Last Years Entires

Last years Film Fest showcased over 10 short films including an entry for the first time from outside Ireland. The films were a mix of both commercial and non commercial. Entries like Rob Coffeys award winning “Where The Sun Never Sets” and the WIT Kayak Club entry were both well received despite the differences in editing and film making experience between the two films and producers. This is what makes the GMIT Castlebar Film Fest special. The fact that it caters for most levels of editing and production ability. Last years final selection is listed below. Photo courtesy of LiveOnceMedia.com

Commercial Category

Film Title - Editor(s)/Producer(s)
“Where The Sun Never Sets” - Rob Coffey
“Baidarka” - Team S7G
“Tir Na N’Og” - Mick Reyonlds - Eclipse Productions
“Huckd” - Wet N'Twisted Productions

Non - Commercial Category

Film Title - Editor(s)/Producer(s)

“Mayhem & Madness” - WIT Kayak Club (Tony Walsh)

“Gashed” - Dave Crerar & Cillian Dellaney

“Uganda 2005’ - Killian Kelly

“The Journey” - Alan Judge

“WW Czech” - Lipno

“Poll Dubh” (The Black Hole) - Eoghan Powell

Entry Guidelines

1. Sending in a film to the Irish Whitewater Film Festival implies acceptance of its rules and regulations.
2. Entries must be received by February 25^th 2007. In rare exceptions this can be extended for particular submissions.
3. Entries can be submitted on MiniDV, DVD or CD. MiniDV and DVD are preferred but we can cater for CD’s as well. Both NTSC and PAL formats are accepted. If a film submission is in NTSC format please specify this in the application form or through correspondence.
4. All copyrights will remain the property of the videographer/editor/director/producer. However the Irish Whitewater Film Festival and its committee may use the content insofar as it is relevant to the festival. Films submitted to the film fest will not be broadcast or screened outside of the event unless such an agreement has already been arranged between the film maker and the committee.
5. As a general rule film submissions will not be returned to an applicant. If an applicant wishes that a film submission to be returned please specify this on the entry form or through correspondence.
6. Any foreign language submissions should be submitted with appropriate subtitles.
7. Entrants are requested to submit a brief bio of their entry and their organisation/club/production company etc. Promotional materials should also be submitted with each entry which will consist of two still images that can be used in conjunction with the promotion of the film and the film festival.
8. Entrants grant the festival organisers the right to copy an entry in part or in its entirety in any media format for the film festival.

The Format

To make the festival work we have to have some quality control. For this reason we cannot guarantee to show each film and a final decision on whether a film will be screened will rest with the festival committee. From the very first festival all entries have been limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and a minimum of 3 mins so we get to see lots of films in the one session. What has really added to the atmosphere and occasion over the previous years is that each director introduces their film and says a few words. We have had some difficulty previously with the variety of formats people use and for this reason we would like to have each entry film as early as possible. We can cope with nearly all film formats. Although DVD, CD and Mini DV are preferred.

The cut off date for entries is the 25^th of February.