Filmmakers' chance to win at new XpoNorth film festival
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XPONORTH has launched OMMF! – a one-minute movie festival open to all amateur filmmakers.
Entries will be judged by Michael Wilson, producer of Outlander and Gavin Smith, commissioning executive at the BBC.
The festival – on November 26 and 27 – is open to all filmmakers from amateur to professional and the deadline for submission is Friday, October 30.
With lockdown grinding the movie industry to a halt, OMMF! aims to be a celebration of storytelling online, providing a chance for filmmakers and film-enthusiasts alike to submit a 60-second movie from any genre from documentary to animation which will be screened at the two-day digital festival.
Movies will fall into two categories: Original, where filmmakers have a minute or less to tell an original story or ‘Sweded’, where entrants recreate a classic movie or scene from a film in a minute or under.
All submissions will be judged by screen and broadcast specialists from the XpoNorth team as well as Michael Wilson, producer of Outlander and Gavin Smith, commissioning executive at the BBC.
Prizes will be awarded across three categories: best film, best Sweded and audience choice. As well as the film screenings, OMMF! participants will also have the chance to take part in online masterclasses from leading screenwriters, filmmakers and producers and take part in live Q&As.
Free to enter, budding movie-makers should simply enter via the XpoNorth website. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 30 October.
Talking about the launch of OMMF!, XpoNorth’s film and broadcast sector specialist Jessica Fox said: “While lockdown may have closed film sets around the globe, it’s been heartening to see some real innovation and new ways of working in the industry.
“Just look at the success of Zoom horror, Host, made by a group of friends in only a few weeks. It’s that sense of originality we’re hoping to nurture with OMMF
“A chance for filmmakers, whether it’s their first film or their 15th, to get creative and try something new. It’s their opportunity to have their work seen by a wide audience and to receive feedback, advice and support from leading industry experts to help our future generation of filmmakers navigate this fast-changing industry. I am very much looking forward to seeing the entries come in.”
OMMF! entry guidelines
Tell a story in a minute, with friends or alone.
All styles from documentary to animation welcome.
Adhere to all COVID and social distancing rules.
If using a mobile device, please film on landscape setting only.
You can submit one entry per category.
Entry is free.
Entry details here: https://xponorth.co.uk/
