60 Seconds International Film Festival, 60SIFF, is back with its wave of creativity. The theme for 2018’s film festival is Folk Stories. Being a Pakistani, a country rich with its culture, this theme is going to showcase many breathtaking sixty seconds films.
Films are a great tool to express yourself and your creativity. It is like showing people a simple thing but in your perspective or from your eye. Films are indeed beautiful because they celebrate your freedom of expression and allows people to broaden their canvas. And expressing yourself in just sixty seconds is an art in itself.
“If a million people see my movie, I hope they see a million different movies”
– Quentin Tarantino
60SIFF
The 60 Second Intl. Film Festival (60SIFF) is a platform aimed at empowering the youth by providing them an opportunity to express themselves. 60SIFF encourages anyone with a story to step up and film their thoughts in 60 seconds. 60SIFF has fostered a community of participants and viewers and each year, it gets one step closer to bridging the gap between cultures and creating strong global ties among aesthetically driven individuals.
Since its inception, the 60 Second Intl. Film Festival has been a celebrated initiative and has had opportunities to conduct screenings across Pakistan, and internationally at Open Space Network, Delhi International Film Festival in India, AIESEC Blida in Algeria, the USIP headquarters in Washington DC and Harvard University in Boston, USA amongst several other locations.
The 60 Second Intl. Film Festival promotes storytelling through the use of powerful visuals. The exchange of ideas through the platform act as a medium to conduct discourse sessions amongst masses. This continuous flow of information stands as a point of education for many.
60SIFF 2018 Theme
The theme for 60SIFF 2018 festival is focused on Folk Stories, ranging from poetry, music, food, architecture, folklore, craft, and fiction.
Submission Deadline
The submission deadline has been extended to February 15th, 2018.
How to apply?
In order to be a part of 60SIFF and send your film, it is mandatory to fill the submission form and follow some ground rules.
- Upload your film(s) on Vimeo or YouTube.
- Open the submission form.
- Fill in all the information.
- Paste the link to your film in the form.
- Submit the form.
- There is NO entry fee.
- Films will not be accepted without the submission form.
- Film should either be uploaded on YouTube or Vimeo and should be kept public and downloadable.
- A separate form should be filled out for each submission, if you are submitting more than one film.
- The duration should not be LESS or MORE than 60 seconds.
- All content should be original.
- The Film should be subtitled in English.
- The Film should NOT have any credits or watermark.
- The festival will not bear any expenses for participants.
- The festival has rights to screen these films on any collaborating festival or media.
- Only the approved films will be part of the festival and will be uploaded on official website & social media outlets.
- Not abiding by the rules will lead to disqualification.
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