Austin Film Festival Young Filmmakers Competition Rules
YFP Competition General Rules:
Shorts can be submitted in the following categories: Narrative, Documentary or Animation.
Films must be submitted on ½” VHS tape or DVD – NTSC or PAL (please test before sending) and be available for screening on miniDV (NTSC only for festival screening).
Films must have been completed after April 1, 2007. Films must be available for screening during the Austin Film Festival, October 16-23, 2008.
Selection for screening will be determined no later than one month prior to the festival.
Films should be 39 minutes or less (recommended length, may be longer).
Open only to students ages 13-18 (must include proof of enrollment from your school).
Films will be judged based on narrative strength, strong characters and filmmaking skill.
Selected films will receive two (2) All Access Producer's badges to the 2008 Austin Film Festival (for the filmmaker and a legal guardian*).
The winning filmmaker will be notified prior to the festival, and will receive two (2) All Access Producer's badges to the 2008 Austin Film Festival (for the filmmaker and a legal guardian*), two (2) tickets to the AFF Awards Luncheon (Oct. 18, 2008), an AFF Bronze Typewriter Award and reimbursement for travel and hotel for up to two nights at the festival in October.
*Admittance to all Austin Film Festival Parties will only be allowed with the winning filmmaker's legal guardian also in attendance. No underage drinking will be tolerated.
Questions about the competition? Please call 1.800.310.3378 or e-mail jesse@austinfilmfestival.com
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