2013 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

THREE WEEKS OF INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT CINEMA

2013 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival runs April 11-28

New Programs, New Programmers, New Parties and Events Mark the Return of

Minnesota’s Preeminent Film Event

Featuring Minnesota-made films!

Minneapolis, MN (March 27, 2013)
“ The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, presented by The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, will return to five screens of the St. Anthony Main Theatre April 11 through 28. The Festival will screen some 200 international independent feature length and short films representing over 60 countries in an array of new and returning programs and will feature visits from prominent international filmmakers and celebrities and a host of galas, events, parties, and panel discussions.

For more information, visit www.mspfilmfest.org.

Forum on Law, Culture & Society’s International Short Film Competition

The call for entries for the annual Forum on Law, Culture & Society’s International Short Film Competition on a legal/justice theme is now open!

Winning shorts will be screened at the FOLCS Awards Night during the eighth annual Forum Film Festival in New York City in October 2013.

Each year the Forum Film Festival features renowned filmmakers, actors, writers, journalists, public intellectuals, and members of the legal profession. The Film Festival also attracts overflowing and diverse crowds of film enthusiasts, which provides a great platform for showcasing your winning work. Past Forum guests have included acclaimed film directors Oliver Stone and Robert Benton, actor and director Bob Balaban, screenwriters Henry Bean and Larry A. Gross, and actors John Turturro, David Strathairn, Alec Baldwin, and Richard Dreyfuss, and author and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel.

“Legal theme” may be broadly construed. You are free to choose any subject in which the relationship between law and justice can be fashioned into an original visual story. For example, your film could be about rights that have been denied, harms that have gone unaddressed, the aftereffects of courtroom decisions, government regulations and statutes, or an attempt to take a new look at what “justice” really means. Last year, our entries ranged from animated dramas to reincarnation comedies to community documentaries.

Any genre—i.e., documentary, drama, animation, comedy—is permitted. Films may run a maximum of 15 minutes; there is no minimum runtime requirement.

Students of any age, independent filmmakers, and amateur/aspiring filmmakers are all invited to enter!

Awards this year include:
Best Short: This award will be given to the film that ranks highest with the judges overall in story, originality, and production quality. Awards will also be given to 2nd and 3rd runner-ups.
Best Screenplay: An award show favorite, this prize will be given to the short that has the best characters, plot, and storyline.
Personal Piece: This is a chance to tell your story about an experience with the justice system. You may do this in any way you choose—personal narrative, documentary style, interviews, pictures, clips, drawings, etc.—but you must tell YOUR own personal nonfiction story.
Clara S. Foltz Award: Named after one of the earliest female lawyers (who argued her own case for admission to law school and went on to become the first woman Deputy District Attorney in the United States, among many other influential accomplishments) this award has been created to honor women making strides in filmmaking. To qualify for this award, the producer and/or director of the short must be a female.
Audience Favorite: The winner of this award will be chosen from among the finalist shorts by audience members at the FOLCS Awards Night.
*All films will automatically be considered for Best Short, 2nd and 3rd Places, and Best Screenplay. Please indicate on the entry form if you wish to be considered for any other categories.

Deadline: Entries must be received by the end of the day on Friday, July 19, 2013.

Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013


Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013 is now open for entries, and we would love to hear from Film students at Augsburg College!

We are looking for films of 25 minutes and under to screen at ASFF 2013: an innovative international film festival that presents a fantastic opportunity for Augsburg College students.

ASFF 2013 is a unique chance for budding filmmakers to connect with new, worldwide audiences and interact with some of the biggest personalities in the film industry today. Over 200 films will be screened at this unique event, in 15 iconic locations across the historic city of York from 7-10 November 2013. It’s a fantastic opportunity for your students to showcase their work in an impressive setting to an international audience. High profile ASFF attendees in 2012 included representatives from Warp, BAFTA, Channel 4 and Raindance.

In addition to great exposure at the festival, the Winner will receive £500 among other prizes and screenings at a number of other UKfestivals; the People’s Choice Winner will receive £250. A shortlist of finalists will be included on the ASFF Sampler DVD, which will be distributed with the December 2013 issue of Aesthetica Magazine, the international arts and culture publication. Finalists will also be included in an editorial feature in the magazine, which has a worldwide audience of 140,000.

Entry is £15 and the deadline for submissions is 31 May 2013. For more information, please visit www.asff.co.uk.