Venango Digital Film Festival : Film Festival

Three Competitions:
Digital Film Competition: Submit finished 10- to 30-minute digital films about western Pennsylvania or by western Pennsylvania filmmakers for a People's Choice cash award ($300, $200, $100)! DVD format only. Click here for film submission details.
Deadline: August 25, 2008. Mail entries to Venango Digital Film Festival, PO Box 1082, Franklin, PA 16323. Check for $25 payable to Venango Digital Film Festival must accompany submission.
Only films accompanied by self-addressed, stamped mailer will be returned.

Script Competition: Submit an original 10- minute screenplay, any genre, on the theme
Oil Boom Days in Western Pennsylvania, to coincide with 150th Anniversary of the discovery of oil. Two winning scripts will be produced by local crews at our expense; winning scriptwriters have the option to direct their own films (accommodations and meals provided)! Click here for script submission details.
Deadline: August 1, 2008. Mail entries to Venango Digital Film Festival, PO Box 1082, Franklin, PA 16323. Or submit electronically to thelatonia@verizon.net. We are not set up to receive electronic payments at this time. Check for $25 payable to Venango Digital Film Festival must be received by the deadline for your submission to be considered.

3-Day Speed Film Competition: The top two screenplays will be filmed and edited over the weekend by local film crews supported by experienced film professionals. Screenwriters and crews will compete for a People's Choice cash award of $300 on the last night of the Festival. The winning film will go on to compete in the Great Lakes Film Festival 2008 and will be screened throughout the 2008-2009 Oil 150 celebration. Completed films remain the property of the Venango Digital Film Association.
For more information, email thelatonia@verizon.net
or visit the Venango Digital Film Festival listing at: http://www.withoutabox.com
Mail entries to Venango Digital Film Festival, PO Box 1082, Franklin, PA 16323. Multiple submissions accepted. Check for $25 payable to Venango Digital Film Festival must accompany each submission. Include a self-addressed, stamped mailer if you wish your submission to be returned to you.