Lamorinda Supershorts

What is the 3-Minute Movie Challenge? 
To relieve the stress of staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, what better activity than to become a filmmaker? Participants are asked to make a film up to three minutes long that safely respects national, state, and county protocols. 

Creativity is encouraged, and all types of films are welcome – drama, comedy, day-in-the-life, documentary, musical, animation, claymation, etc.  Films may be submitted in categories by age.

Submission Categories:

• Youth (under 18)
• Adults (18+)
• Family (for collaborative efforts including family members of all ages)

Awards and Prizes:

• Enter your film by Friday, May 14th at midnight on FilmFreeway (info below)
• Each of the top 3 films by category receives a $20 gift card and the top film in each category will also receive a hard cover fine art book
• Winning films will be showcased in a live Virtual Film Festival Awards Show on Wednesday, May 19th at 7pm.
• Films will be posted to the Lamorinda Arts Council YouTube channel and publicized through the Lamorinda Arts Council website and social media channels.

Contest Guidelines:

• Shoot on any device including cell phone, tablet, or camera.
• Run 3 minutes or less.
• Shoot according to national, state, and county protocols for social distancing, etc.
• In person collaboration outside the household of the primary filmmaker is not permitted, but virtual collaborations are OK.
• All genres encouraged  – drama, comedy, documentary, day-in-the-life, musical, animation, claymation, etc.
• Films must be G-rated and suitable for all audiences.
• Eligible submissions are from anyone who lives or works in Lamorinda, or attends a Lamorinda school (including Acalanes High School District).
• We will accept one submission per person per category