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THE BIG FINALE WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY JUNE 22ND @ 7PM AT THE CORNER OF BAGG & ST-LAURENT. — RAIN OR SHINE
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Official Rules of Registration and Competition
The 2880 Film Blitz is a competitive event in which participating filmmaking teams each write, shoot and edit an original short film in a weekend of 2,880 minutes (48 hours, or two days). Teams that successfully submit their films before the end of this time period have their films screened before a cinema audience and are eligible to compete for awards and prizes. The two-day period will begin at the start of the official 2880 Film Blitz countdown clock at the Event Launch on the evening of Friday, June 20, 2008, and end when the clock has counted down to “0” on the evening of Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Screening Gala.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
To be eligible to participate in the Film Blitz, interested individuals must assemble filmmaking teams of not less than four persons and not more than ten.
Each team is responsible for finding and arranging production and editing equipment, as well as locating and engaging actors and musicians.
Each team must incorporate the 2880 Film Blitz secret theme into their film. This theme will be revealed to registered participants at the Event Launch.
Submitted films must contain only original images and music.
To be eligible for competition at the Screening Gala (see “Dates & Places” below), completed films must be received by 2880 officials at the Screening Gala location prior to the end of the countdown. Those received after that time will be screened out of competition.
Films can be made in English or French. In the spirit of embracing and respecting our diverse audience, and the filmmakers participating in the 2880 Film Blitz, we strongly encourage submitted films be sub-titled in one of the official languages, if and wherever appropriate.
HOW TO ENTER:
Each team must submit their registration form (from www.2880.ca and duly completed) during the Registration Period (see Dates & Places below). No payment need be made at the time of entry submission. Duplicate submissions, or submissions that have variations of the same names will be discarded.
After the Registration Period has ended, twelve competing teams will be chosen from the team entries by a random drawing from the submitted entry forms. The lottery will be officiated by a representative of the 2880 Film Blitz, at the Lottery Event (see “Dates & Places” below).
At least one member from each team that entered must be present at the Lottery Event with a valid piece of photo ID, to complete the registration process.
After the lottery draw, each of the selected teams will pay a registration fee of $175 (non-refundable). Payment MUST BE MADE on the evening of the Lottery by cash (or cheque, payable to DOC). Failure to pay the registration fee on the evening of the Lottery will result in disqualification. Another drawing will be made from the remaining entries to find a replacement.
Once a team has submitted its entry form and paid the registration fee, changes to the team’s personnel can only be made at Team Check-in, on the evening of the Event Launch (see “Dates & Places” below). At this time, teams may add or drop team members. Note that there is a $15 add/substitution fee that must be paid at that time. Photo ID will be required for each team member at Team Check-in.
Free admittance to the GALA SCREENING will be granted to registered team members (as well as two registered actors per team) upon presentation of photo ID at the Gala Screening venue. Any non-registered team member or actor will have to purchase a ticket at the box office.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
The maximum length of a finished film is five minutes, including titles, head and tail credits and any music on black. There is no minimum length for submitted films. Any film that exceeds this time limit will not be eligible for competition during the Screening Gala.
Finished film masters must be delivered in Mini DV or DVCAM formats, NTSC. Films delivered in any other format WILL NOT be screened. The audio signal must be recorded on two readable tracks, and can either be stereo or the same mono signal on tracks 1 and 2. Submitted tapes must be new and otherwise unused and contain only the film that is intended for screening – no other material (i.e. rushes, versions or excerpts). The tape must be rolled back to the head in preparation for screening, with 30 seconds of black preceding the first frame of sound or picture, and the starting cue time must be labelled on the tape and tape cover, along with your TEAM NAME and FILM TITLE.
LEGALITIES
All delivered tapes become the property of 2880 Film Blitz. Filmmakers should ensure that they retain a copy of the submitted film. Copyright of the film is retained by the filmmakers, but they cede to 2880 Film Blitz and DOC the right to use any and all submitted material for non-commercial purposes, i.e. promotional and publicity of the 2880 Film Blitz.
The Jury’s decisions are final – in the event of a tie, the Event Director will cast the deciding vote. Prizes are awarded to teams, or their designated representatives. Non-cash prizes are not exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash.
DOC and 2880 Film Blitz staff and judges are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or claims of damage of any kind by any party, due to actions or inactions by the filmmakers, relating to the filmmaking process or the content of the submitted films.
