The recent shocking series of events in Japan has
left thousands of people in need for help. Lights
on Shore is organizing a fund raising short film contest to support the
communities affected by the quake. At the same
time, Lights on Shore aims to stimulate increased interest and
opportunity
in filmmaking for the young and the passionate
about the art.
Everybody with a passion for
filmmaking
is welcomed to participate. Participating teams may
be composed of up to 4 individuals. The deadline for team registration
is April 30th, 2011. Works will have to be
submitted by May 31, 2011.
The short films must have
a duration between 5 and 10 minutes. The theme of the contest is "Man against or with
Nature?". Although there are no limitations
on the genre, each piece of work will be screened for unsuitable or
inappropriate content. To ensure that submitted
works have been produced for the On Film for Japan contest, upon
registration
each participating team will receive two
'complexities' to incorporate in their story (e.g. include a scene with a
man holding
an umbrella).
As part of the
assignment, each team will also have the chance to contribute in
the fund raising effort by selling tickets for the
final event show in Singapore. Each participating team is asked to make
a donation of SG$100 (or US$80). The proceeds from the registration and the
sale of tickets for the final show event in June 2011 in Singapore will
be entirely devoted to charity work for the
reconstruction of Japan. All participating team members will receive a
free ticket
for the final show event in June.
The work of participating teams will be assessed on the
basis of the following criteria:
- Online votes by the public (details on how to vote will follow):
70% weight on final score
- Number of tickets sold by each team for the final event: 30% weight on final score
The
work of the top teams will be displayed this coming
June at the final event show in Singapore, where the winner of the 2011 On Film For Japan contest will also be announced.
To
register
for the contest, get yourself started as a film
maker and make your contribution towards the reconstruction of Japan
please
fill in the online form at http://www.lightsonshore.com/id4.html