FILM NEWS: Justina Walford from Studio Movie Grill Announces ONE STORY MOVEMENT with up to 11 $1000 prizes for documentary and aspiring filmmakers across the country
Justina Walford from Studio Movie Grill (“SMG”) is reaching out to local filmmakers and storytellers around the country and asking them to highlight the community they live in through the power of video storytelling.
Finalists will be selected to compete for a $1,000 prize at Studio Movie Grill’s One Story Movement Evening Series events held at up to eleven select SMG locations. The winning selections will also be featured on the SMG website.
“The One Story Movement® is a combination of the mind of the storyteller and the heart of the community,” said Justina Walford, SMG’s Manager of Community Outreach and a One Story Movement juror, “We create videos internally, but we want to give depth to the curated gallery on SMG’s website with our guests’ stories and created the One Story Movement® as a visual platform to open hearts and minds, one story at a time.”
SMG’s One Story Movement project invites documentary and aspiring filmmakers to create a short film that highlights the work of those who strive to leave a positive wake in our communities. Films must be under three minutes and about an organization, community, or individual within 30 miles of a Studio Movie Grill location.
Locations can be found here.
Finalists and winners will be selected by a pane
l of judges based on Compelling Story (50%) and Impact on the Community (50%).
Storytellers can go to Studio Movie Grill’s One Story Movement Short Doc Competition page located at https://www.studiomoviegrill.com/OneStory/Share, submit the required contact information and the short film.
More information can be found at https://www.studiomoviegrill.com/
Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CT on August 29, 2018
Finalists Announced: September 12, 2018
Screening and Winner Selection: October 10, 2018
Prize: $1,000 to one winner at each of 11 national screening locations (TBA)
Justina Walford from Studio Movie Grill Announces ONE STORY MOVEMENT with up to 11 $1000 prizes for documentary and aspiring filmmakers across the country