CANTA presents: The Ed Wood’s Student Film Awards

The (not so?) great Ed Wood is widely regarded as the “Worst Director of All Time”. His films are notable for their campy aesthetics, technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, use of ill-fitting stock footage and eccentric casts.

In the spirit of Ed Wood, we are on the lookout for the “best worst film” at the 2021 Ed Wood Student Film Awards

To be part of student filmmaking immortality, all you have to do is create a film and enter it into one of the following categories:

• “Feature” Length Film
  • 1 – 5 minutes long
  • Original (although feel free to rip off some other film…)
  • Made mostly by UC students (hey, a bit of outside help is OK)

• One Minute Wonder
  • Up to 1 minute long
  • Can be anything! (Literally anything…)
  • Made mostly by UC students (hey, a bit of outside help is OK)

Awards will be presented for:

• Best (Worst) Actor
• Best (Worst) Cinematography
• Best (Worst) Editing
• Best (Worst) Soundtrack
• Best (Worst) Costumes
• Best (Worst) Special Effects
• Best Celebrity Cameo
• Best use of Whiteware
• Best (Worst) film (Under 5min Long)
• People’s choice award
• Best (Worst) worst Speech

You can use any camera you want to make the film. Your dad’s flash RED. Your brother’s handicam. Your dog’s iPhone. All that matters is that the film is (somewhat) watchable. And listenable. Think about audio. PLEASE think about audio…

Films must be submitted to the events@ucsa.org.nz via Dropbox, or on a USB drive. It’s OK, we’ll give you the USB drive back.

Ideally, the final format would be an .mp4 or .mov – but if it plays on VLC, you should be fine.

UCSA reserves the right to remove any film that is deemed too offensive, or just plain horrible to watch/listen to. Our standards are pretty low. If in doubt, ask us first.

UCSA also reserves the right to make use of any film submitted.

Send any questions to: events@ucsa.org.nz

Ed Wood Rules 2021

1. You can use old footage of yours if you choose to, but you need to put it together during this time.
2. The categories for entry are:

• “Feature” Length Film
  • Between 1 minute and 5 minutes long, including any titles and credits.
  • Original (although feel free to rip off some other film…)
  • Can be about anything – show us your creativity!
• One Minute Wonder
  • No more than 1 minute long, including any titles and credits.
  • Can be anything! (Literally anything… we have had a clip reel of a guy scaring his flatmate)
  • Basically a good insta story…

1. The ‘film’ must be delivered using our recommended file specs by midnight Sunday, 19th of May, uploaded via our online form.
2. You must have the rights to all material that appears in the ‘Film’. Please ensure you have permission from all actors, locations, music and anything else that you need permission for that you use in the ‘Film’.
3. Do not upload the ‘film’ onto the internet until after the screening night.
4. You can use any camera you want to make the “film”, however all that matters is that the “film” is (somewhat) watchable, and listenable. You must think about audio. PLEASE think about audio…
5. The UCSA will remove any film that is deemed too offensive, or just plain horrible to watch/listen to. Our standards are pretty low. If in doubt, ask us first.
6. The UCSA has the right to make use of any film submitted.