Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival: March 29th 2019

As we prepare for the 2019 GIFF, enjoy the pictures taken at the 2018 Awards Ceremony on Flickr.

You have 24 hours to write, shoot, edit and post a 3-minute video... GO! Your team will compete for prizes against other SUNY Geneseo students in an attempt to create the most witty, interesting, and creative video. This is a chance for students of all talents to flex their creative muscles and demonstrate their skills, whether they be writers, actors, videographers, or editors. Rally the troops and get started!

Survival Guide

Registration

Rules/FAQs

Videos

2019 Timeline

January 1
Registration Opens
March 18
Spring Break Begins
March 22
Spring Break Ends
March 20
Registrants Past this Point Will Not Receive T-Shirts
March 27
Pre-Event Meeting (Drop in South 345 between 4:30-6PM)

More details
March 29
GIFF Begins

5:00 PM, Location TBD
March 30
GIFF Ends!

5:00 PM
April 17
GREAT Day Awards Ceremony (6:30PM Reception Wads Aud)

6:30, Wadsworth Auditorium
More details

Prizes

First Place	$400 Amazon Gift Cards
Second Place	$300 Amazon Gift Cards
Third Place	$200 Geneseo Bookstore Gift Cards

Video submissions will be judged by a panel of five SUNY Geneseo Faculty and Staff. Each judge will use a subjective zero to five scale in each of the following categories:

Impact: Did the judges laugh? Did they cry? Did it make them think?
Cinematography: Was the the video visually compelling?
Story: How well written, thought-out and portrayed is the story being told using the elements provided?
Gestalt: How did the totality of the video strike the individual judge?

2018 Award Winners

Contact Us

Email	dolce(at)geneseo.edu
In Person	Come Visit the GIFF HQ in South 225A
Phone	(585) 245-6111
Facebook	www.facebook.com/GeneseoInsomniaFilm
Twitter	@GeneseoInsomnia