{"id":36683,"date":"2024-03-16T15:26:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=36683"},"modified":"2024-03-16T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:26:07","slug":"open-call-for-freedom-tower-short-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/open-call-for-freedom-tower-short-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call For Freedom Tower Short Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Film Festival is hosting a short-film contest to celebrate the Freedom Tower\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/freedom-tower-closed-until-2025-as-it-undergoes-major-restoration-project\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100th birthday and reopening in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications are rolling through April 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three proposals will receive $5,000 to develop a two-minute sample documentary by July 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winner will create a 10-minute documentary by Jan. 31, 2025 highlighting the Freedom Tower\u2019s history and legacy, including its architecture and design, operation as \u201cEl Refugio\u201d\u2014a Cuban refugee assistance center\u2014and\u00a0 connection to Miami Dade College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filmmakers are encouraged to use footage housed in the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, available at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/archives\/wolfson-archives\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/archives\/wolfson-archives\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposals must be submitted to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@miamifilmfestival.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">info@miamifilmfestival.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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