IL VIAGGIO-THE JOURNEY SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Call for Entries

FILEF calls for entries to the Il Viaggio-The Journey Short Film Competition, a feature event of the Festival Double Belonging, to be held from 30 October to 8 November this year.

  • Closing date for entries: 1 September 2014
  • The competition is now open to emergent filmmakers and it comprises in the category Under 18years of age.
  • The theme Il Viaggio-The Journeymay be freely interpreted.
  • Maximum duration: 5 minutes.
  • Entries will also be open to a People’s Choiceselection, based on voting through FILEF Facebook page, where their entries will be loaded. Selection will be based on the number of “Likes” they receive.
  • First prize:

- $500 offered by FILEF

- One Shot Workshop offered by The Sydney Film School.

A one day workshop on how to create a long-shot film without cuts or editing.

  • A public screening of all the selected entries will be held during the Double Belonging Festival in early November 2014

Guidelines and Application

  1. Applications must be submitted by 1 September 2014 and posted to the following address FILEF c/o 38 Edmund Street, Queens Park, NSW 2022
  1. Two copies of the film must be provided in DVD ROM disc single or dual layer.

To participate in the People’s Choice selection, should also submit their film by loading it in the Filef Facebook page.

  1. An entry fee of $10 is required. The fee will NOT guarantee the final screening of the film, but is required for the film to be assessed. Money needs to be transferred to the following account clearly indicating the title of the film:

Account Name : Filef Sydney
Bank : Westpac
BSB : 032-010
Account Number : 275610
  1. Maximum duration of the film is 5 minutes.
  1. Films containing one or more of the following: extreme violence, explicit sex scenes and frequent coarse language will NOT be screened. All films must meet the guidelines established by the OFLC (Office of Film and Literature Classification). For more information visit
  1. All copyright issues and concerns including - but not limited - to writers, producers, composers, musicians, performers etc. are the SOLE responsibility of the applicant. For information related to the procedure of obtaining permission to use existing music visit:

Notes

If your film requires subtitles, please ensure they are part of the film file and in 16:9 ratios.

If you have any questions regarding technical specification, please contact us BEFORE the deadline.

The application form can also be downloaded from FILEF website:

For further information contact us at the following address:

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Please sign the following :

I, the producer, hereby declare that I have read and understood the terms and conditions for entry into the Il Viaggio – The Journey Short Film Competition. I understand that entry into the aforementioned competition is contingent on my fulfilling the requirements as set out in the entry guidelines and I further declare that all information I have provided is true and accurate.

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I further declare that all issues pertaining to copyright and consent are my sole responsibility and the producers of the Il Viaggio – The Journey Short Film Competition are exempt from any claim that may arise in relation to these matters.

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I have obtained written consent from all personnel involved with the making of this film and will make this available to the producers of the Il Viaggio – The Journey Short Film Competition upon request.

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