Filmmakers are reminded that they are completely responsible for ensuring that they follow all rules and regulations of 2880 Film Blitz, and in the event of any disagreement, the decision of the Event Director prevails and is final.
By signing and submitting the registration form, all teams agree to the non-exclusive distribution agreement written on the form itself that gives the 2880 Film Blitz Organization the non-exclusive distribution rights to include all submitted 2880 Film Blitz films onto compilation DVDs that will be sold by the 2880 Film Blitz for the sole purpose of raising funds towards future 2880 Film Blitz Events, exclusively.
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The 2880 Film Blitz is a fundraising initiative of the Quebec chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC, formerly called the Canadian Independent Film Caucus — CIFC). DOC is a national non-profit, volunteer run organization that has been supporting independent documentary and fiction filmmaking in Canada for 20 years through creative initiatives, mentorships, workshops, and strong lobbying efforts. DOC currently represents 600 members in 4 regional chapters across Canada and is the contributing founder to Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary film festival, and also had a helping hand in launching les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM), which boasted its best year yet with over 9,500 attendees in 2003.
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There are 2,880 minutes in a weekend. For most, this is a time of rest and repose, a time to shop with friends, or enjoy a romantic walk with a loved one. But for 12 teams of filmmakers, sleep will not even be an option when they are challenged to write, shoot and edit a short film in only 48 hours. The teams’ films will be based on a secret theme that will only be revealed to them moments before the 2880 Film Blitz clock starts and the weekend’s minutes begin to tick away.
Two thousand eight hundred and eighty eight minutes (or 48 hours) later, the energy levels will be through the roof when our exhausted, but ecstatic filmmakers present their finished films to a sold-out theatre where an enthusiastic crowd of 500+ watch the results, cheer on the teams and help their favourite movies win big prizes.
Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, experimental… it doesn’t matter — as long as the secret theme is incorporated into the film. The 2880 Film Blitz is all about throwing one’s sensibilities to the wind for a weekend of adrenaline and excitement through filmmaking. Most importantly, this is a chance for filmmakers to do what they love most; to make a film and have it seen, while doing away with all the usual headaches that come along with trying to sell and finance a project.
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN FROM JUNE 2-9, 2008
Please list your team members below. Write your Team Captain’s name and contact information on the first line. The Team Captain is the liaison between your team and the event organizers and will be contacted in case of problems, updates, and other important information. Your team, at the time of registration, must include a minimum of 4 people or a maximum of 10 people.
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3. DOCUMENTARY “Making Of” TEAMS
We will once again be inviting five documentary teams to take part in the event. Each documentary team will be assigned to follow one of the participating Blitz teams through their weekend adventure. These “Making Of” docs can be a maximum length of 5 minutes, and will be posted up on the 2880 Film Blitz website.
Each documentary team can have a maximum of three persons. There will be a registration fee of $15 per person in the team. Registration of documentary teams, and payment of the registration fee, must be completed during the evening of the Lottery Event.
If our team is NOT SELECTED to be one of the twelve Film Blitz Teams, then we are interested in entering as a three-member documentary team.
If our team is SELECTED as one of the twelve Film Blitz Teams, then we interested in having a documentary crew follow us through the process of making our film.
NON-EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
As the representative of a team participating in the 2008 edition of the 2880 Film Blitz, I hereby grant to the 2880 Film Blitz organization the non-exclusive rights to distribute our submitted film as part of any 2880 Film Blitz DVD compilation to be made, without remuneration. I grant the 2880 Film Blitz organization right to sell the DVD compilations for the express purpose of raising funds towards future 2880 Film Blitz events, and that these rights shall extend throughout all territories of the world.
I acknowledge that I have read and understood all the rules of registration and competition, and that I agree to grant non-exclusive distribution rights of my team’s film, as outlined in the agreement above.
You must remember that if you have submitted a team registration, at least one member of your team must be present, along with the $175 registration fee at the Team Selection Lottery to be held THURSDAY JUNE 12 at VOLVER BAR, @ 7PM – (5604 ave du Parc - between St. Viateur & Bernard). We of course would welcome your entire team to be present at the lottery!
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info@2880.ca
5725 Ave de l’Esplanade
Montreal, QC. H2T 2Z9
OFFICE 514.667.6835
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