Film Portfolio & Screening
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Completed short film or filmmaker showreel screened at a formal or informal context and reviewed by a working professional. Triad: concept/ideation artifact (director's statement: what the film or showreel is trying to achieve, what the filmmaker's creative voice and approach is, how this project demonstrates their filmmaking abilities and positions them as a filmmaker), technical execution artifact (finished short film — minimum 3 minutes — or filmmaker showreel — minimum 90 seconds demonstrating multiple roles or production strengths), documentation/critique artifact (production write-up: from initial concept through pre-production, shoot, and post-production — what was learned at each stage, what went wrong and how it was resolved, what would be done differently — this is the reflective document that demonstrates filmmaking maturity, not just completion). Studio critique: working filmmaker or film school tutor provides documented written feedback at a formal or informal screening or reel review — the written critique is submitted as proof. Proof: director's statement, finished film or showreel (video link), production write-up, documented critique feedback. Verifier: working filmmaker (minimum 3 screen credits or equivalent production experience) or film school tutor with professional credits — no peer-only verification.
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Curate a portfolio of two to four completed films or significant excerpts demonstrating range of form, genre, or approach. For each film, write a director's statement (300–400 words) covering: the central creative intention, the key craft decisions made to serve that intention, and what the work taught you about your filmmaking practice.
Proof required
Submit your portfolio reel (minimum two films or excerpts, total 10–30 minutes, shared as links or files) plus director's statements for each work.
What gets checked
- Two to four works with genuine range — not two similar short dramas
- Each director's statement names specific craft decisions (not 'I wanted to tell a human story')
- Director's statements include honest reflection on what the work taught — not only what succeeded