London Borough Film Fund Affiliate Scheme

FILM LONDON IN 90 SECONDS: Capital Tales

The London Borough of Hackney in association with Film London invites you to submit a 90 second film shot in your borough, giving you a chance to win a cash prize of £500 and the opportunity of having your film screened before a public audience in 2011. Your film can be on any subject, any genre but if you need inspiration here are themes to get your creativity flowing: Hidden London, Breaking Down the Walls and Flying High but you are not in any way restricted to these themes/titles.

The grassroots competition aimed at new film-makers is requesting entries under the theme of Capital Tales, inviting submissions which tell a story about London in a minute and a half. In addition to the cash prize Film London will be providing Hackney with a free film-making workshop run by professional film-makers. The winning Hackney Film will also have the opportunity to be selected by a film industry panel and screened at the annual Film London Best of Borough Awards at BAFTA in 2011.

The Deadline for all entries is March 21st.

Competition Guidelines

Submission:  The primary contact for the film must be the individual who is named in the application form and be resident in Hackney  The deadline for entries is March 21st 2011  All films must be submitted by post to the address at the bottom of this form  All films submitted must be marked with the title of the film, the name of the film-maker and a contact phone number and email.  You may submit up to 2 films  Films (up to a maximum of 2) must be accompanied by an application form (Submitted films without a form will not be accepted)  Only films completed since January 2010 may be submitted. We strongly encourage film-makers to make a film specifically for this competition, rather than submit an older project or re-edit a longer project to fit the 90 second limit.  We strongly recommend that the submitted film is NOT shown online (e.g. Facebook, Youtube or Myspace) before the results of the competition are announced.

Length, Genre and Format  The length of your film must not exceed 90 seconds including titles and credits. (please note you MUST include the title in your film, but the use of credits is optional)  Film London in 90 seconds: Capital Tales accepts films of any form (e.g. fiction, documentary, experimental, animation) or any combination of these. The competition is not open to films advertising products or services.  Films can be made on any format (e.g. Mobile phones, Digital Video, Film)  All films must be able to be viewed on a computer or dvd player and therefore should be playable on a standard DVD or submitted either as a .mov file (quicktime movie file) a Window’s Media file (.wmv) an .avi or .mkv files.  All films must be submitted either on DVD or CD clearly marked with the title of the film, the name of the film-maker and a contact phone number and email Copyright, Credits and Licence  The person submitting the film must be the person named in the completed application form and must have gained the necessary permissions for the use of any copyrighted music and / or copyrighted images used within the film We strongly recommend that you include only original music and sound during your film. For an explanation about copyright, what it is, and obtaining permissions, we recommend you read this article:

http://www.4docs.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Copyright

 By submitting a film to the competition you automatically grant Hackney and Film London permission to exhibit the film on a non-exclusive basis whereby the film can be shown by Hackney and Film London in connection with this competition, without either Hackney or Film London requiring to seek further permissions.  Hackney and Film London will require a credit on your film, should you be selected as the best of your borough. You do not have to include a credit for either Hackney or Film London when submitting your film, but be aware that a credit will be required to be added later for exhibition purposes.

Selection and Prize  Your film will be judged by Borough officers and Film London representatives  The winning film in your Borough will be awarded a cash prize of £500  The winning film from each participating Borough will be judged by a panel of film industry professionals who will choose one overall winner – The Best of Film London in 90 Seconds: Capital Tales.  The Best of Film London in 90 Seconds: Capital Tales film, will be shown at a public screening during a presentation in Summer 2011

Please fill in this form IN BLOCK CAPITALS sign, tear it off and send it in with your film to: FILM OFFICE ROOM 80 HACKNEY TOWN HALL HACKNEY E8 1EA

Film London in 90 Seconds: Capital Tales Competition Name of your Film Your Name

Your Address

Your phone number Your email I have read and understood the guidelines to this competition and confirm that I have all necessary permissions with regards to the inclusion of any copyrighted material, participants and locations within my film Signature and date: