Thing is, this festival is running day-and-date with the
Detroit-Windsor International Film Festival.

Choices must be made...

Cheers!

Al B.

--- In michfanfilm@yahoogroups.com, "Freon" <freon@...> wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MichiganFandom@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MichiganFandom@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Gerald James Seward
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:33 PM
> To: MichiganFandom@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MichiganFandom.org] Short Film Contest [PRESS RELEASE]
>
> Contact:
> Riverside Saginaw Film Festival Short Film Contest
> c/o The Castle Museum
> 500 Federal Ave.
> Saginaw, MI 48607
> ATTN: Kelly Coffey, Jerry Seward (me)
> Phone - Castle Museum: (989) 752-2861, contact person: Jeff Cottrell
> Email: info@...
> <mailto:info%40riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Riverside Saginaw Film Festival Holding Short Film Contest
>
> These days camcorders sell for a song, films can be edited on any
computer,
> and anyone with a creative vision and a steady hand can be an auteur. So
> forget YouTube, here's a chance to screen your film before an
audience and
> make some real money.
>
> Organizers of the second annual Riverside Saginaw Film Festival are
putting
> the word out to undiscovered filmmakers. The festival, scheduled for
June
> 24-29, is sponsoring a short film contest with juried awards and
cash prizes
> for the best submissions.
>
> The first outing of the Riverside festival in 2007 featured a
stellar lineup
> of independent films from around the world, including several Michigan
> premieres. The short film contest promises to beef up the festival's
> Midwest/North America offerings while lending it the excitement of a
juried
> event.
>
> For a $25 entry fee, contestants can submit their films to one of three
> categories: narrative, documentary, and animated/experimental.
Submissions
> should range from two to thirty minutes in length. A selection of
the best
> entries will be shown at the festival, and jury and audience awards with
> $100 cash prizes will be presented for each category.
>
> The festival's organizers welcome submissions from amateurs and
> professionals. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2008. For more
> information, including entry forms and contest rules, visit
> http://www.riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org
> <http://www.riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org> or email
> info@...
> <mailto:info%40riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org>
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