Attention Student Filmmakers!

The time is here again for the 3rd Annual National Film Challenge! The National Film Challenge (http://www.filmchallenge.org) is the latest cool filmmaking competition from the creators of the 48 Hour Film Project (http://www.48hourfilm.com).

Here are the details:

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FILM CHALLENGE?

It's your chance to stop talking and start filming! The premise? Filmmaking teams have just one weekend to make a short film. All creativity - writing, shooting, editing and adding a musical soundtrack - must occur beginning Friday evening at 7 p.m. on October 21, 2005 and ending Monday October 24, 2005. On Friday, to make things interesting, each team is emailed a genre for its film, and a character, prop and line of dialogue that must appear in each team’s movie. Then the film must be sent to National Film Challenge Headquarters with a postmark no later than Monday, October 25. In the following weeks the top films (determined by a panel of judges) will be available for viewing (and voting!) on our website (http://www.filmchallenge.org). There will be two big winners this year – The Grand Prize Winner (determined by judges) and The Audience Award Winner (determined by the online voting.) Both films will screen with the 48 Hour Film Project City Winners at this year’s Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California. (http://www.cinequest.org) In addition the Grand Prize Winner wins a free trip to Cinequest to see their film on the big screen!

HOW DO I SIGN UP MY TEAM?

Starting THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 you will be able to register your team at http://www.filmchallenge.org. This is going to be the largest Film Challenge ever – 250 teams will be selected to compete this year! Registration is on a first come first served basis. The Early Bird Entry Fee is $110 if you register on or before September 20, 2005 and $125 if you register between September 21, 2005 and October 20, 2005. Teams can be anywhere from 1 person to 30 or more people. Read all of the rules of the contest here: http://www.filmchallenge.org/rules.htm

Do you have any questions about the National Film Challenge? Please check our FAQ and then use our Bulletin Board to post questions you need answered: http://www.filmchallenge.org/faq.htm

The National Film Challenge is being produced by KDHX, Community Media for Saint Louis, MO. http://www.kdhxtv.org and http://www.kdhx.org

Thanks,

Doug Whyte
National Film Challenge Producer