Attention Aspiring Musicians  

Article sent by Gary Cerantola, Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Wasaga Beach, July 25th, 2012  

Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival announces the Second Annual International Wasaga Short Film Festival 2012 to add a Music Video Category.  

Wasaga Beach, July 25, 2012 – WBSFF (Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival), added a Music Video Category to the film festival category roster.  The deadline for accepting all submissions remains the same.  All entries for all categories that are submitted and postmarked by October 15, 2012 will be included in the 2012 festival competition. There are no entry fees.

The Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Second Annual Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival this fall. The WBSFF is unlike any other film festival, it is a unique opportunity for grass roots film enthusiasts and music video artists to compete on an even playing field. The WBSFF aims to showcase the best in category short films and music videos submitted by individuals, groups, companies, students and associations. Our film festival vision is based on capturing the imagination of musicians, filmmakers and actors at the grass roots level creating an opportunity for international exposure while eliminating entry barriers and providing a focus for talent, passion, capability and achievement. We hope to leverage the natural beauty of our location to inspire or participants to produce films and music videos that will promote the beauty, vibrancy, vitality and quality of life of Wasaga Beach while honouring its natural ecosystems, visitors, residents and businesses.

The short films to be submitted must be between four and eight minutes in length and are to fit in one of the four categories including: Romance, Action, Documentary and Comedy. Music Video submissions must not exceed 3 minutes in length.  Each film and music video entry must contain the name of Wasaga Beach in its title and/or the story of the film or story line in the music video must demonstrate that it is taking place in Wasaga Beach, Ontario and/or the shooting location of the Film is in Wasaga Beach, Ontario.

Each of the four short film categories will be given a Platinum, Gold and Silver Short Film Award.  

There is also an invitation to submit a 30 second in length video advertisement that will be judged separately for the Best Video Advertisement award for a business located in Wasaga Beach or that serves Wasaga Beach.  There will also be a Best Music Video Award.

The films and music videos will be judged online and screened for viewing and public voting at Wasaga Beach, Ontario scheduled for January26th, 2013 followed by a Gala Awards Night hosted by the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Wasaga Beach was the first beach in North America to be recognized as a “Blue Flag Beach”, an international award for clean beaches. Over two million people visit Wasaga Beach every summer to stroll the shores of the longest freshwater beach in the world, swim in warm clean waters and enjoy the panoramic Mountain View across the Bay.

We intend to roll out the “Blue Flag Beach” carpet to our film festival partners and participants for our second annual Wasaga Beach Film Festival scheduled for January 26th, 2013.  The Film Festival activities on January 26th will also feature art groups, music, displays and performances provided by Wasaga Beach and surrounding area artists.  

WBSFF is a sub-committee of the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce, non-profit organization. For more information on WBSFF, please visit www.wasagafilmfestival.com, Facebook and Twitter.

Contact:
Gary Cerantola, Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce
TEL: 705-429-2247, 1-866-2WASAGA (292-7242)(Canada & U.S.)
email: info@wasagainfo.com

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