straight 8 call for entries

straight 8 2010 is calling for entries now

straight 8 is open to anyone, anywhere. You make the film you want to make on just one roll of super 8 without any editing.

If it's great you see it - for the first time - at cannes or one of a load of other superb screenings throughout 2010 - benicassim, rushes soho shorts, raindance and more are waiting to be confirmed like guadalajara, cannes film festival (the 8th consecutive year).

The deadline is later than it’s ever been and includes easter weekend: april 6th

Entrants can choose from five gr8 kodak film stocks.

Here are five awesome straight 8 films from the last couple of years - each shot on a different film stock...

Great inspiration and great to help you check the looks out :

connections - steve oram + nick lear - 2008 - comedy - tri-x (200asa b/w reversal)

springlove - herrjaapmans - 2008 - arty - ektachrome 64t (64asa colour reversal)

robot - matthew keen - 2008 - comedy/lifestyle - plus-x (100asa b/w reversal)

ransom - will + george - 2009 - action/art - vision2 200t (200asa colour negative)

the stages - corlin stubbs - 2009 - drama - vision3 500t (500asa colour negative)

To get you inspired.. straight 8 are having a £1 entry launch party screening at the fantastic ritzy cinema in brixton at 9pm, thursday 18th feb tickets are only £1 – and can be purchased from www.straight8.net

Straight 8’s main confirmed partners so far this year are kodak, rushes and soho film lab.

Yes: a post house supporting an event where you can't do post, but they create beautiful transfers of your work for us to screen. Kodak and soho film lab do all the magic – taking the tiny strip of celluloid from your cartridge and turning it into a faithful recreation of each scene that you shot that can be projected onto a huge screen.

Straight 8 are working with and getting support from lots of other places as well.

so far…

The Apa are coming on board with rushes and co for the cannes advertising event in june and to spread the word to the commercials community. So big competition...

Raindance are screening a selection in london and are offering 10% off their courses to entrants.

Shooting People, the independent filmmakers' network - are offering six months free membership to all entrants

Key info:

Film delivery deadline: april 6th 2010, london

The sooner you enter the more time you get to plan plus better choice of film stocks.

Entry only at www.straight8.net

One cartridge of super 8mm, no editing www.straight8.net