Call For Entries from Acton and Boxborough Filmmakers

The “Short Night” will feature new work from residents and college students from Acton and Boxborough. Filmmakers will be invited to attend the screening and participate in a question-and-answer session. Selected films will also be placed in the permanent collection of Boxborough’s Sargent Memorial Library. The venue of the screening is Acton Town Hall. Please note that there is NO ENTRY FEE.

The goal of the program is to provide a venue for screening short films by Massachusetts filmmakers, and to bring filmmakers together with our audience for an evening of discussion and discovery. A Short Night is the first evening of the ABCC’s annual Our World Foreign Film Series, screening feature length films from around the world.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS: Note that Submission DVDs will not be returned unless accompanied by an envelope with return address and postage.

1. Films should be complete; we cannot accept works in progress.
2. Films should be submitted on DVD (Region 1, NTSC).
3. Films should be completed after January 1, 2014.
4. Films should be a maximum of 15 minutes long; films up to 30 minutes long will be considered, but 15 minutes or less is preferred.
5. Narrative (live action or animation), documentary, and experimental films will be considered.
6. Films with excessive or overly graphic violence or sexuality will not be considered.
7. Non-English language films must be subtitled.

For each film, please include:

1. Name of the film
2. Name of the filmmaker
3. Acton or Boxborough resident
4. Brief description of the film (25 words or less)
5. Filmmaker’s contact information (email, telephone number)
6. Running time
7. Completion date

Please clearly mark all DVDs with: title, running time, director’s name and email address, labeled directly on the DVD and case. Deadline for submissions: entries must be received by Tuesday, April 1, 2016.

Mail all entries to: ACTON-BOXBOROUGH CULTURAL COUNCIL, P.O. Box 2291,
Acton, MA 01720. General questions please email: abccinformation@gmail.com. The
festival coordinator is Todd Davis, toddhdavis@hotmail.com

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Films will be judged on the quality of the work by members of the ABCC, whose decisions will be final. Notification of selected films will be made by April 15, 2016. We will then ask for any promotional material the filmmaker may want to supply, including director’s bio, promotional/production photos, cast/crew photos, listing of previous screenings, etc.

Filmmakers of the selected films are encouraged to attend the screening and Filmmakers’ Reception immediately following. The screening will be held at the Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720 on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 7:00PM. This is a free event and is open to the public.