Ok, what constitutes a 20 dollar film:
Any film that costs less than 20 bucks to make from the start of filming.
How racy can my film be?
We request that it have no more than a traditional R rating.
I made a film 20 years ago, can I show it?
We don’t’ ask that you’re film be new, or unreleased. We think that the people making films with their camcorder, or GL1 are more entertaining than most that are being a 20,000 dollar camera. We want to show you.
Am I missing the nit picky specifics of the rules?
Well, the whole point in the fest is to strip away any reasons to not make a movie. We don’t ask for receipts, so we don’t know if you’ve spent more money on the project. We just want people to take a camera and be creative.
I refuse to sign the rights to my film to you.
Good. We don’t want them. You retain all rights and credit, we just want the permission to show it, and of course show it again at a future 20 Dollar Film Fest.
I own a camera, video editing software, and such, I would have to guess that doesn’t go to the price:
That in fact does not up the price. So far you haven’t spent any of your budget.
What about set? What if I own the places, all the objects, without having to purchase anything, or does anything I pick up, thereby stopping being scenery and becoming a prop add to the 20 dollar budget costs?
If you’ve spent 40 million dollars before you start filming for equipment and props, and buy a pack of gum after you turn start your film, then your budget so far is 25 cents (minus tax, etc).
How about costumes? I mean, a Stormtrooper outfit is much more than 20 dollars.
TK armor is considerably more than 20 bucks, but if you had it before hand, you’ve still haven’t spent anything. We welcome all franchises if you’d like to make a fanfilm, indiefilm, anyfilm.
