HAMTRAMCK – Planet Ant Theatre is making a CALL FOR ENTRIES for the fifth annual Planet Ant Film & Video Festival. This year's festival will take place June 13-16 in Hamtramck and Detroit.
The 2007 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival is a celebration of independent movies and the people who make them, featuring comedies, dramas, documentaries, music videos and animation from Detroit and around the world.
Building on the success of previous years, Planet Ant has invited back jurors Jack Cronin (Detroit Film Center, Oakland Community College) and Josh Funk ("Wild 'N Out" MTV, Joseph Jefferson Award winning director) and are proud to welcome new jurors Keith Jefferies (CinemaSlam, Ascalon Films) and Jamie Sonderman (Thought Collide, The Mitten Movie Project) who both had films in last year's festival.
Planet Ant is also proud to announce a partnership with WithoutaBox for easy online submissions as well as welcoming back 2006's sponsors Sony, Final Draft, Showbiz Software, Gorilla Software, SonicBids and The Michigan Film Office.
Information on submitting films and regular festival updates are available at planetant.com. Submissions must be postmarked by May 1, 2007.
Call for Entries: The 2007 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival
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