Collaborating Sponsor
4pm Thursday March 19
The Argyros
Reception to follow at Tito’s Handmade Vodka Filmmaker Loft
The 1 Potato Initiative is the Festival’s effort to shine a spotlight on Idaho filmmakers and encourage filming in the state of Idaho. This short screenplay competition offers the winner $5000 to shoot their film on location in Idaho. After screening a block of Idaho short films, last year’s winning 1 Potato script, Girls are Strong Here by Scott Burkhardt, will have its world premiere as a completed film, before announcing the 2020 1 Potato winner. Join us for cocktails and conversation after the screening at Tito’s Filmmaker Loft.
Free and open to the public with priority access to Insiders, Festival and Film Passholders
• $5,000 prize towards film budget
• lodging and all-access credentials during SVFF
• rare networking opportunities with Industry established filmmakers
• inclusion in exclusive SVFF events
• highlighted world premiere at SVFF 2021
• SVFF brokered deals, guidance and opportunities
• The Sun Valley Film Festival reserves the right to determine eligibility of any project submitted.
• Must be 15 pages or less.
• Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Without exception, the winning script MUST BE FILMED IN IDAHO; do not submit your project unless you are able to commit to filming in Idaho.
• The Sun Valley Film Festival and Producers will be involved in the hiring of all cast and crew.
• While additional fundraising in encouraged, the script must be feasible to film on a limited budget.
• The Sun Valley Film Festival will receive a Made In Association With credit, as well as end credit scroll logo placement.
• Finalists will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire upon completing the program.
• Finalized film must have its world premiere at the Sun Valley Film Festival.
• Strength of story
• Originality/Creativity
• Clarity
• Feasibility given financial/location parameters
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