It’s Competition Time!

Congratulations - you are taking part in the Apple Box Studio 48hr short film competition!

You will find all the information you need on this page, including templates, forms, links and details on how to upload your completed film.

Good luck!

Releases

  • Volunteer Cast Release

    Whoever is putting themselves in front of the camera for your film is classed as cast and therefore needs to fill out this form

    Volunteer Cast

  • Stills Release

    Anyone taking photos for your film, either production stills or behind-the-scenes ones needs to fill in this release

    Stills

  • Music Release

    If you are lucky enough to have a team member who is creating original sounds or music for your film, get them to complete this form

    Music

  • Location Release

    Wherever you shoot your short film, you must get the owner of the property to give permission using this form

    Location

Links

  • Discord Server

    Head on over to our Discord Server to connect with other participants in the competition, ask for help with props, costumes, gear, etc. and keep up to date with any announcements or news.

    48hr short film comp on Discord

  • Membership to Apple Box Studio

    Sign up for membership with Apple Box Studio if you want to reap the benefits including discounted tickets and priority access to member only events

    Sign me up!

  • Awards Night Tickets

    Click through to grab your tickets for the awards night. Don’t miss out!

    Buy tickets here

Upload your film

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Before you upload your film, please use this checklist to ensure you have completed everything:

  • All participants have completed the 48hr participant registration form and agreed to the terms and conditions

  • All actors have completed the Volunteer Cast Release Form and have agreed to the terms and conditions

  • Anyone who took stills for your film has completed the Stills Release

  • Anyone who created music for your film has completed the Music Release

  • Anyone who provided a location for you to film at has completed the Location Release - please note this needs to be the OWNER of the property, not a tenant

  • Complete and upload your cast and crew lists - templates are in your team’s Google Drive folder

  • Complete your certification statement

  • Upload your stills to your Google Drive folder - at least 3 production stills, at least 3 behind-the-scenes stills, and a crew photo - to be used for ongoing promotion of the event and awards night (these should preferably be 300 dpi jpegs)

  • Upload your film to your Google Drive folder (specs for this are in the rules here)

  • Complete and submit your completed Tech Specs form - this incorporates a handy checklist to make sure that you don’t miss anything

All paperwork above needs to be completed, and your finished film needs to be uploaded to your team’s Google Drive folder, by 6pm on Sunday 10 August to be eligible for entry into the competition. Links to your team’s Google Drive folder will be emailed to the Producer of each team on Friday 8 August after 7pm.

If you have ANY issues at all, please contact Emma at Apple Box Studio immediately - by Discord, Facebook or Instagram message on the Apple Box Studio pages, or by email at emma@appleboxstudiotas.com.au