Foot In The Door Media Release

Getting your foot in the door
91 Walang Avenue
Figtree, NSW, 2525
PH: 02 42261237 Web: http://www.fitd.com.au/

23 May 2009

Annual Short Film Festival for TAFE students

FOOT IN THE DOOR is an annual short film competition designed for TAFE students to put into practice the theory and simulation they are learning about in class.

All entrants will work from the same script to produce a short film, and will be directly engaged in the marketing and promotion of the Festival. There is no entry charge, and the prizes are industry based work placements – designed to give the winning students “a foot in the door” – literally.

This will provide the perfect opportunity to give budding film makers what they want most – a “leg up” in their chosen industry – a “Foot in the door”.

The entrants will be able to use the existing infrastructure and expertise currently available in NSW TAFE Institutes.

The script to be used is a simple “AB script”, with no title, no setting, no genre specified, no gender assignment – just simple, ambiguous dialogue between two non-descript participants.
Variations are endless – there is a huge entertainment factor and the focus is on how to use film to tell a story, not write a script.

As far as we know, no other film festival anywhere in the world uses this approach.
All NSW TAFE students will receive an email in April 2009 outlining the festival and providing a link to the FITD web site.

On the web site, students will find all the information and resources they require to enter the festival. In November 2009 a showcase of the best films (as decided by the organisers) will be presented at a venue to be determined.

A panel of invited judges from the industry will select the prize winners. The wining entrants will be offered placements for film and television work, covered by TAFE insurances.

For further information contact:
Mario Di Fiore
91 Walang Avenue
Figtree, NSW, 2525

PH: 02 42261237 Web: http://www.fitd.com.au/