Short filmmaking competition
Haya sasa! Hii ni maalumu kwa wote wenye nia ya kuwa waandaaji wa filamu za kimataifa. Nafasi ndo hii, inahitajika filamu fupi ya sekunde tisini, Ndio ni sekunde tisini tu! Haijalishi bajeti yako imekita wapi, au maudhui na mengineyo. Ili ushinde Unatakiwa uwe Creative na Uhalisia wa kazi.
Your film MUST be 90 seconds or less in duration.
If your films are longer than 90 seconds, you can still enter into Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (15 – 20 Sept 2015).
For more info, head over to
*If your film(s) is/are shortlisted, you will be asked to promptly send in a higher resolution version of your film to:
Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
for screening on depict.org and at the 21st Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival (15 – 20 September 2015) as well as publicity stills, a synopsis and a bio.
1. The film file should be supplied at its original resolution, frame rate and aspect ratio, with no letterboxing or pillarboxing.
2. Audio should be normalised.
3. The film file type should be one that can be opened in Apple QuickTime Player. Image sequences are also acceptable if supplied with synced audio and details of the frame rate.
4. A DV-PAL format version of the film must also be supplied, at 4×3 or 4×3 widescreen anamorphic. If the film is not 4×3 or 16×9, letterboxing or pillarboxing is acceptable. Audio should be normalised on this version too, and there should also be one second of black before and after the film.
5. Video DVDs are not accepted.
Zawadi
- Pesa: £2500
- Kufahamika
- na zawadi nyingine kibao
DepicT! 2015
Can you do it in 90 seconds?
Filmmakers worldwide! Accept the DepicT! challenge and get creative in just a minute and a half to be in with a chance of winning up to £2500 prize money, invaluable industry exposure, and a host of other exclusive prizes.The Challenge
We want to see great films – it doesn’t matter what your budget is or what genre you’re working in. The competition is open to anyone from anywhere in the world, and entry is absolutely free – but there is ONE caveat:Your film MUST be 90 seconds or less in duration.
If your films are longer than 90 seconds, you can still enter into Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (15 – 20 Sept 2015).
For more info, head over to
Deadline for entries is:
Monday 6 July, 5.00pm, 2015
Free entry.
Shortlisted entries for 2015 will be announced on Tuesday 1 September 2015.
Monday 6 July, 5.00pm, 2015
Free entry.
Shortlisted entries for 2015 will be announced on Tuesday 1 September 2015.
Entry Requirements
- The deadline for entries is 1700hrs (BST) on Mon 6 July 2015
- We no longer accept postal entries. Only films submitted online will be accepted.
- The duration of your film(s) must not exceed 90 seconds including titles and credits.
- DepicT! is open to short films of all production techniques, including animation, documentary, drama, experimental or artist film and hybrid work. We do not accept advertisements.
- Only films completed since September 2014 may be submitted. Whilst we do not have a premiere policy, we positively encourage entries made specifically for DepicT!
- The maximum number of entries per individual is ten.
- The primary contact completing the submission process must be authorised to submit the film(s) and must have obtained necessary permissions for the inclusion of copyrighted music and/or images within the films.
- If the original language is not English, please ensure that the film includes English subtitles.
- If your film(s) is /are shortlisted, you will be asked to send in a higher resolution version* for screening on depict.org and at Encounters Festival.
- Please note that only the director(s) will be credited on the website and any other promotional material. In the case of shortlisted and/or winning co-directors, multiple prizes may be granted at the discretion of the organisers.
- The DepicT! British Special Mention Award is open to UK productions only. Films are only eligible if they have a substantial British contribution in the following areas: director, producer, writer, principal cast and crew, production company, finance. To indicate your film’s eligibility for this award, please select “UK” as the country of production in the registration process.
*If your film(s) is/are shortlisted, you will be asked to promptly send in a higher resolution version of your film to:
Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
for screening on depict.org and at the 21st Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival (15 – 20 September 2015) as well as publicity stills, a synopsis and a bio.
1. The film file should be supplied at its original resolution, frame rate and aspect ratio, with no letterboxing or pillarboxing.
2. Audio should be normalised.
3. The film file type should be one that can be opened in Apple QuickTime Player. Image sequences are also acceptable if supplied with synced audio and details of the frame rate.
4. A DV-PAL format version of the film must also be supplied, at 4×3 or 4×3 widescreen anamorphic. If the film is not 4×3 or 16×9, letterboxing or pillarboxing is acceptable. Audio should be normalised on this version too, and there should also be one second of black before and after the film.
5. Video DVDs are not accepted.
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