Thank you for registering an interest in the One Year In Tasmania
Adventure Film Competition 2017, proudly presented by Cradle Mountain
Canyons and the Cradle Mountain Hotel. You’ll find all the relevant info
you need to make your film here. Get in touch any time if you have any questions.
We want to showcase how much adventure can be had on our lovely little island in one year. We’re
asking film makers to produce a maximum five minute film based on an adventure in Tasmania. Films
can be fiction or non-fiction and focused on whatever ‘adventure’ means to you.
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Be a maximum of five minutes long. We will be strict on this. There is no minimum.
Be filmed in Tasmania.
Have a focus on adventure. This could be extreme adventure, or simply going for a bushwalk
with the kids. Whatever adventure means to you.
Be filmed and made between 1 March 2016 and 1 March 2017.
Not contain any copyrighted music or other material without appropriate permissions for use.
The organisers of One Year In Tasmania may not have time to verify all films for violation of
copyright. It is the responsibility of film makers to ensure their films do not breach copyright
laws. Any films found to breach copyright laws will be disqualified.
To add to the impact of their film, we ask filmmakers to be present at the screening to introduce
their films and to take part in a free workshop with the Mountainfilm on Tour presenter:
Ingredients for Adventure: how to get your film selected for Mountainfilm.
The wonderful people at Find Your Feet are offering entrants a 20% discount on all products instore and online. Once you submit your film, a special promo code will be emailed to you and can
be used once per email address online or activated in-store on any purchase. Hooray!!
www.findyourfeet.com.au 107 Elizabeth St, Hobart
A shortlist of between 10 and 15 films (depending on length of films) will be announced on March 10
2017. Shortlisted films will be publicly screened and judged and the winner announced on Saturday
April 1 2017 at the Cradle Mountain Hotel.
First Place: $1000 plus a canyoning tour for two from Cradle Mountain Canyons valued at $480
(total prize $1480).
Regional Awards supplied by RACT Destinations:
Best Northern Tasmania Adventure Film: night for two at Cradle Mountain Hotel including
breakfast.
Best West Coast Tasmania Adventure Film: night for two at Strahan Village plus two tickets on
Gordon River Cruises.
Best East Coast and South Tasmanian Adventure Film: night for two at Freycinet Lodge
including breakfast.
People’s Choice supplied by Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service: A pass for two to walk the
Overland Track, with all necessary permits and information, valued at approximately $500.
All shortlisted films will be loaded onto the One Year In Tas Vimeo channel. The public will have the
opportunity to vote for the People’s Choice Award for one month by ‘liking’ videos. The film that gets
the most ‘likes’ will win the award.
The festival is free to enter. The screening at Cradle Mountain Hotel will cost $10 per person, including
a welcome drink. Shortlisted films will receive two complimentary tickets. If you want to attend the
screening at Cradle Mountain, you will need to arrange your own transport and accommodation.
The Cradle Mountain Film Fest is a weekend of great film events and adventures on the fringe of the
Wilderness World Heritage Area. Including the Tasmanian exclusive outdoor party and screening of
Mountainfilm On Tour, kids films at Devils@Cradle, and a self-guided walking tour of the mountain
huts to see a program of short films.
Check out www.cradlemountainfilmfest.com for the full program. Each event is ticketed separately.
March 1 2016: Entrants may begin filming their adventures.
March 1 2017: Films need to be completed and sent to Cradle Mountain Film Fest HQ.
Entries need to be postmarked March 1 at the latest. If you are sending your film in from
interstate or overseas, you should ensure it is postmarked and gets to us no later than
March 8. Films received after March 8 will be ineligible for shortlisting.
March 10 2017: Shortlisted films announced via email to entrants, on facebook and our
website.
April 1 2017: Shortlisted films screened at Cradle Mountain Hotel. Winner announced.
April 2 2017: All films go onto the One Year In Tas Vimeo channel. Voting for People’s
Choice Award commences.
May 2 2017: People’s Choice winner announced.
Films should be posted on USB or SD card to:
Cradle Mountain Canyons
140 Charles Street
Squeaking Point, TAS 7307
Or submitted online via a dropbox (or other
online storage) link emailed to
[email protected]
If file size is greater than 200 megabytes,
please include a second copy at lower
resolution (max 200 megabytes) for Vimeo.
Any time at Cradle Mountain Canyons
Ph: 1300 032 384 or 0439 111 334
Email: [email protected]
Like our Facebook page for updates as we
Facebook.com/cradlemountainfilmfest. Check
out www.cradlemountainfilmfest.com