THE OLYMPUS PEN YOUR SHORT 48 HOUR FILM CONTEST (Deadline March 2011)

VAIL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE OLYMPUS PEN YOUR SHORT 48 HOUR FILM CONTEST

• Are you an emerging short filmmaker looking for your big break ?
• Do you dream of premiering your film at a major film festival like Vail ?
• Do you long for new unique filmmaking challenges?
• Do you have what it takes to create a short film that will get you $5,000, loads of equipment, a meeting with a major Hollywood movie producer and exposure from a major brand in just two days?
• If you answered “yes,” to any of these questions, the Vail Film Festival has a contest for you.
• This year the 2011 Vail Film Festival is proud to partner with Olympus Imaging America to create a one-of-a-kind filmmaking contest called the Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest.

HOW DOES IT WORK ?

• Olympus will loan each registered filmmaker an Olympus PEN® E-PL2 compact system camera, lenses and accessories. Just like other PEN cameras that have been used in the making of major Hollywood films and by top National Geographic and Magnum photographers, the E-PL2 offers HD video capture, audio capture and an array of built in creative functions allowing film makers to maximize their creative control right with the camera. The PEN camera was even used by Olympus to shoot its most recent network television commercial.
• After a short tutorial from award-winning cinematographer, producer and cameraman, Kris Krosskove, and an overview on the product by the Olympus technical staff, it’s lights, camera, action and the two day competition in one of North America’s most famous and beautiful winter playgrounds begins.

WHAT DO YOU WIN
The winning team of filmmakers (limit five per team) will receive a cash prize of $5,000, an Olympus PEN interchangeable lens camera kit, VIP passes to the 2012 Vail Film Festival and a private meet-and-greet with an award-winning Hollywood filmmaker.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME IF I DON’T WIN

• All competitors who submit approved completed entries will have the chance for VIPS, celebs, industry experts and marketers to see their work appear on the big screen at the Vail Film Festival and the opportunity to appear in an Olympus Behind the Scenes Contest Documentary and the chance to have your footage, vision and possibly even your film appear on the Vail Film Festival and Olympus Imaging America Websites and social media channels (Facebook, YouTube and Twitter), where it could reach hundreds of thousands of additional viewers around the world.
• Additionally, top teams may be introduced to trade, industry and lifestyle media which may even garner additional attention for your work.

JUDGING REQUIRMENTS

• Originality and creativity - 1/3
• Creative use of the PEN camera - 1/3
• Technical Quality - 1/3

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
Registration begins March 1, 2011 and will continue through 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Interested filmmakers are encouraged to either register in advance of the festival by sending an email to Olympus48@vailfilmfestival.org, or register in person at the festival Will Call Office beginning Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Signups may be limited by equipment availability, so sign up sooner rather than later!

CONTEST RULES (Download the PDF below)
2011 Olympus 48HR Contest Rules .pdf
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MoCo Student Film Festival (Deadline March 2011)

Film Festival Features Young Talent As Well As Support for a Worthy Cause

Bring your cinematic story to the big screen and raise funds for a good cause, too. High school film-makers from around Montgomery County, Maryland, are encouraged to participate in the first ever county-wide student Film Festival.--the 2011 MoCo Student Film Festival.

"The Movies" at Westfield at Montgomery Mall will be the cinematic venue for a day-long exhibition of films written, directed, and edited by local high school students. All Film Festival registration and admission fees will benefit Free the Children -- an international non-profit group that raises money to build schools in third-world countries. There is a $10 registration fee for film-makers, which includes a Festival T-shirt and free admission for one guest. The March 31st event is open to the public. Admission to the event is $5 and includes viewing of all film submissions as well as a chance for audience members to vote for their favorite film.

Categories include animation, comedy, drama, documentary, music video, and more. Films of up to a 10-minute length will be judged by professionals in film and the arts, with winners announced at the Festival on March 31st. Film submissions are due March 4, 2011.

To register, complete the registration form, print it out, and return it with a $10 check made out to Free the Children. Send your completed form and a copy of your film to:

Winston Churchill High School
11300 Gainsborough Drive
Potomac, MD 20854
Attn: Ms. Perrett, 2011 Student Film Festival

Please return this form with a check made payable to Free the Children. 100% of the fees raised will benefit Free the Children. For more information, please contact : mocostudentfilmfest@gmail.com.

