fellows nyc film jam

We’re inviting TEN teams of filmmakers, actors, and more to make a short film over a weekend!

THIS IS A 4 DAY EVENT FROM APRIL 17TH - APRIL 20TH

RULEBOOK

  • Your short film must be made solely by your team of 3-4 people. This means everything from pre-production, camera-work, acting, & editing must be done within your team.

  • You may be disqualified if you include more people than originally applied for.

  • You are allowed to borrow equipment if you would like, including but not limited to cameras, lights, etc.

  • You may also film in friends’ locations such as bedrooms, backyards, etc. They just may not help you with the actual developing/creating of the film.

  • As a participant in the event, at least one person from every time is expected to be available to join the in-person kick-off on April 17th and the in-person screening on April 20th. Failure to attend will result in disqualification from future film jam events.

YOUR TEAM

  • The short film may not be more than 5 minutes long. A few seconds over is acceptable, but please have a hard cut off at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.

  • No found footage or old footage is allowed. All assets for the film must be created during the weekend of the film jam. Previously created filters or VFX effects are allowed.

  • The short film can be in any category, from a narrative, to a documentary, or even an animation.

  • No nudity, sex, hard violence, and other graphically disturbing content will be allowed.

  • The short film must follow the theme in some way or capacity. The theme is announced on the first day of the weekend event and should be incorporated into the main message / narrative of your film.

  • The short film must incorporate the bonus challenge in some way or capacity. The weekend bonus challenge is a surprise element that we will introduce sometime during the weekend that must be included into the film in some way.

  • The short film can be in any language, but must have English sub (English captioning) if the film is not in English.

  • Any financial costs must be supported by your team. Fellows Collective will not be providing any funds or rentals of equipment.

  • The short film must be submitted by April 20th at 12PM EST via WeTransfer to fellowsthecollective@gmail.com. Please account for upload time as well.

  • The final short film ownership belongs to the artist, but the short film will be used for social media and web.

THE SHORT FILM

FAQ

  • This entry fee is PER TEAM, not per person.

    All the funding will go towards renting a space for the screening + supplying snacks and other supplies needed to make the event successful!

    There will be no refunds of this fee upon being accepted into the film jam.

  • If you want to be apart of the NYC film jam but are having trouble finding teammates, join our discord server HERE to see if anyone needs an extra teammate!

  • We encourage everyone to use resources available to them! Use your phone cameras, your mom's old camcorder, iMovie, Davinci Resolve(which is free!), or anything that you have access to!

  • This film jam is designed to be more about the fun of the process rather than the final product. You should go into the event excited to have fun with new or old friends, make something exciting, and have a great evening together. That being said - some level of interest in filmmaking / acting is encouraged!