60 Seconds of Fame

In 2007 BAFTA launched a great competition for budding filmmakers where they were given the opportunity to enter their own 60 second shorts. The winner, Alex Garcia, was flown to the BAFTA awards where his film Happy Birthday Grandad was shown ... His win was announced by Ken Russell and Mark Kermode. Alex comments:
“Winning ‘60 Seconds of Fame’ has opened up many doors but, most importantly, opened our eyes to what awaits us if we work hard.”
and now
it's back!

Deadline: 5pm on 4th January 2008

This exciting and innovative short film challenge was launched by BAFTA and Orange last year, and attracted more than 250 entries. This year, aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit a 60 second short film, based on the theme ‘unite’. The winning film will be featured on the BBC One broadcast of the Film Awards, watched by millions around the world.

BAFTA juries will choose the shortlisted films in each of 15 UK regions and the public will vote for their favourite film in their area. The winner from each region will win two tickets to the Orange British Academy Film Awards on Sunday 10 February, 2008. The overall winner, chosen by a BAFTA jury, will be announced at the ceremony.

The purpose of '60 Seconds of Fame' is to support creativity and to actively encourage the public to participate in the filmmaking process. The 60 Seconds of Fame site at www.orange.co.uk/bafta provides the tools and technical guidance. Anybody aged 16 and over can enter and the deadline for entries is 5pm on 4 January 2008.

It's easy to enter by uploading a film online - see the website for details. You can also see the films that have already been entered online.

Page updated on 14 February 2008

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