Prizes

As part of the Festival prize, "The Movies" will list the winning films on Fandango, the Washington Post, yahoo, and Movietickets.com as a special $5 presentation. The winning film-makers will see their titles on the marquee. If the show is sold out, the winning entrants could receive up to :

1. $400 for the first-place winner
2. $250 for the second-place winnter
3. $150 for the third-place winner
4. Fourth, fifth, and sixth place winners could receive up to $100 each

SOURCE : http://www.mocostudentfilmfest.org/

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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.

Follow HollyShorts

Follow us on Twitter at: @hollyshorts

Follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marina-Del-Rey-CA/HollyShorts-Film-Festival/55505096704

Follow us on Myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/hollyshortsfilmfestival

Follow us on Openfilm at: http://www.openfilm.com/users/HollyShorts/


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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Superman Celebration Fan Film Competition 2010

The Metropolis Chamber of Commerce and Inked Monkey Productions are proud to announce the Third Annual Superman Celebration Fan Film Competition.

We’re looking for the best superhero-themed short fan films of 15 minutes or less, and the winner will walk away with $300! Films can feature existing or original superheroes, and are not limited to any single comic publisher’s universe.

If you have a short superhero-themed fan film you’d like to enter, link here for the competition rules and entry details. The entry deadline is May 25th, 2010. The awards ceremony will take place at Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois on Saturday, June 12th at 8:00 pm. Entrants do not have to be present to win.

Good Luck!

Tim Brown
Inked Monkey Productions
PO Box 1087
Millington, TN 38083

Source : http://www.fanfilmfollies.com/index.php/2010/01/06/2010-superman-celebration-fan-film-competition/

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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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Y Abroad Short Film Competition 2010

Deadline: Friday, 15 January 2010

All BYU students who have traveled abroad or who will travel abroad by the deadline are invited to create a short film relating to an international experience. The film may include personal stories that were inspiring, humorous, educational, or bizarre; a photo montage; interviews; your perspective of different cultures and countries or that of natives; etc. The opportunities are limitless on the kind of short film you can submit so long as it somehow addresses the theme: Expand Your World.

Submit a 2–5 min video.

Grand prize : $500

All BYU students who have traveled abroad or who will travel abroad by the deadline are invited to create a short film relating to an international experience. The film may include personal stories that were inspiring, humorous, educational, or bizarre; a photo montage; interviews; your perspective of different cultures and countries or that of natives; etc. The opportunities are limitless on the kind of short film you can submit so long as it somehow addresses the theme: Expand Your World.

Film Guidelines

1. Submissions must be between two and five minutes in length.
2. The film must fit the theme: Expand Your World.
3. Submissions will be accepted until Friday, 15 January 2010.
4. Print and fill out the entry form.
5. Submit your film at the highest possible quality on DVD with the entry form to 204 HRCB before the deadline.
6. All films must abide by the legal terms and conditions listed below.

Judging

Entries will be judged on the following criteria:

* Creative concept/Originality (25%)
* Cinematography/Technical Ability (25%)
* International Relevance (25%)
* Depth of Country/Culture Portrayal (25%)

Judging will be conducted under the supervision of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies; decisions will be final and binding. In the event of a tie, the entries involved will be re-judged by an additional judge who will serve as a tiebreaker and who will evaluate entries according to criteria listed above.

Awards

Winners will be announced during February 2010.

Prizes will be:

First Place—$500 Cash
Second Place—$250 Cash
Third Place—$100 Cash

Please keep original footage in the event your film is selected for an award.

Legal Terms and Conditions

Original Content

All film entries must be the original creation of the entrant. The video must not have been previously submitted, distributed, aired, or have won any other award in any other competition. All entrants will be required to sign an affidavit verifying the originality of the video and compliance with contest rules.

Appropriate Content

Entry may not defame or invade the rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any third-party personal or proprietary rights. Any entrant whose work includes likenesses of third parties or contains elements not owned by the entrant must be able to provide legal releases for such use. Entry may not be offensive, as determined by judges in their sole discretion.

