Creative BriefWhat is ageing? Does it mean ‘getting old’? Is it ‘getting older’? Or is it simply ‘growing’?

The Life in Pictures short film competition is a unique collaboration between government, the arts and the community to stimulate discussion about ageing.

The competition celebrates the achievements of older people in Western Australia, drawing on differing perspectives on what it means to age.

Relevance in the workforce, finances, living in a cashless society, sex and sexuality, relationships to family and community, housing, health care, vulnerability to elder abuse and myriad other forces come into play.

Likewise the contribution that seniors have made, and continue to make, to the local and global community are not always acknowledged. Seniors’ stories of triumph, achievement and struggle are forces that surround them and inform us.

Life in Pictures will raise awareness of the rewards and challenges of ageing.

It provides a platform on which to build discussion, reflection, education and interaction. It’s aimed at all sectors of the community from the school aged to the mature aged and will encourage creative approaches that may present positive – and potentially critical – perspectives of age and ageing.

The short films created for Life in Pictures will facilitate discussion, interaction and understanding about aspects of ageing, specifically focusing on the creative contributions of WA’s seniors.

GUIDELINES Entry and Eligibility• Entries are restricted to Western Australian residents or registered organisations only.• There is no cost to enter. All costs associated with the production of each entry is the applicant’s responsibility and cannot

be claimed.• Films must be up to two minutes long not including credits.• The film cannot have been commercially released or submitted to any other short film festival worldwide. • All films must be made specifically for the Life in Pictures short film competition.• Films of any type – for example documentary, fiction, animation, or experimental - are welcomed.• Films are to be submitted into only one of three age categories:

› Under 17 years old › 18-59 years old › 60+ years old

• Entries in the Under 17 category require parental/guardian permission. If the application is from a school, a teacher is suitable.

• Entries are welcomed from individuals, groups and organisations including schools, local governments, nursing homes, community groups, film schools, university groups, families and any other collective.

• Organisations should enter the category that best reflects the median age of the film’s production team.• Multiple entries from groups or individuals are welcomed.• Private or for-profit organisations are welcome to enter Life in Pictures short film competition.

Conditionsof entry

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Conditions of entry

INFORMATION

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• Revelation reserves the right to not consider films which include deliberate product placement/branding for an agenda for financial gain of the company, this includes logos in credits (although written credit is acceptable) and ‘location’ product placement or any other visual representations.

• Private or for-profit organisations are encouraged to consider donating prizes awarded through Life in Pictures to a not-for-profit or community organisation.

• Entries can be submitted online via the Life in Pictures Film Freeway account or by any other online platform. Details are provided on the entry form. The entry form also allows you to submit via your own YouTube, Vimeo or other link.

• Online is the preferred entry process to ensure a smooth assessment process, however, entries will also be accepted on DVD, Blu-ray, thumb-drive or other hard forms.

• All entries must be accompanied by an entry form to be considered.• If submitting multiple entries, each entry must include a separate entry form.• Entries close at 5.00pm Wednesday 14 June.

Judging and Selection• Films in each category will be assessed by four judges made up of a representative from each category plus a representative

from the Department of Local Government and Communities. • Each category will have a different judging panel.• A shortlist of five entries will be made from each category. • From each group of five shortlisted films a winning entry will be selected. • In addition, from each group of five shortlisted films an Ambassador’s Choice Award will also be selected. This film is decided

by competition Ambassador Jenny Davis, 2016 Juniper WA Seniors Champion of the Year. • The Ambassador’s Choice Award will go to a film that is judged best to deliver the aims of the competition. A film may be

deemed winner of their category as well as receive the Ambassador’s Choice Award. In this case, the film will receive two separate prizes.

• With the selection structure, there will be up to six films provided with prizes.• Revelation, Department of Local Government and Communities, competition Ambassador and the panelists will strictly not

engage in any correspondence regarding the selection process.

Prizes• The total prize pool is valued at up to $20,000. • In the instance of a group entry being selected as a category winner or Ambassador’s Choice, it is the responsibility of the

group to determine how they allocate the prize between film participants. • The winners of the 18-59 and 60 years and over categories will have a prize-pool from which the winner(s) will select their

desired prize of goods and services. • The under 17 years category winner will receive a computer to the value of $3,000 and a $1,000 voucher to a major

electronics store. Should the winner of this category be a school, the winning entry will receive a $4,000 voucher to BlackMagic (www.blackmagicdesign.com) for film and photography equipment.

• Winning entrants in the 18-59 and 60 years and over categories will receive $2,000 cash and are invited to select from the prize pool a combination of three goods and services up to the value of $4,500 in each category. See table for prize options.

