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Make it sad. Make it funny. Make it terrifying. Make it 40 seconds.

To celebrate the Film Center's 40th anniversary, we invite Northwest filmmakers to enter the MAKE IT SHORT film contest. No matter what genre or format—narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, 16mm, camera phone, DSLR—we want to see it, but keep it short: 40 seconds or less.

Compete in either two categories: a General Category (ages 19 and older) or Youth Category (ages 18 and younger). Both individuals and groups can enter. In addition to cash prizes and production services awards, the grand prize winner will see their film screen at the Portland International Film Festival in February. There will be an audience choice screening and judging on January 17, 2012 to determine the winners.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 6, 2012 (postmarked)

 

Kurtis Hough's MAKE IT SHORT entry has already received more than a million views.

Watch his film and get inspired to make one yourself!

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WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS

Judges Awards

• Youth Category – MEMOIRS OF A METAL MAN by Chance Eichner
• General Category – RECOIL by Christian Nicolay and Ya-Chu Kang

Audience Awards

• Youth Category – MEMOIRS OF A METAL MAN by Chance Eichner
• General Category – THE SECRET LIFE OF BLUEBIRDS by Kyle Bell

Honorable Mentions

• Youth Category – A TUMBLING by Robert Brooks; NYC THROUGH FOOD by Ben Olson; PANTLESS by Dani Ransom
• General Category
• Experimental: BOBBY BEATS by Liz Lewis; A COMMON NARRATIVE by Dawn Jones & Jarratt Taylor
• Comedy: DEATHCAM by Aaron Bourget; JOB by Sue Ball
• Animation: PUH-ZESSED by Fabian Rush