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Filmmaking Training and Film Competition

Festival of 'Contested' Urbanism 2023

As part of the 2023 Festival of 'contested' Urbanism, the Henry Halloran Research Trust is once again hosting the Festival of Urbanism short film competition and documentary film course. Students at the University of Sydney, Monash University and the University of Western Australia also have the opportunity to attend two free, online filmmaking training sessions with Dr. Cameron Rose.

In line with this year’s festival theme, students will be required to examine ‘contested’ urbanism in whatever context and creative approach they choose.

Students who are unable to attend the training sessions are also encouraged to submit short films.

Films will be judged by a panel from the University of Sydney, Monash University and the University of Western Australia. There will be a cash prize for the winner of the short film competition.

Timetable

18/07/2023

Deadline for registering for training sessions
21/07/2023

Training Session 1 - 4:00-5:30pm (AEST)
28/07/2023

Training Session 2 - 4:00-5:30pm (AEST)
30/08/2023

Deadline for submission of short film
18/09/2023

Festival of ‘Contested’ Urbanism session and announcement of winners

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Event details

Training details

Friday, 21 July from 4:00pm – 5:30pm (AEST)
Training session 1
Pre-production (Style, planning, locations, scripting) and production (filming).

Friday, 28 July from 4:00pm – 5:30pm (AEST)
Training session 2
Post-Production (basic editing techniques using Adobe Premiere)

Film Theme

The short films must be no more than 5 minutes in length. Students are encouraged to create their own authentic film based on their interpretation of the theme of “Contested Urbanism”. The moving image (short film) can evoke the story of place, capture its material essence and generate insights for potential solutions. It can also visualise ideation, speculate on imagined futures and advocate for people and the environment.

Submission Format

Your entry could be, for example:

a music video
an animation or stop-motion
a short story
a vlog
a mini-documentary
interviews
urban design visualisation
design fiction

Upload your finished video to Youtube, Vimeo or similar video sharing platform and email the url of the video and the video release form (if required) to info.urbanism@sydney.edu.au. All films are required to be in HD format (1920x1080). Films may be in any language or have no dialogue at all. Foreign-language films are welcome, but dialogue must have English subtitles.

The deadline for 2023 competition entries is 30 August, 2023. Ensure that all content in your film (including footage, music, images, props etc) is your own. If you include any copyrighted content you must be able to provide written permission for its uses. Entries containing any unauthorised content will be disqualified.

By submitting the entry form, the student gives the Festival of Urbanism permission to use all submitted materials on the website and for publicity.

Download the video release form (pdf, 146KB).

Email video url and release form to: info.urbanism@sydney.edu.au

Who may enter

Entry is only open to persons who, during the Competition Period, are:

- Enrolled as a current student at the University of Sydney, Monash University, University of Tasmania and the University of Western Australia.

- Student includes full time or part time student enrolled in an undergraduate or post graduate course of study

- Students could be enrolled in any Faculty or School at the university.

- at least 18 years of age

Only entries submitted using the official competition form and submitted via the method specified in the official competition form will be eligible for entry into the competition.