We want to hear about your first weeks at uni! Did something particularly outrageous or cinematic happen? Have you met any people who strike you as the perfect characters for a movie?
Submit your short pitch to a freshman-based college/university film with a basic storyline on twitter!
Host:
ISFO
Prizes:
We are excited to announce that this competition’s prize will be sponsored by the British Film Institute and Pelgrave Macmillan publishing! In addition to plenty of CV glory, eight books will be up for grabs: two each about A Clockwoork Orange, The Passion of the Christ, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Straw Dogs. You can find out all about the books here and we have also collected a bit more information for you below!
The Book Series
Controversies is a series comprising individual studies of controversial films from the late 1960s to the present day, encompassing classic, contemporary Hollywood, cult and world cinema. Each volume provides an in-depth study analysing the various stages of each film's production, distribution, classification and reception, assessing both its impact at the time of its release and its subsequent legacy.
Reviews
'The Controversies series is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about what limits - if any - should be placed on cinema when it comes to the depiction and discussion of extreme subject matter. Sober, balanced and insightful where much debate on these matters has been hysterical, one-sided and unhelpful, these books should help us get a perspective on some of the thorniest films in the history of cinema.'
- Kim Newman, novelist, critic and broadcaster
Rules:
- You have to publish your pitch on twitter with the hashtag #freshmenfilm
- The pitch can’t be longer than 126 characters (140 minus #freshmenfilm)
- You can also address your pitch to us (@futureinfilm) but don’t have to
- The pitch should center around a freshman’s experience but can include any genre
- The deadline is Sunday the 13th November 2011
- We will contact you once the winners have been chosen
This competition is open to any students, not just first year uni students.
The pitch does have to be based on real life events.