{"id":310580,"date":"2026-10-20T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310580\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:54:08","slug":"submissions-open-for-c4cs-one-minute-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310580\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions open for C4C\u2019s One Minute Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center for Creativity\u2019s<\/a> annual One Minute Film Festival<\/a> is approaching its Oct. 27 submission deadline.<\/p>\n

As the name implies, festival submissions must be 60 seconds or less. The festival is open to all Pitt students, faculty and staff regardless of prior experience. For interested participants, the necessary supplies are a camera \u2014 including a phone or rental from Hillman Library\u2019s Media Equipment Lending Program<\/a> \u2014 editing software and a free afternoon.<\/p>\n

A minute-long film challenges filmmakers<\/a> to convey an intriguing story or concept in only a short time. Erik Schuckers, C4C\u2019s programming and communications manager, emphasized the key elements creators should focus on in their short film.<\/p>\n

\u201cA one-minute film leaves very little room for technique to do the work. What carries a film this short are a clear idea, voice and point of view, which is why a first-timer and an experienced filmmaker can take part side by side,\u201d Schuckers said.<\/p>\n

The festival offers complete creative freedom over idea, style and subject \u2014 the only constraint is the time limit. Schuckers said the skills acquired during the festival are transferable to general success as an undergraduate.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne-minute films are about developing a clear idea and communicating it effectively. Those are also the skills you need to create a strong research summary or presentation, or pitch yourself for a job or an internship,\u201d Schuckers said.<\/p>\n

The festival provides an opportunity for both novice and experienced filmmakers. Nolan DuBois, the Film and Media Studies Student Lab Tutor and a winner of last year\u2019s festival, appreciated the lack of expectation and time commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents can make something they don\u2019t have to worry about being graded on \u2026 It was nice that I didn\u2019t have to spend weeks planning, shooting and editing,\u201d DuBois said. \u201cI was able to spend a day having fun with friends and won some money from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Submissions<\/a> will be shown at a public screening<\/a> on Nov. 7 where community members from across campus will view each participants\u2019 films. The festival\u2019s winners will be determined by a board of judges, and the top three entries will receive $250, $150 and $100 accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Center for Creativity\u2019s annual One Minute Film Festival is approaching its Oct. 27 submission deadline. As the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-310580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}