Your film must not be over 60 seconds long, including any title or end credits. Films over this length will not be accepted.
We need to receive your entry by 5pm on 4 January, 2008.
The film should be themed around the word 'unite'.
The film must be in English, and must have been filmed in the UK.
You can only enter one film.
You must be 16 years old or over. If you are under 18 on the 30 October 2007, you'll need to get written permission from your parent or guardian, and be able to produce that permission if asked.
You can work with other people to make your film, however only one person can be registered as the film maker.
Material in the short films must be suitable for pre watershed broadcast: Short films must not include strong language, scenes of a clearly sexual nature or distressing scenes. Short films that contain defamatory or obscene material, are of an explicitly violent nature or are likely to incite bigotry/racial or religious prejudice will be rejected.
Please refrain from using very quick cuts or flashing images as this can affect people who are prone to epileptic fits.
Your film should not be an advert or film about Orange or BAFTA, and you should not show or mention brand names - even in the background.
You can create your film in any format, but it must be submitted as defined in the 'Upload' section of the website. Please ensure that you keep your original material or a good quality copy as we may need it at a later date. Please shoot your film in 'widescreen' (16:9) wherever possible. If this is not possible, then 'letterbox' 4:3 or standard 4:3 is acceptable.
Before you enter, please check that all contributions to your film or recordings, and any copyright material included in them, have been cleared for all purposes. You need to ensure that you have permission from the actors, permission from the location owners and permission from the person who has written songs or music in order to include them in your film. Please click here to see our section on music for further details. If you don't clear the rights to your film, it won’t be eligible for entry.
During registration you’ll be asked to fill in a music clearance form. This must be completed before entry.
You must enter the film in the region where you are resident at the time of submission. There is a postcode finder in the entry form which will tell you which region you are in. If you supply incorrect information we reserve the right to disqualify your film. You may be required to provide evidence of your address upon request.
BAFTA acting in consultation with its partners in the initiative reserve the right to extend the deadline for entry.
