Digi Vodule entries open to 31st October.
Film entries closed.

Screening 6 - 8 March 2012 in Sydney. Traveling to over 16 national locations & overseas

The 18th WOW (World of Women) Film Festival presents works of Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Digi-Vodules and Student films of less than 35 minutes duration with key creative input by women from Australia and around the world for competition. Films over 35 minutes duration can be entered in the non competition category.

WOW is a unique showcase of films by women, allowing for a different storytelling and giving another perspective of the world through women’s eyes. WOW promotes and awards the talents of women filmmakers in many roles.

Awards in 2012 for best director, best writer, best cinematographer, best editor, best music composition for eligible films.

Films reflect a range of production values, from emerging and established filmmakers representing different backgrounds and nationalities. WOW welcomes works from every sector of the Australian & International women filmmaking community, particularly from Australian indigenous filmmakers and other under represented groups. WOW 2012 aims to be a festival of discovery, celebration, debate, networking and an inspiration for new work. While especially showcasing films by Australian women, WOW 2012 will also screen international films.

Digi Media – Short form Content Competition 2012 – Vodules – under 4 min.

WOW is excited to announce a new arena for Women content producers –
Vodules for Digi Media.

Vodules are created to make use of the emerging market of mobile technology and short form content. Vodules can be from any genre:

• Short doco’s
• Animation
• Short fiction
• Skits
• Music Videos
• Other
(Specify)

Just remember these Vodules are for the “Small Screen” so consider this in your production style eg: clean backgrounds and great sound
Using the World Wide digital distribution platform of YouTube WOW will now accept Vodules in the following format

- Video Format: H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 preferred
- Aspect Ratio: Native aspect ratio without letterboxing (examples: 4:3,16:9)
- Resolution: 640x360 (16:9) or 480x360 (4:3) recommended
- Audio Format: MP3 or AAC preferred
- Frames per second: 30
- Maximum length: 4 minutes (we recommend 2-3 minutes)
- Maximum file size: 1 GB
- Vodule entries must be sent as QUICKTIME on DVD or USB DRIVE
Finalists selected will be up loaded to our YouTube channel and the Vodule with the most hits will win our Vodule competition.

IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED WOW WILL NOTIFY YOU BY EMAIL

• WOW will request that you email high quality jpeg stills for publicity.

• Filmmakers are responsible for freight of selected films to the Festival by 10th December, 2011. WOW will only pay return freight for selected Films.

• If selected the film must be sent to WIFT NSW as a Quicktime .MOV file in Pro-Res HQ, Pro-Res or H.264 codec.

• Aspect ration: 1920x1080 (HD) where possible. This may be submitted on an external hard drive, data DVD or USB.

• The Festival may use extracts from films and stills for promotional purposes and festival publicity.

Women in Film and Television NSW is committed to improving the status of women, both on and off the screen, by supporting and advancing women working in the film, television and related screen industries. We are a membership based non-profit organisation.

WIFT NSW is part of a global organisation, Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI), which provides a foundation for global co-operation as well as a public voice representing and unifying our members worldwide.

1. Film must either have a woman director, or, if it is directed by a man, must have a woman in at least TWO of these categories:

Producer or writer or editor or cinematographer or production designer / art director or central acting role is a woman.

2. Send 2 copies of each entry on DVD - PAL for previewing. DVD should be PAL set to Region 4 (Australia), Region 0 (Worldwide) or Region ALL. One film only per DVD.

3. Entries must be less than 35 minutes in duration.

4. All films must be in English or have English subtitles.

5. All films must have been completed after 1ST January 2010 and must not have previously been screened in WOW Film Festival.

6. Press material may be included on data DVD if you wish.

7. All entries must be sent postage paid to:

WOW Film Festival, PO Box 12, Potts Point, NSW 1335, Australia.

Please enclose a stamped self-addressed padded bag or Postpak if you want your preview DVD returned.

8. Submissions that arrive without the entry fee will not be considered for selection.

9. Selection is based on artistic merit and general audience appeal by an industry panel co-ordinated by WOW. We seek films for Australian premieres. However WOW will accept work that has been previously screened or broadcast.

10. Entries must be received by the FINAL deadline, 15th September 2011 (Withoutabox Entries-extended deadline 30th September, 2011).

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by end November 2011.

Sil-Nyin Cameron or Michelle Bleicher

wowfilmfestival@wiftnsw.org.au

WOW Film Festival 2011 featured the WOW Digi-vodule competition which is accessed on Youtube.

See the stimulating and exciting finalists selection and vote for your favourites at
www.youtube.com/user/TheWOWfilmfestival.

17th WOW Film Festival Program 2011


17th WOW Film Festival Winners 2011