The Diamond Screen Film Festival is an annual event that showcases the most creative and outstanding student work at Temple, in documentary, narrative, experimental and animation. The Diamond Screen Film Festival invokes Temple Founder Russell Conwell's "acres of diamonds" speech as the festival brings local gems to the screen when the next generation of filmmakers show their work.
As part of the Diamond Screen Film Festival each year, the Temple FMA Department awards several awards to outstanding students, including the Benjamin Lazaroff Memorial Scholarship Fund (awarded to undergraduate or graduate students majoring in film who have an interest in screenwriting) and the Beatrice Deglin Leder Graduate Student Film and Video Production Award Fund (awarded to an outstanding film and media arts graduate student).
Submissions can be of any genre and length; the only requirement is that work was made for a Temple course in the 2007-08 school year. Work made in the Summer or Fall of 2007 MUST be submitted by the early bird deadline. If you are planning on re-editing your summer and fall projects, you must submit a rough-cut by the early bird deadline and express your intention of re-submitting. We will only accept work made in Spring 2008 classes in April.
Please submit your work along with the application form to the Diamond Screen mailbox on a DVD labeled with your name, course in which the film was made, and contact information. Please be sure to put your DVD in a case.
Deadline April 25th
Run by Temple graduate students, and co-sponsored by the University Film and Video Association, NextFrame has provided a forum for student film from around the world since 1993.
NextFrame features animation, experimental, documentary, and narrative work. The festival offers low entry fees and few restrictions — such as length and format — in order to encourage the most diverse entries possible. Unlike a traditional festival, the NextFrame award-winning films embark on a year-long international tour. The chosen films screen in dozens of cities throughout the United States and around the globe.
For more information, including how to submit a film, or bring the tour to your venue, see the NextFrame website.
The Derek Freese High School Film and Video Festival highlights the talent and abilities of High School media makers. It is sponsored by Temple University's Department of Film and Media Arts. Students in grades 9-12 may submit narrative, experimental, documentary, animation, or music videos. The festival, named in honor of former Temple undergraduate film student, Derek Freese, is held at Temple each spring.
There are, of course, thousands of film festivals all over the world, with a wide range of programs and audiences. Here are a few links to get started promoting your student film:
Kodak Student Film Festival Calendar (www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/students/filmfest/)
Without A Box (www.withoutabox.com)
Filmfestivals.com (www.filmfestivals.com)
Inside Film (www.insidefilm.com/festsbylocation.html)
