Chronicle & Echo Launches Film Comp

Local film-makers have the chance to earn some recognition as the Northampton Chronicle & Echo launches its annual short film competition.

Supported by industry groups such as 20th Century Fox and Reelscape Films, the contest invites people to submit five-minute films shot in the county which will be judged by both a specialist panel and the public.

Film Northants 2009 invites submissions via its website for the three categories – fiction, non-fiction and schools, reports HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk .

Entries will be displayed on the website and the judging panel will then select a shortlist from which visitors will select the three winners.

The finalists will also see their films make the big screen at a special ceremony at a Vue Cinema in September.

Prizes include a flat-screen TV, passes for the cinema and places on workshops with industry figures.

Further details can be found on northamptonchron.co.uk .

[Disclosure – The Northampton Chronicle & Echo is a Johnston Press publication.]