Cepheid Variable's Schlockfest is our annual salute to homemade films in the general genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. The competition is open to everyone, as is the general screening. There are no admission fees and no entry fees, in keeping with the idea of a shoestring budget. Be inventive, be surprising, be funny, have fun, and share your artistic vision with us all. Winners garner the prestige of the illustrious Carl of Cthuhu Award for Schlock Excellence. The submission deadline for this year's competition is Monday, October 28th, and the screenings will be held on October 31 and November 1. The first evening consists of classic schlock films, previous winners, and professional and semi-professional short films, including the Oscar™ nominated short "Rejected". The second evening consists of this year's entries and the awards ceremony. For additional information go to http://cepheid.tamu.edu.

Rules:

1. The creator(s) of the entry must have filled out an turned in the application below before 6:00 pm on Monday, October 28th to the MSC Cepheid Variable cubicle in the West Student Programs Office on the 2nd floor of the Memorial Student Center.
2. In order to be considered for competition, a VHS tape of the film must be included with the application. It must be labeled with the film name and that of the creator.
3. Competing entries may be no longer than 15 minutes (2 minutes grace) and longer than 30 seconds. Entries violating this rule will be shown at the director's discretion.
4. Although we are opposed to censorship, please be aware that the films will be shown to a public audience. PG-13 is a good rule of thumb, R is probably not acceptable. Questionable entries will be shown at the program director's discretion.
5. A panel composed of two students and guest judges will perform the judging. All decisions of the panel are considered to be final.
6. There are no restrictions on the number of entries submitted per perosn or per group.
7. The entry should be related to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror or sub-genres.

Entry Form

Name of Creator(s): _______________________________________________

Title of Entry: ____________________________________________________

Genre of Entry: ___________________________________________________

Phone Number : (____) - ___________________________________________

Email Address: ___________________________________________________