[Discuss MovieFest] MovieFest Trust announces registrations open for 2008 nationwide Short Movie Competition

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MovieFest Trust announces registrations open for 2008 nationwide Short  
Movie Competition

WELLINGTON - June 6, 2008—The MovieFest Charitable Trust announced  
today that registrations for the 2008 MovieFest Short Movie  
Competition are now being accepted.

“This is the fourth time the MovieFest nation-wide short movie  
competition that is designed to showcase the creativity of New Zealand  
movie makers has been held. There will be three entry categories of  
primary schools, secondary schools and amateurs or hobbyists and for  
the first time this year, there will be a separate section in each  
category for animated movies”, said Graeme Moffatt, a trustee of the  
Moviefest Charitable Trust.

“Entrants will need to produce a short three to five minute movie on a  
specific subject and entrants will have eight weeks to produce their  
movie”.

Mr Moffatt went on to say that the topic for this years competition  
will be announced on Monday 4 August and entrants will have until 3  
October to complete their movie.

The judging format will be the same as last year to ensure all  
entrants have an equal chance of getting their movie into the final  
selection. All movies will be preselected at a national level and the  
best three movies in each section of the three categories will be  
appraised by a panel of judges who are all seasoned professionals in  
the film and video industries. There will be prizes for each of the  
finalists with the best overall movie receiving a special award.

Public screenings will be held in the Expressions Theatre in Upper  
Hutt on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th November and an Awards Ceremony  
will take place at on the Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of the  
screenings.

Full details of this years competition are available on the MovieFest  
web site at <http://www.moviefest.org.nz>

Further information can be obtained from Graeme Moffatt at <graeme at moviefest.org.nz 
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