Congratulations to the 15 teams that turned in a completed film on time! We will have a Virtual screening on Facebook Live on Friday, October 9th at 7:00pm.
Facebook Event page
Screening order:
Student Films (10 minutes):
Sorry For Your Loss
Crux
Crime of Fashion
Open Category (55 minutes):
This Again?
Slime of the Century
Samaritan
A Dark Knight
Other Side
Baggins Basement
Birthday Cake
Mafia Misfits
Lost Time
The Last
Happy Birthday Mr. Pinkney
The Audition
Awards Announcements
Q&A Sessions (72 minutes) with filmmakers from:
A Dark Knight
Birthday Cake
The Last
Other Side
Slime of the Century
This Again
Prop: Greeting Card
Line of dialog: “I just wanted to take another look at you”
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your cameras! The Omaha Film Festival is hosting a 48 Hour VIRTUAL Film Challenge to spark creativity and collaboration among local creatives.
Facebook Event page.
Participants will be given 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a film under 5 minutes in length.
The 48 Hour Challenge will commence on Friday, October 2nd at 7:00pm on Facebook Live on the Omaha Film Festival’s Facebook page. Announcements for the rules will be made starting at 7:00pm and genres for qualifying teams will be drawn shortly thereafter!
Films will be due back before Sunday, October 4th at 7:00pm. Final delivery should be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.
All films will be screened virtually on OFF’s Facebook livestream on Friday, October 9th.
Filmmaker registration form.
Entry form and fee deadline is Friday, October 2nd at 6:00pm (one hour before launch)
Entry fee is $10 per team. The name used to register is the name we’ll call when picking the genres.
To pay the fee click here.
Here’s how it works:
Safety first! All teams must observe the current standards for safety during the pandemic. Art is important but keeping our local artistic community healthy and safe is always our number one priority!
Start putting your team together now. Actors, writers, filmmakers … get ready. For participating teams, fill out the online registration form and send your entry fee to be qualified and be watching on Facebook live as we announce the following required challenges:
1. We will announce a LINE OF DIALOG that will have to be in every film.
2. We will announce a PROP that must be used in the film.
3. We will randomly draw GENRES from a hat for each team that your film must adhere to.
There’s no age limit on the filmmakers.
After the virtual screening we will be announcing the winners for both the student and open categories for:
Best Film
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
Best Cinematography
Most Creative Use of Required Prop
Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialog
THE RULES
– Entry Fee must be paid at least one hour before the launch.
– Each entry must be a separate submission – you must include registration form and payment for each submission.
– Challenge Launch will commence at 7:00pm on Friday, October 2, virtually on the OFF Facebook page.
– You must complete all of the mandatory challenges (genre, line of dialog, prop).
– All submissions must be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. The FILM INFORMATION FORM must also be emailed.
– Submissions must be received by 7:00pm on Sunday, October 4
– All films that are not in English must have English language subtitles.
– Only submissions with completed REGISTRATION FORM, FILM INFORMATION FORM, and paid entry fees will be accepted.
– Films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length (including credits).
– To be eligible, the film cannot have a public screening locally prior to the Film Challenge Screening date. We ask that your film not be viewable in its entirety online on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook before the Film Challenge Screening. Trailers or clips from the film are acceptable.
– Releases for locations, music, and talent must be obtained by the submitting filmmaker. The Omaha Film Festival is not liable for copyright infringement or unauthorized use.
Co-Hosted by Ben Drickey @Torchwerks
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