WHAT IS THE DISPOSABLE FILM FESTIVAL?

The Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 to celebrate the artistic potential of disposable video: short films made on non-professional devices such as one-time use video cameras, cell phones, point and shoot cameras, webcams, computer screen capture software, and other readily available video capture devices. With people everywhere posting videos online, we felt the time was right to draw attention to the creative potential of this new mode of filmmaking. Far beyond its initial roles for video blogging and documentation, the DFF offers a forum to display how disposable media can be used for creative purposes. The DFF hosts screenings, competitions, and other events to showcase the best work within the disposable genre.

We want your Disposable Films. So, shoot 'em, cut 'em, and send them in.

WHAT IS DISPOSABLE FILM?

In recent years a new kind of film has emerged: The Disposable Film. It has been made possible by new media (webcams, point and shoot digital cameras, cell phones, screen capture software, and one time use digital video cameras) and the rise of online distribution (YouTube, Google, MySpace, etc.). These films are often made quickly, casually, and sometimes even unintentionally.

Everyone has become a Disposable Filmmaker: directors of Saturday night cell phone videos, actors under the eyes of security cameras, and narrators before their webcams. Let's face it - we live in an age of disposable film. Now it's time to do something creative with it.

 Enter your film for our next screening.
Deadline EXTENDED: August 31, 2008

GUIDELINES

    * Disposable media must be central and integral to the film
    * Use of multiple devices is encouraged but by no means necessary
    * Submissions must be under 10 minutes
    * Submissions must be accompanied by a non-refundable submission fee of $.99
    * If selected, the filmmaker must provide an uncompressed version of the film via our ftp. Why?
    * Filmmakers are responsible for their usage of restricted or copyrighted material.
(DFF is not liable for any copyright material unlawfully used)


SELECTION CRITERIA

Selections will be equally judged on the inventive and experimental use of the media as well as the content of the film.

PRIZES
Prize package for '09 includes:

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