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Fandemonium '08
*** August, Fri. 1st, Sat. 2nd & Sun. 3rd, 2008 ***
Idaho's Annual Entertainment Expo
Celebrating Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, Animation, Horror, Comics & More!

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Fandemonium - Contests: Fan Film
Event: Fan Film Contest
Location: Main Events. TBA
Master of Ceremonies: Borneo <borneo@fandemonium.org>
Description:


So what are Fan Films?: A fan film is a film or video inspired by a movie, television show, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the more notable films have actually been produced by professional filmmakers as film school class projects or as demonstration reels. Fan films vary tremendously in length, from short faux-teaser trailers for non-existent motion pictures to rarer full-length motion pictures.

[Fan Film Contest Rules]

1. All contestants must be registered Fandemonium attendees.

2. A significant portion of your Fan Film must be original material.

3. Your Fan Film must be at least somewhat related to one or more of the genres Fandemonium covers, such as Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Anime, Animation, Indie, Horror, Role-Playing Games, Video Games, Asian Cinema, Comics, Fandom itself, etc. We cover a lot of topics, so if you’re not sure if your Fan Film qualifies then just e-mail us and ask. We are always happy to answer questions.

4. Only submit films that you had a hand in making. In other words don't even think about trying to win prizes off someone else’s hard work.

5. Your Film must be must be no longer than 30 minutes in length, not counting opening and ending credits.

6. You may submit films that are Live Action, Stop-Motion, Go-Motion, Claymation, Animated, CGI or a mix thereof.

7. We only except Film submissions in the following formats VCD, SVCD,
DVD Standard Playable Format on DVD -R/+R, & Video File Formats: Quick Time, MPEG, WMV, AVI on CD-R & DVD -R/+R. We also except VHS, (but not S-VHS), however this is not preferred format as the play quality varies from deck to deck. If you wish to submit video in any other format please contact us.

Note: If submitting a Video file format (.avi .mpeg .wmv .mov etc.) on CD-R or DVD -R/+R please include any necessary Video and Audio Codec(s) requiered to play it.


8. Fandemonium staff while not prohibited from entering this contest, do not qualify to win awards in any category with the exception of Fan-Favorite. This however does not apply to Fandemonium volunteer staff who are permitted to enter this contest and qualify to win awards in any category.

9. While you can still enter them in the contest, films with excessive violence, gore, foul language, nudity or sexual situations may not be shown during the contest. However they may be shown in an age restricted showing during the convention, time permitting. Films not shown during the contest will be eligible for all applicable prizes except Fan-Favorite.

10. There is a limit of 3 Fan Film entries per person/group.

11. All submitted media (CD-R & DVD -R/+R Discs & VHS Tapes) becomes the property of Fandemonium and will not be returned, please do not submit your only copy. Failure to provide a copy of your Fan Film on a form of physical media will result in your disqualification from the contest.

12. While you retain ownership and all rights and privileges regarding your film(s), by submitting them to Fandemonium's FanFilm Contest you grant us a non-exclusive license to show them in whole or in part, and to use them for the promotion of Fandemonium, FanFilms, and Fandom in General.

13. You must label your disc/tape, please write your name and the name of the submission on the label. Please also include a letter with your real name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the name of your submission. Send it to:

Fandemonium
ATTN: Fan Film Contest
308 South 1st Avenue West
Middleton, ID 83644

Your submission(s) must be postmarked no latter than July 20th 2007, we will except submissions at the convention itself, but we really prefer to receive them in advance as it makes it easier to judge them and make sure they will play on our equipment.

14. Test your Fan Film. Look at it with a cynical eye on other setups. If your final copy plays like a fifth gen VHS copy with fadeouts, artifacting, jumpiness, excessive sound pops, sound wobbles, audio that some equipment can't read, then please consider reworking it before you submit it.

15. These rules are subject to change. However, we will try to give you ample notification if they do.

Awards will be given for the Following Categories:

Best Technical
Best Special FX
Best Sound
Best Makeup
Best Story
Best Concept
Best Animation
Fan-Favorite
The Ed Wood Award
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