Presents
The 2010 Iron Filmmaker Contest

Brought to You by
The California Independent Film Festival
&
In The Bag, Inc.
Advertising, Marketing & Graphic Design
of San Francisco

Confirmed Participants

Robert Ashby
Jane Berry
Donna Blevins
Micha Borodaev
Scott Bringel
Lee Burg
Jaishree Chandrasekar
Michael Chickering
Samuel Crossley
Lauren Alexandra Currie
Marc Davis
Johnas de Leon
Joshua Goldstein
David Scott Harris
Kristian Hayden
Haley Hewitt
Daniel Hilsinger
Brandon Hunt
Audrey Knox
Deborah McQueen
Kyle Merryman
L. Jeffrey Moore
Kevin Nolting
Tomson Tee
Jeremiah Williams
Michael Winter
Chris Wonder
Steven Zhou

Do you have what it takes to be a Filmmaker?
Well, here is your chance to show off your filmmaking skills!

This high energy, zany competition is open to everyone
from industry veterans to video prodigies. The entire contest is free.

Contestants will have 24 hours to create a complete three-minute short film. The film must include the secret ingredients that all participants will be given at the kick off at 10:00am on Saturday, April 17th at the CAIFF Main Office located at Suite 140 Orinda Theatre Square.

The completed movie must be turned in by 11:00am on Sunday, April 18th at the same starting location. Late submssions will not be accepted. The only final accepted format must be a playable DVD. For the next week, the movies will be screened and judged by our selected panel of judges. 

All films submitted will be shown at the Orinda Theatre at 9:00am, Saturday, April 24th. Each team will receive 2 complimentary passes to the Festival Screening of the Iron Filmmaker Showcase. Additional tickets are $10 each.

The winner of the contest will receive the following:

  • a grand prize of $250.00
  • 2 seats at the Saturday Gala Awards Night Dinner as guests at In The Bag's table
  • recognition as the Iron Fimmaker Winner at Gala Awards Night Dinner with the film being shown at the Gala
  • showing of your winning film on the CAIFF website
  • 1 year of free website space and domain name for you to promote your talents

  • Second Place Winner and Winner of the Audience Choice Award will receive a Weekend Screening Pass to the CA Independent Film Festival.

There will be other recognized awards such as
"Best Use of Theme", "Best Creative Concept", "Best Performance", etc.

ONLY the first 30 entries will be accepted.Send us your contact information NOW to reserve your place.
We will send you back via email an entry form that you will need to fill in and fax back to us to complete your entry process.
You are NOT entered until the completed form is sent back. All fields below are required.

Click here to download a PDF with details about this year's contest.

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