Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival

General Information

edition

6th

Contact details

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yesfilmfestival@hotmail.com

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Venues

Cinema du Parc 3575 Avenue du Parc Montréal, Québec, , Canada Show me on the map

About the festival

SUBMISSIONS are now open for 2021, when we hope to have a covid-free new year.

NOVEMBER 28th will be our 2020 FESTIVAL presentation Via ZOOM, given the COVID-19 is still bad in our City.

email us at yesfilmfestival@hotmail.com with any questions.

This festival aims to bring together all corners of the globe to share passion of filmmakers. Our recently showcased festival included the works from Spain, France, Italy, Canada, United States...

We are accepting projects from low budget to star studded films.
We hope to make contacts and spread your name and seed of passion.

Sound Clip from Festival Director on Film making, life and everything:
https://soundcloud.com/frankmarrs/we-are-all-montreal-ep8-danny-malin

IMDB LISTING:
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004971/2018/1

Check out some of our films

https://www.youtube.com/user/takahashithunder

INTERVIEW:
https://festivalreviews.org/2016/08/25/interview-with-festival-director-danny-malin-yes-lets-make-a-movie-film-festival/

INTERVEW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXipCqsc6Fg&t=5s

Official Selections, Nominations and Winners will be emailed a Laurel, and be announced on the YES! Let's Make a Movie Page.

LAUREL AWARDS:
BEST YES! LET'S MAKE A MOVIE SCRIPT
BEST MAGICAL MOMENT AWARD
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST ANIMATION
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM UNDER 100$ BUDGET
BEST HORROR UNDER 15 MINUTES
BEST COMEDY
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST SCORE MUSIC
BEST TRAILER
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
HONORABLE MENTION

LOCAL MONTREAL MADE FILM PRIZE TROPHY AWARDS:
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MONTREAL MADE FILM
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Please note,for the local portion of our festival, we normally produce trophies for the winners. If by chance you are n international winner and would like a trophy, we could order one, but you are obligated to pay fee and shipping.

About

SUBMISSIONS are now open for 2021, when we hope to have a covid-free new year.

NOVEMBER 28th will be our 2020 FESTIVAL presentation Via ZOOM, given the COVID-19 is still bad in our City.

email us at yesfilmfestival@hotmail.com with any questions.

This festival aims to bring together all corners of the globe to share passion of filmmakers. Our recently showcased festival included the works from Spain, France, Italy, Canada, United States...

We are accepting projects from low budget to star studded films.
We hope to make contacts and spread your name and seed of passion.

Sound Clip from Festival Director on Film making, life and everything:
https://soundcloud.com/frankmarrs/we-are-all-montreal-ep8-danny-malin

IMDB LISTING:
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004971/2018/1

Check out some of our films

https://www.youtube.com/user/takahashithunder

INTERVIEW:
https://festivalreviews.org/2016/08/25/interview-with-festival-director-danny-malin-yes-lets-make-a-movie-film-festival/

INTERVEW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXipCqsc6Fg&t=5s

Official Selections, Nominations and Winners will be emailed a Laurel, and be announced on the YES! Let's Make a Movie Page.

LOCAL MONTREAL MADE FILM PRIZE TROPHY AWARDS:
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MONTREAL MADE FILM
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

1-ALL FILMS must be submitted in ENGLISH or with ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

2-Accepting ONLINE SCREENERS onliy. Chosen films will be contacted for an MP4.
  
3-All applicable licenses and waivers of copyrights, moral rights, trademarks and other such intellectual property rights have been secured by the filmmaker(s)  . All applicable legal waivers have been obtained from all participants. 

4-Not all OFFICIAL SELECTIONS will be screened, those chosen to be screened will be privately messaged for a digital file.

5- PRIZE money is in CANADIAN DOLLARS. for 2020

6- We accept short films with Running times of 19 minutes or less. All films over 20 minutes will be part of the feature film section.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

BEST FEATURE FILM

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $10

Regular (21st March, 2021) $12

Late (21st May, 2021) $15

Description

All Feature films between 75-90 minutes must be in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

BEST SHORT FILM

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $8

Regular (21st March, 2021) $825

Late (21st May, 2021) $850

Description

All short films 19 minutes and under in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

BEST COMEDY

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $6

Regular (21st March, 2021) $625

Late (21st May, 2021) $7

Description

All short films 15 minutes and under in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

BEST HORROR under 15 Minutes

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $9

Regular (21st March, 2021) $10

Late (21st May, 2021) $11

Description

We are opening a new horror film Category, open to all gore and goblins. Shorts must be under 15 minutes

BEST STUDENT FILM

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $375

Regular (21st March, 2021) $475

Late (21st May, 2021) $575

Description

All Student films 8 minutes and under in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

BEST SCRIPT COMPETITION

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $6

Regular (21st March, 2021) $625

Late (21st May, 2021) $5

Description

We are looking for: A- 75 page story. Please keep in mind a budget of 150,000$, where the actors eat up maximum 70K of the budget, tech and story are about 40k and rest goes to media support. We are trying to find that winning script that could be shot in 13 days or less. To do so, no locations requiring moving trains or planes crashing, and no crazy special or visual effects or talking gargoyles. The best script will win 100$, and discussion as to whether or not we can produce it would be the next step. The WINNER which fits one of these molds best, will WIN 100$ CAN. Winner will be contact as to whether or not they wish to continue with getting their script produced under the outlined budget. 2016 WINNER was IAN WILSON(PERCEPTIONS, 5 BEST FILM WINS) 2017 WINNER LEE KOLINSKI (DICK, being produced)

BEST TRAILER

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $5

Regular (21st March, 2021) $6

Late (21st May, 2021) $1

Description

Enter your trailer to win your laurel

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $7

Regular (21st March, 2021) $8

Late (21st May, 2021) $9

Description

All Documentary films 15 minutes and under in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

BEST FILM UNDER 100$ BUDGET

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $325

Regular (21st March, 2021) $425

Late (21st May, 2021) $525

Description

Films must be under 5 minutes running time

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $5

Regular (21st March, 2021) $7

Late (21st May, 2021) $8

Description

All Experimental films 10 minutes and under in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

MONTREAL Made Films

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $0

Regular (21st March, 2021) $0

Late (21st May, 2021) $0

Description

Film must be FILMED and PRODUCED in Montreal by a Local Artist. Only films in ENGLISH or ENGLISH Subtitles are accepted.

BEST ANIMATION

Entry fees

Early Bird (21st December, 2020) $5

Regular (21st March, 2021) $6

Late (21st May, 2021) $7

Description

Share us your animation!

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