Now IMDb qualified, this May for its 1st quarter of our 2nd year, 100 Films Retreat will Officially Select an under 15 minutes in length video or film from 100 different countries! (Already Selected 100#5 Countries = India, Iran & the United States of America)
Additionally, there is a category for USA based productions to submit for SoCal screening during 100 Films Retreat #6, August 15-18, 2024.
Furthermore, there is a 97th Academy Award® Nomination Qualifying Standard Theatrical Run category for artists who pay its full submission fee.
As a result of 95th Academy Award® televised ceremony appearing Phillip E. Walker's opinion that "you don't get much out of a film festival that you don't attend", 100 Films Retreat is a new, live & in-person, unique combination of traditional independent festival and professional entertainment industry retreat.
Especially aiming to secure for indie filmmakers and video content creators in each quarterly session a live & in-person WORLD PREMIERE and/or NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE screening of their work, Walker Entertainer Academy (WEA) strives to screen a single film or video from as many countries as possible. For example, during our inaugural May 2023 quarterly event 57 different countries were Officially Selected, 79 different countries were Selected for the August quarter and we ended 2023 by Officially Selecting productions from 85 different countries!
As well, Official Selection priority will be given to WORLD PREMIERES whose filmmakers or content creators agree to attend the live & in-person event in Rancho Cucamonga, California 91739 USA, which is only 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, with convenient Metrolink commuter train transportation.
Additionally, due to limited screen space and no concurrent screenings, the films or videos which are shortest in length are more likely to be Officially Selected and screened.
Furthermore, WEA's near decade of supplying up close and personal, intense, indie filmmaker networking sessions both online thru http://FirstFridayFilms.com monthly Meetups plus annual live & in-person (even all throughout the raging years of the Pandemic) http://IndigenousFilmRetreats.com short film marketing gatherings, makes us eminently qualified to now supply a World class, major short film, intimate filmmaker retreat gathering that offers ample individual access to Grand, Special Guest and Staff Judge Industry Professionals plus attending Special Guest Celebrities & Dignitaries.
Finally, we hope that you take advantage of this never before opportunity by submitting NOW, to ensure that your short becomes a qualified submission to screen in Rancho Cucamonga, California USA - future home of America's first ever high-speed rail station / hub!
QUARTERLY
1. Grand Prize {under 15 minutes in length video or film}
2. Top Movie Poster
3. Best Film Commercial {under 29 seconds in length}
Winners = Trophy (mailed free to non-attending winners), Digital Certificate (plus printed & framed if rep attends Awards Program) and Individualized Digital Laurel
Runners Up Winners = Individualized Framed Mini Certificate (mailed free to non-attending winners), Digital Certificate (plus printed & framed if rep attends Awards Program) and Individualized Digital Laurel
Third Place Winners = Individualized Framed Micro Certificate (mailed free to non-attending winners) and Individualized Digital Laurel
Fourth Place Winners = Individualized Laurel Magnet (mailed free to non-attending winners) and Individualized Digital Laurel
Fifth Place Winners = Individualized Laurel Magnet (mailed free to non-attending winners) and Individualized Digital Laurel
CARIBBEAN BEST TRAVEL FILM COMPETITION {under five minutes in length}
Ten Different Countries 1st to Submit-1st Selected Screening Slots Per Quarter
Caribbean Best Travel Film Winner = Engraved Plaque (mailed free to non-attending winner), Digital Certificate (plus printed & framed if rep attends Awards Program) and Individualized Digital Laurel
Caribbean Best Travel Film Runner Up Winner = Digital Certificate (plus printed & framed if rep attends Awards Program) and Individualized Digital Laurel
Caribbean Best Travel Film Third Place Winner = Individualized Digital Laurel
Grand Prize, Best Film Commercial and Top Movie Poster quarterly Winners will also have their film or video screened at the Tuesday, October 15, 2024 BEST of the Year's 400 Films Retreat live & in-person Showcase that concludes WEA's 2024 Hollywood Acting Employment Securing Residency in Rancho Cucamonga, California 91737 USA. The 2024 Year's Grand Prize, Top Movie Poster, Best Film Commercial and Best Caribbean Travel Film Trophies/Plaques, Certificates & Laurels will be awarded therein.
