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April 16-18, 2010 - Clinton Street Theater - Portland, Oregon
CALL FOR ENTRIES
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GO INDEPENDENT! AWARD
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ABOUT THE CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: February 15, 2010
It's free to enter. Selected films will be screened at the festival in Portland, Oregon. All submissions must be 8 minutes or less, no exceptions. 16:9 preferred.
Selections are made by our esteemed jury who spend countless hours previewing bike-themed submission.
HOW TO ENTER
1. Complete a submission form - click here to download the form
2. Send your movie on DVD with the submission form
3. Be prepared to create a miniDV version if your film is selected. (don't let that technical details stop you - more info here. )
4. You may also send a miniDV with your DVD submission.
5. Screen ratio is 16:9
SUBMISSION DETAILS
...submission format: DVD, CD - no links, no miniDV only
...final format: miniDV
If your movie is chosen, you will need to submit the final version on miniDV and you will be given several weeks to submit it. You may also include a miniDV version with your initial submission, which is what we recommend. Confused? Read this.
...length: 8 minutes or under
...aspect ratio: 16:9. That means your movies going to look great at 16:9 and only okay at anything else.
...submit by mail to: Filmed by Bike, 1158 NE Morton, Portland OR 97211
..music details: You can have whatever soundtrack you want, but you are only eligible for the GoIndependent! Award if you have the right to use the music in your movie.
TIPS
- Edit
- Usually shorter is better, we like shorties
- Uh, no, you don't have to ride your bike while you film
- Remember you have an international audience
- BMX, fixie and other trick videos generally don't win the hearts of our jury
- Don't make us sick - avoid the shakity shake
- Check out our GoIndependent! contest and use independent music.
- Tightly edited pieces have a much better chance of being accepted.
- It's got to be clear what's going on, to an outside. Add explanatory text if you need to add context.
Filmed by Bike + 971 221 7228 + Info [at] FilmedByBike.org + 1158 NE Morton Street, Portland Oregon, 97211 USA
