CURTSY, PLEASE
I am the soup queen. I accidentally found out during a run of bad weather one winter during which we couldn’t make it to the grocery store that I am really good at making soup. I had a whole series of artwork happen because I accidentally put myself in a situation where I was trapped at home too. My point? Maybe life is just a series of accidents, and with any luck, maybe more of them will be happy than not. If you’ve accidentally (or puposefully) shot 10 seconds of good film, here’s your chance to put it to good use.
Check out this Call for Entries from The Soap Factory for Ten Second Film Festival. It is free to enter. You can email your entry. And your work could have an audience of thousands. What do you have to lose?
*Editor’s note: I have a soft spot for The Soap Factory. Clearly, they love what they do…hence the overwhelming amount of community and volunteer support they enjoy. Do we all wish The Soap Factory was in our city or town? Certainly. But never let geography be your crutch. The chances are good that there is a free-spirited, albeit struggling, arts organization in your hometown. Show them a little volunteer support, and the rest could be history.
CALL for ENTRIES: 10 Second Film Festival
There may still be snow on the ground in Minnesota. But, it’s time to think about summer already! The Soap Factory’s Ten Second Film Festival is seeking submissions for our fun, quirky, and sometimes irreverent film festival. The festival, which drew nearly 4000 eager movie-goers last year, is the film festival for both the amateur and immature; the talented and the unfortunate; the virtuoso and the accidental artist. Anyone can submit a Ten second film All photos of The Ten Second Film Festival taken by Sarah Nienaber and Christopher Selleck.
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ELIGIBILITY: Anyone can enter.
MEDIA: Video / Film
DEADLINE: June 1, 2011
NOTIFICATION: Filmmakers will be notified of acceptance by June 20th. Accepted films will be screened on July 4 at The Soap Factory.
ENTRY FEE: There is no entry fee for up to 6 films.
JURY PROCESS: Email your films to: tensecond@soapfactory.org. All films submitted will be juried by curator Lillian Egner and a panel of trusted advisors. Films will be sorted into ten categories determined at the time of selection. On the night of the festival, prizes are awarded to the best films in each category. Winning films are determined by a panel of local celebrity judges and audience reaction. Past categories have included: What the hell am I looking at?, Dance Off, Moment of Zen, Mindless Violence, Best Documentary, Wait For It…, Most Disturbing, Kubrick Award, and Under the Influence.
HOW TO SUBMIT A FILM: Email your ten second film submissions to The Soap Factory at tensecond@soapfactory.org. Include ONE film per email (ie: if you have multiple submissions, send a separate email for each). The subject line of the email should be the film’s title.
Please include the following information in your email: Filmmaker’s name(s), Filmmaker’s current city of residence, Title of film, I heard about the film festival through, and I made this movie using.