Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival

We're sad to announce that the 9th Annual GIFF has been postponed until 2023. Please, watch this space for updates.

You and your team 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 incorporate three elements (from a list provided by the GIFF Overlords) into the most witty, interesting, and compelling video. This is a chance for students of all talents to flex their creative muscles and demonstrate a variety of skills, whether they be writers, actors, videographers, or editors. Rally the troops and get started!

Survival Guide

Registration

Rules/FAQs

Videos

The details at a glance

2023 Timeline

January 1

Registration Opens
March TBD

Spring Break Begins
March TBD

Spring Break Ends
March TBD

Registrants Past this Point Will Not Receive T-Shirts
March TBD

Pre-Event Meeting (Drop in South 345 between 4:30-6PM)

More details
March TBD

GIFF Begins (5PM)

5:00 PM, Location TBD
March TBD

GIFF Ends! (5PM)

5:00 PM
April 00

GREAT Day Awards Ceremony (6:30PM Reception Wads Aud)

6:30, Wadsworth Auditorium
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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