Miami Film Festival is hosting a short-film contest to celebrate the Freedom Tower’s 100th birthday and reopening in 2025.
Filmmakers must submit a proposal that includes their vision of the documentary (no more than three pages long), an estimated budget, a short biography of the production personnel and examples of their work.
Applications are rolling through April 14.
Three proposals will receive $5,000 to develop a two-minute sample documentary by July 30.
The winner will create a 10-minute documentary by Jan. 31, 2025 highlighting the Freedom Tower’s history and legacy, including its architecture and design, operation as “El Refugio”—a Cuban refugee assistance center—and connection to Miami Dade College.
Filmmakers are encouraged to use footage housed in the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, available at https://www.mdc.edu/archives/wolfson-archives/.
Proposals must be submitted to info@miamifilmfestival.com. For more information, visit https://miamifilmfestival.com/the-freedom-tower/.
