People of Passion International Film Festival

Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

Category

Short

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People of Passion International Film Festival

Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

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General Information

edition

8th

Contact details

4 Dega Avenue Bentleigh East, Victoria 3165 Australia

3165

passionmediaproductions@gmail.com

041-932-7034

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About the festival

The POP International film festival is an IMDB AWARDS listing Qualifier!

NEW VENUE for the live screening - !

This is a diversity film festival that aims to expand the film making community to use different actors to traditional films.

The focus for the judging will be based on how the film fits the category, the quality of the script, acting, filming and general quality of the film. All films submitted are watched from start to finish by the judges.

Submissions must be in English or have English subtitles.
Submissions will only be accepted via FilmFreeway.

***We DO NOT provide fee waivers, emails of this nature will be ignored.
***Due to lack of support from the Iranian community we will not be supporting Iranian film makers.
***Returning film makers please remember to use your discount fee code as a thank you from us.

All successful films will need to be submitted as either HD on a stick or DVD disk.

Best First Nations film
Best Bechdel short
Best Comedy Feature Film
Best Short Comedy Film
Best Short Animated Film
Best LGBTIAQ+ film
Best Fantasy short
Best Horror

About

The POP International film festival is an IMDB AWARDS listing Qualifier!

NEW VENUE for the live screening - !

This is a diversity film festival that aims to expand the film making community to use different actors to traditional films.

The focus for the judging will be based on how the film fits the category, the quality of the script, acting, filming and general quality of the film. All films submitted are watched from start to finish by the judges.

Submissions must be in English or have English subtitles.
Submissions will only be accepted via FilmFreeway.

***We DO NOT provide fee waivers, emails of this nature will be ignored.
***Due to lack of support from the Iranian community we will not be supporting Iranian film makers.
***Returning film makers please remember to use your discount fee code as a thank you from us.

All successful films will need to be submitted as either HD on a stick or DVD disk.

Best First Nations film
Best Bechdel short
Best Comedy Feature Film
Best Short Comedy Film
Best Short Animated Film
Best LGBTIAQ+ film
Best Fantasy short
Best Horror

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

*There are no refunds, and films will only be considered for the categories in which they are entered. Please read carefully and do not submit to the wrong category.

*Submissions must be in English or have English subtitles.
*All films must fit the criteria that they are entering into.
*Films must be of a high standard and not just be using high quality equipment.
*Films must be actively engaged in their diversity.
*Short films must be under 15 minutes or as instructed.
* Official selections will need to be submitted physically on a stick or DVD in the highest format possible for the Australian region
* Your best films, not necessarily your newest films:
*Current festival circuit films are welcome, as are masterpieces of any age.
*We do not waive entry fees to those who ask for them, so please don't ask.

*Please note :- If films are not of a high enough standard or if none fit the criteria then that category will not have a winner. We won't allowing people to win just because they entered and no one else did.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Australian First Nations film showcase
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $1
Regular (1st April, 2021) $485
Late (1st July, 2021) $1,455

Films in this category must have an indigenous actor in the film. Running time under 15 minutes for short film

Bechdel test short film
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

Films in the category must have at least two women talking together for more than 2 minutes about something other than a man. What does it mean to pass the Bechdel test? What does Bechdel test mean? The Bechdel test is an informal way to evaluate bias against women in films and other media. A work is said to pass the Bechdel test if it 1) has two (named) women, who 2) talk to each other about 3) something other than a man. Shorts must be under 15 minutes

Short Comedy Film Showcase
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

Shorts must be under 15 minutes

Short Animation
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

Must be under 5 minutes

Short Horror
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

Short crime
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

Scifi Short
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

Short LGBTIAQ+ film
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) $10
Regular (1st April, 2021) $20
Late (1st July, 2021) $30

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