Short Film Competition

Machars Movies and the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre are searching for the best short films to showcase in the 2010 Dumfries Film Festival.

The competition is open to everyone, all ages, amateurs, professionals, and we are looking for films that explore the theme ‘Living the Land - Life in the countryside of Dumfries & Galloway’.

It will be a chance to see your work on the big screen - at Machars Movies, Scotland’s most southerly cinema, during the Dumfries Film Festival which takes place between 30 April and 9 May.

The Scottish Countryside Alliance, who together with its England & Wales counterpart recently awarded Machars Movies ‘Best UK Rural Enterprise 2009’, will also screen winning entries at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh (24-27 June 2010).

Your film must be no longer than ten minutes, and can involve any aspect of life and work in the area. The Entry Rules are quite simple:

Competition Rules and Terms of Entry

1. The competition is open to anyone living and working in Dumfries and Galloway.
2. The maximum running time for the film must not exceed 10 minutes, and must have been made in the period since 1 January 2009.
3. The completed film must be presented in DVD format.
4. If the film is made in a foreign language it must be subtitled in English.
5. The production must be a complete and finished film.
6. Any music or insert of visual material from sources other than your own copyright must have full copyright clearance. We reserve the right to ask for documentary evidence in support of this.
7. Any children or persons under 18 years of age entering this competition, or appearing or participating in the film, must have permission from parents or guardians.
8. All participants in the film must have given their permission for their image to be shown.
9. The film must have a significant connection to Dumfries and Galloway.
10. By entering the competition, you consent to public screening of your production during the Festival, and at the 2010 Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh, and its use for publicity and promotional purposes of the competition.
11. Submitted material may be copied for screening compilation purposes only. Please ensure that you have not incorporated any copy-protection into your recording.
12. The deadline for submissions is Monday, 19 April.

Each entrant will receive two free cinema tickets, redeemable at a cinema of their choice in Dumfries & Galloway. One overall winning entry, to be selected by the competition viewing panel, will receive 24 free tickets.

Entry Form

You can download an Entry Form here – or at www.rbcft.co.uk where you will also find a full programme of film events throughout the region in the 2010 Dumfries Film Festival. If you have any questions about entering, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01988 500284.

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