Seattle Times
The Seattle Times and Seattle International Film Festival invite you to shoot a short film on your phone. The best reader-submitted movies (as selected by our panel of judges) will see their entries shown at SIFF in May. Use your cell phone to make a film on any subject you like, as long as it’s suitable for a family-newspaper audience. (No sex, violence or bad language, please.) It must be 3 minutes or less. Very important: If you use music, you must have permission. Filmmakers under 18 are eligible for the J. Michael Rima award for young directors. When you submit your video, make sure you include your name, phone number, age (if under 18) and movie title. Winners will be shown on The Seattle Times Web site and at the Seattle International Film Festival. The grand-prize winner will get one full series pass to this year’s festival, which begins May 20 (www.siff.net). The winner of the J. Michael Award for directors under 18 will get screened as part of the FutureWave short. Entries must be e-mailed to us by 11:59 p.m. April 26. For more information follow the above link.