The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) is
pleased to announce that the winner of the Best Dramatic Short Film
Jubilee Award, bestowed during their annual Jubilee Awards Ceremony,
will now receive an added benefit — the opportunity to contract with
EchoLight Studios to produce a feature-length film with a budget up to
$250,000. This opportunity is being made possible, thanks to EchoLight
Studios’ decision to sponsor the SAICFF’s Short Film Award.
In light of this development, the SAICFF has officially extended the deadline for all
film submissions
for the 2013 Film Festival to October 31 (the feature film deadline
remains November 15th). Next year’s festival will be held on February
7-9, 2013 at the Gonzalez Convention in San Antonio, Texas, culminating
with the Jubilee Awards Ceremony to be hosted the evening of February 9.
“We are thrilled by EchoLight Studios’ sponsorship of our Best
Short Film Award,” noted Doug Phillips, founder of the San Antonio
Independent Christian Film Festival.
“This sponsorship is not only a vote of confidence regarding the
significance of our festival, but it’s also a boon of enablement for a
Christian filmmaker who has demonstrated excellence through a dramatic
short film to now be better poised to produce a full-length dramatic
feature. This exciting development could well serve as the means to help
a Christian filmmaker’s long-term dream come true. The message is this:
Those who are faithful in the little things will be better equipped to
pursue bigger projects.”
EchoLight Studios is a 21st century studio, producing and
distributing family-friendly entertainment. EchoLight has a full film
distribution platform servicing theatrical, home video, digital/VOD, and
broadcast in both US domestic and international markets. EchoLight’s
sponsorship of the Best Short Film Jubilee Award is a new step for their
studio as well as for the SAICFF.
“We have long aspired to not only showcase the best in
independent Christian filmmaking at our festival, but to actively invest
in the movement by helping dedicated Christian filmmakers reach for
greater heights in their craft,” Phillips remarked. “One of the ways
we’ve done this in past years is through our $101,000 Grand Prize
Jubilee Award, and we are now pleased to extend another large financial
opportunity to the winner of our Best Short Film Jubilee Award, thanks
to EchoLight’s generous sponsorship.”
The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) and
Jubilee Awards was founded by Doug Phillips in 2004 and is held each
year in the Alamo City, drawing film submissions from around the world.
Among the awards bestowed at each year’s festival are: Best Dramatic
Short Film, Best Commercial Advertisement, Best Documentary, Best
Promotional Media, and Best Feature Film.
To learn more about the film submission categories, entry rules, and how to submit
visit the SAICFF website.
Submit your film now to compete for the $101,000 Best of Festival Jubilee Award.
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