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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL & FILM MARKET
June 21-27, 2011

Call for Entries
Early entry deadline is December 15, 2010
Regular entry deadline is February 1, 2011.
Late entry deadline is March 1, 2011
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Online entry form

Contact Info
For more information contact:
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

1700 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way,
Suite 3 Palm Springs,
California 92262 USA

Tel: (760) 322-2930
Fax: (760) 322-4087

Website: http://www.psfilmfest.org/

E-mail: info@psfilmest.org

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL & FILM MARKET

The Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival & Film Market, celebrated as one of the most acclaimed short film showcases in the world, will take place at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs June 21 - 27, 2011. Film submissions are now being accepted through March 1, 2011.

Now in its 17th year, the Palm Springs International ShortFest has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. Showcasing over 320 short films each year from more than 40 countries, with a library of more than 2,900 films available to film buyers, industry and press in its concurrent Short Film Market, ShortFest is the largest festival of its kind in America.

The Festival offers twenty awards in six competitive categories (including student and non-student work), with cash awards or film production prizes in each category (over $100,000 worth of prizes, in all), as well as the "Bridging the Borders", "Best of the Fest" and "Future Filmmaker" awards. All first place winners in the Live Action, Animation and Best of the Fest categories are automatically qualified for nomination consideration by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Since the Festival's inception, 75 short films featured at the event have gone on to garner Academy Award nominations.

Festival events include nightly receptions, as well as seminars, master classes and scheduled 'one-on-one' meetings with industry experts and filmmaking professionals, free to all filmmakers who participate in the Festival. Best of all, all films submitted to the Festival are eligible for free inclusion in the Short Film Market and made available to all attending industry and press for viewing at our Film Market headquarters & screening center.

Executive Director Darryl Macdonald said, "The Festival and its associated Film Market is ranked the largest in North America. It is also consistently noted as one of the most filmmaker friendly and finest organized short film festivals in the World. Over the course of the Festival's first 11 years, 49 films from our line-up went on to become Academy Award nominees. Our Short Film Market, which runs during the Festival, encompasses over 2,200 new short films and viewing facilities for attending industry, press and filmmakers.

Last year's ShortFest drew almost 15,000 attendees, including over 500 filmmakers, press and industry buyers and representatives and is truly a world-class event. Each year over two-thirds of the films presented at the Festival are acquired by distributors, networks or online companies, or find sales agents. In addition to attracting the top North American and European distributors and sales agents of short films, agents, studio and specialty-channel representatives attend the Festival in search of the next generation of writers and directors.

Competition: ShortFest is a competitive Film Festival. Films accepted are automatically eligible for the applicable competition category. A Jury comprised of filmmakers and industry representatives will screen all competition finalists, deliberate and announce the results at Awards Night on June 28, 2010. Filmmakers not present will be notified in writing.

Awards: The Palm Springs ShortFest is one of the few qualifying festivals for the Best Short Film Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Festival includes twenty awards in six competitive categories, with award cash or film production prizes in each category ($70,000 worth of prizes, in all), as well as "Best of the Fest" and "Future Filmmaker" awards. All first place winners in the Live Action and Animation categories are automatically eligible for nomination consideration by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Since the Festival's inception, 53 short films featured at the event have gone on to garner Academy Award nominations.

Entry requirements:

No phone calls accepted before January 31, 2011.

• Films must have been completed in 2010 or 2011.
• Films must be no more than 40 minutes in length including credits.
• Acceptable formats for exhibition: 35 mm, BetaSP, Digibeta, DV Cam, Mini

DV. We cannot exhibit DVDs or HDCAM.

• All non-English language films must have legible English language subtitles.
• The film must not have been viewed on the internet or national broadcast,

cable or satellite television prior to the Festival screening.

• The film must not have had a public screening in Palm Springs prior to the

Festival screening.

• Films accepted into the festival must arrive with shipping and customs

duties or taxes pre-paid, two weeks prior to the Festival opening.

• Please note: If you are submitting multiple shorts, each short must be

submitted on a separate disc for selection purposes. Compilation discs with
multiple titles will not be accepted.

Applications must include:

• Completed entry form (typed).
• DVD Screener (NTSC or PAL).
• Full production credits and director's biography.
• Film synopsis - 50 words.

• Fees are payable ONLY by U.S. check, International

Early Entry Fees
Received by December 15, 2010
Student: $30.00 US, Non-student: $40.00 US

Regular Entry Fees
Received by February 1, 2011
Student: $40.00 US, Non-student: $50.00 US

Late Entry Fees
Received by March 1, 2011
Student: $50.00 US, Non-student: $60.00 US

• Films must have been completed in 2009 or 2010.
• Films must be no more than 40 minutes in length including credits.
• Films shot in other formats must be available for projection in 35mm, Beta SP, Digibeta, Mini DV. NTSC/PAL OK for all.
• All non-English language films must have legible English language subtitles.
• The film must not have been viewed on the internet or national broadcast, cable or satellite television prior to the Festival screening.
• The film must not have had a public screening in Palm Springs prior to the Festival screening.
• Films accepted into the festival must arrive with shipping and customs duties or taxes pre-paid.

We encourage all interested filmmakers to apply and experience the art of short cinema in our beautiful desert oasis. Entry forms are also available at www.psfilmfest.org or by calling (760) 322-2930.

Online entry form:

Or download an entry form PDF

MAILING /SHIPPING ADDRESS:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
1700 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite #3
Palm Springs, California 92262 USA
(for print shipping, include Federal Tax ID: 95-1641910 and non-profit 501(c)(3) status)
760-322-2930 / Fax: 760-322-4087
email: info@psfilmfest.org • www.psfilmfest.org

Information about the Festival and submission guidelines can be found on the Festival's website at www.psfilmfest.org

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

1700 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way,
Suite 3 Palm Springs,
California 92262 USA

Tel: (760) 322-2930
Fax: (760) 322-4087
Website: http://www.psfilmfest.org/

E-mail: info@psfilmest.org

The video blog on fest21.com with dailies