• Films must be shot within the 10 days (archival footage excepted). Preparation for shooting may be done outside of the ten days.
• Films must include at least 3 items
• Films must be a maximum of 7 minutes long, including credits
• Unless an item is specifically noted as being an audio item, the item must be seen or
  visually represented. Drawings, photos and other visual representations are acceptable
• To be eligible for the student entry price and prize ALL Producers AND Directors must be
  full time students - either primary, secondary or tertiary. Photocopies/sighting of students
  cards will be required
• You must have copyright clearance for the music, script and any other element in your film. We cannot accept a film that does not have these clearances.
• In regard to animation - you may prepare before the ten days ie. do prepatory drawings, write scripts, draw/paint/prepare backgrounds etc before the ten days - but all 'animation' (the actual putting together of the movement in flash or any shooting of stop-motion) must be done in the ten days
• Please keep in mind the open nature of the award screening when making your films and keep violence, language and drug use etc to below an (M) level.
  See www.oflc.gov.au for details on the (M) classification.

If you have any queries on any rules of the competition,
please contact the Festival Office for clarification.

The screening copy can either be a tape copy on MiniDV, DV, DV Cam, HDV or SP Betacam.
or
A high quality, full resolution data file, a .avi or a .mov file delivered on a disc or harddrive.

If you put your film back onto tape, please put 10 seconds of black at the beginning of your master tape. It is not possible to capture the first few seconds of a tape and you'll loose the beginning of your film if you don't add at least 10 seconds of black (or a countdown or a slate).

NOTE

If you would like your tapes returned to you after the festival, please provide us with a self-addressed envelope and enough stamps to ensure your tape’s return. Otherwise, tapes and HDDs will be available for pickup on the night of the screening.

Points will be awarded for including the specified items in the films, and you will have to
seek them out – Scavenger Hunt style. You can include the items anyway you like, your character
can walk past one, or you can set a scene at a location, whatever fits your story best.

Additional points are also up for grabs if you use the theme.
You don’t have to use the theme, but more points are available to you if you do.

Be playful and creative! We want to see Canberra in new and interesting ways.

Points will also be awarded by the judges for story, camera work, directing
and all of the other elements that go towards making a good short film.

You receive 10 points for each item visible in your film.
You also receive the following points for the technical elements of your film.
These are awarded by a Judging Panel: