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2009
Great Lakes Film Fest
Online Entry FormConsidered
among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the 8th annual
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival has officially opened its Call for
Entries and will accept submissions internationally of independently produced
feature length and short length films and scripts in the genres of
documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation, and all
genre of music videos and Gay/Lesbian for the 2009 festival, September 24th.
Thru September 27th. 2009. This
year’s film festival shall reach a global echelon launching our festival
interactively online allowing independent filmmakers and fans world wide to
not only enjoy the films, but communicate with each other in real time as
though they were together in the same room via online chat and web cams. Much like most other festivals, ours was limited by time
in how many films we could screen at the fest. Simply put, if a film is good,
it will be accepted and screened without time constraints. Films will not be available
for download, but shall be presented in a video on demand system
that will allow users to watch the films.
The VOD system will be compatible with Windows Media Player and other
video viewing software. We
shall accept all ranges of music videos, along with entries of short and
feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays of all genres and
niches. The
annual screenwriting competition is a way for new and veteran scriptwriters to
possibly get the break they need.
FEES
and DEADLINES: Feature
Length Film: $45.00
($35.00 Student) if postmarked by January 10, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00
($45.00 Student) if postmarked by March 28, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $65.00
($55.00 Student) if postmarked by June 27, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $75.00
($65.00 Student) if postmarked by August 29, 2009 (U.S. Currency only)
Withoutabox entries ONLY Short
Length Film: $35.00
($25.00 Student) if postmarked by January 10, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $45.00
($35.00 Student) if postmarked by March 28, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00
($45.00 Student) if postmarked by June 27, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $65.00
($55.00 Student) if postmarked by August 29, 2009 (U.S. Currency only)
Withoutabox entries ONLY Animation
and Experimental and Music Video Submissions: $25.00
($20.00 Student) if postmarked by January 10, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $35.00
($30.00 Student) if postmarked by March 28, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $45.00
($40.00 Student) if postmarked June 27, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00 ($50.00 Student) if postmarked by August 29, 2009 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY
All
student entries MUST be accompanied by a copy of entrant's student
identification. ABSOLUTELY
NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For all entries submitted outside the United States, we will only accept payment for submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS Only
one title per entry form. Productions from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
may be submitted.
Do not submit works in progress. All films must be submitted on DVD or
1/2" VHS (NTSC
system only) for consideration (if DVD is burned, please send VHS). All
films submitted must
be available on DVD for presentation. With
the advancements in digital technology, the ordinary movie viewing
experience will change, The
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival is the first film festival world wide
to completely exploit
the DLP projection technology by Texas Instruments. Entry forms and
application information
are available from the Great Lakes Film Association website at:
All
entries will go through Withoutabox.com. To
ensure that your entry is properly processed, you must fill out the form
completely and enclose
proper payment. Please mark the tape with the title of your project, running
time, your ABSOLUTELY
NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE
ACCEPTED. For all entries submitted outside the United States, we will only
accept payment
for submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS No
videocassette or DVDs will be returned. Participation in the Great Lakes
Independent Film Festival
implies understanding and acceptance of all terms included in this
application. All fees must
be paid in U.S. Currency. Category
Summary: Narrative Feature = 50+
minutes Narrative Short = 49 or less
minutes Animation Feature = 70+
minutes Animation Short = 69 or less
minutes Documentary Feature = 50+
minutes Documentary Short = 49 or
less minutes Experimental Feature = 70+
minutes Experimental Short = 69 or
less minutes Horror Feature = 50+ minutes Horror Short = 49 or less
minutes Gay/Lesbian Feature = 70+
minutes Gay/Lesbian Short = 69 or
less minutes Religious/Spiritual Feature =
70+ minutes Religious/Spiritual Short =
69 or less minutes Music Video =15 minutes or less
All
entries must be postmarked no later than the appropriate entry deadline they
were submitted PLEASE
READ AND FOLLOW ALL BELOW INSTRUCTIONS ABSOLUTELY
NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRETRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For
all entries submitted outside the United States, we will only accept payment
for submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS Checks returned to us will incur a standard $25 fee that must be paid, even if you choose to pull your script/film from the competition.
Film
selections will be announced no later than September
12, 2009 Not following the guidelines, rules, regulations, or eligibility may be cause for disqualification.
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