FILM SUBMISSIONS
NOTE: The 2012 Boomtown Film & Music Festival is now accepting contest entries in all categories. There is no submission fee to enter the 2012 film contest, but we can only guarantee judging in the festival if we receive your entry by January 1st, 2012. (Late entries will be accepted, but may not get to the judges before they choose the winners).
The submission process is now closed for the 2012 Festival. We’ve removed the link to the online entry form, you can still send us entries by mail but there is no guarantee it will be judged.
TO ENTER: Fill out this online entry form or download the PDF Entry Form, print it, fill it out and mail it with your entry to:
Boomtown Film and Music Festival
1827 Franklin Ave
Nederland, TX 77627
Please clearly label ALL material with your name, address, phone number and the entry category. The name on the entry form is the name that will be printed on any awards, unless noted otherwise. All entrants are encouraged to include a digital press kit for the festival to use in promoting their film.
CATEGORIES
| NARRATIVE(FEATURE) A Feature-length film (>40 minutes) that is narrative in nature. |
HIGH SCHOOL: NARRATIVE A film of any length that is narrative in nature and was made by high students or younger. |
| NARRATIVE (SHORT) A short film (< 40 minutes) that is narrative in nature. |
HIGH SCHOOL: DOCUMENTARY A film on any length that tries to document reality and was made by high school students or younger. |
| DOCUMENTARY A film of any length that tries to document reality. |
HIGH SCHOOL: EXPERIMENTAL OR MUSIC VIDEO A film of any length that is experimental in nature or a short film shot and edited to be accompanied by a single piece of music, either of which being made by high school students or younger. |
| EXPERIMENTAL OR MUSIC VIDEO A film of any length that is experimental in nature or a short film shot and edited to be accompanied by a single piece of music |
GUIDELINES
Film contest entries may be shot in any format (35mm, 16mm, Super 8, Beta SP, DV, Hi8, VHS, etc.), but must be submitted on either VHS tapes or DVDs in NTSC format.
All entries require at least two copies of the work to be submitted. Under no circumstance will any of these materials be returned after the festival. DO NOT SEND US YOUR MASTER COPY!
The film rights to all entries must be secured before they are submitted. If you are not the sole creator of your project or any elements within your project then you must first obtain permission from the creative group before sending it to the festival.
Festival policy is to only accept films which were completed no earlier than two years prior to the festival date. However, if there are extenuating circumstances we may consider accepting the entry of an older project.
A feature-length film will be defined as any project with a run time greater than 40 minutes.
We reserve the right to create or eliminate categories based upon the type, number and quality of entries submitted. All decisions made by the judges are final. The name(s) placed on this form will be the name(s) that the award will be made out to in the event that you win the contest.
