Local Film Events

Friday, August 6th at 9:00 p.m.
Admission: $6.00

MONTHLY GRAND PRIZE: $200!

On the first Friday of each month at 9 p.m. Red Meat’s Max Cannon hosts the biggest, baddest short film contest in town - just bring us your short films and we’ll play them on the largest movie screen in Southern Arizona.

In case you've never been to a First Friday Shorts show, here are the rules:
We'll play anything you've made that's under 15 minutes long and is brought to us on a dvd or blu-ray (one film per person, and dvds must be playable on a regular dvd player - don't just burn a video file onto a dvd). Submissions are only taken on the day of the event, and all entries MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ACTUAL SHOW (we cannot accept films after the show has begun, or during intermission). All films are played in the order they’re received. Every film is guaranteed to play for 3 minutes, but after that the audience can call for the dreaded “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck, our intrepid host stops the film and the next movie begins. But don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work it and bring it back to see if the changes you've made have pleased the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, so take advantage. Remember, the audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep them happy!
PLEASE NOTE: We only take the first 15 films that are brought in each month and the spots have been filling up really fast. We start taking submissions as soon as we open the day of the show so get your films in early!

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Since we don't pre-screen First Friday Shorts entries, we don't know what each month's "film content" rating will be. Be advised that some material may not be suitable for all audiences.

Congratulations to Bryan McAdams, who took home the grand prize in July with "Tapeworm 2".

Check out Max Cannon's Red Meat Comics Online:
http://www.redmeat.com