CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS — APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo

APHA-Global Public Health Film Festival

Meeting theme: Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health

Submission Deadline: Friday, May 20, 2016

THE APHA GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL

The APHA Global Public Health Film Festival (The Festival), organized by the Health Communication Working Group, showcases films of all varieties (feature films, documentaries, narratives, television shows, public service announcements, educational videos, short clips, etc.) and related multimedia that demonstrate, educate, inspire, and encourage change for a healthier future. The Festival showcases films from around the world that explore and highlight public health locally, nationally, and globally. Festival organizers aim to support efforts to inspire the public to get involved in public health.

The Festival occurs annually at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and will be showcased this year in Denver, Colorado from October 29 – November 2, 2016.

The APHA Global Public Health Film Festival selects and showcases films that:

  • Utilize entertainment strategies and/or engaging storytelling
  • Educate audiences and raise awareness about public health topics
  • Initiate conversations on difficult topics related to public health
  • Advocate and/or encourage policy change for a healthier future
  • Garner support or sponsorship for public health initiatives
  • Highlight innovations in public health practice, services, and technologies
  • Address health equity

Film/Video Eligibility:

Eligible submissions should meet the following criteria:

  • Produced within the last three years
  • Address a public health issue
    • Demonstrate collaboration between the producing agency and the intended audience
    • Be fit for an English language audience (are in English, have English subtitles, or are dubbed in English)

  

Submitting a film/video:

All films must be submitted with an abstract. Film abstracts should include the following information:

  • Aim or objective of the film
  • Target audience
  • Supporting evidence or research for the film’s message
  • Impact or evaluation of film’s influence on target audience and/or public health issue (if any to date)
  • Mention of accompanying materials, documentation, campaigns, programs that are linked to the film (if any to date) 


Film submissions must meet the following format guidelines:

  • Submitters must be able to mount the video online via YouTube, Web page, Vimeo, FTP, Dropbox, SkyDrive or other method so that reviewers can access it and, if accepted, it can be downloaded for playback at The Festival. (Please include a link to the video (or video clip) you wish to submit within your abstract. Preferred format is MP4, 1920x1080 for high definition and 720x480 for standard definition.)
  • If you wish to submit accompanying materials or have difficulty mounting your video to an online platform, please contact Festival organizers

If your film is selected for The Festival, your work will be downloaded as a media file and played back from a media server at The Festival.

All accepted film submissions will be arranged into sessions based upon approach, target audience, topic and length. 

If you would like your film to be eligible for Continuing Education Credits, please read the section below and comply with all guidelines.


WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR FILM, PLEASE SELECT THE CATEGORY THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE LENGTH OF YOUR FILM: 

  • Film Festival Kick-Off
  • Public Health Film Shorts
  • Public Health Film Shorts (5-15 minutes)
  • Public Health Films (15-60 minutes)
  • Public Health Films (5-60 minutes)
  • Public Health in Feature Films (Part 1)
  • Public Health in Feature Films (Part 2)
  • Public Service Announcements and Short Films
  • The Power of Film to Convey Public Health Information
(SUBMIT BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE)

Festival organizers encourage all film submissions, including independent, community-created and youth-created films. All submissions are peer reviewed before official selection.

Films must reflect accepted public health science, findings and recommendations and may not misrepresent or distort facts. U.S. and international films are encouraged. Videos that pair health communication strategy with professional production are especially welcome. Accepted films and videos will be grouped into


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Program Planner Contact Information:

Linda Bergonzi-King, MPH
TriBella Productions
64 Highland Avenue
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone: 2036064916
lindabk64@gmail.com

and
Gary Black, BA
Public Information
Re
502 Bethel St.
Clover, SC 29710
Phone: 704-491-7799
garyblack803@gmail.com