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EarthSpiritLove.com’s film festival prizes are awarded quarterly – with the exception of the first festival prizes which will be awarded at the end of the first quarter of 2008- to allow time for filmmakers and viewers to join our community. 

Prizes are as follows :

First prize  in each category  $2,500 ; Second Prize $1,000; Runner up prizes of $500.

Categories are as follows:

The Audience Prize : For the film which receives the most votes in a calendar quarter, (if your film is submitted in 2 or more parts an average of the number of votes will be considered when awardng the prizes).

The Jury Prize : For Critical Acclaim and exceptional qualities as decided by our Jury .

To be eligible for any of the above prizes, the filmmaker must be in compliance with the terms of use and policies of ESL, and have a minimum of 10 votes for their film. The submission fee for the festival is $5 USD which is payable by credit card or Paypal account at the end of the uploading process. Films which do not have at least 10 votes in the quarter will not be considered for the prizes. 

The Films:  Earthspiritlove.com accepts short films (maximum 15 minutes) in the following genres only.

Earth : Films which celebrate our environment teach us about the wonder of nature and inspire us to act as mindful stewards of our planet. – stories and documentaries welcome in the following areas: Wildlife; Adventurous eco –travel; Conservation; Environmental choices; People making a positive difference.

Spirit:  Films which celebrate our creative, curious and expansive selves. Films that invite us to explore our spiritual nature and encourage us to question our relationship with spirit. Films that embrace the big questions of life, such as: "Who are we?" "Why are we here?" “What is our highest potential?" 

Love : Films which celebrate the power of love and the highest potential of relationships, that demonstrate our capacity for authenticity, compassion, gentleness, commitment and abundance in loving ourselves and each other.

Please contact info @ earthspiritlove.com if you have any questions.These prizes are awarded at the sole discretion of ESL and the notification of the winners will be on or before the 15th day of the month following the end of the quarter. Prizes are payable only in US dollars through an authorized PayPal account. Register as a filmmaker now and upload your film to our film festival.

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