2011 Brainwash Movie Festival entries due May 10

[Jason L. Gohlke]

Next deadline: May 1, 2011; Final deadline: May 10, 2011

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Call for Entries

Hello, all: Entries for the fully juried 17th Annual Brainwash Movie Festival, Oakland, California, August 2011, are due by May 10, 2011.

• “On Time” Entries postmarked by May 1st, 2011
• Late Entries postmarked by May 10th, 2011

Note: Shorts are 0-59 min., Features are 60-130 min.

To enter, fill out the form linked from our online call for entries page, and send check or money order to…
“Brainwash”, P.O. Box 23302, Oakland, CA 94623-0302, USA

Or submit your movie online using Withoutabox.com (with discounts for Withoutabox members).

• Entry fees:
  • “On Time” Entries: Shorts $25, Features $65 by May 1st, 2011 (postmarked)
  • Late Entries: Shorts $35, Features $90 by May 10th, 2011 (postmarked)
• All entries must be transferred to Region 1 or 0 DVD for preview.
• Please include clips, trailers, and/or stills of your movie(s) to be used in promoting the festival online.
• No DVDs will be returned, unless you include $5.20 or whatever it costs to priority mail your stuff back.
• All accepted entries will be notified by mail – please enclose your name and address.
• PLEASE NEVER SEND YOUR PARENTS’ HOME MOVIES!

WHAT YOU GET:

Free Admission to the Festival Event.

Prizes! We would like to welcome our returning sponsor Jungle Software to The Brainwash Movie Festival. We will be presenting Jungle software to ALL 6 of our AWARD WINNERS this year, to help with future movie productions!

Gorilla Standard, Gorilla Student, and Story-O are production software especially designed for independent filmmakers. Gorilla handles budgeting, scheduling, cast, crew, locations, accounting, editing notes, and even film festival submissions. Story-O allows you to outline your story in broad strokes, jot down raw notes and ideas, flesh out details and then put it all in story order when you’re ready.

What more do you want?!

We can be reached at:
P.O. Box 23302
Oakland, CA 94623-0302
415 273-1545
shelby...@yahoo.com