August 9, 2006
Third Screen Film Festival
The Third Screen Film Festival (TSFF) invites viewers to select their favorite short films from hundreds that have been submitted during the first phase of Hollywood’s wireless film festival.
A grant of $ 10'000 will be awarded to the winning contestant.
Presented by Columbia College Chicago, the largest arts and media college in the nation with the largest film school, and sponsored by Nano, America's first short film channel that is available wirelessly on MobiTV.
The deadline for submissions has been extended from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
To Qualify:
-- Films must be free of unlicensed content and vetted for commercial exhibition
-- Entrants must own rights to all content in the films they submit
-- Copyrighted music will be accepted only with proper broadcast clearance
-- Films in a foreign language must have English subtitles or be dubbed in English
-- Total runtime no longer than eight minutes
-- Content must be suitable for general audiences
-- Entrants under 18 years old must include written parental consent
Viewers who watch festival entries on their Nano-equipped cell phones, portable devices or online can vote via text messaging.
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