Entries are now open for the 2008 Celluloid Soup Film Festival, the premier short Jewish Film festival in Australia. The idea of the festival is to promote Judaism and understanding in the wider community. The theme for this year’s festival is “It Takes Two”. The theme highlights the relationship between all Australians and their heritage. It also lends itself to the idea of friendship and community. Celluloid Soup are offering cash prizes of up to $3,000 for films with a running time of 7
minutes and under (including credits). This year the Festival is also announcing a dynamic new category “60 seconds only”.
All films must be in by COB Monday August 18 to the Jewish Museum Melbourne
For more information email celluloidsoup2008@gmail.com
or visit the web site: http://www.jewishmuseum.com.au/csoup/cs2008.htm
No cinemas, no queues, no tickets, no e-scalpers, no timetables. Call for entries for the third annual Portable Film Festival is open now until 30 May 2008 – an online film festival presenting the very best in international film and video culture. From the very second that the Portable Film Festival opens it’s virtual doors, festival punters can take the programme away with them. All they need is a portable device like a video iPod, laptop computer or fancy mobile phone.
The Portable Film Festival will award prizes over each of our 6 categories, as voted by our users. The main award – the Grand Hopper – will be awarded in our flagship category Short Film. This is your chance to show the world what you’ve got.
Entries close 30 May 2008
http://www.portablefilmfestival.com
Rights : Camera : Action
Call for Film Submissions : Entries Close 14 July
Calling all emerging and established filmmakers with a passion for human rights: HRAFF is now looking for films for its 2008 program. Shorts, feature documentaries, narrative features and experimental film all welcome. The only criterion is that the film engages with human rights and social justice issues. In 2008, HRAFF events and screenings will take
place in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth with thousands of dollars in prizes up for grabs!
Submissions are now open and close on 14 July! For guidelines, visit http://www.hraff.org.au. Send all enquires to
submissions@hraff.org.au
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Trasharama A-go-go, Australia’s NASTIEST short film festerval/competition is stalking short films for the 2008 tour. Send in your horror, sci-fi, bad taste comedies, grind-house trailers, sick animations, dodgymentaries and other filmic disasterpices. It doesn’t matter if it’s 20 years old or 20 minutes old, shot on 35mm or camera phone!! You can be in the running for some awesome prizes courtesy of Madman Entertainment, Polyester Books, Inside Film, Smoke & Mirrors, Crumpler, Blackflys Eyewear, Force Entertainment, Movie-Maniacs, Siberian Comics, Chainsaw Horror plus more…. As well as having your film screened to a National audience!!
Only $10 to enter (before August 14) or $15 late entry fee (until Sept 9).
Checkout the website for conditions, entry forms and more info.
http://www.trasharama.com.au/
Tickets are now on sale for Little Big Shots, Melbourne’s major international film festival for kids!
Perfect for families, kids and teenagers aged from 2 to 18, Little Big Shots, Melbourne’s major annual film festival for under 18s, returns for its fourth year! The festival will screen a fresh crop of 87 films from 25 countries at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image at Federation Square before taking off on its Australia-wide tour. Little Big Shots will also screen a pre-schoolers’ session at ArtPlay on Birrarung Marr at 10.30am on Friday June 6, and an animation workshop in conjunction with Nickelodeon at 11.15am and 3.45pm on Sunday June 8. Bookings for these sessions can be made by calling (03) 9664 7900 or by emailing
artplay@melbourne.vic.gov.au.
LITTLE BIG SHOTS
When: Wednesday June 4 – Monday June 9, 2008
Cost: all tickets $6
Bookings: (03) 8663 2583 or boxoffice@acmi.net.au.
http://www.littlebigshots.com.au
