As a dedicated International film student website, we aim to hold two events a year. Each event will focus on a different country’s student filmmakers. They are free to enter.  

We are organising these events to celebrate and promote, on our worldwide websites – the work of young filmmakers and their countries of origin. It will give film students and film tutors from other countries, as well as the film industry in general, a chance to see the quality of the work that is being produced around  the world .

The Young Indian Filmmakers event is the first such event that www.thereelshow.biz is organising

GUIDE LINES FOR THE YOUNG INDIAN FILMMAKERS EVENT  

• Entrants can be Indian (citizens) film students studying or graduated in India or abroad.
• NEW! In response to requests, by some schools, we have added a new entry category to the India Event. It is now possible for Indian film schools or faculties to submit films as school entries to the event.
• Film entrants must first register on the website – It's free. 
• Film entries can be either portfolio work - work produced during a film course - or a graduation film. 
• There is no language barrier and subtitles are welcome. 
• No film length limit. 
• Deadline for film submissions is 31st December 2007 January 28th 2008 (extended). 
• Entry is free. 
• Films can either be uploaded on to the website or mailed to the address provided. See below. Film submission forms must be filled out on line.  

USER REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION OF FILM DETAILS (required)   

1. Register at www.thereelshow.biz web site,
   
2. Login with your username and password and submit your film details.

FILM SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

You can upload your film online or send a CD/DVD by post

ONLINE UPLOAD

1. Make sure your film format, frame size, and compression settings comply with our TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS (see below)
2. Go to the Film Upload page and click on "proceed to the UPLOAD PAGE" to upload your film (note that you need a browser with Java^TM support for the upload to work).

SENDING YOUR FILM ON CD OR DVD BY POST

You can burn your compressed file onto a CD or DVD and send it by post to the following address:

Mary Lou Brown
European Division The Reelshow.biz Inc
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 45
Pordenone 33170 Italy

Make sure you include your include your USERNAME, your FIRST NAME and LAST NAME, and you FILM TITLE with your CD/DVD.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS
You can upload any of the following files:

• Quicktime (.mov) - preferred format;
• Windows Media Video (.wmv);
• .avi
• .mpg

RECOMMENDED FRAME SIZE
Please, try and keep your minimum frame size at:

• 480x360 (4:3), 480x270 (16:9);
• Larger frame sizes are OK!

SUGGESTED COMPRESSION SETTINGS

• 512 Kilobits/sec and MORE

You should compress your file at a recommended minimum total data rate of 512 Kilobits/Sec (512 kbps). If you compress your film at a higher data rate it's even better! Just try not to go below the 512 kbps rate. In fact, the higher data rate of your compressed file the better quality of your film on The Reelshow.biz

Any queries please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or if it's technical at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

If your film is a graduation film it is automatically entered into The Reelshow.biz monthly grad film competition. If your film is a portfolio film it is put into the portfolio section. If you get the most hits in a month for your film, the news is posted on the homepage.  

After the deadline for entry – 31 December 2007 – all the films entering the India Event will be posted in a dedicated viewing room for a month. At the start of the month all the hits on these films will be zeroed. 

DEPENDING ON THE RESPONSE – HOW MANY FILMS ENTERED. 

If, after the dead line 31 December 2007, we find the response to the event has been limited then the hits, on the films entered, will be counted at the end of January. The three films with the most hits will then be voted on by the whole of The reelshow.biz membership and a winner elected. There will be an award for the winner and as much publicity as we can muster. If we get a really good response then the event will become a Film Festival and all entrants will be notified to the running order and prizes, as soon as the decision is made.

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