The Sixth Annual Sigmund Freud Film Challenge

Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone fame once said that with the key of imagination, we open the dimension of the mind. The sixth annual Sigmund Freud Film Festival & Challenge, under film festival producer Rodrick Colbert and the Evolutionary Project, continues to call for film entries that celebrate one of the most famous locksmiths of the mind, Dr. Freud.

“Bold, Provocative, Fun, and Thought-provoking” are some of the adjectives to describe this latest Tampa Bay-based area film festival & film challenge.

The non-competitive portion seeks any maximum 20-minute (minimum 2-minute) fiction or non-fiction film that includes themes related to Sigmund Freud, Freudian theories, psychology, psychotherapy, or any psychological thriller or themed film. The entry fee is $35 and is subject to acceptance.

Awards & Prizes

Prizes:

Original and Signed Award Certificates by the producer will be awarded to the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Actress Performances, Best Editing, Best Use of Story Elements, Best Story, and Best Adaptation of Freudian Theory.

Both Competitive and Non-Competitive Films are eligible for the top three Audience Favorite Awards.

Rules & Terms

For the competitive film challenge, between now and July 12, 2024, filmmakers are invited to create and submit an original maximum 15-minute - ( minimum 2-minute) video that includes the following elements:

1. Any idea from Freud's classic 1895 book, "Studies on Hysteria."

2. Other elements of the competitive entries must include (1) the color Lime Green, (2) “I don't know who needs to hear this” as a line of dialogue, and (3) a "colander" must be shown in any capacity in the video, and (4) Your choice of any type of extraterrestrial figure, object, entity, fact or fiction OR a main character who is a well-known historical figure

3. “This film submission is part of “ The 6th Annual Sigmund Freud Film Festival & Challenge", the director's name and the title of the film” must be displayed at the beginning of the video entry.

5. The competitive film entry fee is $20.

6. The submission maximum minute limit excludes title and credits.

7. Competitive entries must be received by 11:59 p.m., July 12, 2024