Amber Liu - High Hopes

BRIEF
Raindance Film Festival
For my final major project, I will be entering it into the rain dance film festival. The festival will take place on the 19-30 September 2018 in
central London. The absolute final deadline is the 08 June 2018 however the further along you submit your production the more it costs to
enter; the if you submit a music video early or on time the price for submission is £35 pounds and the maximum submission price for a WAB
Extended Deadline is £80 for a music video. The types of productions you can enter into this competition are:

• feature films (over 45 min.)

• Short films (under 45 min.)

• Music videos (under 6 min)

• VR and AR experiences (under 25min)

• Web series

• LGBT (Feature)

The production I would enter from this competition is a music video, the reason behind this is because I am very passionate when it comes to
making a music videos and it is what I am most confident in. I would hope to win this competition as I have a clear picture in my head of what I
would like my music video to look like, so when it comes to creating it and then seeing the end result I would hope it looks amazing and be
able to win.
Idea outline

There are two friends, one of the friends is ‘lost’ while the other friend is trying to find them.

Target Audience

My Target audience is aimed towards the younger generation as the song is in the pop genre not as many older people
would appeal to this type of music.

Rules and Terms

Submission Deadlines
 Submissions will be accepted from 2 October 2017. The early deadline is Friday 27 April 2018 the regular deadline is Friday 18 May
2018 the late deadline is Friday 1 June 2018. Early entry is encouraged but in no way guarantees acceptance.

Submission Format

-Films must be submitted via online screener ONLY.

-We do not accept subsequent cuts or more complete versions of submitted films, therefore changing or updating the originally submitted link is
not accepted.

Submission Eligibility

- All submissions must have been completed after 1 January 2017.

- Raindance requires at least a UK premiere for any feature film.
- There is no premiere policy for short films and music videos.
- Works-in-progress and films with distribution are accepted.

Premiere Status

- Feature Films must be at least UK Premieres: they must not have been released in the UK on any format, nor screened publicly online.
If, after you submit, the premiere status of your feature film changes rendering it no longer available for at least UK premiere, please let us know
immediately and withdraw your film from submissions.
- There is no Premiere policy for short films and music videos, they may have screened at other Festivals and/or online.

Film Classification
 All films screened during the Raindance Film Festival receive a blank 18 certificate from Westminster Council (London). This means we
cannot accept anyone under aged during any screening of the Festival. Please take this into account when submitting to Raindance.

Submission Fee

All submissions for Raindance are to be paid through FilmFreeway platform. The submission fee is non-refundable

Shipping

If selected your DCP should be sent to:

Raindance Film Festival

10a Craven Street

London WC2N 5PE

United Kingdom

If the film is selected for the Festival all shipping and postage costs for DCPs and additional materials sent to and returned from Raindance must be
borne by the submitting party. Raindance will not accept Cash on Delivery shipments. Raindance will not absorb any fees incurred in British customs. All
charges must be pre-paid.

Selection of Films

Submissions are reviewed and selected under the following criteria:

- Quality of narrative and production values.
- Independent nature of the production.

Festival Screenings
  Selected films MUST provide a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) in order to be screened at the Raindance Film Festival, as well as a backup
Blu-ray. The film title MUST be clearly labelled on the DCP and Blu-ray. All foreign language films MUST contain English subtitles
files.

 Blu-ray will be used as backup only. Please clearly label whether your film is PAL or NTSC. Our facilities do NOT support DVD, tape, 35mm, Super
16mm, 8mm or double-head formats.

 A selected DCP must be received at Raindance no later than TWENTY days prior to its scheduled screening date.

 Our partner cinema uses pin sharp Sony 4K Digital Cinema projection, making DCP screenings look incredible. Raindance aspires to provide the best
quality projection possible but will not be held liable for any failure in the technical quality of the projection, nor will fees be refunded in any such
case. Raindance assumes that the submitting party or filmmaker(s) or entrant(s) or print source company has insured for damage and loss of the
festival DCP.

Scheduling
  Screenings are scheduled at the discretion of Raindance. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule,
Raindance reserves the right to make changes at any time for any reason. Raindance will not be liable for any costs claimed as a
result of a change in scheduling.

 No film may be withdrawn from the festival programme after its selection.

Festival Awards

 Jury prizes for Feature Films: Film of the Festival, Best UK Film, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Performance, Best Documentary and
the Discovery Award.

 Jury prizes for Short Films: Best Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short and Best UK Short.

 Jury prizes for Music Videos: Best Music Video

Production Schedule