Sundance looking for Brit shorts

Sundance looking for Brit shorts

Robert Redford's world-famous film festival 'Sundance' is returning to London in 2013 and they're looking for UK-based directors to enter the short film competition. Taking place on 25th-28th April at The O2, the festival invites filmmakers to enter original films between three and five minutes in length, with the winning entry screening at Sundance London and its filmmaker receiving a three-night stay at the Langham Hotel in London as well as additional prizes to be announced.

The Short Film Competition is a partnership with Ravensbourne College of Design and Technology, and with guidance from Sundance London organizers, Robert Redford, Sundance Enterprises, Sundance Institute – which annually hosts the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A. – and AEG Europe. John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, "The submission process for our Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A. has proven to be a source for discovering emerging filmmaking talent. The Short Film Competition further allows us to bring that same energy to Sundance London."

To give the films a distinctly Greenwichy flavour (the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the location of the O2), entries should focus on the concept of time - the year's theme being 'The Time Is Now; a story that is about being immediate and in the moment.' Submissions can be documentary, animation, live action, comedy, drama or any other preferred format or genre, and will accepted through midnight (GMT) on Thursday, 28 February 2013 via competition.sundancelondon.com.

A small team of Ravensbourne students will manage and organize the competition, and a panel of judges will convene to select a shortlist of films. A further panel made up of Sundance Institute representatives will select the winning entry from those finalists.

For more information or to purchase Sundance London passes and ticket packages visit www.sundancelondon.com. Terms and conditions for the Short Film Competition are at competition.sundancelondon.com.

Published 2nd January 2013