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Call For Entries: 4th Annual Future of Cinema Film Festival

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES

Narrative
Narrative shorts 12 minutes or less directed by high school students (ages 13-18) from around the world
Documentary
Documentary shorts 12 minutes or less directed by high school students (ages 13-18) from around the world
Animation
Animated shorts 12 minutes or less directed by high school students (ages 13-18) from around the world
Screenplay
Screenplays (10-15 pages in length) written by high school students (ages 13-18) from around the world

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Future of Cinema Festival: Artist as Revolutionary

The Future of Cinema Festival at Interlochen Center for the Arts provides a setting for high school filmmakers to meet professionals and peers, screen work, discuss trends and new developments in cinema, while creating a greater understanding of a quickly evolving art form.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of the arts. The Future of Cinema Festival is a continuation of the center’s 80 year legacy as leader in the arts.

The Future of Cinema Festival is for the high school film maker seeking a global community of other passionate, driven high school students in cinema; we are a dedicated showcase of new filmmakers’ talent. The fourth annual Future of Cinema Fest 2011 will screen the best national and international work of high school students.

Past special guests of the Future of Cinema Series have included Jeff Wozniak, Senior Digital Artist Lucas Films; Gordon Radley, frmr. President of ILM; James Gartner, Director of Glory Road; Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker; Andy Davis, Director of The Fugitive and Holes; Joel McNeely, Composer for Young Indiana Jones Chronicles; Ivan Raimi, Screenwriter - Darkman, Army of Darkness, Spiderman 3; Jeff Daniels, performer; Andrea Nix Fine, Co-Director of WarDance; Logan and Noah Miller directors of Touching Home starring Ed Harris; Adrian Belic, Oscar Nominate Director of Ghengis Blues and Beyond the Call.

This year we highlight visual effects and animation in storytelling, welcoming Dennis Muren Visual Effects Supervisor at ILM with work spanning “Star Wars” (1977) to this year’s release of J.J. Abram’s “Super 8.”