Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

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As Microcinema Fest showcases truly independent, low-to-no budget movies, preferential treatment is given to work produced with a "do-it-yourself" (DIY) ethic that best represents how original, daring and energetic cinema can be produced with limited resources. Movies with budgets in excess of $50,000 will be considered, but largely do not fit the festival's profile.

Running Times
Both shorts and feature length movies are eligible for consideration and juried competition. Shorts are movies with a running time of no more than 45 minutes. Feature-length work runs 45 minutes or longer.

Categories (Genres)
Movies in the following categories (or genres) are eligible for juried competition and the award of cash prizes:

DRAMA, COMEDY, SCI-FI/HORROR, ACTION, FAN-FILM,
DOCUMENTARY

If a movie does not belong explicitly to one of these categories, moviemakers submitting their work can select one that is most fitting. For instance, if a movie is a "MUSICAL" but is very humorous, it could compete for prizes in the "COMEDY" category. Or if a movie is an "EXPERIMENTAL" work, but contains disturbing or violent imagery, it could compete for prizes in the "HORROR" category.

Moviemakers can select up to THREE CATEGORIES in which their submitted work can compete. It is possible for a movie to be awarded winning status in multiple categories.

Accepted Origin Formats
Movies shot on the following formats are eligible for submission:

Digital Video
Mini-DV
DVCAM
DVC-PRO
DigiBeta
HD
Digital 8 Analog Video Betacam SP/SX
S-VHS
Hi-8
8mm
VHS
Pixelvision Film
8mm
16mm
Super 16mm
35mm

Accepted Submission Formats
The following formats are accepted for submission. All formats must be NTSC except those noted with a * which can be also be accepted in PAL/SEACAM.

DVD(Region 1), DVD-R, DVD+R, VCD, VHS*, Mini-DV, Betacam SP

Exhibition Formats
In the event that your submitted movie is accepted to Microcinema Fest, organizers will request of those who submitted VHS copies to submit the BEST POSSIBLE NTSC VIDEO FORMAT available of the production for exhibition. Acceptable exhibition formats are:

DVD(Region 1), DVD-R, DVD+R, VCD, VHS, Mini-DV, Betacam SP

Submission Deadline
The deadline for submission to Microcinema Fest is:
Friday, May 14, 2004.


Microcinema Fest Submissions
c/o Linn Productions
1222 Oregon Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
www.microcinemafest.com
For questions or concerns, send email queries to: [email protected]