The Contest Details

The winning poster design will be featured as the official festival “face” of South Alabama Film Festival and be used to advertise the event in newspapers. The design will also be printed on program booklets, posters, and other items for promotional purposes.  In addition to, the exposure the winning artist will receive 50% of their reprinted-poster sales. The winning original artwork will be given to a visiting filmmaker who goes above and beyond at the festival, as determined by the festival staff.

All entries will be displayed in the South Alabama Film Festival Office on Dauphin Street during the October Art Walk. All non-winning festival entries will be sold in a silent auction during the October Art Walk.  The artist will receive 60% of the auction price, with the Film Festival retaining 40%.

Entries must be mounted on an 11″w by 17″h board as well as stored digitally on a CD.
* May use colors and design concepts that create a strong graphic presentation.
* The design must be easily transferred to a variety of print materials such as posters, print ads, cotton t-shirts, film, etc.

Posters should reflect a theme of Southern filmmaking.

Send your posters and CD to:

South Alabama Film Festival

PO Box 850968

Mobile, Alabama 36685

Or, deliver them to:

South Alabama Film Festival Offices

550 Dauphin Street

Mobile, Alabama 36602

(Current office hours are Wednesday and Friday 4-6 p.m. You may also drop off your entry during the September Art Walk.)

Judging
Entries will be critiqued on their appeal, content and marketability. The decision of the judges is final.

Other Details
The deadline for this contest is September 15, 2010, 5PM. You may enter as many times as you wish and there is no entry fee.

On each of your entries, you must include your name, address, email and phone number on the back.

The winning artwork copyright will become property of the South Alabama Film Festival.

For questions about this contest send your emails to SoALFilmFest@gmail.com or call 251-490-4356 for more information.

We are extending the deadline for shorts, music videos, and student films to September 15th!
The feature film deadline will remain September 1.

This year’s festival hits downtown Mobile Nov. 5-7.

The South Alabama Film Festival is looking for 8-16 feature length films, and 12-20 short films, each to be shown multiple times throughout the three-day festival weekend. We wish to show both fiction and nonfiction films, with special consideration given to films made in or around Mobile, Alabama; in the state of Alabama; and in the American “South.” Many films have already been turned in, but we want to see more.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to have your film screened for true lovers of the medium in a place where hospitality isn’t the norm, it’s the expectation.

Now, for the particulars:

GENERAL RULES

Submissions must have been completed after December 1, 2007 and may not be publicly screened in Mobile County or Baldwin County, Alabama prior to the 2010 festival dates (excluding other South Alabama Film Festival screenings and collaborations). Submissions will be notified of their selection status on or around Sept. 20, 2010. If accepted, two additional DVDs of the final film must be provided to the South Alabama Film Festival for jury screenings, media requests and the festival archive. Selected festival films must also provide updated contact information, a digital and non-digital press kit, and one exhibition copy of the film in the format we will determine at the time of selection. South Alabama Film Festival may deny acceptance of any film at its sole discretion, or waive rules for any submission it deems appropriate for the festival. If accepted, the screening schedule (including venue, time and number of screenings) is at the sole discretion of South Alabama Film Festival. The festival encourages filmmakers to accompany the film to represent it and participate in a Q&A sessions following the screening to share their experience of making of the film. Each accepted film will receive free industry passes to the festival.

The entrant guarantees that they have legal right to submit their film and have obtained all necessary rights and clearances to screen the work at the South Alabama Film Festival. Submission of work confirms that the South Alabama Film Festival has permission to exhibit it (and any moving image excerpts or reproduced stills) during the festival and for any festival publicity or promotion. Every precaution will be exercised in handling entries and exhibition copies of submitted films, but the entrant agrees to hold the festival, its organizers, employees, volunteers, sponsors, and partnering organizations harmless for damage to or loss of materials submitted.

FILM DEFINITIONS

Feature-Length Narrative – Fiction films more than 60 minutes in length.
Feature-Length Documentary – Nonfiction films more than 60 minutes in length.

Short Narrative – Fiction films, animated or live, that are less than 30 minutes in length.

Short Documentary – Documentary films, animated or live, that are less than 30 minutes in length.

Student Films – Short films, under 5 minutes in length, submitted by students enrolled in middle or high school.

Music Videos – Short videos, that are less than 10 minutes in length, featuring regional musical artist(s).

TO SUBMIT A FILM

Send a DVD copy of the film. Please label the DVD with the film name, your name, and the film running time. Include a one page description of the film with any important personal information. Also include your application fee. Mail to: South Alabama Film Festival, Post Office Box 850968, Mobile, Alabama 36685, USA.

FEES

Feature Length Films $30

Short Films $20

Student Films and Music Videos $10

The Alabama filmmaker discount is $5 with current identification.

All fees are nonrefundable.

Filmmakers, get your films in now!

SoAL Film Fest and Gulf Coast Exploreum present filmmaker camp July 12-16

JULY 5, 2010 – Starting July 12, the region’s future filmmakers will descend on the Gulf Coast Exploreum in downtown Mobile to spend five days learning about, and creating, movies.

The “Reel Science” creative camp runs July 12-16 and is presented by the Exploreum and the South Alabama Film Festival – Mobile’s only three-day celebration of film.

Throughout the week, students in grades 6-12 will spend four hours a day immersing themselves in the cinematic arts, exploring every aspect of being a filmmaker. They will learn about brainstorming and script development, casting, lighting, composition, production, editing and marketing – all in one week from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Guided by the wisdom and experience of professionals working in the medium, each of the five days will be packed full of hands-on exercises illustrating the many pieces and players it takes to produce a film, designed to help each student comprehend the total process, and to develop their specific passions within it.

This culminates with each team making a film of its own, all of which will be featured during the 2010 South Alabama Film Festival, held Nov. 5-7.

The Reel Science camp will be held July 12-16 at the Gulf Coast Exploreum. Since the goal is for each student to receive as much direction as possible, there are a limited number of spots available. For more information, visit The Gulf Coast Exploreum online.