Congratulations to ALL 13 teams for making amazing films and thank you to everyone that came out tonight to cheer them on!
Student Category
Congratulations to the two competing High School teams!
Tale Fromunda directed by Asa Neville
Big Trouble and Bottom Boys directed by Garrett Tighe Riley
Open Category
Best Cinematography
Honorable Mention – Good Afternoon directed by Aaron Nix & Emma Brand
Runner-up – Oasis directed by Paul Christian Glenn
Winner – Dial M For Munster directed by Maverick Knox
Best use of Prop: Cheese
Honorable Mention – Hikikomori directed by Kevin Mohr
Runner-up – Cold Days directed by John Gutowski
Winner – Ms. Trust directed by Alicia Lopez
Best Dialogue “Are those my only two options”
Honorable Mention – Last Ride directed by Maleeque Parker, Harkera Hardy, Julian D. Jackson
Honorable Mention – Hikikomori directed by Kevin Mohr
Runner-up – Cold Days directed by John Gutowski
Winner – Detective 51 directed by Richard Reese
Best Film
Honorable Mention – Dial M For Munster directed by Maverick Knox
Runner-up – Oasis directed by Paul Christian Glenn
Winner – Detective 51 directed by Richard Reese
Congratulations to the 13 teams that turned their films in!
The screenings is on Friday, November 11th at 6:30pm at the
Brownell-Talbot High School Swanson Auditorium.
Admission is $10
Screening order
Student Category films (10 minutes)
The PI directed by Ashley Hankel, Reed Swartzbaugh, & Mica Apel – drama
Big Trouble and Bottom Boys directed by Garrett Tighe Riley – comedy
Tale Fromunda directed by Asa Neville – drama
Open Category films (44 miniutes)
Last Ride directed by Harkera Hardy – thriller
Good Afternoon directed by Aaron Nix & Emma Brand – drama
Cold Days directed by John Gutowski – drama
Cut! directed by Jesse Eastman & Caden Bye – comedy
Ms. Trust directed by Alicia Lopez – thriller
Fall Away directed by Tim J Barr – drama
Oasis directed by Paul Christian Glenn – drama
Hikikomori directed by Kevin Mohr – thriller
Dial M For Munster directed by Maverick Knox – thriller
Detective 51 directed by Richard Reese – comedy
Q&A session with the filmmakers to follow the screening then Awards announcements
Best of luck to all of the 48hr Film Challenge teams!
Required Prop: Cheese
Required Line of Dialogue: “Are those my only two options”
Assigned genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
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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 28th 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 30th 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 at the Brownell Talbot High School Theatre on Friday, November 11th.
Filmmaker registration form.
Entry form and fee deadline is Friday, October 28th at 6:00pm (one hour before launch)
Pre-registration is $55 per team or $35 for high school teams. The name used to register is the name we’ll call when picking the genres. Only one registration form per team required. To register complete this form and make your payment at the link below:
Open category payment link here
High school student link here
Or hit us up on Venmo @omahafilmfestival
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 DIALOGUE 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 screenings we will be announcing the winners for both the student and open categories for:
Most Creative Use of Required Prop
Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialogue
Best Cinematography
Best Film
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 28, virtually on the OFF Facebook page.
– You must complete all of the mandatory challenges (genre, line of dialogue, 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 30.
– 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.
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