LSU School of Theatre Presents the TAKE X Film Festival
Call for Entries
The LSU School of Theatre will be hosting the Take X Film Festival at the Shaver Theatre
in the LSU’s Music and Dramatic Arts Building (MDA) at 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 4,
2024.
To enter a film into the festival, please fill out and submit this form: https://lsu.formstack.com/forms/take_film_festival_entry_form
This spring, produced with a course focused on film festival organization (Theater
3740), the LSU School of Theatre presents the Take Film Festival. Take is dedicated
to promoting and celebrating the films of all LSU students (undergraduates and graduates)
and alumni from LSU, as well as students from universities all over Louisiana.
Eligibility requirements for submission:
1. You must be a current or former student from any Louisiana university.
2. Films must have been completed between May 2023 to April 2024.
3. Film must be at least 30 seconds and no more than 20 minutes in length.
Following the screenings, awards will be presented for the following 10 categories:
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Editor
Best Production Design
Best Writing
Best Costumes
Best Picture
Best Alumni Film
Audience Award
The Audience award winner and Best Alumni Film will be chosen live during the festival
screenings.
To enter, please complete the online application above and be sure include a link
to a Vimeo where your project can be viewed and downloaded. Remember to include the
password if the site is password protected. Upon completion of your submission form,
you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Festival submissions open on March 4, 2024, and the deadline is Friday April 12, 2024.
Submissions will be accepted through April 17, 2024 but those received after April
12, 2024 are not guaranteed to be reviewed. All submissions should be made by completing
the Online Submission Form.
If you are selected for the Festival, you will be notified by April 26, 2024. You
will then be required provide a festival ready copy of your film and a digital poster
for promotional purposes. These will be due no later than April 30, 2024.
The full guidelines are available HERE.
For questions contact Chris Stelly (cstelly1@lsu.edu) or Vastine Stabler (stabler1@lsu.edu)