We are pleased to announce our inaugural short film festival and awards ceremony, The 2006 Nice Shorts Awards.
This short film festival is unique because it will merge both cinema and the internet in presenting the best of Australian and foreign short films to the world. Filmmakers, fans, and even the judges themselves will be viewing the nominated films online and then watch as the winners go live at the historic Chauvel Cinema on the 7th of December.
Over the next few months, the Nice Shorts team will be nominating a number of short films from the website. On November 7, these nominees will be announced and fans can then watch and vote for their favourite films online. The winners will then be announced and screened at the cinema. Not only that, the entire event will be webcast LIVE for the rest of the world to see.
A lot of prizes are at stake, including some very cool trophies which you’ll definitely be proud of showing off next to that Oscar you’ll win someday.
Here’s how it works-
Submission process
1) First, log on to www.niceshorts.tv and create a profile page for yourself and your film.
2) We accept films of any genre, with a maximum running time of 30 minutes. Documentaries, music videos, and film trailers are especially welcome. Films will not be judged based on category or genre but on overall impact.
3) Next, click on SUBMIT and send us your film using the following methods:
- Post. Mail us a DVD or MiniDV (PAL) tape of your film. This would actually be preferred because if your film is nominated, we will be using your MiniDV copy for the screening version. You may also send us a data DVD of your film, preferably in full quality .AVI or .MOV format. Foreign submissions which do not use the PAL format may prefer this option.
- Upload your film via our FTP server (you will need an FTP program for this). Simply copy/ paste your film on to the address provided. Keep the film as high quality as possible, but the maximum upload limit is 1GB.
- Send us a link to your film where we can download the film from. Do NOT send us links to Youtube, Google Video, or other streaming sites because we obviously won’t be able to download your film off of that. We find that www.yousendit.com works great. Again, the higher the quality of your file, the better it will look when it is converted and streamed on Nice Shorts.
4) Deadline for films to be submitted is November 1, 2006. You have until that date to get us your films to be eligible for this year’s Nice Shorts Awards. If you submit your film past the November 1 deadline, no worries, you will still be making yourself eligible for the 2007 Awards.
5) Submission is FREE. We’d much rather you spend your hard earned money for your next film.
Selection process
1) Your film will be screened by the Nice Shorts Acquisitions Team. If they select it, your film will be posted on the Nice Shorts website alongside your profile that you have created. Your film is then eligible for nomination for The Nice Shorts Awards.
2) If your film is nominated, you will be informed via email and your film will be placed in a special Nice Shorts Nominees page alongside the other nominated films. Viewers can then view all the films and vote for their favourite one. At this point, you’ll want to spread the word and tell your friends to log on and vote for your film.
3) The film with the most number of votes takes home the coveted Audience Award. Meanwhile, our distinguished group of judges will also be viewing the nominated films, after which they will select the other winners of several other categories, including:
BEST FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST EDITING
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST MICRO-SHORT
Sponsors
We are currently in the process of getting some amazing support from several sponsors. They’ll be coming on board in the next few weeks, and we will be announcing them here shortly.
Our first generous sponsor is Encore Magazine. They’ve decided to give all Australian submissions who screen on the Nice Shorts site a FREE 12 month subscription! So all you need to do is submit your film, and if it gets accepted, expect a regular dose of Encore delivered to your doorstep soon after!
Nice Shorts is also proudly supported by MySpace. Come visit our page at www.myspace.com/nice_shorts
More developments will be happening soon, so make sure you keep on checking www.niceshorts.tv/awards for regular updates.
Looking forward to receiving your films. Good luck!
The Nice Shorts Team
www.niceshorts.tv
This short film festival is unique because it will merge both cinema and the internet in presenting the best of Australian and foreign short films to the world. Filmmakers, fans, and even the judges themselves will be viewing the nominated films online and then watch as the winners go live at the historic Chauvel Cinema on the 7th of December.
Over the next few months, the Nice Shorts team will be nominating a number of short films from the website. On November 7, these nominees will be announced and fans can then watch and vote for their favourite films online. The winners will then be announced and screened at the cinema. Not only that, the entire event will be webcast LIVE for the rest of the world to see.
A lot of prizes are at stake, including some very cool trophies which you’ll definitely be proud of showing off next to that Oscar you’ll win someday.
Here’s how it works-
Submission process
1) First, log on to www.niceshorts.tv and create a profile page for yourself and your film.
2) We accept films of any genre, with a maximum running time of 30 minutes. Documentaries, music videos, and film trailers are especially welcome. Films will not be judged based on category or genre but on overall impact.
3) Next, click on SUBMIT and send us your film using the following methods:
- Post. Mail us a DVD or MiniDV (PAL) tape of your film. This would actually be preferred because if your film is nominated, we will be using your MiniDV copy for the screening version. You may also send us a data DVD of your film, preferably in full quality .AVI or .MOV format. Foreign submissions which do not use the PAL format may prefer this option.
- Upload your film via our FTP server (you will need an FTP program for this). Simply copy/ paste your film on to the address provided. Keep the film as high quality as possible, but the maximum upload limit is 1GB.
- Send us a link to your film where we can download the film from. Do NOT send us links to Youtube, Google Video, or other streaming sites because we obviously won’t be able to download your film off of that. We find that www.yousendit.com works great. Again, the higher the quality of your file, the better it will look when it is converted and streamed on Nice Shorts.
4) Deadline for films to be submitted is November 1, 2006. You have until that date to get us your films to be eligible for this year’s Nice Shorts Awards. If you submit your film past the November 1 deadline, no worries, you will still be making yourself eligible for the 2007 Awards.
5) Submission is FREE. We’d much rather you spend your hard earned money for your next film.
Selection process
1) Your film will be screened by the Nice Shorts Acquisitions Team. If they select it, your film will be posted on the Nice Shorts website alongside your profile that you have created. Your film is then eligible for nomination for The Nice Shorts Awards.
2) If your film is nominated, you will be informed via email and your film will be placed in a special Nice Shorts Nominees page alongside the other nominated films. Viewers can then view all the films and vote for their favourite one. At this point, you’ll want to spread the word and tell your friends to log on and vote for your film.
3) The film with the most number of votes takes home the coveted Audience Award. Meanwhile, our distinguished group of judges will also be viewing the nominated films, after which they will select the other winners of several other categories, including:
BEST FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST EDITING
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST MICRO-SHORT
Sponsors
We are currently in the process of getting some amazing support from several sponsors. They’ll be coming on board in the next few weeks, and we will be announcing them here shortly.
Our first generous sponsor is Encore Magazine. They’ve decided to give all Australian submissions who screen on the Nice Shorts site a FREE 12 month subscription! So all you need to do is submit your film, and if it gets accepted, expect a regular dose of Encore delivered to your doorstep soon after!
Nice Shorts is also proudly supported by MySpace. Come visit our page at www.myspace.com/nice_shorts
More developments will be happening soon, so make sure you keep on checking www.niceshorts.tv/awards for regular updates.
Looking forward to receiving your films. Good luck!
The Nice Shorts Team
www.niceshorts.tv
