London Fringe 48 Hour Short Film Award

 
Organised by Meike Walcha    
     
Friday 10, July: 21 Teams started.
 
 
This competition will test the creative and technical skills of everyone taking part. Writers, directors, film crew, actors will all be given a title and a genre to work from. Then it's a mad race to finish the movie in 48 hours.
 
Friday 10, July 5 pm
Film crews start picking up their title and genre at the Roxy Bar and Screen
  7 pm Film crews begin competition
     
Sunday 12 7 pm Deadline for submitting finished films in person to the Roxy Bar and Screen, together with the signed Legal Agreement and Model Release foms (see below). Please make sure you have submitted a link to your film on YouTube via this page.
     
Friday 17 7 pm Shortlist Announced on Festival website
     
Saturday 25 6 pm Screening of the shortlisted films and Prizes awarded at the Roxy Bar and Screen

Current Prize list:

1st Prize Award for Best Short Film £200
2nd Prize £50
     
What You Need to Do
 
  There is no need to register on this site. But, you're welcome to do so, and you'll have a profile and benefit from Festival publicity. See Statistics.

From 5 pm -  7pm on Friday, July 10, your team can pick up your Genre and Title combination from the Roxy Bar and Screen.

Write, shoot and edit your film within 48 hours. Hand a DVD or MiniDVTape of it to the Roxy Bar and Screen by 7 pm on Sunday, July 12, together with the signed Legal Agreement and Model Release foms (see below).

Then hang around after in the Roxy for a Chill Out party and mingle with the other film teams that are still (sort of) awake.

Out of the films that are handed in on time with the forms below signed, and have submitted a link to their film on YouTube via this page, we will select a shortlist of around 2 hours of screening time. From this the judges - to be confirmed - will select first, second and third places.  

All teams are invited to the Roxy Bar and Screen on July, Saturday 25 from 6 pm when the winners will be announced, and to the Wrap party. You'll get to meet other artists and performers who took part in the Festival.

   
A Few Rules
   
 

You must use the Title and Genre assigned to you.

The film must be no longer than 5 minutes – including all titles.

You have to include “London Bridge” somewhere in the film. How you do
that is up to you. You could use the words in a dialogue or print - together or apart; or use an image of the bridge itself - this could be actual footage of the bridge or a picture of it, say on a a postcard.

Put a clapper board/piece of paper with the Team Name, the Film Genre and the Film Title clearly seen in front of the film.

You need to hand in all paperwork, signed, and in person - see below in legal - with a copy of your film as DVD or MiniDVTape at the Roxy Bar and Screen by 7pm on Sunday, July, 12. We don’t do courier services!

You must submit a link to your film on YouTube via this page or it won't be in the competition.

   
Legal stuff
  Please note, you will be required to sign the Legal Agreement and Model Release (below) on paper.
   
  Legal Agreement
   
 

By participating in the Competition each Team Leader and team member (together, the “Team”) agrees to be bound by the following agreement in relation to their participation in the LBF 48 Hours Film Competition and the creation of a short film or video (the “Film”). Each Team Leader must submit a duly signed form as set out below when they collect their Title and Genre on 3 July, 2009. 

The Team hereby states that they have read, and agree to abide by this agreement and the Rules and Procedures (as set out on the London Bridge Festival (‘LBF’) website) of the LBF 48 Hours Film Competition (the “Competition). It is understood that LBF reserves the right to screen or exhibit only those films which adhere to terms of this agreement and the Rules and Procedures and that any films that may be regarded as pornographic, racist, unethical or in any way offensive will not be screened or exhibited.

The Team hereby understands that they are solely responsible for all crew, cast, equipment, sets, locations, permits, licences, insurance and other items necessary for participating in the Competition and all costs, expenses, damages and claims related thereto. The Team hereby understands that they are solely responsible for the safety of all cast and crew who participant in the Film.

The Team hereby affirms that they will secure all rights to images, sounds and music used in their Film and/or will secure any and all talent, crew releases and other releases as required ( including but not limited to use of locations, artwork, music, props etc) (the “Release Form(s)”) .

The Team hereby affirms that such Release Form(s) will allow the Team and/or LBF to exercise the rights as required and set out here and in the Rules and Procedures and will indemnify and save and hold harmless LBF from any and all claims, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities arising from the creation, use, participation, exhibition and exploitation (including, but not limited to claims for negligence and other torts, discrimination, fraud, infringement and breach of contract) of the Team's Film.

The Team hereby acknowledges that LBF has unrestricted user rights to the Film and that LBF has the right to publicise, promote, screen, show, exhibit or broadcast the Film in all media (now known or later invented or devised) as required by LBF. Otherwise the intellectual property rights to the Film remain with the Team. If the Film is screened, exhibited or broadcast outside of the London Bridge Festival, the London Bridge Festival must be named as a producer (something like “Produced as part of the London Bridge Festival 2009”)

The Team hereby acknowledges that LBF has the right but not the obligation to produce and distribute a DVD containing all or a selection of the films submitted to the Competition. The Team understands that LBF would not be obligated to include every film created for the Competition on the DVD and that such DVD may or may not include the Team’s Film. The Team hereby waives the right to any payment or other remuneration in relation to any such DVD.

The Team hereby acknowledges that a documentary may be shot during the Competition, and hereby agrees to allow camera crews unrestricted access (provided such access does not unreasonably interrupt with or interfere production of the Film) to film any production stage of the Film; and further agrees to immediately provide to LBF a signed release for each of their participating cast and crew members. This in no way, however, obligates LBF to produce or exhibit the documentary and/or include any filming of the Film as part of that documentary.

DVDs submitted to the LBF will not be returned and remain the property of the LBF.

Judges decisions will be final and LBF cannot enter into correspondence about the results.

On behalf and with the consent of the Team I hereby agree to the above and confirm that I have the full power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations and provide the rights as set out above.

Name of Team: …………………………..…..

Agreed and accepted by:

Signature (Signature of parent/guardian if under 18):  

…………………………………….. (Team Leader)

Name: …………………………………………. (Team Leader)

(please print)

Date: …………………July, 2009

Address: …………………………………………………………………………………….

Telephone No. / Email Address: …………………………………………………….

   
  Model Release Form
   
 

LBF 48 hours Film Festival

RELEASE FORM 

Team: ………………………….……………….  

Date: …….July, 2009 

Film / Video Shoot Release Form  

I, ……………………………………., hereby acknowledge that I am participating in a motion picture called  

………………………......………………….……….. (the “Film”) being produced by 

………………..………..………………………..….., (the ‘Team’) as part of the LBF 48 Hours Film Festival. 

SHOOT RELEASE: 

I hereby irrevocably grant to the Team and to the London Bridge Festival, its licensees, agents, successors and assigns, the right, but not the obligation, in perpetuity throughout the world and in all media, now or hereafter known, to use (in any manner either deems appropriate, and without limitation) in and in connection with the Film, by whatever means exhibited, advertised or exploited: 

1) my appearance in the Film, still photographs of me, recordings of my

voice taken or made of me by the Team, any music sung or played by me, and my actual

or fictitious name; and/or

2) the appearance of the location or property known as: 

………………………….………………………..…………, of which I am the owner and/or

manager with the power to so grant; and/or 

3) the song or music, known as ………………….……………………………… performed 

by………………………………………………., for which I have the authority to grant**.

**Use of song or music by the Team and/or the London Bridge Festival, is strictly limited to the Film 

Name…………………………………………………………….. 

Address………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

Signature (Signature of parent/guardian if under 18) ………..………………………… 

Phone No. or email address: ……………………..……………………………………….

   
 
 
Please note: details on this page may change without notice.