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Congratulations to all of our winners!

Highlight Reel Category

Audience Award:
STAY HOME AND RECHARGE – Malcolm Washington
Jury Award:
EXTRA CREDIT ADVENTURE EDIT – Edward M Babbitt III

Maine Made Category

Audience Award:
BELLA/BEAUTY ADVENTURE MEDITATION – Ryan Malagara
Jury Award:
DIP AND SWAY – Dylan Ladds, Dooster

Modern PSA Category

Audience Award:
BACKYARD BIRD BATH: MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS – Scot Miller
Jury Award:
HIKING WITH KALLI AND MIA – Doodle Moo

Nature Meditation Category

Audience Award:
ABOUT LIFE AFTER LIFE – Peter Ackerman
Jury Award:
MAINE COAST – Nate Allard

Profile Piece Category

Audience Award:
OOBICA – A SHORT FILM – Samuel Brilliant
Jury Award:
AARON – SAILMAINE – Swallowtail / Dean Merrill

Extra Credit Finalists:


A DAY AT THE BAY – Anthony Gertzos – Pickering, Ontario, Canada
A DAY IN THE MAINE WOODS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 – Barbara Cray Entertainment – Maine
A MOMENT A DAY IN MARCH – Samuel Presley of Allora Studios – Atlanta, GA, USA
AARON – SAILMAINE – Swallowtail / Dean Merrill – Portland, Maine

ABOUT LIFE AFTER LIFE – Peter Ackerman – Maine
BACKYARD BIRD BATH: MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS – Scot Miller – Dallas, Texas
BELLA/BEAUTY ADVENTURE MEDITATION – Ryan Malagara – Machias Maine USA
BIKING THROUGH THE SEASONS – Josh Lawless – Farmington, Maine
BRANT AND COCHRAN – Sam Whitney – South Portland, Maine, United States
CONNECT TO WILDERNESS FROM THE FOREST – Jeanne Christie – Windham, ME, USA
DIP AND SWAY – Dylan Ladds, Dooster – Belfast, Maine, USA
EXTRA CREDIT ADVENTURE EDIT – Edward M Babbitt III – Portland, Maine
FENWICK – Mac Christopher – Vermont, USA
FROZEN SPRING – Bethany Redding – Toronto, ON & Danbury, CT
HIKING WITH KALLI AND MIA – Doodle Moo – Maine
HOMEMADE VERMONT CIDER – Stephen Szmed & Luke Becker-Lowe – Worcester, Vermont, USA
KATAHDINLAND – Susan Mathias – Maine
KEEPING OUR DISTANCE – Wilfong Works – Stow/Lovell, Maine, USA
MAINE COAST – Nate Allard – Arrowsic / Phippsburg, Maine, USA
NATURE IS HOME – Breech Asher Harani – Philippines
NO GRIT, NO GRID. – Philip J. Carcia – White Mountains, New Hampshire. USA.
NONESSENTIAL – Jasper Lowe – Portland, ME
OCEAN JUMPING – Frazier Dougherty – Biddeford Pool, Maine, USA
OOBICA – A SHORT FILM – Samuel Brilliant – Old Orchard Beach, Maine
PEP TALK – Alan Del Tufo – Waldwick, NJ, USA
REBORN IN GLACIER BAY – Brian Beard – Glacier Bay, Alaska
RED LODGE – Zhanna Kucheriavaia – Red Lodge, MT, USA
JUDGE SLED – Teagan Wright – Maine
SPOT POND BROOK FLOW JAM – JS O’Connor – Stoneham, MA
STAY HOME AND RECHARGE – Malcolm Washington – Merriam, Kansas, US
THE BASELINE WITH THE BASELINE LADY – Kelly Hinkle – Columbia Falls,Maine ,USA
THE STEEL CITY SURFER – Camden Spear – Boothbay, Maine United States
TIDAL REMNANTS – Vincent Marcucci – Various locations from Florida, Spain, Italy and Jordan.
TRENTON TREASURE HUNTERS – Nayeli Monahan – Trenton, Maine, USA
WASP NINJA LEGO WALK – Tight Lines Productions – Portland, Maine
WINTER STILLNESS – Jeshua Soucy – Belgrade, Maine, USA

 

**Film synopsis and filmmaker bios coming soon!


Many of you are stuck at home, trying to do your part to flatten the curve.
And MOFF knows that somewhere in your crib, there’s a bunch of old footage from the glory days, just waiting to be edited. And whether the glory days were last month, or last century, we want to see your footage come together.

That’s why MOFF is putting up $2,500 in cash prizes, in five different short film categories.
Let’s show the world what you can do with your old footage and this #StayTheF*ckAtHome time!
So fire up those home editing suites, pull that footage that’s been begging to see the light of day, and get creative to tell your stories of the outdoors! We’re calling it the:

Extra Credit Adventure Edit

A special challenge for adventure filmmakers (or regular people who know how to edit) from the Maine Outdoor Film Festival

DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Your Assignment:

  • open to anyone, free to enter
  • All submissions must be less than 4 minutes long and an outdoor film (i.e. filmed outside or related to outdoor adventure or conservation… MOFF reserves final say)
  • All music must be credited and used with permission
  • Submissions due to MOFF by April 25, 2020 May 6, 2020 – to submit your film, email a downloadable link (vimeo, dropbox, Drive, etc.), subject line: “Extra Credit Adventure Edit” moff@maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com
  • Enter in one of four loose categories:
    • Old timer’s edit (footage from pre-2000 only)
    • Nature Meditation (music and landscapes)
    • Profile piece (athlete, maker, place etc.)
    • Highlight Reel
  • Or enter in the special category for new footage:
    • PSA for modern times (think: social distancing or “How to Home School Your Kid When You Never Intended To” or even a thank you to those on the front line)
  • The finalists in each category will be chosen by our jury and then all the finalists will premiere on April 30 May 13, at 7pm eastern LIVE on MOFF’s vimeo channel/website
  • The next day (May 14) voting will open and the winners will be announced on May 20.
  • By submitting to this contest, you agree to all terms listed on our submit page

Prizes:
Each category will have both a $250 Audience Award and a $250 Jury Award.

Timeline:
Production and Post-production: Today through May 6
Submission deadline: April 25 May 6
May 13: Online premiere viewing party!
May 14: Video finalists are uploaded and online voting begins at maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com. Only one vote per email address please.
May 20: Winners Announced live

Judging Criteria:
Storytelling: 30%
Outdoor spirit: 25%
Soundtrack: 20%
Cinematographic quality: 15%
Humor/Positivity: 10%

Terms:
By submitting to Maine Outdoor Film Festival, you agree to these terms.