Spoofdance Film Festival finds comedy in TV commercials
CALL FOR ENTRIES — Spoofdance Film Festival invites its participants to create short video commercials for fictional companies and “bring the funny.” Deadline: August 31, 2016.
The only entry requirement is that all commercials submitted must be fifteen seconds or under. This brevity can be a challenge for entrants, but will encourage clear and swift storytelling effectiveness.
Prizes include: Shure LensHopper microphone, Glidecam HD-2000 camera stabilizer, two-year subscription to MovieMaker Magazine, a package of Michael Wiese books on filmmaking, Zacuto Z-Finder Pro, and a gift certificate to Songfreedom. Finalist entries will also be considered for inclusion in the upcoming feature film Not From Space, a comedy about human greed.
Parody commercials have a long tradition with shows like Saturday Night Live, SCTV, and MadTV. For the first time we are inviting filmmakers, videographers, and even those in professional ad agencies from around the world to do the same. Winners will be recognized not only for their comic effectiveness, but for their high production quality – both attributes that may be valuable to real advertising agencies looking for new talent.
Unlike many film festivals, Spoofdance will debut as an online awards-show without asking its participants to travel to a physical event. The show (debuting Fall 2016) will consist of multiple rounds of “commercial breaks” with personable interludes from its hosts. Award-winners will be presented with their prizes during the show on the phone or via Skype.
The name, Spoofdance, is a take-off on other film festivals with “dance” in their title – Sundance, Raindance, Slamdance, and Moondance.
Those who have the itch to create a fifteen-second TV commercial that makes people laugh, should submit their commercials for consideration at Spoofdance. To learn more about the festival or to submit, visit borgus.com/spoofdance.
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2016