The Sony PROduction Awards 2013 for aspiring filmmakers have launched today, with the deadline to submit April 26.
The awards, launched by Sony Professional, offers aspiring filmmakers across Europe the opportunity to showcase their talent, and win the latest Sony technology, including the Full-HD Super Slow Motion NEX-FS700EK camcorder.
Entrants are invited to create or share an existing film of up to five minutes and submit it to the Sony PROduction Awards site under one of the following categories: Commercial, Factual or Creative.
Submitted films will be voted on by the public, with voting opening on March 26. After April 26, the 20 most popular entries will be judged by Sony’s panel of industry experts to pick four winners, one in each category. Among the judges are DoP Philip Bloom, documentary maker Molly Clarke, and writer, director and editor Robin Schmidt.
The winners will receive a Sony NEX-FS700EK Super 35mm NXCAM camcorder and UWP-V1 wireless microphone kit. Out of the four winners, the one whose film receives the highest number of public votes will also win one of the first NEX-FS700EK 4K recorder kits as soon as it becomes available.
The 4K kit includes the HXR-IFR5 - 4K RAW recording interface unit, AXS-R5 - 2K/4K RAW recording unit, AXS-512S24 - 512 GB AXS Memory Card, NEX-FS700EK 4K RAW Firmware upgrade.
The winner in the student category will also win a series of Sony masterclasses for them and their place of study. All winners will be announced in May this year.
For more information on the awards, visit Sony PROduction Awards.
