Festival
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When:
10/31/2007 at 04:00 pm
Where:
The Vine Street Playhouse
Santa Monica California, 90291
United States
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Venice the Menace (www.venicethemenace.com) is a new online broadcast network featuring short films and web videos about life in world-famous Venice, California.
We are currently seeking entries to the First Annual Venice the Menace Short-Film Festival on the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica from October 31 to November 11, presented in association with The Vine Entertainment (www.thevineent.com).
We are currently accepting short films from around the world, in all genres. Films from any year of production are eligible.
Participants will have the opportunity to screen their work at The Vine Street Playhouse in the Promenade several times during the festival, which coincides with the American Film Market, a major independent-film marketplace held annually in Santa Monica. The festival will also include dozens of shorts selected and presented by The Vine, including films featuring James Gandolfini, Faye Dunaway and other premier actors and directors.
Venice the Menace is currently accepting entries in four short-format categories. All shorts accepted to the festival will also be featured on www.venicethemenace.com. There will be jury and audience awards in all categories.
Best Super-Short: 90 seconds or less
any subject
$250 cash prize
Best Scary Short: 3 minutes or less
These videos will premier on Halloween night— we want thrillers, horror, and suspense
$250 cash prize
Best Pilot Webisode: 3 minutes or less
We’re looking for the pilot episode of a potential Web series. The winner will receive their own show produced by Venice the Menace and presented on www.venicethemenace.com.
Best Venice Video: 3 minutes or less
Entries must somehow feature, reference or relate to Venice, California. The winner receives a dinner for two at one of the area’s best restaurants and $100 cash prize.
To enter, please send us a copy of your short in full resolution Quicktime (.MOV) format or on DVD, along with a cover letter and a submission fee of $20 per film submitted, payable by check to Venice the Menace, Inc.
All entries must be received by October 26 to be considered. Only films accepted to the festival will be screened.
Send your entries to:
Venice the Menace
1337 Ocean Avenue, Suite B
Santa Monica, CA 90401
For more information, email us at info@venicethemenace.com
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