Submission Deadline: July 15, 2013

The 7th annual Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) returns September 6 – 16, 2013 to subway screens across Toronto. Submit your one-minute film by June 15th and skip the $20 entry fee. Final deadline is July 15, 2013.

The TUFF call for submissions is open to Canadian and international filmmakers and accepts all genres of silent, one-minute film, video, and animation of interest to an urban audience. Selected films are eligible for cash prizes and awards.

TUFF films screen at 10-minute intervals on over 300 overhead digital platform screens across the Toronto subway system and at special “Film Zones” located at key downtown stations. The audience includes over one million commuters who take the Toronto subway daily.

http://torontourbanfilmfestival.com/

CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL, Montreal, August 24-28, 2013

THE 44th CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Montreal, August 24-28, 2013

The film submission deadline: June 7, 2013

The submission format: DVD

The Festival Regulations and 2013 Entry Form are on the Montreal World Film Festival website:

http://www.ffm-montreal.org/pdf/WFF_Student_2013.pdf

ACCEPTED FILMS

- Directed by Canadian film students

- Produced after August 2012

- Never presented on the Internet or in the Canadians film festivals

ADDRESS:

STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

1432, de Bleury Street

Montreal, Quebec

H3A 2J1

Tel.: 1 514 848-3883

Fax: 1 514 848-3886

program@ffm-montreal.org

Student Film Festival organized by

Montreal World Film Festival, August 22-September 2, 2013

www.ffm-montreal.org

The Film board has switched to summer hours: http://www.hhfilmboard.com/wordpress/2013/04/23/announcing-summer-hours/

PULP

PULP is a paper playground where you can design, dance,  and draw on the walls. We are currently looking for shooters familiar with the Film Board’s AC130 camera and event shooting for a trailer for next year’s party and to document this year’s party. This is a volunteer gig but you’ll get in for free (tickets are $15 online, $20 at door) and won’t have to work the whole night, meaning having some time to party! Please email web@pulpartparty.ca for more info. You can find more information about the event here: http://pulpartparty.ca/?utm_source=hhfb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pulp

3 Free Double Passes to Kon Tiki

The Film Board has received 3 free double passes for a screening of Kon Tiki at Varsity Cinema on April 29th. Doors open at 6pm and the event starts at 7pm. These passes are first come first serve and available during office hours on Friday and Monday evenings.

Equipment Updates

We’ve split the lav mics kit into individual cases so you can borrow one if you just need one and leave the other for other people! Check out more info here: http://www.hhfilmboard.com/wordpress/2013/04/20/lav-mics-get-their-own-cases/

We’ve also received our replacement Arri pelican case (for free). You can read more about it here: http://www.hhfilmboard.com/wordpress/2013/04/15/free-replacement-case-from-pelican/

Monday

5-6pm Returns

6-7pm Pickup

Thursday

5-6pm Returns

Friday

6-7pm Pickup

- Ammar

- Ammar

Air Canada enRoute Film Festival ­ Call for Submissions

Air Canada officially announced it is inviting Canadian film students and
emerging filmmakers to enter its seventh annual enRoute short film festival!
Each year, a celebrity jury selects the best short films and broadcasts them
to a large international audience on Air Canada¹s enRoute in-flight
entertainment system.

The winner of Best Short Film will receive a $5,000 cash prize courtesy of
presenting sponsor Cineplex Entertainment. Other awards include Achievement
in Direction, Achievement in Cinematography, Achievement in Animation and
the second annual People¹s Choice Award. All winners will receive an
exciting new destination prize to a major international film festival
courtesy of Air Canada.

Selected films will be broadcast on Air Canada¹s personal seatback
entertainment system and viewed by millions of Air Canada customers around
the world. A free public screening and awards celebration will be held in
Toronto at the end of the year to honour the winners. Additional screenings
will take place in Vancouver and Montreal showcasing the selected films.
 
To download an entry form and view full contest rules and regulations,
please visit www.enroutefilm.com. Submissions will be accepted until Friday,
May 31.

This is a tentative programme for the evening:

Great Tante Aaf (:37)
by Carla Veldman (Sheridan University Student)
When I was young, I used to pick my nose

The Bloody Battle (:43)*
by Eric Park (University of Toronto student)
The protagonist makes beats and dances along with them. What is he doing?

