Film Impossible is a 10 Day Film Challenge for filmmakers everywhere to create short films between 10 minutes and 20 minutes in just 10 days. The 2015 competition is scheduled to kick off at 8PM EDT on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Filmmakers are e-mailed an element to appear in the film, a certain type of prop, and certain type of action. They will have until 11:59PM EDT on April 12th to write, shoot, edit, and upload an original short film from any place worldwide to the festival judges. The top10 films for each year will be showcased on our website filmimpossible.com for all to see and a judging panel chooses winners to share in thousands in cash and prizes at the SouthEastern Film Festival! If you’re looking to join a team or need to fill a position, want to find out more about the festival, or specifics about the contest, post on the Film Impossible Facebook Page or contact us at www.southeasternfilm.com

Film Impossible

Film Impossible is a 10 Day Film Challenge for filmmakers everywhere to create short films between 10 minutes and 20 minutes in just 10 days. The 2015 competition is scheduled to kick off at 8PM EDT on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Filmmakers are e-mailed a theme, given a prop, and certain type of action and have until 11:59PM EDT on April 12th to write, shoot, edit, and upload an original short film to the festival judges. The top 10 films are showcased on our website filmimpossible.com for all to see and a star studded judging panel chooses winners to share in thousands in cash and prizes at the SouthEastern Film Festival! If you’re looking to join a team or need to fill a position, want to find out more about the festival, or specifics about the contest, post on the Film Impossible Facebook Page or contact us at www.southeasternfilm.com

In addition to the cash and prizes, the following awards will be given to the top films: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Writing, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Sound Design, Best Animation, Best Visual FX, Best Special FX, Best Costume Design, and Best Make-Up.

For more information please connect with us on Facebook/filmimpossible or contact us at southeasternfilm.com

This is a film competition that runs in conjunction with the Southeastern Film festival, please do not send completed films that were in production before the opening date of the competition or after the close of the competition.

Do not send film prints, master tapes, or other originals. Submitted materials will not be returned to you, but we take great care with your intellectual property and will not archive the material, but use standard practice to recycle it.

Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry into the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry.   Each winning film will be showcased via our website and the fillmmaker must warrant that they have secured all the rights necessary to make the film.

Entrant will allow usage of clips from the film for promotional use on television, radio, in print, and at live Festival events.

All entries must be either in English or subtitled in English. Non-English entries submitted without subtitles are not eligible.

Works in Progress: While entrants are permitted to submit films that are not fully complete (i.e., without final color correction and sound mixing), please note that the programming committee will only consider the version submitted; subsequent cuts or replacement copies will only be accepted at the request of the programming committee.

Only complete entries (including entry form, payment, and preview DVD screener) will be processed.

Students must include proof of student status at the time of production (i.e., copy of student ID, transcript, etc.). 

The cost of shipping an entry to the Festival must be paid by the entrant. Collect or COD shipments will not be accepted. All international entries must be sent "free domicile" to the Festival office with all transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid by the shipper.