Film Contest Looks to Bring Neighborhood Together

Think you and your neighbors have what it takes to come together to make a great film? 

Brooklyn-based On My Block Films is calling all Ditmas Park residents to come together to participate in a block-based, city-wide film challege.

Participants must create and complete a one- to five-minute length short narrative or documentary film on their block using only residents of the block as cast and crew in an effort to strengthen communities through the collaborative filmmaking process. 

Finished products can be posted and screened online until the Nov. 1 deadline. The public will be able to vote on a film by liking it on Vimeo, and the 30 films with the most Vimeo likes will move on to be judged by the Judging Panel the first week of November.

The top-scoring 15 films will be screened at an outdoor festival in November, where awards will be presented to Best Narrative Film, Best Documentary Film and Best In Show.

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"On My Block will create an opportunity for neighbors to introduce themselves, work together and develop trusting relationships through the collaborative filmmaking process," a release for the contest said. "At its heart, the challenge serves as an opportunity for neighbors to get to know one another better through the collaborative process of filmmaking."

To sign up for the contest, head to the On My Block website and submit the required information before the finished film is submitted.

For additional information including submission guidelines, neighbor recruitment tools, tips for writing and producing, to sign up as a filmmaker or to become a sponsor of On My Block, contact Mary Crosse at mary@onmyblockfilms.com.