Call for Entries
9th JAMES RIVER FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 1-7, 2002
Virginia’s Festival for the Independent-Minded
 Entry
deadline was February 15, 2002
Submit
initial entry on VHS (NTSC) tape. if selected, you will be contacted to
submit original format, if different (i.e., 16mm and super-8 film, U-matic
tape, DVD, CD-ROM) for the festival screening.
$25.00
non-refundable entry fee. Make check payable to "James River Film
Festival."
Completed
entry form
Include
press materials if desired: filmmaker's bio, cast and credits, photo stills,
background information, reviews or awards. These items will not be returned.
Label
case and reels with your name, film title, address, telephone number and
running time.
Include
return label and postage for the festival to return your tape.
Collect
or COD entries will not be accepted.
All
entries should be insured for your protection.
If you
include a self-addressed, stamped postcard, the festival will verify receipt
of your entry.
Notes: if you are
submitting more than one entry, you must enclose a separate entry fee,
form and additional materials for each entry. Additional entry forms may
be downloaded or photocopied from an original.
Send entries to:
James River Film Festival/RMIC
c/o Hand Workshop Art Center
1812 W. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
ENTRY FORM
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JURIED COMPETITION
This year the James River Film Festival is hosting its biennial, nationwide
juried competition of short film and animation works. Winning entries
will be shown at a public screening during the festival. Prizes include
cash awards totaling $2,000. Prizes are awarded by the jurors at their
discretion.
Eligibility
The competition is open to original works by both students and independent
filmmakers, in any style or genre: experimental, narrative, documentary,
animation or other. There will be no categories as each entry will be
judged on its own merits.
Educational or commercial
entries are not as competitive. The entry must be under 30 minutes and
not previously entered in the festival, All entries completed after January
1, 1999 are eligible. Films or videos using non-licensed copyrighted works
or literary properties without permission are not eligible. Each entry
must be accompanied by an entry form and a $25.00 entry fee.
Judging
Entries will be judged by a select jury of local filmmakers, video artists,
professionals and faculty. All entries will be viewed twice. Festival
jurors will then make the final selections and award the cash prizes.
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