The Regina International Film Festival challenges an early career filmmaker to create a cinematic and impactful short film project.
Win a cash prize and services valued at over $12,500 to produce your short film!RIFFA is challenging early career filmmakers to create a cinematic and impactful short film project.
The winner will have roughly three months to produce a short film project right here in Saskatchewan.
Application Process:
Applicants must create a 1-2-minute pitch video (MP4) for a short experimental, short film or docu-short that conveys the storyline and why they’re uniquely positioned to tell this story.
Only one entry per person is admissible. The video pitch cannot exceed 2 minutes.
- applicants track record and film background
- a script, storyboard or treatment that details the subject matter, themes, issues, narrative and artistic decisions (tone, style, innovation) that support the story
target audience(s) for the project - applicant’s connection to the project, why they are well suited to tell this story, and why now?
- a detailed budget (including all third-party financing) and a production timeline
This information must be submitted as one document (in either PDF or Word format) and must not exceed 1500 words, excluding the budget. Applications must be submitted by April 25th through FilmFreeway using this link. A non-refundable $10 CDN fee is required to enter this challenge.