Have you made a short film only to have it lost in the abyss of Youtube and Vimeo? Perhaps you’ve made a rockin’ music video for your garage band ? Or maybe you’ve made a feature film, and are looking to get some real festival exposure?
If that sounds like you, then the Portable Film Festival 2010 is the place to get recognised! You don’t have to be a professional filmmaker, nor do you have to part with your swivel chair to attend the festival considering it takes place entirely online! If you’re interested, click yourself over to www.portablefilmfestival.com and submit your film for the 2010 festival, which kicks of in August. Entries are open now until May 14th, so hop to it!
Here’s more from the official press release:
An online festival that programs and presents from the best in film, video and digital storytelling, Portable is a festival for a new way of watching! From the second that the Portable Film Festival opens its virtual doors online, festival punters can take the program away with them. All they need is a portable device like an iPod, PSP, laptop, or fancy mobile phone. And guess what? It doesn’t cost one cent to enter or watch!
After presenting its largest ever festival program of 180 films from over 850 entries/46 countries in 2009, Portable returns for its fifth year of giving you the best in international film culture – so if you’ve got a vision for video or a story to tell, then we want to hear from you! We’re currently taking entries (January 14th – May 14th) across all festival categories: Short Film, Music Video, Look at Me (online video including serials and webisodes), Get Animated (a dedicated animation category), First Hand Capture (for content shot on mobile devices like cell phones), and full Feature Films.
Whether you’ve come from Cannes, or have a small budget and a big idea, Portable is the place to get yourself noticed! With a program that pits the best of the international fest set alongside the greatest of bedroom vloggers, Portable has become the place to hit the big-time online!
The Portable Film Festival ® will award prizes over each of our 6 categories, as voted by our users. We’ll additionally be awarding a grand prize across the entire festival, chosen by us. So bypass the queues, tear up your tickets and get Portable in 2010!
The festival takes place in August 2010, but entries for the 2010 festival are open now until 14th May, so head over to www.portablefilmfestival.com and submit your film or video now!
2009 Winner:
Hibi no Neiro (Sour)
Dir. Masashi Kawamuri & Hal Kirkland & Magico Nakamura & Masayoshi Nakamura, Japan
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