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FILMMAKER INFORMATION
Explanation of categories:
International Films: Films from outside the U.S.A., non-English speaking films with English subtitles.
Cultural Minorities: Films emerging from or about cultural minorities in any country. Native American, African American, Asian American, Hispanic American films as well as non-English speaking African, Asian, European, Hispanic and other peoples making their way into the "American Melting Pot."
Appalachian Films: Films that are a product of Appalachia, or films with subject matter that emerges from the culture, individuals, geographic area, and history of Appalachia.
Gender Subjects: Films that deal with the perspectives of the female (women's studies) or male (men's studies) experience, as well as films about gender orientation, bi-sexual, lesbian, gay, trans-gender themes, issues and influence.
Documentaries: Non-fiction subjects
Experimental: Films exploring non-traditional approaches to form, narrative, presentation, audio or cinematic technique.
Music Video: Films with the image synchonized with a song and music from beginning to end.
Animation: Films that primarily employ motion graphic or stop motion technique in the image.
Features: All fictional films that run more than 60 minutes. Features and Shorts are accepted in all genres and subjects, including categories not listed.
Shorts: Films in categories not listed, that run less than 60 minutes, which includes opening and closing credits.
Soap: Pilot or episode for a series of shorts or soap opera not previously broadcast.
ENTRY FORM
Required Entry Materials must include a complete signed Entry Form and signed Terms and Conditions of Entry contract.
RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
Each person or entity who enters The Southern Appalachian International Film Festival (SOAPIFF) agrees to abide by these Official Entry Rules (as well as the Terms & Conditions of Entry), so please review the required documents carefully.
ABOUT SOAPIFF
SOAPIFF, with support and cooperation from regional institutions, local agencies, East Tennessee State University, the Northeast Tennessee Art Commisssion, the JCDA, business and individual sponsors, presents films from the Festival competitions, retrospective screenings, related educational seminars and promotional events during the annual Southern Appalachian International Film Festival also known as SOAPIFF (the "Festival"). The purpose of SOAPIFF is to publicly recognize, promote and preserve the work of independent filmmakers and encourage film production and film culture in Southern Appalachia. SOAPIFF revives an annual film festival in the greater Tri-Cities, Tennessee, the birthplace of the oldest continuous independent film festival in the American South (the Sinking Creek Film Festival). SOAPIFF will entertain, educate and also present speakers, seminars and other art forms that play collaborative roles in film production and promotion. To that end, the Organizers aim to provide Festival entrants with an opportunity to showcase their movies to as wide an audience as possible with the premiere of their entries, if selected, at SOAPIFF in multiple theatres, and, when possible, via distribution of entry materials for promotional purposes separate from, and/or before, during and/or following the Festival.
Preservation of film is important to SOAPIFF. SOAPIFF intends to prevent the loss of many independent films over time by placing films in an archive in the Archives of Appalachia, located in Sherrod Library on the campus of ETSU, purely for the purposes of preservation and research. It is worth noting that the missing footage from Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" was recently discovered in a film archive in Argentina. All entries (both selected and non-selected) will be added to the Festival collection in the Archives of Appalachia at ETSU where they may be preserved indefinitely for research. If you object to this, please let us know and we will not place your film in the archives.
The primary purpose of the Festival is to support the creative work of movie makers by exposure, promotion and preservation of their movies. In order to attract the widest audience, movie screenings at SOAPIFF are presented free to the public.
Mark D. Compton, Festival Executive Director, SOAPIFF.com
markcompton@soapiff.com
KEY DATES
August 31, 2008: Entry Deadline (arrive by 6:00 pm EST)
HOW TO ENTER
Send all Required Entry Materials with a completed signed Entry Form and signed Terms and Conditions of Entry contract prepaid including any applicable customs fee to arrive at the following Shipping Address no later than 6pm EST on August 31, 2008.
SOAPIFF
Southern Appalachian International Film Festival
205 Union Street, Suite 4
Erwin, TN 37650
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