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Dam Short FilmThe Dam Short Film Festival screens 100 unique shorts of varied subject, style, and year. The festival hosts a film market and is held in a historic theater and hotel in charming Boulder City, Nevada (20 miles from the Las Vegas Strip).
Festival Overview 1) To present the highest-quality short films for our attending audiences to enjoy. These may include shorts films that are inventively creative, deftly executed, presented with a rarely-seen topic, or arrive from an unusual corner of society, the globe, or the filmmaker mind. 2) To treat participating filmmakers as well as possible. After all, if there were no filmmakers, there would be no film festival! History The Dam Short Film Festival was founded in 2005 by Lee and Anita Lanier. As a professional computer animator, Lee had the chance to have his own animated short films screen at film festivals around the world. As such, Lee and Anita fell in love with the short film format and decided to present the best short films they could find to audiences in Boulder City and the surrounding Las Vegas area. For the first three years, the festival was held in Boulder City American Legion Hall. In 2008, due to rapid growth, the festival moved to the historic Boulder Theatre. The theatre was built in 1931 for Hoover Dam construction worker and has since been purchased and restored by Desi Arnaz Jr. 2015 marked the 11th anniversary of the Dam Short Film Festival. Steady growth has left the event perhaps the largest and best-attended film festival in Nevada. In addition to short film screenings, which are arranged in thematic programs, the festival hosts filmmaker panels, parties, mixers, and Q&A session. Over the years, the festival has honored such original filmmakers as Ray and Charles Eames, Jim Blashfield, Shannon Lark, and Jay Rosenblatt with special retrospectives and showcases. As the Dam Short Film Festival enters its second decade, plans are underway by the Society’s board of directors to maintain and expand upon the festival tradition of quality presentation. Awards There will be 7 Award Categories with an Audience Choice Award. The Award Categories are: Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Sci-Fi / Horror, Best Comedy, Best Nevada Filmmaker, and Best Student. Audience award-winners will be chosen by audience votes through a unique and accurate "voting chip" method. Jury award-winners will be chosen by a panel of industry professionals. In addition, there is one Best of the Fest Award, chosen by the Audience. Entries Open to the public Eligibility: The Dam Short Film Festival welcomes short films with any content and in any style, whether it be live-action, documentary, or animation. That said, entries must be 40 minutes or under in length. The year of production, however, does not matter Formats: A WAB Secure Online Screener, NTSC DVD, PAL DVD, or a digital file (.mov, .wmv, .avi) preview copy may be submitted for festival consideration. Selected films, however, must provide one of the following NTSC exhibition formats: Blu-Ray, DVD, or .mov digital file. PAL DVD exhibition copies are also acceptable. Exhibition copies must arrive at the festival office by January 16, 2015, so that they may be screened during the festival, February 4-7, 2015. No other formats will be accepted. By submitting to the 2015 Dam Short Film Festival, you agree to abide by these rules. Failure to submit an exhibition copy by January 24th (if your film is selected) will instantly disqualify your film from all award considerations. Once a film is submitted and selected, it cannot be withdrawn from the festival. 2016 Call for Entries!You’ve made your movie—now it’s time to show the world! The Dam Short Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2016 season. Films of any style and genre with a total run time of 40 minutes or less are eligible. Submission categories include Drama, Documentary, Animation, Student, Nevada Filmmaker, Sci-Fi/Horror, and Comedy. Already sporting some of the lowest submission fees going, the Dam Short Film Festival has reduced submission fees across-the-board this year making it even easier to submit. In addition, students receive an additional $5 break, and entries in the Nevada Filmmaker category are free! In addition, we’re proud to announce that our festival is now accepting submissions on FilmFreeway! We’re excited about this new submissions platform, and as always we’re still accepting submissions through Withoutabox.
$20 – Super-Earlybird: April 20, 2015 Submissions in the Student Category receive a $5 discount. The Dam Short Film Festival Selection Committee is chomping at the bit to see your film. Don’t make them wait–submit early and save! Visit our Submit page for all the details and 2015’s Official Rules. GoTo: http://www.damshortfilm.org/submit/ See you at the movies!
04.03.2015 | Dam Short Film's blog Cat. : Animation Call for entry Fest. circuit Independent Shorts Student Videos FILM FESTIVALS PEOPLE
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