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NOTIFICATION DATE Approximately August 1, 2015 RUNTIME Shorts: maximum 41 minutes COMPLETION DATE Projects completed after January 1, 2012 PLACE OF ORIGIN Projects may originate from anywhere in the world PREMIERE STATUS No premiere requirement DISTRIBUTION STATUS Projects may have distribution Submission & Exhibition Format Requirements SUBMISSION COPY FORMATS Online   Secure Online Screener DVD Video NTSC PAL SECAM DVD REGION 0     BLU-RAY REGION 0     SUBMISSION COPY LANGUAGES Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List English EXHIBITION FORMATS Digital Video NTSC PAL SECAM DigiBeta     DVCAM     HDCAM     DVCPro     Analog Video NTSC PAL SECAM BetaSP     Media Files   .MOV (Quicktime)   .MPG (MPEG or MPEG2)   .AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) EXHIBITION LANGUAGES Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List English Press Kit Requirements A press kit is required, but only after acceptance. > Production Still Photos - Digital > Photo of the Director - Digital > Biography/Filmography - Director > Biography/Filmography - Producer > Biography/Filmography - Writer > One-Sheet Art - Postcards > One-Sheet Art - Fliers > Statement by the Director > Press Clippings Prizes & Awards This category is a competition. Best Film (Jury Award) Winner will be announced and presented at Closing Night Gala with a Washington West crystal award, and dependent on award sponsorship cash prizes are possible. Audience Choice Award Winner will be announced and presented at Closing Night Gala with a Washington West crystal award, and dependent on award sponsorship cash prizes are possible.

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