VTIFF

2012 FESTIVAL TRAILER COMPETITION
The Vermont International Film Festival invites film/videomakers to enter a competition for making the 2012 festival trailer. The competition is open to all Vermont residents and to students attending any Vermont college, university or high school.
Details downloadable here (PDF)

THE VERMONT FILMMAKERS’ SHOWCASE™ is the largest and oldest presentation of Vermont-made films in the state and offers Vermont filmmakers an opportunity to screen their films in a cinematic environment and to network with filmmakers and film audiences. The screenings are free to the public.

Please sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page and make sure you tick the VT Filmmaker button (to receive all our news and offers, tick both VT filmmaker and Patron.) You will then be notified when we are open to submissions for VTIFF 2012. The showcase is open to all Vermont-made films produced within the last year.

The VFS offers Vermont filmmakers a variety of prizes, including:

The James Goldstone Award, a $500 cash prize awarded by the Vermont Film Commission since 2000. This award given to an emerging Vermont filmmaker to honor the life of this prolific producer/director and founding member of the Vermont Film Commission

The Footage Farm USA Documentary Award, a credit for stock footage worth $600 from the Footage Farm collection given to a Vermont Documentary Filmmaker who, through film, strives to raise questions about the world we live in.

And the Ben and Jerry’s Award, a $500 cash prize given to recognize and support a Vermont filmmaker who, through the lens, documented and raised awareness of an important social or environmental issue with verve and ingenuity.