BookShorts’ Original Short Film Program

We continue to produce high production value short films in the style of projects like Pavane, A Life’s Passion, JPod, ICE, The Fighter and What Casanova Told Me.

Films such as these in the BookShorts catalogue form the basis of our programming for television series on national broadcast channels.  Through our sister com[any, BookShorts Literacy Program, we offer screenign adn event compilations to film festivals, literary festivals, booksellers, libraries and community groups in Canada and the United States.  Call us at 416.519.0806 if you are interested in presenting an event.

For more information, to submit a manuscript for development, or to work with us as a director or screenwriter, please contact Executive Director Judith Keenan at 416.519.0806.

Film Submission Guidelines

First Annual Moving Stories Touring Film Program
June 15, 2008 to December 31, 2008

There are two ways to submit your film for review:

1. Online using withoutabox.
2. Directly by snail mail.

To submit via withoutabox
Click here and follow the instructions.

To submit via snail mail
Send your film and completed entry form to BookShorts, 701 King Street West, Suite 1104, Toronto ON M5V 2W7 Canada. Payment can be made by money order or through paypal.

GENERAL RULES

• Films must be based on or directly inspired by fiction, non-fiction or poetry in the form of a published short story, novella, poem, graphic novel or full length book.
• The written work upon which the media is based must be in print and available for purchase by the general public at the time of the Festival screening. Written works which are not available at that time must be clearly indicated in the Submission Form along with an explanation of how audiences will be able to access the written source upon its first public availability; in any event, films will not be accepted whose written source is not available by December 30, 2008.
• Priority given to films with a duration under ten minutes, in an effort to serve a larger number of filmmakers and films included in the program.
• Priority given to media created after January 2006 and to media whose source (i.e. written) works are released between January and December 2008.

DEADLINE
10-Jul-2008

FEE
$50.00

NOTIFICATION DATE TO FILMMAKERS
Approximately 15-Jul-2008

RUNTIME
Shorts: From 1 minutes to 15 minutes

COMPLETION DATE
Projects completed after 01-Jan-2006

PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world

PREMIERE STATUS
No premiere requirement

TWO (2) SUBMISSION COPIES REQUIRED

SUBMISSION COPY FORMATS
DVD Video, NTSC, REGION 0 or REGION 1
Digital Video, NTSC, MiniDV
Media Files: .WMV (Windows Media); .FLV (Flash Video); .MOV (QuickTime)

SUBMISSION & EXHIBITION COPY LANGUAGES
Subtitled or Dubbed in English

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DVD Video, NTSC, REGION 0 or REGION 1
Digital Video, NTSC, MiniDV
Read more of the festival’s General Rules.

Contact Information:
701 King Street West, Suite 1104
Toronto ON M5V 2W7 Canada
www.movingstoriesfilmfest.com