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The Chicago Area's Premier Student Film and Video Fest Gears Up for 2010.
Greetings!
The movies keep getting better, the audiences bigger and the exposure more far-reaching. Films including stop-action animation, WWII battle recreations, and parodies of epic proportions by students in grades 5 - 12 show an early talent with boundless potential. And it's back, ready for a new crop of trail-blazing works by the best young filmmakers around.
This is Screen Test 2010. |
Festival Quick Facts 
Submission Deadline
Friday, March 12, 2010
Festival Date
Friday, April 23, 2010
Location
201 Schaumburg Ct.
Schaumburg, IL
Eligibility
Students grades 5-12 (as of fall, '09)
Running Time
10 minutes
Categories
Comedy, Drama, Non-Fiction, Experimental, Animation, Song & Dance (new category! see below)
Prizes
Best in Show - $250
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place - $100
Achievement in Writing - $100
Highest Production Values - $100
Mayor's Award - $100
(Screen Test reserves the right to withhold rewards for any category where criteria are not met.)
Application Fee
$10
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A New Toe-Tapping Category 
Who doesn't love seeing a film character spontaneously break into song? It worked in Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Grease, Sweeney Todd, Hairspray and countless other memorable film musicals. Now here's your chance to create your own musical number and possibly have it shown at Screen Test where it will compete for prizes.
The Song & Dance category place emphasis on music as the driving narrative force of the film. Think of your film as a short story where some or all of the dialogue is replaced by singing and/or dancing.
Please note that a Song & Dance film is not a taped concert performance, nor is it simply action set to a song, as often seen in music videos. We're interested in mini-musical numbers, with original music, interacting performers, creative shooting and actual story-telling. |
Arrange a Visit to Your School! 
With a deadline almost 6 months away (March 12, 2010), students have ample time to write, produce, shoot and complete a short film for Screen Test.
We love working with schools, and would be happy to make a class visit to discuss the festival, offer inside tips, and show scenes from past Screen Test films.
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| a new screenteststudentfest.org
Within a couple of weeks, we'll be launching our new and improved website, complete with the latest festival news and helpful guidelines..
Stay tuned....
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About that Music
Proper permission must be acquired to use any music in your film (unless you wrote and recorded it yourself).
More info on soundtracks will be available with the launch of our new festival website (coming soon!). |
Screen Test is sponsored by
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