Published by Cannes in a van

Jul 19, 2013

For the last 6 years 'the four-wheel film festival', Cannes in a Van has been promoting independent films, animations, music videos and motion design through screenings at the heart of...

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ENTER YOUR FILM: The Van d'Or Independent Film Awards (Powered by Ford)

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR EUROPE:

We’ve kept it simple…

There are 3 categories for entries:

SHORT

All short film genres except music-based should be submitted in this category (ie. short fiction, animation, short documentary, motion design). Films should be under 20 mins in length.

MUSIC-BASED

Music promos & innovative / experimental work under 10 mins from new and established filmmakers. Entries must include a soundtrack which is at least 80% music-based and is the main audio focus of the work.

FEATURE

While Cannes in a Van generally concentrates on short film genres, The Van d’Or Awards introduces a new category recognising those milestones in independent film – The Feature. Films entered in this category must be between 30 – 120 minutes in length and can be any genre (ie. documentary, fiction, horror etc).

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

22 April Early-bird submissions open

(via Withoutabox & The Van d’Or Awards site)

12 June Early-bird submissions deadline

9 Aug Final submissions deadline

The awards categories are as follows:

The Van d’Or Award for Best Film (Short)

Best Feature-length Film

Best Director

Best Cinematography

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Comedy

Best Screenplay

Best Sound Design

Best Animation

Best Motion Design

Best Documentary

Shooting People Grass Roots Award

Screen Social award for Best Music-based film