstitial)
Online ad campaign
Web sites (including microsites and landing pages)
Online newsletter campaign
Rich media online ad
Rich media ad campaign
Email message
Integrated ad campaign
Online Video (New for 2010)
Mobile Apps (New for 2010)
Ads the client did not choose

Industries represented in the 2010 IAC Awards include the following: advertising, advocacy, airline, application service provider, arts, associations, auction, automobile, b2b, bank, beverage, biotechnology, broadcasting, brokerage, catalog, computer hardware, computer retailer, computer software, construction, consulting, consumer goods, credit union, design, directory or search engine, diversified business, education, email, employment, energy, entertainment, environmental, events, e-zine, faith-based, family, financial services, food industry, game site, general interest, government, health care, home building, hotel and lodging, information services, institutional services, insurance, interactive services, international business, internet service provider, intranet, investor relations, investment, legal, leisure, magazine, marketing, manufacturing, media, medical, military, movie, music, mutual fund, news, newspaper, non-profit, other, pharmaceuticals, portal, professional services, public relations, publishing, radio, real estate, regional, restaurant, retail, school, shopping, small business, social network, sports, telecommunication, toy & hobby, transportation, travel and university.

Best of show award for each format will be selected from among the industry winners. Ads eligible for entry in the competition must have run during the period from January 1, 2009 through January 29, 2010 (except for the Ads the client did not choose format which do not have to have run.)

The 2010 Internet Advertising Competition Awards are sponsored by ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, BGT Partners, Burst Media, 24-7PressRelease.com, AllBusiness, Microsoft WebsiteSpark, Search Engine Strategies, Internet World UK, Webmaster Radio, Rovion and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks all of its sponsors for helping to make this annual competition possible.

About the Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association is an organization working to create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to Web sites. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its 14th year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier industry-based site recognition program for online advertisers, Web developers and marketers worldwide.

Website : http://www.IACAward.org
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2nd Annual 2008 Indie Short Film Competition Announced - Deadline : Deadline : Nov. 29

Deadline : Nov. 29

The Indie Short Film Competition has announced the launch of the 2nd annual international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers.

The short film competition is the most innovative international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers worldwide. It offers a unique online competition that focuses on creating opportunities for aspiring filmmakers by bringing support and recognition to the art of creating films.

The short films and videos can be entered into 10 different categories including: comedy, horror/thriller, documentary, music videos, drama, animation, action/adventure, family/children, Sci-Fi and LGBT. Filmmakers can enter as many submissions as they like until Nov. 29.

The winning filmmakers will receive awards and cash prizes along with merchandise and services from the long list of industry sponsors. Winner will be chosen by a judging panel of industry professionals who are seeking out the next generation of talented filmmakers.

The competition is sponsored by Sony Creative Software, Write Brothers, FrameForge 3D Studio, JellyPie Software, Media Services, MovieMaker Magazine, Partners In Rhyme, Blackmagic Design, TwistedTracks.com, BoilerPlate, Post Magazine, SmartSound and United One Productions.

More information on the competition can be found at indieshortfilms.net.

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2nd Annual 2008 Indie Short Film Competition - Deadline : November 29, 2008

The launch of the 2nd annual international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers has been announced by The Indie Short Film Competition. The competition is sponsored by Sony Creative Software, Write Brothers, FrameForge 3D Studio, JellyPie Software, Media Servies, MovieMaker Magazine, Partners In Rhyme, Blackmagic Design, TwistedTracks.com, BoilerPlate, Post Magazine, SmartSound and United One Productions.

The Indie Short Film Competition is the most innovative international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers worldwide. It’s not your usual brick and mortar film festival, it’s a unique online competition whose focus is on creating opportunities for aspiring filmmakers from around the world by bringing support and recognition to excellence in the art of filmmaking. The Indie Short Film Competition is a great opportunity for indie filmmakers to advance their career, gain recognition in the filmmaking industry, and receive international exposure. Winning filmmakers will also receive awards, cash prizes, and merchandise & services from industry sponsors that can help further your career in filmmaking.

Entrants stand a chance to win over $25,000 in cash and prizes. Short films and videos may be entered in 10 different categories (Comedy, Horror / Thriller, Documentary, Music Videos, etc.). Filmmakers may enter as many short films as they wish. Submissions accepted now through November 29, 2008. Enter today at www.indieshortfilms.net

Winners will be selected by a judging panel of industry professionals who are looking for the next generation of creatively talented filmmakers out there. Entering this short film friendly competition gives you a shot at being discovered by the right people and opening the right doors to get your short films seen by top industry professionals in the filmmaking business.

For more information, entry form and rules visit the competition website at www.IndieShortFilms.net

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Media Contact
Ken French
The Indie Short Film Competition
(954) 759-4493
Email : info@indieshortfilms.net
Website : www.IndieShortFilms.net

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THE WORLD BANK’S FILM CONTEST ON CLIMATE CHANGE - GRAB YOUR CAMERA AND START FILMING TODAY

Poor people in developing countries are already more affected by natural disasters. Climate change will only make this worse. Some of these changes are already happening. An Indonesian fisherman may go days without catching any fish. A farmer in Niger struggles to work her land despite diminishing rainfall.

How do you see climate change affecting people’s lives? Have you experienced its effects yourself? Have you seen how it has affected other people? Can you document those effects in a mini-documentary?

The World Bank’s Social Development Department is thrilled to announce the launch of a world-wide documentary competition, “Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change”. We hope to receive submissions of 2-5 minute documentaries which creatively showcase the social implications of climate change in the areas of conflict, migration, urban space, rural institutions, drylands, social policy, indigenous peoples, gender, governance, forests and/or human rights. You can win a trip to Washington, DC for a screening of the films and to attend a series of networking and learning events organized by the World Bank.

Submit your film by Friday, October 24, 2008!
Got questions ? Get more information from the contest’s website!

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3-min YouTube video, 6-page essay - Gender Diversity (for Young Lawyers & Law Students) - Deadline : December 31, 2008

(Thanks to Professor Christopher Kelly for bringing this competition to our attention)

December 31, 2008 deadline; $500 honorarium

Call for Entries - Video/Essay Competition - Gender Diversity
Call for Entries - 20th Anniversary Video/Essay Competition - ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

Gender Diversity :
Have we solved the problem? If not, where do we go from here?

Put your video and writing skills to work! Create a 3-minute YouTube video and/or craft a 6-page essay to tell us what you think about Gender Diversity: Have we solved the problem ? If not, where do we go from here?

Eligibility

The contest is open to
1. young lawyers – lawyers under 36 years old or admitted to practice for less than 5 years; and
2. law students – all law students attending an ABA-accredited law school.

Prizes
1. There will be one YouTube video winner and one essay winner in each category of law students and young lawyers.
2. Each winner will be presented with a $500 honorarium.
3. The award-winning entries will be published on the Commission's web site following their announcement at the 2009 Midyear Meeting.

Deadline

Your YouTube video or essay entry must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Central Time on December 31, 2008.

More Information ...

Read all the contest rules and procedures at
www.abanet.org/women/competition.html. Questions? Contact Barbara Leff
at leffb@staff.abanet.org.

To learn more about the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession,
visit www.abanet.org/women.

Thank you - The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

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