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Win Great Prizes!

The Victoria Film Festival is hosting its annual FilmCAN Competition for students (grades 2 – 12).

FilmCAN Rules & Regulations:

• Videos are to be uploaded to the vimeo group: “FilmCAN Entries 2017 – 2018” by 11:59 PM on Monday December 18, 2017
• Videos must be between 2-10 minutes in length
• Indicate whether you are a Jr.-category ( K-Grade 8) or Sr.-category (Grade 9-12) student and which school you attend (if applicable)
• The competition is open to all students on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
• Dec 29, 2017 submissions will be judged based on amount of likes and based on a Victoria Film Festival Jury. The winners will not be announced until the Pre-Festival Bash.
• All entries must have written permission for any copyright material used

Prizes:

Grade 9 – 12:

• A one-year membership to Adobe Creative Cloud valued at CA$ 790
• 1 full tuition to any 6-day course at Gulf Island Film & Television School program (room & board not included)
• 1 video camera courtesy of LalliCare Pharmacy
• & more coming up soon!

Grade 8 & under:

• 1 full tuition to any 6-day course at Gulf Island Film & Television School program (room & board not included)
• & more coming up soon!

Both films will be screened at the Victoria Film Festival

Submit your film to:

https://vimeo.com/groups/filmcan

(You must create a Vimeo account to submit)

Dates to remember:

Dec 18, 2017 – Deadline to upload videos to FilmCAN site.

Dec 29, 2017 – Top 5 films in each category go to jury.

First week of January 2018 – Winners announced at Pre-Festival Bash.

Feb 2-11, 2018 – Winners screened during Victoria Film Festival.

Young filmmakers can get assistance from a film professional who can provide suggestions, feedback or even a little help with finding props or locations!

Questions? Need filmmaking support? Check out the tutorials on the FilmCAN Vimeo site, and if those don’t answer your questions, simply email mentor@victoriafilmfestival.com.

Helpful links:

• NoFilmSchool has many tips for new filmmakers
• The 180 Degree Rule broken down.
• Make Your Own Steadicam for just $14

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