Call for Entries- (RED) Vision@ Vail Film Festival
For those of you familiar with Project RED, you’ll know it’s a movement to raise funds for the fight against HIV/Aids in Africa, one of the main features being the collective of urban brands designing bespoke RED products to fund anti-retrovirals. The brands include Converse, Motorola and Apple iPod. The movement is growing and as part of their program, they’re holding a Short Film competition for the Vail Film Festival in 2008. South Africans this has your name all over it – there are so many up-and-coming film makers around, combined with a subject that is part of our make-up, come on, let’s win this one. Good thing is, they’re not looking for the usual Disney-style Africaaaaah approach or cliches, they’re wanting refreshing, authentic and optimistic stories. Details here and below:
(RED) VISION – Fifth Annual 2008 Vail Film Festival
(RED) Short Film Category Submission Guidelines
An Emergency
Every day, 5,500 Africans die of AIDS. That’s the equivalent of two Twin Towers a day, a tsunami every month. More people die of AIDS in Africa every year than in all the other countries in the world combined. What’s more tragic is that millions are dying unnecessarily. AIDS is a preventable, treatable disease. Two little pills that cost 40 cents a day can keep people with HIV/AIDS alive.
In Africa, AIDS is a real emergency. We need a radically new approach to help eliminate it.
(RED) – A New Approach
(RED) was born out of a passionate belief in our collective sense of strength, justice, humanity and love; that together we have the power and energy to make a difference. (RED) inspires, connects, and empowers people and business to do what they already do, shop, and do good at the same time.
Buy (RED) and help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Find out more about (RED) and (PRODUCT) RED at www.joinred.com/red. In particular, read the Fact Sheet, FAQ and (RED) Manifesto.
The (RED) Short Film Category
This year, (RED) and the Vail Film Festival are very proud to offer a special new (RED) Short Film category. Your film of 3-10 minutes should dramatize one of these two (RED) themes:
We are the people we’ve been waiting for
Be a good-looking Samaritan
It should be:
Optimistic
Empowering
Smart
Extraordinary
Provocative
Irreverent
Authentic
Don’t:
Sell a (PRODUCT) RED product
Make the viewer feel guilty
Be overtly political
Be elitist
Be sad
Be angry
Use violence
Submission Guidelines
RUNTIME
Minimum length of 3 mins.
Maximum length of 10 mins.
COMPLETION DATE
Projects completed after January 1, 2007.
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world
DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Projects must not have distribution
PRESSKIT REQUIREMENTS
A press kit is required, but only after acceptance.
PRIZES & AWARDS The accepted (RED) Vision film will be screened at the 2008 Vail Film Festival
The (RED) Vision filmmaker whose film is chosen for screening will also receive:
Two VIP Passes to the 2008 Vail Film Festival
Luxury hotel accommodations for two during the Festival (Note: transportation is NOT included)
Full-day ski lift tickets for two during the Festival
Feature on JOINRED.COM
Other exciting prizes TBA
COMPLETE RULES
Submissions will be accepted beginning June 1, 2007 and must be postmarked by October 1, 2007.
Accepted entry screening formats are NTSC VHS video (not PAL) and DVD. Festival exhibition formats are DigiBeta, DVD and BetaSP.
Send submissions to:
Vail Film Festival
332 Bleecker Street #K92
New York, NY 10014
For questions, email joinred@vailfilmfestival.org.
