By Deandra Hoppe
The Flux has announced the 2007 edition of its iPod Film Festival, which debuted last year with entries from 11 countries. Thanks to sponsorship from Small Dog Electronics, the festival is free to enter this year, with an iPod awarded to the winner in each category and a Mac mini computer given to the Best of Fest recipient.
Flux Founder Ryan Ritchey said, “We learned a lot from last year’s groundbreaking festival including the fact that people don’t like to pay to submit their film. Thanks to Small Dog, we’ve eliminated the entry fee.
“There are so many new iPod owners since last festival that we expect a great response from people looking for fresh, fun films to watch on the iPod,” said Ritchey.
There are three categories in this year’s contest: Student Film, Independent Film, and The Kitchen Sink. “Please no skateboard crashes, and no Mentos and Diet Coke videos,” stated the iPod Film Festival Web page. “This is probably a good time to point out that we reserve the right to reject or re-categorize any entry.”
Changes to this year’s festival include a new pod-cast feed of films being submitted and a new voting system that combines viewer voting and professional judging by a panel.
All entries must be formatted for playback on an iPod and will be accepted on DVD or miniDV through March 18, 2007.
All of the entries will become available for viewing on April 1 and voting will close on June 1, with the winners announced on June 15 following voting and judging.
All entries must be no longer than ten minutes and cannot contain any copyrighted material not owned by the creator of the film.
For more information on submissions or to view other applicant’s films, go to http://www.theflux.tv/ipodfest.
