ENTRY FORM for the 2015 PRINCETON STUDENT FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL  

FESTIVAL DATES:
Wednesday July 22 and Thursday July 23, 2015

LOCATION: The Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey


DEADLINE TO ENTER: All entries must arrive before but no later than June 1, 2015

There is no fee to enter.

ELIGIBILITY:

The festival accepts films from any state, and national and international high school and college students, or home-schooled, unschooled or not-enrolled in school youth ages 14-25.

All entries must be submitted either by mailing a DVD, or by providing a link to view on Youtube or Vimeo.

Please test your DVD or link to be certain it works, and also keep the link active through July , 2015.

Students may submit more than one film but must submit each film on separate DVDs or links. If submitting more than one entry please complete this form and send for each film.

Films should have a running time of 20 minutes or shorter.

If you film is accepted you will be required to send us the film as a high- resolution download on an FTP site/file transfer website, on a drive.

Music used in the films should be original, if not, the music should be obtained from a royalty-free service, or music you have paid or received permission to use.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

The Princeton Student Film & Video Festival is sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and is in its 12th consecutive year.
We provide the opportunity and venue for youth filmmakers (ages 14-25) to screen their work to a broad audience. The festival attendance reaches capacity audiences  with about 150 people per night, with lots of appreciation and lively feedback for the filmmakers.

The selected films will be screened in Princeton over two nights -- Wednesday July 22 and Thursday July 23, 2015 at the Princeton Public Library located at 65 Witherspoon Street in downtown Princeton, New Jersey. We may also select additional films for a single showcase screening for the fall of 2015.

For more festival information please go to: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/find/teens/student-film-festival


There is no admission to attend the screenings, which are intended for a teen and adult audience.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Selected films will be screened by the 2015 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival Selection Committee, which is made up of the festival coordinator, librarians and other library staff, filmmakers and student and adult volunteers.

Films are evaluated for their visual and audio quality. We also take into consideration the filmmaker’s attention to editing with creativity and skill to tell the story and set a good pace for the film. We highly value submissions that tell a good story.

Decisions are made at the discretion of the committee and all decisions are final. All filmmakers who have been selected for the festival will be notified in mid-June, 2015. The official selections will be posted online by the end of June 2015, at http://www.princetonlibrary.org/find/teens/student-film-festival.

Filmmakers with entries not selected will not be notified individually, however any inquires about selection status or other concerns are welcome. Please contact PSF&VF Coordinator Susan Conlon at sconlon@princetonlibrary.org with any questions.

All films must be an original work and have a running time of not more than 20 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: Less experienced filmmakers should consider submitting films with a total running time of 5 minutes or less; short, well-edited films are more likely to be favorably considered. In past years the longer and more ambitious films accepted as selections for this festival were the work of students with more experience. So: If you think your film is too long, chances are that we will too!

SUBMITTING YOUR WORK:

We only accept finished films– no rough cuts to hold a spot for a film you anticipate will be finished after the deadline.

All entries must be submitted either by mailing a DVD or as a link to view the film on Youtube or Vimeo. Students may submit more than one film but must submit each film on separate DVDs or link. If submitting more than one entry please complete this form and send for each film.

Submitted materials will not be returned.

Entries for consideration for both festival can be mailed to:

Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
ATTN: PSF&VF

Please write a brief summary of the film that can be used for the festival materials, on the entry form.

Please indicate your intent (as you know it at the time of entry) to attend the festival dates on the entry form.

Submit your film by the entry deadline: June 1, 2015.

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