Attention! Recruitment opens for filmmaking project
Creators are required to complete the whole process of script creation and work with their team to shoot on-site and edit within 48 hours, and finally submit a short film that runs for about 10 minutes.
The Shanghai International Film Festival has launched recruitment for the 2nd SIFF SHOOTING 48H, a program to discover vanguard filmmakers and make unlimited possibilities available for "dream chasers" from home and abroad.
With the theme of "To Create for the Future," the program will be launched in the Shanghai International Resort, Pudong. It will leverage the supporting policies of the resort for film and TV industries and help outstanding young creators to settle down and grow in Shanghai.
In 2021, the program was introduced by the film fest to expand young creators' international vision through film projects.
Creators are required to complete the whole process of script creation, on-site shooting and editing within 48 hours, and finally submit a short film that runs for about 10 minutes. It is an extreme challenge and endurance test for all participating teams.
This year's program will also take a wider international view to echo the Belt and Road Film Week of SIFF. Teams of outstanding young directors from various countries are welcome to participate in the competition and to further promote exchanges and mutual learning.
Every team that intends to participate in SIFF SHOOTING 48H must coordinate and be accompanied by directors, producers, photographers, lighting personnel, art personnel and other functional personnel as well as the cast. The directors of each team shall have made at least one short film work before. The organizing committee will shortlist eight teams from the registered teams for this challenge.
The deadline for registration is May 20.
Shanghai International Film Festival
This year, SIFF SHOOTING 48H will provide each participating team with 20,000 yuan (US$2,894) as shooting funds and equipment support, and invite senior producers and directors as mentors to provide training and guidance.
Senior filmmakers in the industry will also be invited to form an honorary recommendation team to select the entries, and finally determine the winner of the three honors: best short film, best director, and best screenwriter.
The champion team that wins the best short film will not only receive an additional 30,000-yuan subsidy, but will also be invited to participate in the awards ceremony and red carpet ceremony of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival in June. They will also have the opportunity to be shortlisted in the film and TV talent pool of the Shanghai International Resort, and get further support from the resort based on the creation progress.
The shared space of M-Station at the resort will serve as the "base" for the post-production of the program, offering relevant post-production support and logistics support services to participating teams.
In recent years, Pudong New Area has made an all-round deployment for the development of the film and TV industry. The Shanghai International Resort has actively built an industrial ecology that encompasses film and TV creation, film and TV incubation and industrial park, and film and TV technology, and is dedicated to pooling new forces of film creation.
How to register:
1. Log on to the official website of SIFF (www.siff.com) to learn about Dream Chasers Know No Limit ― the 2nd SIFF SHOOTING 48H and download the registration form.
2. After completing the form, send it along with a previous short film (or the download address of the online disk) and other relevant materials to the official e-mail address of SIFF SHOOTING 48H: shooting48h@siff.com.
3. The deadline for registration is May 20.
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