Prizes
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 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 $1000 prize. The 10 finalists will be promoted and considered to be screened via TELUS’ mobile networks by iThentic. The six grand prize winners will also screen as part of the pre-show presentation of the 2008 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.
