{"id":58431,"date":"2018-07-24T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=58431"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:45:21","slug":"giff-films-due-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/giff-films-due-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"GIFF films due next week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deadline to submit a film to the 2018 Geocaching International Film Festival is August 1st, 2018! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a GIFF filmmaker, it\u2019s time to put the finishing touches on your film reel, double-check the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocachingfilmfestival.com\/rules\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contest rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, upload your film to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vimeo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and fill out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/webforms\/20229492\/1378408\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIFF submission form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Then, sit back, relax, and plan your next geocaching adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All eligible film submissions will be judged by a Geocaching HQ panel of judges who will choose approximately 16 finalist films, based on the criteria below. The 16 finalist films will be shared outside of Geocaching HQ with selected geocaching Community Volunteers from around the world. The Community Volunteers will view the finalist films and choose an overall winner (the Signal Award). The Geocaching HQ judges and the geocaching Community Volunteer judges will judge all submissions based on the following criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creativity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribution to the global geocaching community<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All judging will be completed by August 31, 2018. Filmmakers will be notified via email about the results of the competition in early September. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 16 (or so) finalist films will be aired at worldwide GIFF Events November 8, 2018 to November 12, 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Host a GIFF Event<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s almost time to start planning your GIFF Event! You will be able to create and submit a GIFF Event on Geocaching.com after August 8, 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on hosting a GIFF Event, check out <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocachingfilmfestival.com\/faq\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this FAQ page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and these <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocachingfilmfestival.com\/tips-1\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tips<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Need inspiration for Event ideas? Here are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/39-great-moments-from-giff-2017\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39 great moments from GIFF 2017!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deadline to submit a film to the 2018 Geocaching International Film Festival is August 1st, 2018! If you\u2019re a GIFF filmmaker, it\u2019s time to put the finishing touches on your film reel, double-check the contest rules, upload your film to Vimeo, and fill out the GIFF submission form. 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