In order to be eligible for consideration for one of our four cash prizes of $1500, you must have followed all of the guidelines and eligibility criteria outlined in our GUIDELINES document. This means that your short film must be:
- SHORT – running time must be under three minutes
- FORMAT – Windows Media (.wmv); Audio Video Interleave (.avi); QuickTime (.mov); MPEG 1/2/4 (.mpg, .mpeg); 3rd Generation Partnership Project (.3GPP)
- ENGLISH-LANGUAGE (spoken or clearly subtitled) or NO DIALOGUE only
- YEAR OF PRODUCTION – no earlier than January 1, 2005
- Exclusive Canadian mobile distribution rights must be available for one year only
- COPYRIGHT – all content, music, actors must be cleared – no exceptions!
- NO PORN, NO EXTREME VIOLENCE
- Submit each film once, you may submit more than one film, but they must all be different.
The Selection Process:
The festival programming team will review all submissions for copyright or other legal infringement, all eligibility criteria and select 10 finalists in each prize period. The Jury will review all 10 finalists and select one film for the $1500 prize. The 10 finalists will be promoted and considered to be screened via TELUS’ mobile networks by iThentic. The four grand prize winners will also screen as part of the pre-show presentation of the 2010 WSFF.
The Jury:
The SHORTSNONSTOP jurors are a “who’s who” of independent film, from award-winning filmmakers and animators to industry leaders and producers.
WIN AN iPAD!
New Shortsnonstop Audience Choice Award – sponsored by iThentic
Voting extended until Monday, November 28th, 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
The polls are open! Viewers vote and the winner with the most votes wins an iPad.
Audience Award deadline runs one month after entry deadline. So, your friends and fans votes still count one month after the published deadline. So, the earlier you submit your film, the more time your project has to gather its votes and win!
