On behalf of UCLA's Campus Events Commission, we'd like to invite your students to participate in our 17th Annual Shorttakes Student Film Festival. The event showcases short films made by students from all over the nation.
Students are welcome to submit films (live-action or animation/digital media) under 10 minutes long. Multiple submissions are allowed, but each requires its own submission fee. Early submission is due on April 7th and is $15 per entry. Late submission is due on April 14th and is $20 per entry.
UCLA’s Campus Events Commission will select the top submissions to be sent to a judging panel made up of entertainment industry professionals. These judges will select the winners for "Best In Show", among other categories, and students have chances to win other awards as selected by the audience and Campus Events Commission. Some recent Shorttakes judges include: Adam Rifkin (writer, Mousehunt and Small Soldiers), Daniel Chun (writer, The Simpsons and The Office), Andrew Cohen and Brendan O’Brien (producers, Funny People), and David X. Cohen (writer/producer, The Simpsons and Futurama), among many other industry figures. Prizes are TBD but will be substantial. Many past winners have gone on to work within the industry, such Shane Acker, the director of 9. The finalists’ films will be screened at our Shorttakes Festival Finale at UCLA on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011.
This is a great opportunity and stepping stone for aspiring filmmakers to show their work. We would appreciate it if you extended this opportunity to your students by spreading the word about Shorttakes to fellow faculty members and to your students directly. Students can find full details on festival and submission guidelines on our website: www.cecshorttakes.com. Any further festival-related questions can be sent to cecshorttakes.inquiries@gmail.com.
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