SiliCon’s Independent Short Film Festival

This year SiliCon 2007 is joined by Horror Yearbook.com to bring you SiliCon’s 3rd Annual Independent Film Festival, Friday night, October 5, 2007. We at SiliCon believe that the San Francisco bay area is filled with talented people and that there is yet to be discovered a new Lucas or Spielberg within our community of fans. We would like to encourage all independent filmmakers everywhere of all ages to submit their works for screening. Don’t miss this chance to screen your film to a large audience and have a panel of industry professionals judge your work. Not only is entry FREE, but Prizes will be awarded to the winners!

The film categories are:
• Super Heroes/ Comic
• Horror
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Promotion of Space Exploration
• Diabetes Education
(this is in support of our charity, the Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley.)

Entries may be live action or animated. Please note that SiliCon is a family friendly convention, so please keep contents to a G or PG-13 level rating. We may accept some R rated material to be shown at later hours of the screening. SiliCon reserves the right to decide if an entry is not acceptable for an immature viewing audience

All entries must be on DVD or VHS with a running time of 20 minutes or less. Entries must be received by August 31, 2007. All entries will receive a pair of one-day convention passes for Friday night. This can be updated for the full weekend, if desired.

Mail your entry to:
SiliCon 2007
Attn: Film Festival
1009 E. Capitol Expressway #415
San Jose, Ca. 95121-2415

If you have any questions, please visit our website at: http://www.siliconventions.com or email at filmfest@siliconventions.com

SiliCon’s Independent Short Film Festival Rules:

If you do not follow these published rules, your entry may be disqualified. Please read and understand these rules before you submit your entry.

General rules:
· There is NO entry fee.
· Each entry must be a VHS or DVD U.S format.
· Each entry must be in the genre of science fiction, fantasy, horror, Super Heroes/
Comics, promotion of space exploration, or of diabetes education.
· Each entry must be labeled with the film title and contact information.
· All entries must be in English language or subtitled in English.
· Entries must have a completion date within the last two years.
· All entries must be no longer than 20 minutes in running time.
· Deadline for entries is August 31, 2007.
· Submissions cannot be returned unless you provide a self-addressed, postage
paid envelope. Please send copies and not originals.
· It is the responsibility of the filmmaker to obtain in writing all necessary consents, licenses, and clearances from any trademark, copyright, or other proprietary interest holder for consent used in the submitted entry. A copy of any such consent must be included with the entry.

Additional Information: All entries will be shown Friday night of the convention in a meeting room via video projection. If we obtain your permission, your entry will also be shown on the conventions closed circuit television program. If your entry is accepted, you will receive a pair of passes for Friday night. This can be upgraded to a full membership by paying the difference between the entry fee and the current membership price.

SiliCon Independent Film Festival Official Entry Form
Please use this form for all submissions. Use one copy for each submission.

Production Company/School Name: ____________________________________________
Contact Person/Student Advisor: _______________________________________________
Person and Title submitting entry form: ___________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ City: ___________________ State/Province: ____ Zip/Postal Code: ______
Telephone: (____)_____________ Fax: (_____)____________
Cell: (_____)_____________ Web site: ______________________________ Email: _________________________________

Film Title: _____________________________________________________
Total Running Time (minutes: seconds): ______________________

Please provide a brief synopsis of the submitted film: __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Director(s):_________________________________________________________
Screenwriter(s):______________________________________________________
Producer(s):________________________________________________________
Original Language: _____________ Sub-titled?* Yes ( ) No ( )
*Foreign language films must be sub-titled or dubbed in English
Country: ____________________________

Film Category: ( ) Super Heroes/ Comics ( ) Horror ( ) General Science Fiction
( ) General Fantasy ( ) Promote Space ( ) Diabetes Educational

Can SiliCon show your entry on SiliCon TV during the convention? ( ) Yes ( ) No
How did you learn about the SiliCon Independent Short Film Festival?________________________________________________________

Mail completed forms to:
SiliCon 2007
Attention: Film Festival
1009 E. Capitol Expressway #415
San Jose, CA 95121-2415

Signature _______________________________________Date ___________