The Organic Summit’s first annual Organic Film Trailer Competition is an opportunity for filmmakers creating works on organic agriculture and industry to show their film trailers at the premier leadership meeting for organic industry stakeholders. We will unearth up to ten work-in-progress films, and select one as the Organic Summit’s Pick of the Harvest. A cash prize will be awarded by the Organic Farming Research Foundation and presented at the Organic Summit by Curt Ellis (King Corn) and Ron Kroese.

We are seeking independent works whose primary focus is related to organic food and agriculture. Special consideration will be given to those films addressing session topics of the Organic Summit and/or the purpose and mission of OFRF as listed below.

The Organic Farming Research Foundation’s purpose is to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems. OFRF’s mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems; and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.

The Organic Film Trailer Competition is for trailers of work-in-progress films that will finish at any length. Finished films that have premiered are not eligible. The Organic Film Trailer Competition is looking to identify promising productions and help support the most relevant upcoming films addressing topics related to organic agriculture and industry. Narrative, animation, and documentary projects are welcome; films can be in development, production, or post-production, but should not have premiered.

TO ENTER:

 Your trailer should be up to 3-5 minutes (maximum) in length and submitted on DVD.

 Please include with your DVD:

1. Film title

2. A 100-word synopsis of your film (i.e., Where are you in the filmmaking process? When do you expect to finish?)

3. What is your total budget? What percentage of funds have you raised? From where?

4. Your name, address, phone number, and email

The Organic Summit Advisory Board and Curt Ellis will review the films, and up to) ten finalists will be notified that their film has been selected to show at the Organic Summit (June 3-5, 2009).

Deadline for submission is March 30th. Please send your DVD submission along with the information requested to:

Jylle Lardaro, Director-Organic Industry

New Hope Natural Media

1401 Pearl Street

Boulder, CO 80302

The Organic Summit is a forum for in-depth discussion and learning for leaders in the organic industry. New Hope Natural Media and the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) have partnered to facilitate these discussions. Participants in the Organic Summit are leaders in the organic industry representing all stakeholder groups. From family farmers to large scale manufacturers, co-ops to big box, NGOs to academics, the Organic Summit provides a singular opportunity for these groups to come together and have equal voice in roundtable and networking sessions. Past conferences have attracted leaders in the slow money conversation, national media representatives and innovative government stewards of our land and legacy.

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