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Intercollegiate Film Festival

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States, North America

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Intercollegiate Film Festival

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

3rd

Contact details

2211 Riverside Avenue MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55454 United States

55454

hansonjl@augsburg.edu

612-330-1714

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Venue

Sateren Auditorium Anderson Music Hall 2200 South 7th 1/2 Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, , United States Show me on the map

About the festival

COVID-19 CANCELATION
Regrettably, we are canceling this year's festival in order to comply with social distancing recommendations to promote public health.
Please join us in 2021!

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Augsburg University welcomes undergraduate students from around Minnesota to the 3rd Annual Intercollegiate Film Festival.

The festival recognizes the work of student filmmakers and writers as part of an interconnected statewide film community. The festival provides networking opportunities and juried merit awards of distinction. The festival is organized by Augsburg University fine arts film scholars and juried by professors and industry professionals. Additional support is provided by the Department of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media at Augsburg University and Twin Cities Film Festival.

------ONLY FILMMAKERS IDENTIFIED AS UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM MINNESOTA CAN SUBMIT TO THIS FESTIVAL.------

All are welcome to attend the festival at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN.

Join us for an eventful evening of films, intercollege conversations, and fun at Augsburg University. Juried and accepted submissions will be screened, followed by a Q&A. An awards ceremony will close out the evening, during which we will announce the winners of the festival!

Entry fee:
- Free for Augsburg students with waiver code
- $8.00 for students attending other colleges

Best of Show will be automatically programmed in the Twin Cities Film Festival.
Best Narrative, Best Documentary, Best Experimental, Best Animation, and Responsible Filmmaking also receive an industry level membership to TCFF.
Excellence in Responsible Filmmaking will also receive a prize valued at $100.
All winners will receive 1 free film submission to the Twin Cities Film Festival, a medallion from a local artist, and a certificate.

Excellence Awards:
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Editing
Best of Show
Best Screenplay (Short)
Audience Choice Award
Best Animation
Best Narrative Fiction
Best Documentary
Best Experimental
Best Acting
Responsible Filmmaking Award**

*The festival reserves the right to not grant awards in all categories if the merits of the work do not rise to standards of expectations.

**Augsburg University educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. Students are encouraged to make films with a responsible voice that strives towards excellence in production values and storylines. The Responsible Filmmaking Award goes to the film that demonstrates awareness of the power and impact of cinema, seeks to better society, and is produced with our mission in mind.

About

COVID-19 CANCELATION
Regrettably, we are canceling this year's festival in order to comply with social distancing recommendations to promote public health.
Please join us in 2021!

-------------
Augsburg University welcomes undergraduate students from around Minnesota to the 3rd Annual Intercollegiate Film Festival.

The festival recognizes the work of student filmmakers and writers as part of an interconnected statewide film community. The festival provides networking opportunities and juried merit awards of distinction. The festival is organized by Augsburg University fine arts film scholars and juried by professors and industry professionals. Additional support is provided by the Department of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media at Augsburg University and Twin Cities Film Festival.

------ONLY FILMMAKERS IDENTIFIED AS UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM MINNESOTA CAN SUBMIT TO THIS FESTIVAL.------

All are welcome to attend the festival at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN.

Join us for an eventful evening of films, intercollege conversations, and fun at Augsburg University. Juried and accepted submissions will be screened, followed by a Q&A. An awards ceremony will close out the evening, during which we will announce the winners of the festival!

Entry fee:
- Free for Augsburg students with waiver code
- $8.00 for students attending other colleges

Best of Show will be automatically programmed in the Twin Cities Film Festival.
Best Narrative, Best Documentary, Best Experimental, Best Animation, and Responsible Filmmaking also receive an industry level membership to TCFF.
Excellence in Responsible Filmmaking will also receive a prize valued at $100.
All winners will receive 1 free film submission to the Twin Cities Film Festival, a medallion from a local artist, and a certificate.

Excellence Awards:
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Editing
Best of Show
Best Screenplay (Short)
Audience Choice Award
Best Animation
Best Narrative Fiction
Best Documentary
Best Experimental
Best Acting
Responsible Filmmaking Award**

*The festival reserves the right to not grant awards in all categories if the merits of the work do not rise to standards of expectations.

**Augsburg University educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. Students are encouraged to make films with a responsible voice that strives towards excellence in production values and storylines. The Responsible Filmmaking Award goes to the film that demonstrates awareness of the power and impact of cinema, seeks to better society, and is produced with our mission in mind.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Rules & Terms
- You must be an undergraduate student or have completed the work while an undergraduate student, enrolled at Augsburg University or another college/university in Minnesota to submit to this festival.
- If you are an Augsburg University student, you can use the waiver code to submit for free.
- Films and screenplays must be submitted through FilmFreeway before the deadline or they will not be considered.
- You assume and retain the rights to your submission. Screenshots may be used for promotional purposes.
- Your submission should not be one that has been in previous film festivals at Augsburg.
- Work that promotes hate speech, violence, or lewd acts may not be selected.
- Works created must have students in all the primary roles of production (producer, director, cinematographer, sound, editing) Non-students can be credited, but are ineligible for recognition.
- Films and screenplays should be submitted by the owner of work (producer or director).
- All copyright is the responsibility of the filmmaker(s).
- All film and screenplay submissions require the names and associated schools of principle crew as well as a synopsis.
- Films should be under 15 minutes in length.
- Regardless of submission category, all accepted films will be considered for all excellence awards.

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Categories and fees

Screenplay (Short)
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $8
Regular (26th March, 2021) $8
Late (3rd April, 2021) $8
Description

Screenplays should be written in screenplay format and demonstrate proper technical form.

Narrative Fiction
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $8
Regular (26th March, 2021) $8
Late (3rd April, 2021) $8
Description

Narrative fiction films are films that are imagined. They may be inspired by real events, and utilize a wide array of narrative structures, but ultimately tell a fictitious story.

Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $8
Regular (26th March, 2021) $8
Late (3rd April, 2021) $8
Description

Films in this category should have claims to truthfulness. We define documentary as artistic creations that tell stories about real life, with embedded truths in person(s), place(s), and event(s).

Animation
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $8
Regular (26th March, 2021) $8
Late (3rd April, 2021) $8
Description

Films in this category must contain over 50% animated or computer-generated imagery. All forms of animation are considered.

Experimental
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $8
Regular (26th March, 2021) $8
Late (3rd April, 2021) $8
Description

Films in this category may take on any form and should possess characteristics of experimental work. Experimental films are those that utilize conceptual or intellectual frameworks, stray from traditional narrative structures, or require a high degree of audience engagement to interpret.

Responsible Filmmaking
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $8
Regular (26th March, 2021) $8
Late (3rd April, 2021) $8
Description

Augsburg University educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. The Augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community that is committed to intentional diversity in its life and work. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. Guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran Church, and shaped by its urban and global students. Films submitted to this category should demonstrate a commitment to these values and should generally be free from depictions of violence, hostile acts, discrimination, drinking and drug abuse, or lewd language (unless they are essential to the narrative). Additionally, films should seek to challenge stereotypes in their depictions of persons and issues, expand opportunities for untold stories and tellers, and be aware of gaze when representing underrepresented communities.

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