The Kansas City community is invited to submit short films or animations for the Brush Creek Film Festival on May 15th in Theis Park.
The Kansas City community is invited to submit short films or animations for the 7th annual Brush Creek Film Festival, which will take place on Thursday, May 15th, at Theis Park along our beloved Brush Creek. The mission of this event is to entertain, share ideas, and build community through creative and visionary short films about the creek and surrounding communities. Participation from all experience levels is welcomed and encouraged!
Theme: Creek Time
Films that explore the relationship between the creek and various cycles of the surrounding environment
Prop: A Potato
The vegetable (a starchy tuber of the nightshade family) must be referenced at some point in each film
Guidelines:
- Films must feature Brush Creek and include a ‘potato’ at some point in time
- Open to any film genre, format, or style (animation, non-fiction, action, comedy, experimental, etc.)
- Films can be no longer than 5 min. (with credits)
- Any appropriated audio or video must be of CC license / Royalty Free
- Video submissions should be .mp4 format
- Deadline: Sunday, May 11 at 5 PM
All submissions should be sent via a Dropbox or Google Drive link with subject line “Brush Creek Film Fest Entry” to [email protected]
Awards:
$250 Jury Prize & $250 People’s Choice Award (audience votes)
Each film will be juried according to the following: artistic merit, technical merit, and relevance to Brush Creek/Theme/Prop
Questions?
More information can be found at: https://brushcreekfilmfest.wixsite.com/home
Further questions can be addressed to [email protected] or [email protected]
Disclaimer: Submission of work does not guarantee film festival inclusion (though every effort will be made to include all submitted films if possible). Please keep in mind that this is a public event with children in attendance. Overly graphic content could result in disqualification. The final screening reel will ultimately be determined by a panel of guest jurors. Any award winners must be present at the film festival to collect their prizes.
