Media Release
2 August 2010
Just 7 more days to get entries in
Entries for the Short Film Otago 2010 round of production will close on Monday 9 August 2010.
Over the past 3 years, Short Film Otago has produced 6 films which can be viewed online at www.sfo.org.nz. Two of
these, “Paradise” (in 2009) and “Eden” (in 2010), have been accepted for showing at the New Zealand International Film
Festival.
Short Film Otago is a registered charitable trust, funded by the Otago Community Trust. Its mission is to generate well
written and edited scripts, and then over-see full production on two or three of the best scripts each year.
Entries are open to anyone in the Otago region or who has a strong connection to the region. The written concepts can be
fully finished scripts, or one-page outlines, or works in-between.
The scripts themselves must be strong, original stories that are visually interesting and have an ideal length of ten to
fifteen minutes.
The Short Film Otago Board will short list 4 to 6 scripts. The writers of these scripts will be paired with script
editors to work on the next draft. The writers and editors are paid for this process.
The Short Film Otago Board will then select the final 2 or 3 scripts which will go into film production.
Each production is assigned an experienced Executive Producer, with a solid industry background, who can continue to
work on the script with the writer.
A team will be assembled for each production. A call will go out for crew through the Short Film Otago website, and
through other industry sites/email groups. The Executive Producer may approach people whom they think would be a good
Producer or Director for the project.
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