15 May 2018
Call for entries
19 Jun 2018
Festival closed
30 Jun 2018
Notification date
27 Oct 2018
29 Oct 2018
Festival start: 27 October 2018 Festival end: 29 October 2018
Student Short Films in Fiction, Animation, Documentary & Screenplay.
The best film in each category will receive a cash prize as well as the ORIGINAL NARRATIVE trophy, presented at the Original Narrative Awards Ceremony to the director.
ELIGIBILITIES & RULES
A- General Eligibility & Rules
- Participation is free. Both local and international entries are welcome.
- Deadline for submissions: June 19th, 2018.
- Material must be student work
- Material must not present any culturally, religiously or sexually offensive content.
- Festival Selection Board will allow up to 2 entries by the same student, but not in the same category.
- Entrant will allow usage of footage, but films will never be screened without the entrant’s approval.
- Students must be aged between 17 and 28 years old.
B- The Categories:
To be eligible for entry, short films must fall into one of the following categories:
Documentary: a factual report on a chosen subject or idea.
Fiction: an original fictitious story of any genre.
Animation: a story told by giving life to inanimate objects or character designs.
Screenplay: an original story (not based upon previously published material).
C- Prizes & Awards:
- The best film in each category will receive a cash prize as well as the ORIGINAL NARRATIVE trophy, presented at the Original Narrative Awards Ceremony to the director.
There will only be one winner per category.
- Selected films will be provided with all the necessary details via email by beginning of July, 2018.
The films that are not shortlisted will be notified via email by beginning of July, 2018.
- All decisions are final, and the Festival Selection Board reserves the right to not provide any justification and/or comments regarding non-qualifying entries.
D- Eligibility by Category:
For the documentary, fiction & animation categories:
- Material should not exceed 25 minutes, including credits.
- Must have been produced after May, 2016.
- All videos to be submitted to the website in MP4 format H264.
- If shot in a language other than English, entries must contain English subtitles.
- Entry must include a letter of enrollment from entrant’s university (or attestation of workshop participation) at the time of production.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
19 Jun 18
Dream the impossible. Then film it. The short film should present an original fictitious story of any genre. Shortlists will be judged on storyline, sound & image quality and performance believability.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
19 Jun 18
Sometimes, the most unbelievable stories are the ones you simply can’t make up. Your short film documentary should present a factual report on a chosen subject or idea. Shortlists will be judged on storyline, sound & image quality and performance believability.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
19 Jun 18
In the immortal words of a certain delusional space ranger: To infinity. And beyond! The short film should tell a story by giving life to inanimate objects or character designs. Shortlists will be judged on storyline, sound & image quality and aesthetic innovation.
