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Quickfest.com Fest 103 - Shorts Contest

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QUICKFEST ANNOUNCED NEW CONTEST – SHOOT A COMMERCIAL - FEST 103

Los Angeles, CA – Quickfest.com has partnered with a premier water company for it’s next film festival where filmmakers will submit their take on a 30 or 60 second spot. A winner will be selected from a panel of judges that include a representative from the water company along with a commercial direction.

Having just wrapped it’s successful Quickfest 102 - Horror Fest, Quickfest is excited to bring a new type of filmmaking event to the filmmaking community. The commercial contest, Quickfest 103, will begin July 24, 2009 at noon Pacific Standard Tim when registered filmmakers will learn the name of the water company and be provided with artwork as part of the critical elements list. Competing filmmakers will then have 10 days to complete and upload their spot (or spots) by the end of the festival on August 2, 2009.

The winning commercial will be announced one week after the end of the contest and the winning commercial will have a chance to be broadcast and as well as additional prizes to be announced as the event unfolds.

Entries will be accepted either 30 or 60 second length. In the coming weeks the judges for the event will be announced along with other details and special surprises.

“We are excited to be bringing on a company that is excited to tap into the creativity of the Quickfest audience” said Greg Zekowski, Quickfest’s Festival Director. Mr. Zekowski adds that “like all commercial shoots, the company has high expectations after seeing the great entries for the recent horror fest”.

To enter or get on the Quickfest mail list, go to www.quickfest.com and register. The winning films of our past festivals can also be seen here, or at Quickfest’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/QuickfestTV.

About Quickfest:

Quickfest (quickfest.com) is a unique Film Festival founded by Filmmakers. Quickfest events occur online and are open to Filmmakers around the world with competitions in various formats and genres. Quickfest reaches out to creative people everywhere, featuring the work of film industry professionals and amateurs with a passion for telling a story. For more information, contact Festival Director, Greg Zekowski at greg@quickfest.com and follow Quickfest at twitter www.twitter.com/quickfest

Festival Nickname: 
Quickfest.com
Edition: 
103
Theme: 
Awards
Comedy
Digital
Family
Market
Multimedia
National
Student films
Television
Youth/Teen
Category/Format: 
Digital / DVD
Independant
Industrial
Mixed
Short films
Student film
Video / TV
Festival Info
Price info: 
free
Next Festival Dates: 
07/24/2009 - 08/02/2009
Is the Festival open to the public ?: 
Yes
Does the Festival have a competition ?: 
Yes
Festival Submission
Film submission fee: 
Free
Submission accepted on Fest21.com: 
No
Film call for entry start day: 
07/23/2009
Film call for entry deadline: 
08/02/2009
Festival Contact
Festival Director Name: 
Greg Zekowski
Festival Director E-mail: 
Festival Programmer Name: 
Mark Cohen
Festival Programmer Email: 
Festival Press Contact Name: 
Sara Barrett
Festival Press Contact Email: 
Festival Commercial Contact Name: 
Greg Zekowski
Festival Commercial Contact Email: 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

QUICKFEST ANNOUNCED NEW CONTEST – SHOOT A COMMERCIAL

 

Los Angeles, CA – Quickfest.com has partnered with apremier water company for it’s next film festival where filmmakers will submittheir take on a 30 or 60 second spot. A winner will be selected from a panel ofjudges that include a representative from the water company along with acommercial direction.

 

Having just wrapped it’ssuccessful Quickfest 102 - Horror Fest, Quickfest is excited to bring a newtype of filmmaking  event to thefilmmaking community. The commercial contest, Quickfest 103, will begin July24, 2009 at noon Pacific Standard Tim when registered filmmakers will learn thename of the water company and be provided with artwork as part of the criticalelements list.  Competing filmmakers willthen have 10 days to complete and upload their spot (or spots) by the end ofthe festival on August 2, 2009.

 

The winning commercialwill be announced one week after the end of the contest and the winningcommercial will have a chance to be broadcast and as well as additional prizesto be announced as the event unfolds.

 

Entries will be acceptedeither 30 or 60 second length.  In thecoming weeks the judges for the event will be announced along with otherdetails and special surprises.

 

“We are excited to bebringing on a company that is excited to tap into the creativity of theQuickfest audience” said Greg Zekowski, Quickfest’s Festival Director.  Mr. Zekowski adds that “like all commercialshoots, the company has high expectations after seeing the great entries forthe recent horror fest”.

 

To enter or get on theQuickfest mail list, go to www.quickfest.com and register. The winning films of our past festivals can also beseen here, or at Quickfest’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/QuickfestTV.

 

About Quickfest:

 

Quickfest (quickfest.com)is a unique Film Festival founded by Filmmakers. Quickfest eventsoccur online and are open to Filmmakers around the world with competitions invarious formats and genres. Quickfest reaches out to creative peopleeverywhere, featuring the work of film industry professionals andamateurs with a passion for telling a story. For more information, contactFestival Director, Greg Zekowski at greg@quickfest.com and follow Quickfest at twitter www.twitter.com/quickfest 

Festival Organization
Name: 
Quickfest.com
Address: 
727 N. Lima St
City: 
Burbank
State: 
CA
Zip code: 
91505
Country: 
United States

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QUICKFEST.COM INTERNET 48 Hour Film Festival My name is Greg Zekowski and I am the new Festival Director QUICKFEST. An Online 48 Hour film festival. Fest-101 is now official - MAY 15, 2009. All the details are listed at www.quickfest.com On May 15, 2009 at 12 noon PST we will post on our web site the HOT LIST of critical elements. Shortly after we will then email all official teams the same list. On Wednesday May 13, 2009 we will post the genre, just to get the creative juices going of our filmmakers. So get your crews and cast together and start your prep. The clock is ticking. And more importantly fest21.com members pay NO FEE - Please mention your membership when you sign up. Greg Zekowski Festival Director www.Quickfest.com greg@Quickfest.com 


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