2nd Annual Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival Returns May 1st
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2nd Annual Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival Returns May 1st
ORLANDO, FLA. College film students and professional filmmakers from all over Central Florida will come together May 1st for the second annual Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival. The wildly successful event made its debut last February and received attention from press in multiple states, not to mention filmmakers state-wide.
The goal is to bring together and bring to the surface some of Orlando's most talented aspiring filmmakers, by challenging their creativity on an entirely new level. Participants have 24 hours to write, film, edit, and direct a 3-5 minute short film. If this sounds like an easy task to you, think again. Last year, out of the 52 teams that signed up, only 40 teams managed to actually get their films submitted on time.
Teams will meet prior to 9am at the Premiere Cinemas theater in Fashion Square mall on Saturday, May 1st. Each team will receive a packet with rules, regulations, and instructions for the festival. There will be a "Required List," which includes: 2 genres (one must be selected), 15 items (3 must be selected to appear somewhere in the film), and one line of dialogue which must be used in the film. Each team will have a "team leader" who will receive the packet at 9am, and the clock will start. Each team will from that point have 24 hours to get their film finished and back to Premiere Cinemas at 9 am, May 2nd.
The completed films will then be viewed by a panel of judges who will select the top 24 films to be shown May 9th at the red carpet screening and awards ceremony.
The 24 Hour Film Festival is not only a competition, but is also seen as a valuable opportunity for networking. "You never know who you may be talking to ," said film festival president and Event Coordinator Michael DiCarlo. "One thing I have learned about the film industry is that we do not have a particular look or identification."
As further incentive, there will be a grand prize of $1000 and a trophy, not to mention 8 more categories, each of which will be awarded a trophy and merchandise prizes from various sponsors. Categories include best director, cinematography, actor, actress, screenplay, high school film, college film, and general public film.
A percentage of the proceeds will also be donated to the Haiti Relief Fund (http://www.haitirelieffund.org/). For more information, or to register for the Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival, please visit (Orlando24hourfilm.com).
2nd Annual Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival Returns May 1st
ORLANDO, FLA. College film students and professional filmmakers from all over Central Florida will come together May 1st for the second annual Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival. The wildly successful event made its debut last February and received attention from press in multiple states, not to mention filmmakers state-wide.
The goal is to bring together and bring to the surface some of Orlando's most talented aspiring filmmakers, by challenging their creativity on an entirely new level. Participants have 24 hours to write, film, edit, and direct a 3-5 minute short film. If this sounds like an easy task to you, think again. Last year, out of the 52 teams that signed up, only 40 teams managed to actually get their films submitted on time.
Teams will meet prior to 9am at the Premiere Cinemas theater in Fashion Square mall on Saturday, May 1st. Each team will receive a packet with rules, regulations, and instructions for the festival. There will be a "Required List," which includes: 2 genres (one must be selected), 15 items (3 must be selected to appear somewhere in the film), and one line of dialogue which must be used in the film. Each team will have a "team leader" who will receive the packet at 9am, and the clock will start. Each team will from that point have 24 hours to get their film finished and back to Premiere Cinemas at 9 am, May 2nd.
The completed films will then be viewed by a panel of judges who will select the top 24 films to be shown May 9th at the red carpet screening and awards ceremony.
The 24 Hour Film Festival is not only a competition, but is also seen as a valuable opportunity for networking. "You never know who you may be talking to ," said film festival president and Event Coordinator Michael DiCarlo. "One thing I have learned about the film industry is that we do not have a particular look or identification."
As further incentive, there will be a grand prize of $1000 and a trophy, not to mention 8 more categories, each of which will be awarded a trophy and merchandise prizes from various sponsors. Categories include best director, cinematography, actor, actress, screenplay, high school film, college film, and general public film.
A percentage of the proceeds will also be donated to the Haiti Relief Fund (http://www.haitirelieffund.org/). For more information, or to register for the Orlando 24 Hr. Film Festival, please visit (Orlando24hourfilm.com).
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