The Aims Community College Media Production Club is proud to announce that they will be hosting Aims' First Vertical Film Festival, on April 23rd, 2021!
For complete details and submission information, visit the official film festival website at: https://sites.google.com/view/aims-vertical-film-fest

You're Invited!
Who: Hosted by Aims Media Production Club
What: Virtual Vertical Film Festival
When: April 23rd, 6 pm
Where: Live Stream Online & Red Carpet Event via Zoom

RSVP by April 22nd to receive a special invitation to join our exclusive Zoom event for club members, invited guests, judges, festival competitors, cast, crew and associates. There will be a pre-screening social as well as an after party, both via Zoom.
Our online stream will be a live event, it is free to attend and open to the public. All attendees of the event will be invited to vote for the "Viewer's Choice Award" for each category.

Attend our Festival!
Friday, April 23rd, 2021
Zoom Red Carpet Event opens at 6 pm
Online Stream starts at 6:30 pm
Live Stream: https://sites.google.com/view/aims-vertical-film-fest/about/venue
RSVP for Zoom Event: https://sites.google.com/view/aims-vertical-film-fest/rsvp

Submit to our Festival!
Submission Deadline: April 12th, 2021

We are accepting all vertical media creations, no limitation of style or genre, up to 10 minutes long.
We are looking for film submissions that capture the purpose of our festival - to utilize and innovate the vertical aspect ratio.

We are excited to announce our "Minute and Under" category, great for first time creators!
We also have an Animation category!
Don't have a script idea? Consider looking up a two-sentence story and see what you can do with it!

We recommend compositional techniques that follow the basic rules of photography, including but not limited to: utilization of framing, use of lines and vectors, composition, simplicity, color, lighting, etc. We are also encouraging people to look for creative innovations that utilize the vertical aspect ratio to assist with the storytelling of the project.

There is no limitation to what technology or software you are allowed to use to create the film. It is required that submissions are Vertical and are captured or created in a vertical 9:16 format (1080x1920), and not otherwise cropped from a horizontal creation.

Film submissions will be accepted as late as April 12th by 7 PM.
Submissions will accepted through FilmFreeway only.
Multiple submissions per individual/group are allowed.
Email Stepf at MediaProductionClub@aims.edu with any questions.

Awards & Prizes

Full Award/Prizes TBD

Awards will be given to the 1st and 2nd-place winners of each category, which will be receive personal engraving and mailed after the event.
There will also be a viewer's choice winner for each category.

Rules & Terms

It is required that submissions are Vertical and are captured or created in a vertical 9:16 format (1080x1920), and not otherwise cropped from a horizontal creation.

We encourage compositional techniques that follow the basic rules of photography, including but not limited to: utilization of framing, use of lines and vectors, composition, simplicity, color, lighting, etc.

We also encourage people to look for creative innovations that utilize the vertical aspect ratio to assist with the storytelling of the project.

With that being said, we are looking for film submissions that capture the purpose of our festival - to utilize and innovate the vertical aspect ratio.

We are accepting all vertical media creations, no limitation of style or genre, up to 10 minutes long.

There is no limitation to what technology or software you are allowed to use to create the film.

We are looking for some sort of story told with unique camera/capture/creation techniques that utilize the vertical aspect ratio.

A look at the judging rubric will be available on our website at https://sites.google.com/view/aims-vertical-film-fest/submission-info/judging-rubric

Judges will have a space to leave comments to explain or justify their decisions and opinions. Two questions will be asked of all submissions, so that our Media Club can have more context to have an educational discussion about the projects in the future. The answers to these questions will have no impact on the judges scoring.

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  • delgadodavid visualart

    undoubtedly a great festival. easy and good communication.

    June 2021
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  • Sourish Mitra

    I am very happy to be able to participate in this film festival

    June 2021
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  • Tieren Hawkins

    My thanks towards Stepfanie and her team at the Aims Virtual Vertical Film Festival. They did an excellent job of hosting the event and ensuring a fun, engaging environment for all the filmmakers involved.

    May 2021
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  • alkistis voulgari

    Great festival!
    Hope to see you next year!

    May 2021
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  • Xiaolong ZHU

    It's a great honor to be in the semifinals. It's a brand new film festival, but it's full of possibilities.

    May 2021
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