A badass five-day filmmaking challenge

It takes a special kind of nerve to rise to the Fusion Doc Challenge. Can you assemble a team that can shoot, edit and produce a world-class documentary short in only 120 hours?

If you’re up to the challenge, your mini doc has a chance to premiere at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.

Only badass filmmakers need apply.

HOW IT WORKS:

1. Register your team at theaudienceawards.com.
2. Claim your five-day window: November 10-15 or November 14-19, 2016.
3. On your start date, log in and receive the theme and genre to which your 4- to 7-minute film is beholden.
4. Get your badassery on. You have 120 hours to make and upload your film. We provide one additional hour for upload time.

Films which are uploaded within the parameters set will be judged by an industry panel of jurors. The top 12 films with the highest scores will premiere at the Fusion Doc Challenge screening at Slamdance in January 2017.

TOP 12 FILM AWARDS:

• Fusion will select their favorite film and award a cash prize of $1,500.
• Doc Challenge will select their favorite film and award a cash prize of $1,000.
• Awards will be given for Honorable Mention, Best Use of Theme, Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Film in each genre.
• Winner of Best Score will receive a FilmStro soundtrack license, worth $1,999, to be used on a film which has up to a $1M budget.
• The winners will be announced immediately following the screening.

OTHER PERKS FOR OUR 12 FINALISTS:

Badges: Finalists receive 3 all-access filmmaker badges to attend the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.
Distribution: The top 12 films, plus an additional eight films, will receive distribution across Fusion Network's channels.
More festivals and competition: After Slamdance, these 12 films will also make their Los Angeles premiere at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood the during audfest, April 6-9, 2017.
All finalists will receive two all-access passes to attend audfest.

There will be an online Audience Awards competition from April 5-8, 2017. The Audience Awards prizes will be presented at the awards show in April 2017.

• 1st place audience choice wins $500, plus a FilmStro soundtrack license, worth $1,999, to be used on a film which has up to a $1M budget.
• 2nd place wins $300.
• 3rd place wins $150.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY CHALLENGE:

International Documentary Challenge launched in 2005. This ongoing program sponsors a variety of themed competitions throughout the year in which filmmakers have a limited timeframe to make a short documentary (4-7 minutes) based on a designated topic. Over the years, a number of Doc Challenge films – which all receive prominent film festival exposure, in addition to other prizes – have received Emmy nominations and been eligible for Academy Award consideration. Doc Challenge festival premieres and sponsors have included Silverdocs, Hot Docs, Slamdance, DOCNYC, POV, Documentary Educational Resources and Fusion.

ABOUT FUSION:
Fusion is a multi platform media company that serves a young, diverse and inclusive millennial generation across its television and digital platforms. We deliver a unique mix of news, pop culture and comedy content that is both smart and irreverent. Fusion’s cable network was launched as a joint venture between Univision Communications Inc. and the Disney/ABC Television Network on Oct. 28, 2013. Their new website was launched in February 2015. Fusion has agreements with several major distributors to carry the cable network, including DirecTV, Dish, Cablevision, Charter, Cox, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS and Google Fiber, as well as OTT providers including Apple TV. Visit us online at: www.fusion.net.

ABOUT SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL:
Slamdance Film Festival is dedicated to new filmmakers. We accept films in every genre, on any topic, from every country around the world. The festival program is selected from 100% blind submissions and we do not disqualify any films based on premiere status or date of completion. Our mission is to bring attention to the most talented emerging filmmakers, showcasing their work in the media frenzy of festival week in Park City, Utah.

ABOUT AUDFEST:
Audfest will kick off April 6-9, 2017 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. It’s not the norm in this industry to play up a film festival as your first, but Audience Awards isn’t the norm and this isn’t your normal film festival. With an online community of over 150,000 filmmakers and film lovers, the 1st annual AudFest brings together our community face-to-face. All Audience Awards winning films will screen at the NoHo El Portal Theatre, along with an exciting festival premiere - Audience Awards Women’s Film Challenge. A company started by filmmakers for filmmakers, Audience Awards is bent on providing opportunity and exposure for our amazing artists. Your days at AudFest will be filled with invaluable industry panels and workshops, your nights filled with screenings, networking parties and awards ceremonies. AudFest is the capstone of 365 days full of stellar work created by our most talented filmmakers.

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REGISTER BY

Nov 14, 2016 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

PRIZE DESCRIPTION

Fusion winner: $1,500 | Doc Challenge winner: $1,000 | Best Score: $1,999 Filmstro Pro soundtrack license | Each finalist team receives: a $100 travel stipend to attend Slamdance Film Festival, three all-access passes to Slamdance Film Festival and four all-access film festival passes to Audience Awards Film Festival.

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Extended Deadline:

Nov 14, 2016 12:00pm (America/Denver)

Entry Fee: $89