- Straight 8
Straight 8 is an
independent film making event founded in 1999 and based in theUnited Kingdom . The name is derived from the medium and editing style used to create the short films. Participants useSuper 8 mm film (commonly referred to as Super 8), shooting and editing in-camera ("straight") on a single Super 8 cartridge. [ [http://www.straight8.net/html/about_us.php Straight 8 - About Us] ]Annual Competition
Each year, filmmakers are invited to submit entries for the event [ [http://www.straight8.net/html/events.php Straight 8 - Events] ] . The competition is open to filmmakers from around the world. Films may be of any topic or theme, and filmmakers produce a separated soundtrack to accompany the film. Films may be a maximum of three minutes and twenty seconds, a limitation of the Super 8 medium. Straight 8 judges evaluate the entries and the winners are screened at film events [ [http://www.straight8.net/html/screenings.php Straight 8 - Screenings] ] including the
Raindance Film Festival [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a76974/five-news-airs-straight-8-reporting.html Five News airs 'Straight 8' reporting] Joanne Oates, "Digital Spy".] and theCannes Film Festival [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,961677,00.html Straight 8] Andrew Pulver, "The Guardian".] .References
External links
* [http://www.straight8.net Straight 8 site]
* [http://www.shots.net/news_detail.asp?id=3983 Straight 8 on C4] "Shots.net"
* [http://www.netribution.co.uk/2/content/view/271/261/ The Best of Straight 8 2005] Laurence Boyce, "Netribution".
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