College Houses & Academic Services invites you to participate in its fifth annual student film festival.
Explore your creative talents, become engaged in Penn's film community and win great prizes!
The competition is limited to registered students of the University of Pennsylvania.
This year, films will be screened in competition in selected College Houses on February 23rd–25th, 2009. Each College House screening will feature a panel of judges who will select finalists from four genres: Drama, Comedy, Documentary and Animation.
Finalists selected from each College House screening will then be given a gala big screen showing on February 26th, 2009 at the Bridge Cinema DeLuxe!.
First prize is $500 cash! Other prizes will be announced soon—plus we'll have great door prizes for the audience.In addition, Film Festival entrants should also consider entering their films in the national 2009 AHECTA Student Production Awards competition!
Screening Schedule
- Monday, February 23, 7:30 pm
Gregory and DuBois College Houses
Location: Gregory College House, Van Pelt Film Lounge, 4th floor
- Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 pm
Ware and Fisher Hassenfeld College Houses
Location: McClelland Hall in the Quad
- Wednesday, February 25, 7:30 pm
Harrison College House
Location: Heyer Sky Lounge
- Thursday, February 26, 8:00 pm
Location: The Bridge Cinema De LuxeThe gala big-screen showing of the finalists and the awarding of prizes!
2009 Student Film Festival
Submission Guidelines:
1. Films can be no longer than ten minutes.
2. All entries must be submitted in DVD format. We will require 3 copies. Each film must be accompanied by an entry form.
3. Each individual or team can submit only one entry. Please do not include more than one film on any DVD submitted.
4. All genres of films will be accepted to the competition, but there are not separate categories for awards.
5. We cannot guarantee the return of your film copies, so please keep one for yourself.
6. We will not disqualify films that contain copyrighted material. However, please be aware that we may not be able to screen your film at the Bridge and you will not be able to submit your film to other festivals if it contains copyrighted materials. We encourage you to use music or other materials that are either in the public domain or that you have permission to use (i.e. a friend's band). Films with copyrighted material can not be rebroadcast on PVN or any additional outlets we may explore.
7. Films must have been created within the past calendar year (no films older than April 2008).
8. Films that have been publicly broadcast elsewhere are not eligible for the competition. However, films completed for a class ARE eligible and encouraged!
9. Films which have won previous awards at other festivals are not eligible for this competition.
How to Submit Films
final deadline February 13, 2009 (see above)
All films must be handed in to Ryan Crocetto, Fisher Hassenfeld House Coordinator, by 5 PM on Fri., February 13, 2009. Mr. Crocetto's mailbox is located in the Fisher Hassenfeld Information Center, which is Room 103 Class of '87 in the Quad. A complete submission will include the submission form and 3 DVD copies of your final film.
Forms:
2009 Film Submission Form (PDF)
2009 Film Submission Form (Word)
Notes:
It is our intention to screen all films submitted to the 2009 College House Student Film Festival. However, we reserve the right to not screen any film due to time restrictions or questionable content.
this page was last updated February 23, 2009