Filmed By Bike
Bicycle File Festival
A Festival of Bike-themed Film Shorts
2008 Call for Entries
Used with permission of Filmed by Bike
Portland Oregon's thrillingly raucous Filmed by Bike Festival
is the West Coast's premier festival of bike-themed movie shorts. It is a Portland
favorite and has sold out every year. Deeply plotted bike love stories, dreams of a world
without cars and stories of bikers' triumph over cars fill the silver screen for 3 nights.
A celebration of bike culture around the world.
Filmed by bike happens only once a year in Portland, Oregon. This year
the festival is April 13-15th at the Clinton Street Theater.
Check out the web site: www.filmedbybike.org
DVD sales: Order your 2007 Filmed by Bike DVD, check the web:
www.filmedbybike.org
Start filming to enter the 2008 Filmed by Bike Festival
The 6th Annual Filmed by Bike (2008) is now open
& accepting entires of bike-themed film shorts, 8 minutes or less.
Selected films will be screened in Portland, Oregon during April,
2008.
The official Filmed by Bike web site is: www.filmedbybike.org
2008 Filmed by Bike CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Sixth Annual Filmed by Bike is open for entries of bike-themed film
shorts (8 minutes or under).
Deadline is March 8th, 2008.
Selected films will be screened on April 2008 in Portland, Oregon.
SUBMISSION TIPS
EDIT! Most pieces we get are 8 minutes and it's way too long.
This festival is all about short shorts.
Sometimes, it's the 1:45 piece that's our favorite.
You can capture the essence of an establishing
shot in seconds. Hone in.
DON'T BE SO LITERAL
The festival is Filmed by Bike. That doesn't
mean you need to film while riding your bike.
If your idea is to ride around town and show us
what you see while you ride your bike, it will bore us to hell and will not make it into
the festival.
HOME MOVIES SUCK
We have no interest in unedited YouTube-quality
home movies. There is no way they will make the cut.
NO LONG PIECES - WE MEAN IT
If it is over 8 minutes, we'll automatically
reject it. No exceptions.
Edit. Then edit some more.
GO SHORTY
Why did we create a festival all about movie
shorts?
Because we love short movies.
Keep it short and you have a better chance of
getting in because your movie will probably be much, much better.
SUBMISSION
DETAILS
FORMAT:
CD/DVD only
Authored DVDs are preferred
LENGTH:
8 minutes or under
Anything longer will be rejected, no exceptions
DEADLINE:
March 8th, 2008
SUBMIT TO:
Filmed by Bike
1158 NE Morton
Portland OR 97211
Use the United States Postal Service (Priority
Mail Express Mail w/delivery confirmation or signature confirmation)
or another delivery service:
Do not come to the door of our headquarters.
Send it to us or use the mailbox.
Submissions will not be
returned
COMPLETE
Click here Filmed by Bike Application
to go to directly to the application page. It is an Acrobat .pdf form. Download it, fill
in the empty spaces on the application and include it with your submission:
Festival Sponsors:
Bike Gallery
Cranked Magazine
Cyclotour Guide Books (2006 & 2007 Sponsor)
New Belgium Brewing
Portland Mercury newspaper
Sticker Guy
Stumptown Printers