SMART SHORTS, Monterey County's first film festival dedicated to cell phones and tablets, is seeking innovative film submissions April 15 through July 31, 2019. Sponsored by the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, SMART SHORTS encourages all filmmakers (ages 12 and older) to share their lives and express their artistic imagination through films created digitally on smartphones and tablets.
This first-time festival desires to excite and promote filmmakers from Monterey County, the United States and around the world to produce a ground-breaking short film - 1 to 5 minutes in length - shot exclusively on a smartphone or tablet, submitted through FilmFreeway.com. All genres are welcome. Finalist will be notified after August 16, 2019. Awards and screening takes place September 13th and 14th, 2019 at the Carl Cherry Center Theatre located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
For more information, please visit:
carlcherrycenter.org/smart-shorts-film-festival/
Award Category:
•Best Short
Winner will receive $500 cash prize
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Award Category:
•Best Director
•Best Performance by Actress
•Best Performance by Actor
•Best Ensemble Cast
•Best Animation
•Best Editing
•Best Cinematography
•Best Music
1st Place Winner will receive $250 cash prize
2nd Place Winner will receive $125 cash prize
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Award Category:
•Executive Director's Award for Artistic Merit
•People's Choice Award
Winner will receive Certificate of Merit
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