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LDS Film Festival

Orem, Utah, United States, North America

Category

Feature, Short

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LDS Film Festival

Orem, Utah, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

20th

organizer

Kels Goodman

Manager

Contact details

PO Box 970332 Orem, Utah 84097 United States

84097

kels@ldsfilmfest.com

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Venue

SCERA Center for the Arts 745 State Street Orem, Utah 84058, , United States Show me on the map

About the festival

Mission Statement: Using the art of Film to lift the spirit and celebrate who we are as children of God. Envision, Create, Illuminate.

The LDS Film Festival was founded in 2001 by Austrian filmmaker Christian Vuissa, who envisioned a place for LDS Filmmakers to network. As many as 7000 people come to view films with a fairly wide spectrum of religious content to controversial topics of the day, or anything in between.

The LDS Film Festival is NOT closed to only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Participants of ALL faiths are encouraged and welcomed with no religious prerequisite.

The LDS Film Festival is not endorsed or owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

STUDENT RATES NOW AVAILABLE

Awards are given in the form of certificates, trophies and cash. This year, categories include:

Best Feature Film (dramatic narratives over 50 min)
Best Short Film (dramatic narratives under 50 min)
Best Feature Documentary (over 50 min)
Best Short Documentary (under 50 min)
Best Music Video (under 10 min)
Best Wedding Video (under 10 minutes) NEW!

About

Mission Statement: Using the art of Film to lift the spirit and celebrate who we are as children of God. Envision, Create, Illuminate.

The LDS Film Festival was founded in 2001 by Austrian filmmaker Christian Vuissa, who envisioned a place for LDS Filmmakers to network. As many as 7000 people come to view films with a fairly wide spectrum of religious content to controversial topics of the day, or anything in between.

The LDS Film Festival is NOT closed to only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Participants of ALL faiths are encouraged and welcomed with no religious prerequisite.

The LDS Film Festival is not endorsed or owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

STUDENT RATES NOW AVAILABLE

Awards are given in the form of certificates, trophies and cash. This year, categories include:

Best Feature Film (dramatic narratives over 50 min)
Best Short Film (dramatic narratives under 50 min)
Best Feature Documentary (over 50 min)
Best Short Documentary (under 50 min)
Best Music Video (under 10 min)
Best Wedding Video (under 10 minutes) NEW!

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

MATURE CONTENT: Due to the nature of the festival, we hold to standards that exclude the use of nudity, over-the-top violence or hard language.

RESPECT FOR ALL: The festival reserves the right to reject films based on content attacking not only the LDS Faith, but any other specific group as well.

DUE DATE: If there are films that are not entered by the December 30, 2020 due date, they might still show (with special permission), but will NOT be part of the competition.

STUDENT RATES: Student rates are now available for the festival. A student who turns in a film must be ready to prove attendance of the university or school they are enrolled at to take advantage of the discounts.

All films have to be:
1) Original content, holding the representing filmmaker responsible for all rights.
2) Available to the festival by January 15, 2021 (or shipped by this date) or it will be excluded from the program.
3) Formats include MP4, Bluray or DCP.

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Categories and fees

Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (15th October, 2020) $35
Regular (30th November, 2020) $45
Late (30th December, 2020) $55
Description

These are dramatic narrative films over 50 minutes and completed over the past year.

Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (15th October, 2020) $20
Regular (30th November, 2020) $30
Late (30th December, 2020) $40
Description

These are dramatic narrative films under 45 minutes and completed over the past year.

Documentary Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (15th October, 2020) $30
Regular (30th November, 2020) $40
Late (30th December, 2020) $50
Description

These are documentaries over 50 minutes and completed over the past year.

Documentary Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (15th October, 2020) $20
Regular (30th November, 2020) $30
Late (30th December, 2020) $40
Description

These are documentaries that are under 50 minutes and completed over the past year.

Music Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (15th October, 2020) $15
Regular (30th November, 2020) $25
Late (30th December, 2020) $30
Description

A popular category. These are music videos that are under 10 minutes and completed over the last year.

NEW Wedding Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (15th October, 2020) $15
Regular (30th November, 2020) $25
Late (30th December, 2020) $30
Description

New as of 2021, the wedding video category is allowing wedding videos from the past few years, being judged on telling the story of the newly married couple, pacing, music, etc. Remember, while most wedding videos are made specific for the couple and the family, your audience will most likely not know the couple. So enter as if strangers are watching, which is what make this new category fun!

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