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Cornwall Film Festival
Entry for Cornwall Film Festival 2012 is now open!
The Delabole Slate Golden Chough Award
To be awarded to the film that best captures the spirit of the 2012 Festival.
Eligibility: All Cornish entries in the Cornwall Film Festival: shorts and
features.
Jury: The Cornwall Film Festival team
Prize: The Delabole Slate Golden Chough (this is a non-cash prize)
The Delabole Slate Film of the Festival Award
The audience will vote for its favourite Cornish film from any of the 2012 main screenings.
Eligibility: All films selected for the main Cornish Shorts screenings are
eligible to win this award, regardless of length or genre.
Jury: Festival Audience
Prize: The Delabole Slate Award (this is a non-cash prize) Jury Award: Best Cornish Short Film of the Festival This will be awarded to the best Cornish short film in the 2012 Festival. Eligibility: All films in the Cornish shorts competition are eligible to win this award regardless of genre. Jury: A select panel of UK media industry professionals. Prize: £400 cash award, sponsored by St Austell Brewery Jury Award: The Decent Exposure Newcomers Award This will be awarded to the best UK newcomers short film in the 2012 Festival. Eligibility: All films in the student competition are eligible to win this award regardless of genre. Jury: A select panel of film industry professionals plus film and media students. Prize: TBC ‘Films Without Borders’ International Short Film Award To be awarded to the best international short film. Eligibility: Short films submitted from anywhere in the world will be deemed eligible for competition and screening by a pre-selection panel. Jury: A select panel of film industry professionals plus film and media lecturers. Prize: TBC ‘On the Edge’ Short Film Award To be awarded by a jury of independent judges to the best experimental, art or non-narrative film. Eligibility: Short films from anywhere in the world will be deemed eligible for competition and screening by a pre-selection panel. Jury: A select panel of film studies lecturers, artists and filmmakers. Prize: £100, sponsored by Falmouth Art Gallery ‘Reel Women’ Short Film Award A jury of industry professionals will select the best short film directed by a woman. Eligibility: Short films of any genre, from anywhere in the world, directed by a woman. Jury: A panel of professional filmmakers and industry experts Prize: TBC To be awarded by a jury of industry professionals for the best animated short film in the Eye-Toons category. Eligibility: Animated short films from anywhere in the UK. Jury: Representatives from Spider Eye Animations and industry professionals Prize: £500, sponsored by Spider Eye Animations. Cornish Films. Student films. Experimental. Board Shorts. Another Country. Your Country. Screen Actions
DECENT EXPOSURE UK Newcomers Short Film Competition
entries of any genre from anywhere in the UK.
Qualifiers for newcomers Films:
Award: Jury Award - Decent Exposure Newcomers Award
EYE-TOONS ANIMATION COMPETITION
This is a competitive category for short animated films submitted from anywhere in the UK
Qualifiers for Eye-Toons
Maximum length: 15 minutes (approx.) Films can originate from anywhere in the UK
Films must have been completed since January 2011
Award: Spider Eye Animation Award
FILMS WITHOUT BORDERS International Short Film Competition
This category is for short films of any genre, from anywhere in the world.
Qualifiers for Without Borders
Maximum length: 15 minutes (approx.) Films can originate from anywhere in the world
Films must have been completed since January 2011
Award: Without Borders International Short Film Award
MADE IN KERNOW
We take pride in the growing Cornish film industry, and a key aim of the Festival is showcasing films where at least one of the creative team (writer, director, producer) is resident in Cornwall. We accept films that have a strong link to Cornwall or Cornish culture by non-resident filmmakers – e.g., a film that has been wholly or mostly shot in Cornwall.
Films of all genres will be accepted into this category and films of any length, though films over 20 minutes will not be eligible for the Jury Award.
Qualifiers for Made in Kernow:
The writer, director or producer must be currently resident in Cornwall, OR the film must demonstrate a strong link to Cornwall. Only films under 20 minutes in length will be eligible for the Jury Award. Films must have been completed since January 2011.
Relevant Awards:
Jury Award – Best Film of the Festival, sponsored by St Austell Brewery The Delabole Slate Golden Chough Grand Prize
REEL WOMEN
A categorie celebrating and promoting women film directors. Short films of any genre made by female directors will be accepted from anywhere in the world.
Qualifiers for Reel Women:
Maximum length: 15 minutes (approx.)
The director of the film must be a woman Films can originate from anywhere in the world
Films must have been completed since January 2011
Award: Reel Women Short Film Award
THE EDGE – Experimental / Art / Non-narrative Films
The Edge includes experimental, art and non-narrative films from anywhere in the world.
Qualifiers for The Edge:
Maximum length: 15 minutes (approx.) Films can originate from anywhere in the world Films must have been completed since January 2011 Award: On the Edge Award EARLY BIRD DEADLINE Monday 25th June
NORMAL DEADLINE Monday 16th July
FINAL DEADLINE Wednesday 1st August
Cornwall Film Festival entry fees are required to help cover the administrative and technical costs incurred by processing submissions. Film submitters are entitled to free entry to the screening of their film at the Festival (worth at least £5).
How to Enter Your Film into the 2010 Cornwall Film Festival Before entering your film into the Cornwall Film Festival, please ensure you have read and understood the terms and conditions for entry.
The Festival promotes online submissions to reduce the use of paper.
You can apply online using Withoutabox, by clicking here.
Cornish filmmakers ONLY can download a printable version of the submissions form, coming soon...
Screen Actions entry forms will be available to download here soon.
Please note that you will need to submit both a standard DVD of your film + a QuickTime master as well as two jpeg still images from your film to the Festival office by the submission deadline with a cheque for the correct submission fee (if applicable; see deadlines and fees above).
Please read the description of our categories and their qualifiers listed above in order to make sure you submit your film to the appropriate category.
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