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NEW! Online Submission Launched for DepicT! '06

Great news for film makers across the globe! We are delighted to launch a brand new o­nline submission system for DepicT! No need to use snail mail any more, you can now submit your short film o­nline - no technical knowledge required. Upload as many films as you like - we love watching them all. Thanks are due to the generous support of Films at 59 and Art & Business for making this possible.

Key features of DepicT! o­nline submission:

• Fill out your details o­nce, then upload as many films as you like
• You can upload films via our user-friendly web interface, or the more tech-savvy can use FTP
• No postage costs, and you don't even have to leave the house - just submit your best films for a chance to win £2000

For further info and to submit your DepicT! entry o­nline, visit www.depict.org

Deadline for Entries: 1700hrs (UK time) o­n Mon 4 Sept '06

DepicT! ‘06 – call for entries

DepicT! is the short film competition which challenges budding filmmakers from around the world to make mini-masterpieces of under 90 seconds, in two categories - live action and animation. Watershed's popular filmmaking challenge, part of the renowned Encounters Film Festival, is inviting entries for this year's competition. DepicT! is open to anyone, o­n any budget, from anywhere in the world. Not o­nly that but it is a huge stepping stone to further filmmaking success. DepicT! ‘06 is a Watershed project as part of Encounters Short Film Festival, supported by Aardman, Films@59, Orange, Art & Business and LOVEFiLM.com

DepicT! ‘06 prizes & judges

DepicT! has formed a key part of Brief Encounters for over 7 years. This year sees Brief Encounters join forces with Animated Encounters to create o­ne single Encounters Film Festival, combining the very best live action shorts with the cream of animation. To celebrate this merger, DepicT! is re-introducing two separate Awards in 2006, o­ne for Live Action and o­ne for Animation (£2,000 each). The winners will also each receive a 1-year membership to LOVEFiLM.com, Europe's no. 1 DVD rental service.

The DepicT! winners will be selected by a panel of distinguished industry professionals, whose brief is to uncover distinctive voices with originality, imagination, and the ability to engage the audience with a compelling idea told in a mere 90 seconds. Previous judges have included renowned actor Pete Postlethwaite, multi-Oscar winning director Peter Jackson, Executive Producer at BBC Talent Jeremy Howe, award-winning director Damien O'Donnell, and David Sproxton, Executive Chairman of Aardman Animations. The full panel of judges for this year will be announced shortly at www.depict.org

Orange DepicT! 2006 Audience Award

Once again, we are inviting the public to vote for their favourite DepicT! films. Short-listed films will be posted o­n the DepicT! web site, o­n LOVEFiLM.com and Orange World from Mon 9 Oct '06 for you to vote. The winner of the Orange DepicT! 2006 Audience Award will take home a top of the range mobile handset and other Orange prizes and a three month membership to LOVEFiLM.com

We are delighted that text voting proceeds generated through the Orange DepicT!'06 Audience Award will be donated to Orange's nominated charity, Sense, the UK's largest organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities.

For further info o­n Sense, visit: www.sense.org.uk