Are you looking for Film Fest 4, Seattle 2007?
CALLING ALL TYPE FILMS!
for the 3rd annual Typophile Film Festival to take place at
TypeCon, this year in Boston during August 9-13, 2006.
[ Sponsored by Typophile, Punchcut, and The Society of Typographic Aficionados ]
The film festival is wide open to anything relevant to typography, design history,
and/or type design. It can be educational, experimental, inspiring or humorous.
The Typophile Film Festival debuted in 2004 at TypeCon San Francisco, and showcased
fifteen short works of typography in motion from around the world, including films by
Erik Spiekermann, H5, Motion Theory, Trollbäck + Company, Cheshire Dave,
and others.
TFF 2005, at TypeCon NYC, showcased typographic works by Strange Attractors,
WeWorkForThem, RESN, mono, Font Bureau, Max Kisman and others.
Examples include (but are not limited to):
- Film Titling
- Promotional pieces showcasing a typeface
- Motion Picture Studio work
- Studio reels showing a strength in typography or motion type
- Experimental or animated fonts
- Documentaries
- Mockumentaries
- Short stories or animations
- Client work
- Student work
Overview & Eligibility
By submitting a piece for consideration, you affirm that you retain rights to such work,
and that you acknowledge the right of Typophile and SOTA to use the work for festival
exhibition and promotion.
- There is no fee to enter.
- Finalists will be chosen by Typophile at its sole discretion.
- This is a showcase, not a contest.
- All work shown will be properly credited in Typophile Film Festival materials.
Submission Details:
Minimum size: 640 x 480 (broadcast) or 720 x 480 (DVD)
Frames per second: 24 or more
Maximum Length: 15 minutes (00:15:00)
Minimum Length: 30 seconds (00:00:30)
Compression: None
Media Guidelines
Digital formats are preferred, on CD, DVD or downloadable from your site. If you
have old footage that exists in an obsolete format, send us an email to discuss any
special considerations or arrangements.
- Digital: Quicktime preferred (.mov, .mpeg) Place onto a dataCD or data DVD
and mail to the address below. If your piece was created in Flash and your aspect
ratio is other than 720 x 480, we suggest you add a black mask to "crop" your piece
so that your SWF will be scaled properly when you prepare it for Quicktime output.
- Tape: Mini-DV or VHS. We are not able to accept 3/4" tapes. For tape delivery,
mail a Mini-DV or VHS tape to Typophile. Your tape will not be returned. Please enclose
your contact info, the name of your piece and all relevant credits. Improperly credited
corporate work will not be shown.
- Download: DO NOT email your file(s). You may upload them to your own server and
email us the URL to download. Do not submit raw Premier, After Effects or Final Cut files.
Only exported, uncompressed files will be considered.
Send films to:
Typophile
c/o Punchcut
228 Grant Avenue, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: 415/445 8855
Email: typophile@punchcut.com
DEADLINE
Friday, 30 June 2006 at midnight PST (Firm)
Sponsors:
If you are interested in promoting your business at the Typophile Film Festival,
sponsorship opportunities are available. Please email or call.
If you are considering submission of a piece for the film festival, or know of
a film that should be in the show, please don't hesitate to contact us
to discuss your ideas.
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