Kennedy Center Rights

In the event there are not sufficient submissions or films of good quality, the Kennedy Center reserves the right to not award any films.

Consent to Terms

By entering, you acknowledge compliance with these official rules including all eligibility requirements. All entries become the property of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies.


This contest is sponsored by Global Citizens for Study Abroad (GCSA), a student association of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies.

Source :
http://kennedy.byu.edu/wordpress/?p=425
http://kennedy.byu.edu/student/globalcitizens/#

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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 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Contest 2010

Deadline for entry is Monday, February 15th


2010 Full Frame Poster Contest

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is pleased to announce its first-ever poster contest, to be produced for the 13th annual festival occurring April 8-11, 2010 in Downtown Durham North Carolina.

One design will be chosen to be printed in a limited edition run to be sold at the festival. The winning designer will receive a special “Artist” Priority Pass (a $500 value) for the 2010 festival as well as hotel accommodations for the duration of the festival.

The winning poster design will be chosen by a jury comprised of Full Frame staff and special jurors:

Gary Hustwit

Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker based in New York and London. He has produced six feature documentaries and made his directorial debut with Helvetica, a documentary about graphic design and typography. In 2009 his second film Objectified was released to rave reviews.

http://www.objectifiedfilm.com
http://www.helveticafilm.com

Dave Wofford

Dave Wofford has manned the reins of Horse & Buggy Press since 1996 as a print designer who also does letterpress printing in-house. Dave designs posters, music packaging, menus, exhibition catalogues, book design, fine press books, and literary broadsides for a diverse range of clients, occasionally utilizing hand-printing on the letterpress in the projects. Many of the fine press books he has published under the H&B imprint have won awards for both their content and their design.

http://www.horseandbuggypress.com
http://www.bullcityarts.org

Deadline for entry is Monday, February 15th with the winner announced by the end of the month.

Email fullframeposter@gmail.com to receive a poster specifications package including logos, rules, and tips.

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Cheyenne International Film Festival seeks TV

Cheyenne International Film Festival seeks TV ad entries - Deadline February 12, 2010

The Cheyenne International Film Festival (CIFF) is set for May 14 – 16, 2010 at the historic Atlas Theater in Cheyenne, Wyoming and is a production of Wyoming Community Media, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. I've tagged a few of you in this note and please notify all your producer friends and colleagues.

Videos to Promote the CIFF - 'Springtime in Wyoming'
CIFF seeks clever :30 and :60 second stories – live action or animated - from digital video producers to air on cable TV, the web and on the silver screen. High production value is important, but story is king. The general theme is "Springtime in Wyoming."

Format
Submit your movies as high resolution standard definition (at least 1,372 kb/second) QuickTime movies (.mov); Aspect ratio 4:3 (movies will be tagged with CIFF info). They can be submitted uncompressed in a downloadable form or sent on an SD card, DVD or other media.

Honoraria
CIFF will provide honoraria for six top producers.

* Top Two Producers - $50 cash; VIP all-access pass to the CIFF ($200 value), one Shoot Out Cheyenne 24 hour film festival base team entry fee ($100 value)

* Second Two Producers – VIP all-access pass to the CIFF ($200 value), one Shoot Out Cheyenne 24 hour film festival base team entry fee ($100 value)

* Third Two Producers – one Shoot Out Cheyenne 24 hour film festival base entry team ($100 value)


CIFF Donation
Contribute $20 with each movie submission to help defray the cost of the CIFF. A portion of your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law. CIFF accepts, checks made out to Wyoming Community Media, or credit cards through PayPal http://www.paypal.com and send payment to bvet22@yahoo.com

Digital Rights
CIFF retains all digital rights for all content that appear with CIFF information edited into them. Producers may use their content for non-commercial purpses if CIFF and Wyoming Community Media are listed as producers.

