Filmmakers have just six weeks remaining to enter their films into the Tasmanian ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ (BOFA) Film Festival. BOFA’s two short film competitions, the Digital SLR Short Film Competition and the Fusion Film Competition boast prizes including cash, film equipment, industry support and accommodation.

With an audience of high profileindustry guests, the festival makes for an ideal platform for both emerging and seasoned filmmakers to showcase their work. Please note the new entry deadline, 5pm on Friday 30 September 2011. The festival will also include exhibitions at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG), including the Corrick Collection of priceless silent films in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archive, and Bradley Patrick’s exhibition, Directors and Stars; the Big Ideas series of debates in association with ABC and St James Ethics Centre; gala events in ‘fresh’ places like the famous James Boags brewery and Food, Wine ‘n’ Film – a celebration of films about food whilst enjoying Tasmania’s finest wines.

Competition films will be judged by Artistic Director and celebrity photographer Bradley Patrick and a panel of industry professionals. In keeping with the festival theme, films chosen for BOFA will reflect the festival’s fresh approach to filmmaking and contemporary issues, celebrating the power of screen-based storytelling to inspire positive change.

Short films should incorporate one of BOFA’s key themes: ‘New Horizons’ or ‘Food for Thought’. Entries for the Digital SLR Short Film Competition should be less than 12 minutes in length and shot on Digital SLR camera (this condition is waived for Tasmanian residents). BOFA’s Fusion Film Competition, run in conjunction with the

Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), invites submissions of films that tell a story by merging the moving and still image in less than five minutes. For more information, go to https://www.withoutabox.com/login/9557.