It is NOW time for you to make your own memorable moment in filmmaking history and compete in the top tear of speed filmmaking! This year HFPC is bringing back The Speed Filmmaking Contest for one last time on May 25th, so do not miss out on your opportunity. This year film teams will have only seven hours to write, shoot, and edit an entire short film, and then have it screened on a large movie theater sized screen at the the end of the evening and in front of a live audience and a judge's panel. The judge's panel will determine the winning film, and that film team will be crowned the very last SFC Champions in the history of the Contest! The whole event will also be broadcasted live for the whole world to see the film that you come up with in only seven hours.
THE 2024 PRIZES
1.) The SFC Championship Rings (each winning Team member will receive one)
2.) $500 CASH
REGISTERING AS INDIVIDUAL
You will be placed on a team the day of the competition. When registering as an individual you can either select crew, on air talent, or both. Then you will more than likely have a part in whatever you select in the production your team will produce. You can also be placed on a team with a friend, just put the friend's name somewhere on the registration form below.
REGISTERING AS A TEAM
You are limited to 9 members on your team, but there is no minimum team member number requirement. You must provide your own equipment, and you must provide a team name at the time you submit registration.
THE RULES
-Every competitor must check in by 10:00 am or will be disqualified (or just 1 representative of a full team can check in)
-Each Team will draw a film genre, between Comedy, Drama, and Action
-Each Team will have to draw a theme that they will have to incoporate into their short film (which can be anything from "a stapler" to "A nightmare on Christmas Eve")
-Each Team will get 7 hours to produce the short film, and the film must be turned in by 6:30 pm on the dot (If you turn it in a second after 6:30 pm your team will be disqualified)
-The short films must have a minimum length of 6 minutes (not including credits)
-The short films must have NO copyrighted material used, unless the team can provide the licensed documents for the material ahead of the contest.
-The last rule is to have as much fun as you can making your memorable moment in film!
Check in Time: 10:00 am (Location is Avalon Square Apartments East Courtyard 2400 Westheimer road Houston, TX 77098)
Turn in your films & Screening: 7:00 pm (Location is River Oaks Elementary School, The outside Pavilion 2008 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77019)
MAKE A NOTE
*There are two different locations*
Check in Location: Avalon Square Apartments (2400 Westheimer Road, east courtyard, Houston, TX 77098) - This is where your team will draw your genres and themes
Turn in your films/Screening location: River Oaks Elementary School, the outside Pavilion 2008 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77019)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING
1.) Please register and fill out the form below as either an "Individual" (who will be placed on a team the day of the event) or a Full Team.
2.) Then pay the registration fee by selecting the correct correlating "Buy Now"button below to what you registered as.
3.) If instructions are not followed completely, you will not be registered and may lose a spot in the contest.
REGISTRATION FEES
Individual: $45 (ends 5/12/24)
Full Team: $65 (ends 5/12/24)
LATE REGISTRATION
Individual: $55
Full Team: $75
*As a general rule, refunds will not be given back under any circumstances*
"Individual"
"Full Team"
CONTACT INFORMATION
PHONE NUMBER: (832) 274-3055
CONTACT EMAIL: Contact@HoustonFilmProductionClub
