Film Carpet

Pompano Beach, FL, United States, North America

Category

Short

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Film Carpet

Pompano Beach, FL, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

3rd

Contact details

4699 N Federal HWY Pompano Beach, FL 33064 United States

33064

filmcarpet@gmail.com

786-440-8450

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About the festival

Film carpet is a great networking event, where people get to enjoy films from South Florida Filmmakers as a Private screening, right before they are released to the general public.

Organized by Alexandra Bello Productions, LLC and hosted at local Art House Theaters, this event is a wonderful opportunity for everyone in the industry to dress up, get Red Carpet pictures, network and get inspired by other filmmakers, as they inspire others with their works.

Each Director and producer, along with the lead actor/actress from every official selection will be interviewed on the red carpet, along with the celebrity guests attending.

Going on our 16th quarterly edition, we have brought several Celebrities from all over South Florida, we have had many quality guest Speakers and continue to grow our media exposure.

The winning screenplay will have the opportunity to be selected for production by Alexandra Bello Productions, LLC and directed by the Best Short Film Director.

Financial Awards
$200 "Winner Film Carpet Script-Writing Competition" given within 30 days from being selected
$300 "Winner Film Carpet Trailer Competition" given within 30 days from being selected
$500 "Winner Film Carpet Short Film Competition" given within 30 days from being selected

Additional raffle prizes for paid ticket holders only.

Acknowledgements & Statues
Best Trailer Director
Best Short Film Director
Best Short Film Actor
Best Short Film Actress
Best Short Film Score
Best Trailer Score
Audience's Choice Award for Best Trailer

Awards:
Awards will be given in person only. Must file a form upon receiving Award check, and present your ID for verification purposes. If you don't attend the event, your Award will be automatically given to the runner up or runner ups at Executive Director's discretion.

About

Film carpet is a great networking event, where people get to enjoy films from South Florida Filmmakers as a Private screening, right before they are released to the general public.

Organized by Alexandra Bello Productions, LLC and hosted at local Art House Theaters, this event is a wonderful opportunity for everyone in the industry to dress up, get Red Carpet pictures, network and get inspired by other filmmakers, as they inspire others with their works.

Each Director and producer, along with the lead actor/actress from every official selection will be interviewed on the red carpet, along with the celebrity guests attending.

Going on our 16th quarterly edition, we have brought several Celebrities from all over South Florida, we have had many quality guest Speakers and continue to grow our media exposure.

The winning screenplay will have the opportunity to be selected for production by Alexandra Bello Productions, LLC and directed by the Best Short Film Director.

Financial Awards
$200 "Winner Film Carpet Script-Writing Competition" given within 30 days from being selected
$300 "Winner Film Carpet Trailer Competition" given within 30 days from being selected
$500 "Winner Film Carpet Short Film Competition" given within 30 days from being selected

Additional raffle prizes for paid ticket holders only.

Acknowledgements & Statues
Best Trailer Director
Best Short Film Director
Best Short Film Actor
Best Short Film Actress
Best Short Film Score
Best Trailer Score
Audience's Choice Award for Best Trailer

Awards:
Awards will be given in person only. Must file a form upon receiving Award check, and present your ID for verification purposes. If you don't attend the event, your Award will be automatically given to the runner up or runner ups at Executive Director's discretion.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Type of works accepted:
TRAILERS (max. 3 min.)
SHORT FILMS (max. 5 min.)
SCREENPLAYS (max. 12 pages)

Specifications:

Trailers:
-Up to 3 minutes long,
-Must not include credits of any kind,
-Must own all the copyright to the trailer OR
-Have signed releases for any photography, motion graphics, music, artwork, talent present in your work.

Trailers can represent *Documentaries *Docu-Dramas *Short Films *Feature Films *Editorials

NO: *Commercials *Infomercials *Music Videos *Television Shows *Webseries *Animations *Stage Plays *Musicals *Operas *Monologues *Parodies

Password to submit: 3 minutes

Short Films:
-Up to 5 minutes long,
-Must own all the copyright to the trailer OR
-Have signed releases for any photography, motion graphics, music, artwork, talent present in your work.
-No nudity or graphic content will make it to official selection

Genres: *Romance *Drama *Suspense *Thriller *Action *Adventure *Paranormal *Science Fiction *Parody *Comedy *Tragedy *Faith *Inspirational

*NO HORROR

Password to submit: 5 minutes

Screenplays:
-Must be registered with the Library of Congress before submitting,
-Must be minimum 10 pages long and maximum 12 pages long.

Password to submit: 12 pages

Submission channels:
Submit your scripts through FilmFreeway only.
Send your final video through wetransfer only to filmcarpet@gmail.com

Exceptions:
No student or out-of-town or living-in-warzone discounts are being given at the moment.

Location for Trailer or Short Film submitter:
Must have your permanent residence (show ID) within the following Counties: Miami Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Monroe County, Collier County & Hendry County; in the State of Florida only.

Location for Scripts' submitter:
International submissions are NOT allowed, only OUT-OF-STATE submissions are allowed from writers living in the US. No fees will be waived under any circumstances. We do not cover traveling expenses.

Disqualifications:
If your submission doesn't match the criteria, you will be immediately disqualified. No reimbursement will be issued, after disqualification.

Seeking to highlight Florida talent, any South Florida submitter will receive complimentary tickets for friends or family members, depending on your submission.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Trailers
Early Bird (1st November, 2019) $20
Regular (26th March, 2020) $25
Late (3rd August, 2020) $20

-Up to 3 minutes long, -Must not include credits of any kind, -Must own all the copyright to the trailer OR -Have signed releases for any photography, motion graphics, music, artwork, talent present in your work. Trailers can represent *Documentaries *Docu-Dramas *Short Films *Feature Films *Editorials NO: *Commercials *Infomercials *Music Videos *Television Shows *Webseries *Animations *Stage Plays *Musicals *Operas *Monologues *Parodies

Short Films
Early Bird (1st November, 2019) $25
Regular (26th March, 2020) $30
Late (3rd August, 2020) $25

Short Films: -Up to 5 minutes long, -Must own all the copyright to the Short Film OR -Have signed releases for any photography, motion graphics, music, artwork, talent present in your work. -No nudity or graphic content will make it to official selection Genres: *Romance *Drama *Suspense *Thriller *Action *Adventure *Paranormal *Science Fiction *Parody *Comedy *Tragedy *Faith *Inspirational *NO HORROR

Screenplays
Early Bird (1st November, 2019) $15
Regular (26th March, 2020) $20
Late (3rd August, 2020) $15

-Must be registered with the Library of Congress before submitting, -Must be minimum 10 pages long and maximum 12 pages long

Longer Short Films
Early Bird (1st November, 2019) $30
Regular (26th March, 2020) $35
Late (3rd August, 2020) $30

Short Films: -Over 10 minutes long and Up to 15 minutes long, -Must own all the copyright to the short film OR -Have signed releases for any photography, motion graphics, music, artwork, talent present in your work. -No nudity or graphic content will make it to official selection Genres: *Romance *Drama *Suspense *Thriller *Action *Adventure *Paranormal *Science Fiction *Parody *Comedy *Tragedy *Faith *Inspirational *NO HORROR

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