AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

An international film festival, "People's Awards," organized and sponsored by Ecuador's Fundación Octaedro, will award the best short "artistic or alternative" film worldwide. Deadline for submissions: September 15.

The event aims to promote artistic or alternative films that contribute to the knowledge of world cinematography. The 2009 competition will award a cash prize of US$1,000 and a trophy to the best short film. There will also be special mentions for the best short film in each of the following categories: documentary, fiction, experimental, one minute (exact length must be one minute), animation and SMS.

The original format can be of any kind. Works must last 15 minutes, including credits, except in the "1 minute" catgory.

Registration costs US$35 per film.

For more information, visit http://www.octaedro.org/festival/english.htm.

from Art4Development