The East Lansing Film Festival is launching its Five Days/Five Minutes film contest this week.
The contest, which starts on Jan. 30 and runs through Feb. 4, will give filmmakers a chance to come and write, shoot and edit their own original film, which can run anywhere from five to seven minutes or 120 hours. Participants were required to register last September.
The contest will be focused around three central elements that each team will be given at the start of the contest and they can choose the genre.
East Lansing Film Festival Director Susan Woods said the films need to be creative, use the central elements properly and follow rules.
“It’s their creativity and their ability to use those elements within the creative story, that’s the most important thing,” she said.
Woods, an East Lansing City Council member, also said production value, acting, lighting and sound are important factors.
The winners of the competition will be awarded with prizes based on how well they fit the criteria.
The winning videos from the competition will be screened at the 17th Annual East Lansing Film Festival, which will be held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6.
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