Galway UNESCO City of Film in partnership with the Galway Film Centre are calling for submissions for The One Minute Film Festival.
The festival is returning as part of Culture Night 2016, Friday September 16th. It was previously held in conjunction with Galway Film Fleadh.
On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes, including the National Cultural Institutions, extend their opening hours to allow for increased access to the public.
The deadline for entries is 12pm on Monday, September 5th. Applicants are encouraged to submit a one minute high definition film based on the theme ‘Galway: My Home, My Place. Entries from all genres of film, including documentary, live action, art-house and animation are welcomed.
Applicants are required to send a Vimeo or Youtube link to admin @ galwayfilmcentre.ie, with “Culture Night” included in the subject of the email, and must include a still image from the film.
Additional Guidelines:
- One film per entrant
- Entrant must have copyright/permission for the music used
- Entries must have been made since July 2015
- Duration limit is 90 seconds including credits
The top 30 winning submissions will have their films screened during the ‘One Minute Film Festival’ in venues across Galway City and county, including Galway City Museum and Áras Eanna on Inis Oírr along with many other locations.
Declan Gibbons, Director of Galway UNESCO City of Film and manager of Galway Film Centre has stated:
“We are thrilled to present the One Minute Film Festival as part of Culture Night 2016. This special project provides a unique opportunity for talented Galway filmmakers to showcase their work and celebrate the unique merits of Galway city and county, and we hope to attract work from both established professionals and a new wave of talented filmmakers.”
This unique opportunity challenges filmmakers to develop an inventive and imaginative film in just one minute, providing a stellar platform for both budding and established filmmakers. If you have a venue that wishes to show this programme of films on Culture Night, please contact us at Galway Film Centre for a DVD. This enables communities to make their own event on Culture Night.
For more information email admin @ galwayfilmcentre.ie or go to www.galwayfilmcentre.ie
