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The Bridge Film Festival

Entry rules and regulations

1. The festival is open to all Middle School (5th-8th grade) and Upper School (9th-12th grade) students currently enrolled in a Friends school or who are of Quaker families who have an affiliation with a Friends Meeting.

2. Each Quaker school and Friends Meeting may enter only one short film narrative, short film documentary, and/or one public service announcement per division to the Festival.

3. Productions must be approved and submitted by a supervising faculty member at the participating Quaker school or the Clerk of a Friends Meeting.

4. Entries must be submitted in the DVD format and NTSC video standard. Please include only one entry per DVD. Short films may not exceed 10 minutes in length. Public service announcements may be either 60 or 30 seconds in length. Please do not include credits on the PSAs.

5. Entries may be on any subject but must be consistent with Quaker values.

6. All copyrighted material used must be accompanied with copyright clearances.

7. Entries that the Festival committee considers inappropriate (having gratuitous sex or violence) will be returned and disqualified.

8. Use a separate application form for each entry. If necessary, please duplicate the entry form.

9. The application must be enclosed with the contest entry (DVD) and a check or money order covering the entry fee of $50 per submission paid for by the sponsoring school or Friends Meeting.

Entry information

1. While extreme care will be given to all entries, neither the Festival nor its sponsors can be responsible for damage or loss.

2. Entries will be screened, and finalists chosen by a Selection Committee.

3. On the evening of the Festival, finalists will be critiqued by a panel of media industry professionals, educators, and Quakers.

4. Submission of an entry denotes acceptance of all Festival rules and regulations as printed here.

Deadline for entries

1. All entries must be received by Friday, March 7, 2008.

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