EQUAL: APPLICATION FORM

EQUAL: A Short Film Competition Brought to You By Procam and The Farm Group to Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month of March

Procam, Europe’s largest digital cinematography hire facility, is partnering with multi-award

winning post-production house The Farm Group, to launch a short film competition for female

filmmakers to celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.

The campaign theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #EachforEqual, to promote

and build a gender equal world. Within the film and television industry we continuously see

gender inequality, despite efforts from campaign groups to fight this. The 2020 Oscars saw an

all-male shortlist for Best Director, and in the 90+ year history of the Academy Awards, only five

female filmmakers have ever been nominated in the category.

In support of women in the film and television industry, we would like to invite female filmmakers

to pitch a short film of no more than 7 minutes surrounding the theme EQUAL, as a nod to this

year's campaign. Applicants can be as creative as they like with the theme, and the short should

be produced using a well-balanced team with the aim to have an equal amount of male and

female crew on the production.

To submit, applicants will need to:

Complete this application form and email to updates@procam.tv

Attach a drafted script (this needs to be mindful of the maximum running time of 7 minutes)

Include any other supporting material showing previous work (website, showreel, IMDb page

etc.)

Name of Applicant:

Email Address:

Mobile Number:

A bit about yourself - up to 100 words:

Add bit about yourself here…

Any links to previous work and/or professional social sites including IMDB, Screen Skills,

Production Base:

Title of Project:

Genre:

Synopsis - up to 200 words:

Add your synopsis here…

Name of Director:

Name of Producer:

Name of Scriptwriter:

Please attach a drafted script being mindful of the total running time of maximum 7 minutes. As

a rough guideline, 1 page = 1 minute.

Entries to be emailed to updates@procam.tv with any supporting material attached

Terms and conditions:

The competition is open to UK residents over the age of 18. The applicant must identify as female and fill the role of either producer or director on the

short film. The prize package can be used for the pitched short film only. The script provided should be original, and the applicant must have full permissions for its

use. The short film produced should have a maximum running time of no more than 7 minutes

including titles. Entries are open from 09/03/2020. The closing submission date is 30/04/2020 at 12:00. The prize package is valid for one year. The short film must be filmed and edited before

29/05/2021. The filming must take place across 3 consecutive days. Any filming equipment and camera assistant is subject to availability and at the managers

discretion. To take advantage of the offer of a Camera Assistant and Crew Vehicle, filming must take

place within the M25. The applicant must supply their own public liability insurance, workers liability insurance,

equipment hire insurance, risk assessment and call sheet. The applicant is responsible for filling all crew roles for the production, except for the Camera

Assistant, and should aim to have a gender balanced crew for the full duration of the production.

The responsibility of editing is with the applicant. To take advantage of the 2-day film finishing package from The Farm Group, the applicant must supply a locked picture prior to any sound design or colour grading work from The Farm.

If the equipment hire value exceeds the prize value, then the remaining cost shall be payable to Procam.

Procam and The Farm Group will be given a ‘thanks to’ credit on the final film. The Short Film must not defame any person or entity, or be disparaging to any religion, race,

or nation, or contain language that is lewd, obscene or inappropriate, or use any copyrights, images, marks, trademarks or logos for which the Entrant has not obtained permission for their use. Procam reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant who does not comply with the conditions set out in this clause.

By entering the competition, the applicant agrees to Procam’s Terms and Conditions of hire.