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Visual Storytelling Challenge

Can you make a short film without using a single word? This is what the Visual Storytelling Challenge is all about! We collaborated with Tees Valley International Film Festival to have the winning film from this challenge screen at their 2023 festival! 

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Watch the winning film 'The Best Things in Life Don't Exist' by Sid Purvis below and watch all of the films submitted for this challenge on our 2023 Visual Storytelling YouTube Playlist.

Challenge Rules

LENGTH OF FILM: 5 minutes or less (including credits)

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VISUAL STORYTELLING FILM REQUIREMENTS:​

  • You film must not have any dialogue, narration, spoken or written words on screen (apart from title and credits)

  • You must not use any music that has vocals or words in the music

  • So that we know you made this film for the challenge you will need to take a BTS photos of you / team and show us you were filming during the challenge timeline

    • This could be with a phone with date on it, with a newspaper with date on it, etc. 

    • You can upload these BTS photos to our Members HUB

    • You can upload these BTS photos to social media but you must tag us (Newcastle Film Club)

  • Somewhere within your credit sequence please include the line 'Made as part of Newcastle Film Club 2023 Visual Storytelling Challenge'​

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Thanks to TVIFF

Tess Valley International Film Festival (TVIFF) arrived with a bang last year and knocked the socks of the British film festival network with an event like no other.

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Film Challenge Prizes

First Place prize: The Best Things in Life Don't Exist by Sid Purvis

  • Winning film is screened at the Tees Valley International Film Festival who have kindly partnered with us for this challenge!

  • 2 tickets to TVIFF (one for you, one for a friend!)

  • NFC Branded Notebook + Badge

  • Winning Film Uploaded to NFC's YouTube channel

  • Shoutout on NFC's social medias

  • Framed Certificate from NFC

Second Place prize: Quiet Please by Jack Golden & Andrew Nicholson

  • Film themed coffee table book

  • NFC Branded Notebook

  • Shoutout on NFC's social medias

  • Framed Certificate from NFC

Third Place prize: A Purfect Journey by Samantha Castro

  • NFC Branded Notebook

  • Shoutout on NFC's social medias

  • Framed Certificate from NFC

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