Distachment (1:08)
by Dylan Vogel (Etobicoke School of the Arts Student)
Some people face the inability to communicate on an emotional level and struggle to fit in.

These are the People in Your Neighbourhood (6:30)*
by Nicole Bazuin (Ryerson University Grad)
Interactive tour lead by students from R.H. McGregor Elementary School and Dovercourt Public School, conceived by research-art atelier Mammalian Diving Reflex and developed in conjunction with Toronto-based Madeleine Collective and Brisbane-based Contact Inc.

Chemical Valley (10:15)
by Jennifer Robbins (Humber College student)
Sarnia Ontario is the largest city on lake Huron and home to the worst air quality in all of Canada.

dear wubwub (3:20)*
by Ammar Ijaz, Gwyneth Hodgins, Robyn Lewis (University of Toronto students)
Music video captures the frenetic energy of the emerging genre of dubstep.

A Little More Courage (8:00)*
by Kun Guo (University of Toronto Student)
If I had little more courage, will you be my girl/boyfriend?

Dirty Blood (3:26)
by Cathryn R. A. Hostick (University of Toronto Student)
A young woman fears she made a bad decision.

Life in Overload (4:03)
By Ola Michalec (University of Toronto student)
A day in the life of a struggling student and their perspective on life is portrayed.

Mixdown (5:00)
by Dylan Vogel (Etobicoke School of the Arts Student)
Documentary short explores the ways sound can affect us both mentally and physically.

MADI (7:37)
by David Condotta (Humber College student)
A family deals with the struggles of having a daughter with autism.

Rain Day (1:13)
by Nicola Lanthier-Rogers and Samantha Haggart (University of Toronto Student)
A girl is met with an unexpected conflict when going outside to play: rain. She quickly discovers a way to turn the situation around.

The Orange (2:12)
by Nick Fox-Gieg
Suddenly, a humble citrus fruit is granted absolute power over the universe. From a story by Benjamin Rosenbaum.

INTERMISSION 12/55.5

The Flight (3:10)*
by Eric Park (University of Toronto Student)
A man who has lost all hope tries to commit suicide to free himself for a happier life. Will he succeed?

The Scarf (3:20)
by Carla Veldman (Sheridan University Student)
A young boy’s world is forever changed when his aging grandmother comes to stay.

Interregnum (7:00)
by Nick Fox-Gieg
Based on the extraordinary career of Rene Camille, history’s first known computer hacker who exploits the Nazi’s punch-card death camp systems and saves lives.

Four Paws (1:00)
by David Eng and Faisal Lutchmedial (University of Toronto Alumni)
Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy decides he didn’t want girl anyway

A Pack of Noodles (3:45)
by Philbert Lui, Barnett Chow, Henry Wong (University of Toronto Alumni)
Bert has a date with a Korean girl next week so he builds his tolerance for spicy food by consuming a hot bowl of ramen.

Over Easy (1:08)
by Adam Bovoletis (Etobicoke School of the Arts Student)
When one man is tasked with dropping an egg without it cracking, madness ensues.

Legally Strachan (1:30)*
by Patrick Quinton-Brown (University of Toronto Student)
Elle Woods has it all: sorority sisters, shiny blonde hair, and a 4.0 in “the history of polkadots”. A parody trailer for the film Legally Blonde.

The Last Laugh (7:39)
by Nika Jaksic (Humber College student)
A clown who seems to be failing at everything in life tries to succeed at suicide.

Her Hip Hop: Empowerment and Change (10:45)
by Marcia Iglesias (University of Toronto alumni, Ryerson University Student)
Chilean-Canadians Nylda and Gilda discuss and demonstrate how hip-hop culture has empowered their lives as women.

Objects of Affection (7:00)
by Zachary Alexander Chong (York University) and George Nikitakis (University of Toronto Student)
Anthony and Jennifer are celebrating their first anniversary but their celebration quickly turns into a fight. Can their relationship be saved?

The 8 Fest is looking for animation works in Super and regular 8mm formats. Stop-time, single-frame, scratch, rotoscoped, and so many more… the 8 Fest is interested in your work.

We pay CARFAC standard fees to all exhibiting artists. The 8 Fest is committed to exhibiting small-gauge films in their original formats (we preview DVDs but don’t screen them).

Send submissions to:

The 8 Fest
1-696 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5S 2R3
Canada