Monday, September 28, 2009
The Communicating Arts Production Group (CAPG) of Montgomery County Community College is challenging local filmmakers to make a five minute film in five days. The Five Day Film Festival is a timed filmmaking competition during which teams of filmmakers compete to create short films within a structure provided by the producers.
The contest begins on Oct. 22 and concludes on Oct. 27. A screening of the completed films will be held on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in the College's Science Center Theater, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. The best film will receive a top prize of $500, and smaller prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories. The entry fee is $25 per team. For information and to register, visit www.fivedayfilmfestival.com or email fivedayfilmfestival@gmail.com.
The competition will begin with a kickoff event at the College on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Teams will have a film genre randomly assigned to them. To help level the playing field for a contest, which invites filmmakers of all skill levels to compete, the teams will also be given a line of dialogue and a prop that must appear in the body of their film. Filmmakers will also be given a theme that they may interpret in any way they wish.
Teams will have until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to write, shoot, edit, score and deliver their film to the competition drop-off site. All creative activity must take place during the five day period. All completed films will be screened at the awards ceremony on Nov. 4.
For more information, visit www.fivedayfilmfestival.com, which contains all the rules of the competition, current news, production documents, sponsor information, producer information and tips on filmmaking.
