Pickering presents: the 5 Minute Film Festival
Published July 5, 2021 at 2:22 pm
If you have ever felt the urge to bring your Oscar-worthy idea to the big screen but only have enough time, money or plot for a really short movie, the Pickering Public Library has just the contest for you.
Aspiring Scorseses, Hitchcocks and Bigelows are invited to submit their best films to the Third Annual 5-Minute Film Festival, celebrating the love of filmmaking and the best short films under five minutes.
Films can be fictional, documentary, animation, stop-motion video, or in any genre. There are a few technical rules for submission – digital only, 720p resolution minimum, streamable and fit in with a PG rating – but otherwise you are limited only by your imagination.
The 5-Minute Film Festival (5MFF) welcomes filmmakers of all skill levels whether you are a complete beginner to filmmaking or a seasoned professional and is naturally inclusive to all.
The festival is accepting submissions from June 1 to August 29.
Screening Awards will be given out for the following categories: Best Film, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.
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Every year the festival receives submissions from younger filmmakers, so this year they have added the Future Filmmakers category for those under the age of 13.
The festival comprises a series of online workshop-type events to help budding movie-makers, starting with Filmmaker’s Corner with Greg Jeff July 6. Other workshops this month include Directing and Acting (July 13), Filming and Sound (July 20) and Film Editing and Post-Production (July 27).
There are several workshops planned for August as well.
The closing screening gala is scheduled for September 25.
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