Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s Riverfest, the two-day music and arts festival scheduled for September 5th and 6th, 2014 at McGregor Park, is excited to announce a new addition to this year’s attractions, the first annual 52-Hour Film Festival, presented by the Clarksville Department of Electricity.
The 52 Hour Film Festival will be held August 15th-17th, 2014. Filmmakers from all over Middle Tennessee are encouraged to compete to win awards and prizes!Rules are simple. Teams will be given 52 hours to script, shoot, and produce their own 4-7 minute film.
All of the films submitted by 10:00pm on August 17th, 2014 will be shown at a public screening and award ceremony scheduled to take place Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 8:00pm at Riverfest.
“This competition is open to anyone that has a passion for making short films and videos,” said Robert Rayburn, Film Festival Coordinator, “Anyone that has a camera can enter since its free to participate!”
Interested in participating? Entry forms are available online at www.clarksvilleriverfest.com [1] or at the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department office located at 102 Public Square. Completed entry forms must be e-mailed to Robert.rayburn@cityofcalrksville.com [2] no later than August 15th. There is no fee to enter.
Stay tuned to www.clarksvilleriverfest.com [1] for frequent updates and to find out what prizes will be up for grabs as they are announced in the coming weeks.