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Overview and Criteria for Submission

For the 2009 VidFest Short Film and PSA Contest, UC San Diego's Sustainability Solutions Institute and Home International are asking college students to create a film and/or Public Service Annoucements (PSA) reflecting the theme "From Here to Sustainability: Changing the World One Film at a Time." 
 
For the purposes of the film and PSA contest, we encourage entrants to be as creative as possible when interpreting the core idea of Environmental Sustainability.  What we're looking for are films and PSA's that adhere to the theme yet show a creative, unique and relevant perspective toward environmental sustainability.
 

CORE IDEA: From Here to Sustainability: Changing the World One Film at a Time

  • Together with our faculty, staff and students, UC San Diego is working to make the world a better place through better sustainability research, education and practices.  

  • Films and PSAs should reflect this core idea, but HOW students do that is up to their own creativity.

  • Films and PSAs can take the perspective of an individual, a group, what students do on campus, in their  community or around the world, or merely an observation that fits into the core idea of environmental sustainability.

  • Films and PSAs can be a variety of genres – documentary, fiction, animation or even machinema.

  • Be creative! Have fun! And inspire us!

  • The Selection Jury will select the finalists in each category, and a distinct panel of judges will select the winners based on the following criteria:

 

  1. Creativity 
  2. Relevance to the core idea of environmental sustainability
  3. Execution of the film- does the film effectively communicate the idea? 

How to Enter


·    Students are asked to create a short film or PSA that reflects the core idea of this year’s contest, “From
     Here to Sustainability: Changing the World One Film at a Time.”
·    Films should be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
·    PSAs should be no longer than 30 seconds in length.
·    Entries must be original, undistributed works produced, written and/or directed by the submitting
     filmmaker(s).
·    Entries should be submitted on a DVD
·    Please label all DVDs with the following information:

  1.    Title of Project
  2.    Category: Film or PSA
  3.    Total Running Time (TRT)
  4.    Name
  5.    Contact information (phone and e-mail)


·    All entries must be in English or have English subtitles.
·    All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form.


THE DEADLINE for PSAs is February 13th, 2009. 

If you are entering a film in the "Short Film" category then you must turn in a Letter of Intent describing the film you will make.

The DEADLINE for the Letter of Intent is also February 13th, 2009.  

The DEADLINE to turn in a short film (finished product) is March 13th, 2009 (Tenth Week of Winter Quarter). 

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 3rd, 2009

The Short Film selections will be chosen after the Selection Jury watches your film -- the jury will NOT make selections based on the written proposals.

DELIVER YOUR SHORT FILM AND ENTRY FORM by APRIL 3rd 2009 to:

      VidFest Short Film and PSA Contest:
      Attn: VidFest Film and PSA Contest Coordinator
      216 Mandeville Center
      UC San Diego
      La Jolla, CA  92093-0327
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GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!