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CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Lyla Dietz, Madi Crist, and Chip Gubera! Your films made us all a little happier when it mattered most. Congrats to all the filmmakers out there. Keep 'em coming!
Good night!
HOLED UP 48 HOUR FILM COMPETITION
Presented by Stephens College Digital Film Program
Can you make a film in 48 hours from where you are currently holed up? Without letting your camera leave the house? Do you like money? If so, sign up! Three categories. Three great prizes! No entry fee!
We will launch Holed Up 48 Hour Film Competition at 7PM CST Friday, April 24th via Facebook Live. It will kickoff with the drawing of the genre, prop, and line of dialogue that must all be present in the film.
Final edits are due 7PM CST Sunday, April 26th.
Consideration for story and characters are paramount to take home any prizes.
Prizes, Rules, and Categories listed below.
Like our Facebook page for the most up-to-date announcements.
THE RULES
Genre/Props/Line of Dialogue will be drawn at random on 4/24 at 7PM CST. See Facebook Live Event or check your email after drawing.
Recording Device Cannot Leave Your Home
Over 2-minutes - Under 3-minutes
Must fit within selected genres
Must contain issued prop and line of dialogue
Let's keep it PG-13, folks.
Downloadable link submitted to cthompson@stephens.edu by 7PM CST on Sunday, April 26th
PRIZES AND CATEGORIES
COMPETE IN ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES
CITIZEN JANE SCHOLARSHIP
High Schoolers
A $2,000 scholarship to attend the Stephens College Film Program will be awarded to the winner of this category! Applicant must be a young woman passionate about filmmaking and currently a junior or senior standing in high school. Oh! The winner will also receive some sweet Ragtag and True/False Merch AND a $25 Gift Card to Pizza Tree!
DFM BRAGGING RIGHTS
Stephens DFM Majors
A friendly bit of in-house competition between currently enrolled DFM Majors at Stephens College. The winner will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card from Stephens College AND Ragtag Cinema Café will provide you with 10 tickets to see your winning film play before one of their film screenings, AND a $25 Gift Card to Pizza Tree!Â
Only currently enrolled Stephens College DFM Students may apply.
THE ALLY
Open to ALL
For any friends in solidarity with the values of the Stephens College Film Program. If you can make a movie in 48 hours, we'll watch it. The winner will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card from Stephens College AND a Simple Pass to the 2021 True/False Film Festival provided by the Ragtag Film Society! AND a $25 Gift Card to Pizza Tree!
TIMELINE
Key Dates and How To Submit
4/24
7PM CST - Registration ends. Genre/Prop/Line of Dialogue will be announced via Facebook Live and Email
4/26
7PM CST - Downloadable link to your film must be received to be eligible. We will only accept files (preferably .MOV or .H264) that are sent via Google Drive, WeTransfer, or DropBox.
5/1
7PM CST - Link to finalist films posted here, Email, and via Facebook Live.
8:05 PM CST- Award Ceremony Announcement of $2,000 Citizen Jane Scholarship, DFM Bragging Rights Award, and the Ally Award.
A Zoom.us link will be posted on Facebook and sent via Email to attend the virtual award ceremony.
Be creative. Be safe. Be nice.
Good luck!
ABOUT THE DIGITAL FILMMAKING PROGRAM AT STEPHENS COLLEGE
Digital Filmmaking at Stephens
Begin working with professional film equipment your first semester. You’ll learn how to write, produce, and direct original films alongside fellow filmmakers. In the end, you’ll graduate with a professional body of work (and the confidence and knowledge you need to pursue your dreams). The focus is on independent filmmaking, but we teach students all the tools to make it on a Hollywood set. We believe in hands-on learning – it’s the best way to become a well-rounded filmmaker.
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To participate in this competition you must agree to our declaration:
I am against all forms of oppression. I am an advocate for social justice. I believe in equal rights for ALL and I know unity is greater than division.
CONTACT ME
Chase Thompson
Associate Professor of Digital Film and Media
Program Chair
Stephens College
1405 E. BroadwayÂ
Columbia, MO 65215
SPECIAL THANKS
Kirsten Izzett
This is an experiment to save filmmakers and creatives from boredom. Kirsten came up with the concept to make a film in the place you are holed up, with no money, with the people you are trapped with. You just might save the world, Kirsten Izzett. You just might.
Thanks for your willingness to share your idea with your Alma Mater and stepping up to the plate to make something out of all this. Much love from your old prof and all the DFMers - past, present, and future.
