NOTE WELL: the 2017 SPARTA Film Challenge screening event will take place on May 28, 2017, at the Imagine Cinemas (St. Laurent Mall), Ottawa, at 5 pm.
In the last four years the SPARTA Film Challenge has distributed over $20,000 in awards. This narrative short film competition screens selected submissions in an Ottawa movie theatre. Each participating filmmaker will receive judges notes for their submission.
Filmmakers have eighty (80) days to create a short film of five (5) minutes or less in running time which implements a CATCH provided to filmmakers at the start of the 80 day production window. A panel of judges assess all of the submissions and select the short films screened at the movie theatre.
Selected films will be included in a compilation anthology. Revenue generated by the distribution of this anthology will be distributed among the respective filmmakers.
SCREEN WRITERS may submit scripts for the Screen Play competition.
2017 SPARTA Film Challenge Awards
First Place : Mind Games
Second Place : Unlucky
Third Place : Adventures of Blip Blork
Best Visual Content : Mind Games
Best Sound Track : Mind Games
Best Catch Implementation : Unlucky
Best Story : Mind Games
Best Acting : Mind Games
Best Actor : Heidi Ellen (Mind Games)
SPARTA Film Challenge Screenplay Award
"Roommates" by David Martin
We offer awards for the following categories:
NOTE WELL: past editions of the SPARTA Film Challenge have awarded more than $1000 US in cash awards. HOWEVER, these cash awards are DEPENDENT upon ticket sales at the screening event and the registration fees of participating filmmakers.