• The winner of the 18-59 category will also receive, courtesy of the Screen Producer’s Association, a Screen Producer’s Association Year Membership and choice of short course – valued at $500.

• Courtesy of BlackMagic each category winner will receive Full DaVinci Resolve Studio editing software valued at $1,435. • The Ambassador’s Choice Award will be a set value voucher of $1,000. • Revelation reserves the right to award no prizes should overall entry quality be below acceptable screening/content quality.• More prizes will be added throughout the call for entry period.

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PRIZE LIST

CATE

GORY Students aged 17 years

and under, including schools General, aged 18 – 59 People aged 60 years and over

CATEGORY WINNERS

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$5,434 $8,434 $7,934

INDIVIDUAL WINNER Computer to the value of $3,000For example: MacBook Pro laptop (512gb) Value: $2,999Plus$1,000 voucher to a major electronics store Plus Black Magic – Davinci Resolve 12.5 video editing software, valued at $1,434SCHOOL WINNER$4,000 voucher to BlackmagicPlus Black Magic – Davinci Resolve 12.5 video editing software, valued at $1,434

$2,000Plus Black Magic – Davinci Resolve 12.5 video editing software, valued at $1,434 Plus Screen Producers Australia (SPA)Complimentary SPA membership and registration for one business class, valued at over $500 Plusa choice of the three options from the below (total value of $4,500):• Screen Forever Conference Registration

Gold Pass• Australian Film Radio and Television School –

short course/contribution • Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera • Blackmagic Video Assist 4K field monitor

and recorder • Travel voucher• Electronics voucher.

$2,000Plus Black Magic – Davinci Resolve 12.5 video editing software, valued at $1,434 Plusa choice of the three options from the below (total value of $4,500):• Screen Forever Conference Registration

Gold Pass• Australian Film Radio and Television School –

short course/contribution • Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera • Blackmagic Video Assist 4K field monitor

and recorder • Travel voucher• Electronics voucher.

AMBASSADOR’S CHOICE

$1,000 voucher $1,000 voucher $1,000 voucher

Screening & Usage• All winning films will be screened during the 2017 Revelation Perth International Film Festival. • The five shortlisted films in each category will be made available in a special category on REVonDEMAND.• Ownership of the all entered films will be dually held between the entrant and the Department of Local Government

and Communities.• Entered films may be used in whole or part by the Department of Local Government and Communities in a public education

program for a period of three years following announcement of the competition winners. This includes on the Department of Local Government and Communities’ website.

• Usage outside of public education contexts, for example advertising, will be negotiated with the entrant on a case by case basis. No payment will be offered for this type of use.

• Entrants may be contacted by the Department of Local Government and Communities for an evaluation survey regarding the Life in Pictures short film competition. Your details will not be shared or given to any other organsiation.

• Unless opting out, your contact details will subscribe you to Revelation Film Festival monthly newsletters.

Conditions of entry

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Media• Winners in each category may be required to take part in media opportunities.• The Department of Local Government and Communities will announce the names of winners and publish their information on

the department’s website and social media channels as well as provide this information to the media. This information may also be published on the Revelation Perth International Film Festival website.

• All individuals and groups taking part in the competition are not authorised to release information on finalists or winners prior to the Department of Local Government and Communities.

• All individuals and groups taking part in the competition should be mindful that their social media activity does not reflect negatively on the competition.

• School students and other minors taking part in the competition will require parental/guardian permission before taking part in photographic or media opportunities. Competitors aged 18 years and over should inform Revelation Perth International Film Festival on entry if they do not wish to take part in publicity opportunities related to the competition.

Technical Information• Winning films will be converted by the Revelation Perth International Film Festival into cinema-ready files at Revelation’s cost.• Films should be shot to the highest possible resolution with the available equipment. This provides high-definition quality.

Remember if your film is a winner it’s going to be up on the big screen! • Films can be shot on any format – Phone, tablet, Super8 or anything that can record and store a moving image.• Revelation will undertake all necessary film classification paperwork and lodgment.• Once selected, films should be supplied in a digital format to the highest possible resolution - 1080 p (1920 x 1080) is highly

desirable. This will be discussed with winners.• If selected in the shortlisted films in each category, you will be asked to supply at least two stills from the film – one being

portrait, the other landscape. Be sure to take some while you‘re making the film.• Revelation or Department of Local Government and Communities are not liable for any accident or other incident and/or

liability related to the production of the film.

The Life in Pictures short film competition is a creative collaboration between the Department of Local Government and Communities, Revelation Perth International Film Festival and Screenwest.

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