Deadlines
Entries are due by 12 midnight, February 12, 2010. Hard copies should be sent or dropped off to:
Wyoming Community Media
121 West 15th Street Suite 300
Cheyenne, WY 82001

Online links with download url information should be sent to:
bvet22@yahoo.com

The decisions of CIFF are final. These rules and regulations are subject to change without notice, so check back from time-to-time. CIFF takes no responsibility for entries received after the deadline including due to computer crashes, dogs eating DVDs or the like.

Source : filmwyoming

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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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ConNooga AMV Video Film Contest 2010

Deadline : February 1, 2010

ConNooga AMV Contest 2010
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Rules
1. Participants
o ConNooga staff/volunteers eligible (except for Judge's Choice award)
o Only three (3) entries will be accepted per individual.

2. Categories
o We will have four categories that will be judged by attendees along with a “Best of Show” that will be judged by the ConNooga AMV staff.
1. Drama/Romance
2. Action/Adventure
3. Comedy/Parody
4. Other (when it just won’t fit anywhere else)
5. Judge's Choice (Best overall)

3. Content
o Your entry must be your own work and no one else's. Kind of obvious, but we felt we should say this. Also, anonymous submissions cannot be accepted.
o The ConNooga AMV Contest is rated PG-13. We want people of all ages to be able to see your work. Use your best judgment.

4. Length of Entries
o Entries can be as short as 30 seconds and up to 6 minutes long. If it goes over that length, there’s a chance it may be cut short due to time constraints.
o Any title screens, logos, credits, or introductions before and/or after the actual video will count toward the 6 minute limit.
o At least 75% of each entry must be set to music.
o At least 75% of each entry must contain anime-oriented footage.

5. Submission Deadline
o The deadline for all submissions is February 1, 2010. All entries must be in our hands on that date.
o Late entries are ineligible for the contest, but you may still send them in for non-competition screenings if scheduling permits.

6. Format of Submissions
o As long as we can play it back on a computer (full screen), we’re good.
o It would be preferable if submissions were sent in as data files to allow us to compile them for presentation.
o CD, DVD, or electronic submissions are acceptable.

7. Submission Guidelines:
o Video must be NTSC (not PAL or SECAM).
o Video should be no smaller than 640x480 pixels in size.
o Email anime@connooga.com for instructions on how to submit your video electronically.
o Do not send your master copy. Entries will not be returned nor can they be picked up at the convention.

8. Submission Instructions
o Complete a copy of the entry form.
o Mail your CD or DVD to:
Con Nooga AMV
6432 Harbor Master Dr.
Hixson, TN 37343

o If you are submitting electronically you'll need to do the following:
1. Upload your video(s) to either MediaFire, RapidShare, or Megaupload.
2. E-mail the link to your video(s) to Zippy (AMV Coordinator) via michael.djzippy@gmail.com
3. Fill out the information requested on the online form *SEE BELOW* and also send it via e-mail to michael.djzippy@gmail.com
o You will receive an email notice when your entry is received. Make sure your e-mail address is on the entry form.
o If you have any trouble with submitting via this method please send an e-mail to Zippy at michael.djzippy@gmail.com

9. Judging

o Audience Awards: The audience will be given a ballot with all the finalist entries in the contest listed, and be asked to choose which videos they think are the best in each respective category.
o Judges Awards: ConNooga AMV staff will analyze all finalist entries to the AMV competition. They will then vote to determine their pick for “Best Overall” AMV (ConNooga staff/volunteers are not eligible to compete for the Judge’s Choice award)

10.The legal stuff

o By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees that they have read, understood and will comply with these official rules. You also give consent to the use of the entrant's name, likeness and/or biographical data for purposes of advertising and promotion by ConNooga, without further consent, compensation or approval.

o Submitted materials become the property of ConNooga and will not be returned. By submitting a video to ConNooga, the video creator grants ConNooga permission to publicly show that video. The video creator otherwise retains all rights and responsibilities relating to its creation.

o We cannot be held responsible for lost or misdirected entries. As long as you list an e-mail address, we will notify you when we receive your submission(s).

o Do not submit anyone's videos other than your own.
o We reserve the right to modify these rules at any time without notice.

Should you have any questions, concerns, or problems with the above please e-mail Zippy (AMV Coordinator) at michael.djzippy@gmail.com

Source : http://www.connooga.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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