Round 1 of the Shadow and Act Filmmaker Digital Showcase Has Begun! Watch & Vote!
Initially announced on the old S&A website, on March 4th… the Shadow And Act Debuts New Digital Filmmaker Showcase, an alliance with CEI Media Partners.
After about a month of receiving submissions, the time has come for the next phase of the competition to begin; and this is the part where YOU all come in.
Feel free to read the instructions below. Otherwise… first watch the 11 short films that follow; and after that, (CLICK HERE TO VOTE) for the films that you like the best. That’s it! Easy enough right?
As a refresher… the gist of it… the Showcase is an online short film competition where viewers vote for their favorite films and the winning filmmakers receive cash prizes. Each of the 5 (1 every 2 months) qualifying round winner receives $1,000; final round grand prize winner receives an additional $4,000. Winners will be determined by the number of votes they receive in each round. Among non-winning entries, one film will be announced as the popular winner at the end of the season based on cumulative votes received and awarded $1,000. Crucial submission criteria: films had to feature a protagonist of African descent and themes reflective of the African Diaspora experience.
If you’d like to read all the details you can download the FAQs in PDF format HERE.
Otherwise… first watch the 11 short films below; and after that, follow the link (HERE) to the survey page to cast your votes for the films that you like the best. That’s it! Easy enough right?
So, without further ado, here are the 11 inaugural Shadow And Act Filmmaker Digital Showcase films (in alphabetical order):
Break-In:
<p>Break-In from Clarendon Entertainment on Vimeo.</p>Casting Notice:
<p>Casting Notice (Short Film) from Marcus Thomas on Vimeo.</p>Cocoa Love:
<p>Cocoa Love from Clarendon Entertainment on Vimeo.</p>Dark Secret:
<p>Dark Secret from Clarendon Entertainment on Vimeo.</p>Grace Period:
<p>Grace Period from Clarendon Entertainment on Vimeo.</p>In The Wind:
<p>Loo$e ¢hange:
<p>Loo$e Change from Clarendon Entertainment on Vimeo.</p>Lovers:
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22107298">The Man In the Glass Case:<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22062190">
Their Eyes Were Watching Gummy Bears:
<p>Their Eyes Were Watching Gummy Bears from Clarendon Entertainment on Vimeo.</p>Thursday:
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22107465">