Student Filmmakers - The Bogen Imaging Film and Video Shorts 2006 Contest

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There's a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything's against you; there's no time, and even less money- you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it's thrilling.

- Eric Stoltz

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Rules and Guidelines

Open to ALL filmmakers and video makers. FREE to enter. All genres and multiple submissions welcome!

Enter Your Films and Videos for FREE for a Chance To Win
between $3,174 to $9,136 worth of New HD Equipment from
Bogen Imaging, Inc.!

All Entries Must Be 5 Minutes Or Less.
All Entries Must Be 85 Megabytes Or Less.
Films Over 5 Minutes & Over 85 Megabytes Will Not Be Accepted.

Deadline: February 28, 2006, 5:00 PM EST.
All accepted films will be showcased online.

Read through the following official rules to ensure your movie's eligibility before you start filling out the submission form online. Be sure to read through this and the submission guidelines entirely to ensure your film's eligibility and meet the requirements.
1. General
2. Eligibility
3. How to Enter: No fee
4. Film Requirements
5. Deadline
6. Judging
7. Winners annoucement
8. Right to Use Your Work and Information About You
9. Terms of Agreement

1. General
FREE to enter. All genres and multiple submissions welcome. All accepted films will be shown online and in future screening.
All entrants agree to comply fully with each provision in these Official Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize(s).

2. Eligibility
Contest is open to all independent filmmakers and video makers both in the US and internationally.

You must own all rights to the film submitted herewith and your are authorized to submit this film. * All films must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. If the film contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the film, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit use and exploitation of the film by Sponsor in the manner set forth in the Official Rules.

3. How to Enter: No fee

Step 1> Read the Rules & Guidelines.

Step 2> Fill out and submit the online form.

Step 3> Follow the instructions to submit your work via URL, FTP, or mail-in.

DO NOT send us DVDs.

4. Film Requirements

All film genres accepted. Multiple submissions welcome.

Films/Videos must not exceed a maximum total running time of 5 minutes and must not be larger than 85 megabytes in digital movie file size.

We only accept Quick Time movie files (.mov). All movie files' video tracks must be 480(w) by 360(h) pixels in size. Additional files for other movie players are welcome but not required. Make sure to export your movie file for web streaming.
* In past contests, more than 40% of submissions could not deliver the proper movie files for the web. Test your file to make sure you have the best quality within 85 MB before submitting it to us.

If you are unable to create Quick Time movie files, you may submit a miniDV and pay $20 for the conversion. Make sure to set the recording mode in SP.

Once the short film has been submitted, we do not accept substitutions or new versions. Only if you win, you can substitute for a new cut before we premiere the short at screening. Make sure your work meets all the criteria. We do not edit your movie files for the judges.

We prefer films in English or to have English subtitles.

Films must not make unauthorized use of copyrighted property from any other film, song, or composition

Films must not exploit children or animals.

Films must not contain any material which studentfilmmakers.com in its sole discretion deems patently offensive or having explicit and gratuitous violence, nudity or sexual content

5. Deadline
Online submission will be closed on February 28, 2006, 5:00 pm Eastern time.
* Don't wait for the last minute to submit your work. Heavy Demand in the last week of the file transferring may result in delays. No entries will be accepted after February 28, 2006, 5:00 pm Eastern time.

6. Judging
Finalists and winners will be selected by StudentFilmmakers.com and Bogen Imaging staff and a panel of film industry experts.

Only the finalists will be notified to submit their entries in mini DV tape format by April 1, 2006. We will have all finalist entries in one DVD for judging. Each finalist entry will be viewed by the judges across the U.S. and rated on a 10 (ten) point scale. The studentfilmmakers committee will also rate for general interest, creativity and production values.

7. Winners Announcement
Contest finalists names will be available at StudentFilmmakers.com on or about April 1, 2006. The Winners will be announced on or about May 15, 2006.

8. Right to Use Your Work and Information About You
You agree that any film you submit will be shown at StudentFilmmakers.com and BogenImaging.us websites and future screenings. StudentFilmmakers.com may use your film on promotional media.

9.Terms of Agreement
Any and all filmmakers applying to the non-paying showcase at StudentFilmmakers.com are subject to the following terms. By submitting your application via our online form, you agree to these Terms of Agreement. StudentFilmmakers.com declines all responsibility of any infringement of these Terms and cannot be held liable for any damage or misinformation related by these filmmakers. StudentFilmmakers.com will do its best to remove any inappropriate material as soon as possible.

You agree that any film you submit is not plagiarized, stolen, or copied from anybody else.

You agree that any film you submit will be shown at studentfilmmakers.com and bogenimaging.us websites and future screenings. StudentFilmmakers.com may use your film on promotional media.

StudentFilmmakers.com reserves the right at any time without prior notice to delete your film for any reason.

You agree to showcase your films that are user-friendly, non-erotic and sensible.

You will not use inappropriate language.

In the event that these Terms of Agreement are violated in any way, StudentFilmmakers.com will remove the offending material.

Click here to submit your film or video online.