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The MCM Children’s Film Festival is the longest running film festival for South Florida’s youth. Since 1996, MCM has successfully sponsored a film festival showcasing films created entirely by young people. With the support of sponsors, local production agencies, and members of the community, these films are screened, judged and may become Festival Award Winners. 

Enter your film for a chance to win cash prizes and have your film screened by film industry insiders.

Who:  Elementary, Middle and High School students or any youth up to age 18.

What:  Submit your original ten minute film on DVD.

Deadline Entry:  March 28, 2008

Film Festival:  May 16 – 18, 2008

Awards Ceremony:  May 18, 2008

Download an entry form today!

For more information please contact Sarah Schwartz-Cuscutis at 305.373.KIDS (5437), ext.124  or sarah@miamichildrensmuseum.org

Application Guidelines

Entry Deadline is March 28, 2008

You must submit an entry form to participate in the Miami Children’s Museum 12th Annual Film Festival.

Film Festival Guidelines

  1. All cast and crew members must be elementary, middle or high school students at the time of the film’s production.
  2. The maximum length of your film or video, including opening and closing titles and credits, cannot be longer than ten minutes.
  3. All films must be submitted in DVD format. The DVD must be clearly marked with the film’s title and the team leader’s name, address, and           age group (elementary, middle or high school). Each DVD may only contain one entry.
  4. Entry Forms must be filled in completely.
  5. Submit publisher releases for any images or sounds requiring publisher permission.
  6. Include a still photograph (minimum size 4” x 6”) representative of your film (a key scene or moment, for instance).
  7. Everything must be included in one envelope. The team leader’s name, address and age group must be written on the outside of the envelope.

Send finished packet, including completed Entry Forms, Releases, Photo, and DVD to: 

Miami Children’s Museum

c/o Film Festival Coordinator

980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, Florida 33132

Submissions must be received no later than Friday, March 28th at 5:30 pm. Keep a copy of your film. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Entries will be disqualified if Miami Children’s Museum fails to receive any of the following:

  1. DVD,

  2. Completed and legible entry form,

  3. Completed film/video release form,

  4. Copy of photo identification of director or producer, if available

ATTN: FILM FESTIVAL ENTRANTS:

Son of Ranbow SHORT FILM CONTEST

 

Paramount Vantage and Hammer & Tongs are teaming up for a short film contest.

 

To enter, you will need to submit an original short film about anything, literally anything! Submissions can be up to 5 minutes max. The Grand Prize winner will have their short film placed in the Special Features section of the Son of Rambow DVD. Three runner-ups will receive framed movie posters signed by the director and producer. The deadline for submissions is May 12, 2008. Filmmakers must be 13 years of age or older to enter.

 

Films must be submitted in one of the following formats: AVI, QA, MOV, MPG, MPG4, WMV

Visit http://sonoframbow.filmmakingfrenzy.com for more information.

 

SON OF RAMBOW

In Theatres May 16

www.sonoframbow.com

DOWNLOAD the MCM FILM FESTIVAL X11 flyer HERE

and share with your friends!


   

   

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