The New York Short Film Festival will have it's nineth edition on 2011. For short films under 30 minutes, the Jury grants awards by categories, as well as the Special Prize to the Best Short Film.
The deadline for registration is October 31st, and the entry fee is USD 20. You can see the Rules & Regulations and Entry Form here.
Here's a comment from Juan de Dios Marfil, who's film Homeland received an Special Mention on the last edition of the New York Short Film Festival.
I´m very glad to know that the New York Short Film Festival has granted a Special Mention to Homeland.
I wanted to make a short film for all audiences with music as an intrinsic part of the narration. Music and story as a whole thing.
The film is the result of two years of hard work. In a personal way Homeland trained me to be persistent in following a dream. Even when I didn´t know if I would be able to finish it. And this is what Homeland is about: a challenge.
The film is an emotional farewell. A story about solitude, love and bravery. A way to overcome goodbyes by understanding to help us find ourselves. A dilemma that impulses characters to find the will of their lives, and the most important thing: the way.
