Modeled after many 48-hour film festivals taking place around the United States, the Elon University 50/50 Film Festival will demand that filmmaking teams write, shoot, edit and finalize their short film in only 50 hours. The extra twist to this film festival is that the teams will be limited to a maximum of 50 spoken words in their script, thus putting a premium on using visual story telling techniques.
Sign-ups for the festival begin this Friday, Feb. 16. The teams will have from 3 p.m., Friday March 9 until 5 p.m., Sunday March 11 to complete their films. All entries will be screened at the 50/50 Film Festival begining at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 11. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three entries at a “Winner’s Reception” immediately following the screenings.
Teams entering the contest will be required to address the following theme:
What does it mean to be a global citizen?
How can you decide which problem to address?
If you are fighting genocide in Darfur aren’t you ignoring malnutrition in Sri Lanka? With so many in need close to home, why should you focus on the problems of other nations or on global concerns? How does your role as “global citizen” influence the everyday actions you take? How can you live a sane personal life and be involved in global causes?
This is event is co-sponsored by the School of Communications, the Counsel on Civic Engagement, and Project Pericles.
Check E-Net for more information later this week.