Schedule/Deadlines
October 2009 Announcement of the Meijer
Great Choices Film Festival
October 2009– February 15, 2010 PSA’s
accepted for competition.
All material must be copyright free or original and relate
to character, health or diversity. (Be Careful about showing
items with brand names)
Release forms must be submitted with DVD and Registration form
Entry fees are $5 per entry
All submissions must be on DVD and mailed to
“Meijer Great Choices Film Festival”
c/o Van Singel Fine Arts Center,
8500 Burlingame SW,
Byron Center, MI 49315
Feb.– April 2010 Phase 1 judging by
college film students, festival, media and underwriter representatives.
Judging will separate PSA’s first by target audience, then by Great Choices categories of Character, Health, and Diversity. The judges reserve the right to move an entry to a more appropriate category. Entries will be narrowed to the top ten for each Great Choice categories for a total of sixty semifinalists.* (The judges reserve the right to reduce the number of semifinalists/finalists by category pending adequate number of entries.)
Every entry will receive a written film critique and thank you letter from a Meijer Great Choices Film Festival representative.
May– June 2010Semifinalists will be
announced via a letter and invitation to the Festival Event
scheduled for June 2009.
Top ten PSA’s for each audience and category will be invited:
- Top 10 PSA’s (:30) for heath issues targeted for
grades K-6*
- Top 10 PSA’s (:30) celebrating diversity, targeted
for grades K-6*
- Top 10 PSA’s (:30) promoting character, targeted
for grades K-6*
- Top 10 PSA’s (:30) for heath issues targeted for
grades 7-12*
- Top 10 PSA’s (:30) celebrating diversity, targeted
for grades 7-12*
- Top 10 PSA’s (:30) promoting character, targeted
for grades 7-12*
Fall 2010 Top Ten PSA’s (*Pending
qualifications) of each catetory to be reproduced and distributed
on DVD to Michigan schools as tools for their Character Education,
Health and Diversity programs.
DVD’s will be made available to all Meijer Stores for in-store airing.
DVD’s will be made available to all media as requested
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