The Aesthetica Short Film Comp has officially been developed into a fully-fledged festival, so they've now extended the deadline for the competition until 31 May.
With the launch of the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, the organisers have the potential to screen an even larger number of films and give more filmmakers exposure for their work. The winner will still receive the additional screenings at other UK film festivals, as well as training with Raindance, �500 and DVD publication but this year a longlisted selection of films will also get the opportunity for screening at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival.
A select number of entrants will be screened at 14 venues across the City of York (UK) as part of ASFF. There will be additional prizes for the winner and runner-up, and a shortlist of finalists will be included on the Aesthetica Shorts DVD, which will be distributed with the December 2011 issue of Aesthetica Magazine.
The winning film receives:
�500 prize money (apx. $1,032 NZD)
Screenings at film festivals across the UK, including Rushes Soho Shorts (London), Glasgow Film Festival (Glasgow) and Branchage (Jersey)
A weekend filmmaking course, courtesy of Raindance
12 months membership to Shooting People, the international film network
Inclusion on a DVD that will be distributed to all Aesthetica readers (60,000 viewers)
The runner-up will also receive �250 (apx. $516 NZD), as well as DVD publication.
Films should be no longer than 25 minutes but can be any genre including artists' film, music videos, dance films, horror and comedy or anything you can think of!
No limit to the number of entries permitted. Deadline 31 May 2011.
Entry is �15 per film (apx. $30 NZD). Please visit www.asff.co.uk/submit.htm for more information and to submit. www.aestheticamagazine.com