Would you like thousands to watch your video?

2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival Call for entries is now accepting all genres of film, video, and scripts.

Did you make a skiing film or music video? Want to get it viewed by thousands?

Listed among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the 6th annual Great Lakes Independent Film Festival has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions internationally of independently produced feature length and short length films and scripts in the genres of documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation, and all genre of music videos and Gay/Lesbian for the 2007 festival, September 26th Thru September 30th, in Erie, Pennsylvania at the Roadhouse Theatre for Contemporary Art. We shall accept all ranges of music videos, along with entries of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays of all genres and niches.

The 2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival will accept all forms of religious, Christian, and spiritual films including African, African American, Gay/Lesbian, Black, Hispanic, Islamic, Latino, Native/Aboriginal and student films from the United States and around the world.

The Great Lakes Independent Film Festival horror categories for scripts and films will include Horror, Thrillers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Grindhouse Horror, Horror Documentary, Horror Animation, and student films and scripts.

The annual screenwriting competition is a way for new and veteran scriptwriters to possibly get the break they need.

Prizes for the winning script will include cash award of $500.00, 2 complete passes for the 2007 Great Lakes Film Festival, and 2 night’s accommodations for the winner and a guest at the 2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, where the winner will be honored on award’s night. The winning script will be forwarded to agents and industry professionals for consideration.

If there is anything as universal as the ageless storytelling of motion pictures, it’s the music that makes up life’s soundtrack.

The 2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival shall accept music videos from around the world of cross continent and cross-genre productions. We shall accept music videos of all ranges from pop, punk, rock, alt-country, country-western, folk, reggae, hip-hop to electronica, jazz, blues, Zydeco, industrial, gothic, karaoke, avant-garde, world music, and experimental.

FEES and DEADLINES:

Feature Length Film:
$45.00 ($35.00 Student) if postmarked by January 6, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$55.00 ($45.00 Student) if postmarked by March 31, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$65.00 ($55.00 Student) if postmarked by June 30, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$75.00 ($65.00 Student) if postmarked by July 7, 2007 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY

Short Length Film:
$35.00 ($25.00 Student) if postmarked by January 6, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$45.00 ($35.00 Student) if postmarked by March 31, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$55.00 ($45.00 Student) if postmarked by June 30, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$65.00 ($55.00 Student) if postmarked by July 7, 2007 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY

Animation and Experimental and Music Video Submissions:
$25.00 ($20.00 Student) if postmarked by January 6, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$35.00 ($30.00 Student) if postmarked by March 31, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$45.00 ($40.00 Student) if postmarked by June 30, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$55.00 ($50.00 Student) if postmarked by July 7, 2007 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY

Short Length Script:
$25.00 if postmarked by January 6, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$35.00 if postmarked by March 31, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$45.00 if postmarked by June 30, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$55.00 if postmarked by July 10, 2007 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY

Feature Length Script:
$35.00 if postmarked by January 6, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$45.00 if postmarked by March 31, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$55.00 if postmarked by June 30, 2007 (U.S. Currency only)
$65.00 if postmarked by July 10, 2007 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY

All student entries MUST be accompanied by a copy of entrant's student identification.

ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For all entries submitted outside the United States, we will only accept payment for submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS

RULES:

Only one title per entry form. Productions from 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 may be submitted. Do not submit works in progress. All films must be submitted on DVD or 1/2" VHS (NTSC system only) for consideration (if DVD is burned, please send VHS). All films submitted must be available on DVD or Beta SP for presentation.

To ensure that your entry is properly processed, you must fill out the form completely and enclose proper payment. Please mark the tape with the title of your project, running time, your name, contact information and category. Along with the VHS tape or DVD, a black and white still from the production, a complete cast and crew list and a 50-100-word synopsis of the project must be included. We will notify you by email when your tape has been received.

ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For all entries submitted outside the United States, we will only accept payment for submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS

No videocassette or DVDs will be returned. Participation in the Great Lakes Film Association's Independent Film Festival implies understanding and acceptance of all terms included in this application. All fees must be paid in U.S. Currency.

Scriptwriting Eligibility:

Must be 18 years of age or older
The entered script must not be or previously been optioned, sold, or produced

Scriptwriting Rules:

Any genre considered
Scripts must be original work of the author
Multiple authorship is allowed. If the script wins, the writers will divide the prize.
Multiple entries are allowed, but their own completed entry form and their own appropriate entry fee must accompany each entry.
No corrected pages or additional pages will be accepted after the script has been entered.

Script Guidelines:

Submitted Scripts must be in English.
Do not send originals, scripts will not be returned.
Scripts must be in industry standard format and bound with 2 or 3 brads unless submitted electronically as an Adobe PDF or Word File.
Body pages must be correctly numbered.
Script title page should only contain name of screenplay.
Must be on white paper.
Covers must be card stock

Category Summary:

Narrative Feature = 70+ minutes
Narrative Short = 69 or less minutes
Animation Feature = 60+ minutes
Animation Short = 59 or less minutes
Documentary Feature = 50+ minutes
Documentary Short = 49 or less minutes
Experimental Feature = 70+ minutes
Experimental Short = 69 or less minutes
Horror Feature = 50+ minutes
Horror Short = 49 or less minutes
Music Video =15 minutes or less

Script Length:
Feature Length scripts 70 pages or more
Shorts length scripts 69 pages or less

All entries must be postmarked no later than July 10, 2007.
Winner will be announced no later than August 4, 2007