Film Making Competitions

MAY 15 DEADLINE — CALL FOR ENTRIES — STUDENT FILMMAKING COMPETITION

The WV International Film Festival is accepting entries for its annual Student Filmmaking Competition. The entry fee is $15.00 and the deadline to submit films is May 15th.

Cash prizes of at least $1,000 will be divided among the winning entries. The competition is made up of three divisions:  grades K-8 (Div. I), grades 9-12 (Div. II), and college and grad students (Div. III). Only students enrolled in a WV educational institution, as well as home-schooled students, are eligible to participate. Announcement of the winning films in each division will take place during Charleston’s FestivALL as a featured event on Saturday, June 19 at 1:00 pm at the WVSU Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers Street, Charleston. For entry forms and rules and regulations, visit www.wviff.org.

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MAY 31 DEADLINE — CALL FOR ENTRIES — FILM FESTIVAL DELLA LESSINIA

The 16th edition of the Film Festival della Lessinia, an international competition for films and documentaries with themes about “mountain life, history, and traditions,” will be held in Verona, Italy from August 21 to 29. The deadline to submit entries is May 31st.  For entry forms and rules and regulations, visit. www.filmfestivallessinia.it.