The First Annual Digi60 Second Spring Competition
So here are the Invited Filmmakers for our Spring Festival!
First of all, thanks to all 8 of the filmmakers who applied and put themselves out there. Both inMotion and Parktown were impressed with the quality of the entries. As one of them said, “There were people in the group that I didn’t know about , that I should know about.” So even if you aren’t on the selection list, getting your name and work in front of these people can only help you in the future !
So here are the selections:
Parktown:
Randy Kelly
Sarah Argue
inMotion:
Matt West
Tim McMillan
Congratulations, and we will see you all at the Catch Event – May 15th at 6:00pm at the Invest Ottawa offices at 80 Aberdeen Street !
The First Annual Digi60 Second Spring Competition
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Thank you to all the filmmakers who have signed up!
From now until May 15th, local filmmakers will be able to register below to enter this exciting new filmmaking competition. Then, on the evening of May 15th, all entrants will gather at the offices of Invest Ottawa (80 Aberdeen Street) to discover what the “Catch” is, the one thing that will need to be included in each film.
Read the full press release here.
Photos from the 2011 Gala
Digi60 2011 DVDs available for sale
You can now purchase the Digi60 2011 shorts on DVD.
Get the SCRIPTED DVD
Another Incredible Year
The Friday Documentary Screening was impressive and thought provoking, being our first one. It was also the first time we incorporated students into the festival and we’ll definitely be doing it again next year.
Saturday’s Scripted Screening was inspiring and SOLD OUT! The organizers of the festival are so proud of all the filmmakers and their supporters. We’re also thankful to our sponsors for helping make the 2011 Digi60 Film Festival our most successful to date.
After the adrenaline wears off we’ll make some announcements for next year. Hope to see you all again in 2012.
Again, thank you to everyone.
Welcome to DIGI60
This year’s Catch !!
For the Documentary Stream – “The subject of your film must involve a passion”.
For the Scripted Stream – “Your film must include a passionate kiss that affects your character”.
DIGI60 is Ottawa’s original Digital Film Festival. Started in 2004, DIGI60 challenges Ottawa-area filmmakers to write and shoot a short digital film in 60 days. But there’s just one “catch”… and it changes every Festival. All filmmakers are all given the same set of parameters for their films and it’s up to them to use their imaginations and creativity to base their films around this “catch”. Previous catches have included the first and last lines of the film, specific subject matter, and specific locations. How the filmmaker incorporates the “catch” into their film is entirely up to them.
This year:
- the Catch was released on Saturday September 24th
- there will be Two Streams – a Documentary Stream and a Scripted Stream
- the Deadline to submit films will be November 21st for Documentary Films and November 23rd for Scripted Films
- the Gala Screenings will both be held at Centrepointe Studio Theatre
- the Documentary Screenings will be held on December 2nd
- the Scripted Screenings will be held on December 3rd
We will also be holding filmmaking Workshops hosted by Algonquin College’s Broadcasting Program throughout the weekend. The Ottawa Branch of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) will be offering workshops both before and after the 60 days to assist our filmmakers in this new category – stay tuned for details.
