Sci-Fi-London Launches Film Competition
Product: What if...? Film Competition
October 7, 2004 ?- The What if...? Film Competition is a U.K.-wide challenge to young people to make their own short science fiction film. Open to 14-26 year-olds, the competition is free to enter. Entrants have until December 1, 2004 to deliver their completed short film, lasting no longer than five minutes, which poses the question: What if...? In conjunction with Film Education, U.K. Film Council?s First Light Project, and the Times Educational Supplement, the competition is open to GCSE, A-level and further education students, as well as members of youth clubs and film societies. The competition is divided into three age groups (14-16, 17-19, 20-26 years old), with an overall winner selected from all the entries.
Louis Savy, Festival Director of Sci-Fi-London says, ?We see the SF genre as a playground for the imagination and aim to encourage students to see that the strength of sci-fi is in its ideas, not just special effects. The What if...? Film Competition challenges young people to create a story that is compelling and thought-provoking.? Prizes include Adobe professional editing software, filmmaking equipment, and books. The winning films will receive premiere screenings at the 4th Sci-Fi-London film festival in February 2005.
The judging panel of filmmakers and industry professionals includes Kieran Breen, Head of Marketing, 20th Century Fox, Dominic Eames, Channel 4, and Dave Golder, editor of SFX magazine. The panel will select Best Film, Best Direction, Best Story, and Best Technical Achievement from each age group (14-16, 17-19, 20-26), and award an overall prize. Now in its fourth year, Sci-Fi-London is the U.K.?s international film festival dedicated to sci-fi and fantastic film. For 2005, it has extended its West End run by two more days, and takes place from February 2?6 at the Curzon SOHO and The Other Cinema. The festival delivers a mix of movies new to the U.K., as well as a crop of rare classics, short films and events.
The 2005 line-up so far includes U.K. premieres of ?Cube Zero,? the third and concluding part of the Cube series. ?Lady Death,? a beautifully drawn Anim? movie produced in the U.S.A. ?Able Edwards,? shot on MiniDV and ?made with a Mac.? Apple loved it and featured it as an example of the potential of their Final Cut Pro software ? ?Is this the future of desktop cinema??
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