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Approaching For 2013 Season
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The Jaxon Film Fests Early Bird Deadline Quickly Approaching For
2013 Season
Filmmakers are encouraged to take advantage of special savings.
By submitting before March 31, 2013, submissions can be made
without charge. Submit films earlyand save.
Jackson, MI, March 11, 2013 -- The Jaxon Film Fests early bird
deadline is quicklyapproaching. March 31, 2012 is the final day to
take advantage of Early Bird Savings. After that the price for
entry will go up a smidge.
Mission StatementThe Jaxon Film Fest supports and celebrates the
art and entertainment of film inall its forms. Through screenings
and associated events, the festival aims to present a wide spectrum
of filmmaking feature films, documentaries, animation, short films,
experimental, student work, big budget, micro-budget, trailers,
whetherof a Michigan, non-Michigan, or international focus. Its
primary focus will be onMichigan filmmaking.
The Jaxon Film Fest offers filmmakers the opportunity to learn,
grow and exhibittheir films and bring audiences and filmmakers
together to better enjoy the artand fun of filmmaking
The festival will offer attendees quality films expanding their
knowledge of cinema and enhancing their appreciation of the
filmmaking process. Film professiona
ls and the interested public will have the opportunity to gain
industry knowledge through interaction within a festival
environment.
What Kind of Films are being sought?While the Jaxon Film Fest is
looking for entries in the following categories with a Michigan
focus: feature films, shorts, documentaries.
A FEATURE FILM as defined by the Jaxon Film Fest are films of
Narrative form, inany genre, from 45 to 141 minutes in length and
must either: have a Michigan focus; be filmed in Michigan; be
produced by a Michigan producer; or involve a Michigan cast.
A SHORT is a film of any genre from 8 to 45 minutes in length.
This will include
Ad spots, animation, experimental, industrial, multimedia,
narrative fiction. These may be of any genre including: Action,
Adventure, Alternative, Anime, Art,Avant-garde, B-movie, Biography,
Comedy, Coming of Age, Crime, Dance, Enviromental, Fantasy, Flash,
Horror, Mocumentary, News, etc. This would include music videos but
the focus must be on a Michigan band of any genre. For this
category they must also have a Michigan focus; be filmed in
Michigan; be produced by a Michigan producer; or involve a Michigan
cast
DOCUMENTARIES are from 45 to 141 minutes in length and must have
a topical Michigan interest. Documentary films constitute a broad
category of non-fictional motion pictures intended to document some
aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or
maintaining a historical record. For this category the focus must
be on Michigan.
They are also accepting films in the above categories without a
Michigan focus.This includes international film of any genre.
Have you got a film that you would like to share with Michigans
newest film festival? Go to http://www.jaxofilmfest.com
Contact:David W. KingJaxon Film Fest
