RULES
All films must be shot on the iPhone™, iPod Touch™ or iPad2™. Each film will be verified once uploaded and films that are not shot on the iPhone™, iPod Touch™ or iPad2™ will be disqualified.
Your film does not have to be edited on an Apple IOS device though we encourage you to do so. There will be a Special Jury Prize for a film completed entirely on an Apple IOS device. You may use any editing program and post-production effects are allowed.
All films must be submitted via the UPLOAD module on originaliphonefilmfest.com. An e-mail acknowledgment will be sent upon successful submission of your film. All films will be reviewed in their entirety by the judges.
Please do not include credits on your film. Submit your credits on the Submission Form at Upload.
Any films produced or sponsored by a film studio or that have screened on US network or cable television or a previous film festival are also ineligible for competition, but may be considered for a special screening.
Submission is free so enter as many films as you like. Do not use copyrighted material without express written permission.
Fiction, Non-Fiction and Brand Films must run 3 minutes or less, Music Videos may run the length of the song, not to exceed 4:30
CATEGORIES
Fiction
Pretty simple - make something up! Tell us a story that will make us laugh or cry or contemplate our place in the universe... Have fun, be creative because we love a good story!
Brand Film
Have a favorite product or an idea for something that should be one? Tell a story in any format - commercial, viral, documentary, etc. - that features a brand of any kind, real or imagined. Ok we admit it, a lot of us on the panel are in advertising and we can’t wait to see your unique spin. No holds barred - this client is buying everything!
Non-fiction
Do you have a story to tell about a unique person, event or situation? Since you now have a powerful tool that filmmakers just a fews years ago could only dream of, there are no excuses! Go out and capture it! Because we know truth is often more compelling than fiction....
Music Videos
Miss the old MTV days? Us too... We love music videos and so do our judges from Maroon 5. Give us your vision of a tune from your band, your friend's band, your singer/songwriter neighbor... just make sure it's a song that you have permission to use. We don't want to get in trouble with the copyright police! Maroon 5 members Adam Levine (vocals/guitar), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass), James Valentine (guitar) & Matt Flynn (drums) will pick their favorites.
JUDGES
We’ve recruited a fantastic panel of pros from film, tv and advertising to be our judges and watch all of your films. Check them all out here.
PRIZES
1 iPad2
1 iPad2 + XLR cable + 1 mic + 1st Video app from Vericorder
4 Apple Tv's
1 Magic Bullet Suite 11 from RedGiant Software
4 Zacuto iPhone Point 'n'Shoots Zacuto USA
4 Owle Bubo from ALM
5 tripod units and 4 glides from iStabilizer
Geneva Sound Labs sound system(s)
5 copies of MovieSlate from Pure Blend Software
20 1st Video apps
25 subscriptions to Macworld
SPONSORS
We've also been blessed with a great group of sponsors. Check them all out here.
To learn more about sponsorship partner opportunities please contact us at [email protected]
