New Short Film Competition from Golden Orange and Shorts TV

48th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (8- 14 October 2011); organized in collaboration with Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and the Antalya Culture and Art Foundation (AKSAV) continues to bring new names to the Cinema Industry.
The Golden Orange Film Festival which is held annually in Antalya since 1963 and the Shorts TV; world’s leading network devoted exclusively to short films and entertainment, are together holding a competition during the festival ‘Fikrini Anlat! / Pitch!. The competition will give a chance to short filmmakers, to meet industry professionals and sponsors.  The participants will only have two minutes to pitch their ideas to impress the jury.
The Shorts TV broadcasts in United States, France, and Belgium, Luxembourg and Turkey and shows thousands of short films every year including the ‘Academy Award’ nominations.  During the festival, the participants will be pitching their innovative ideas in front of ShortsHD cameras and the winning films will have a chance to be screened on the Shorts TV channel.
Rules and Eligibility
• To have shot a short film before
• To own all the copyright and publishing rights of the short film idea
• To present a showreel of the previous works on a DVD format- (uncompressed, high-definition) not exceeding more than forty-five seconds- on the day of shooting.
• To have the synopsis of their idea -not more than one hundred word and also in English - on the day of shooting.
• To pitch their idea in two minutes in front of the camera.
For those wishing to participate in the competition is required to send their short CV with contact details to pitch@shorts.tv and/or fikrinianlat@aksav.org.tr.
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For further information please contact;
Ms. Müge Çetinkaya; mugecetinkaya@mediaandevent.com
T: +90 (0) 212 256 49 91 or
Ms. Yüksel Doğan; yuksel.dogan@aksav.org.tr / info@aksav.org.tr T: +90 (0) 242 238 54 44,
F: +90 (0) 242 238 52 73, M: +90 (0) 537 724 48 18