Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival

Thank you for a fantastic 2017 GIFF! Pictures taken at the awards ceremony can be found on Flickr.

Man with Camera

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

2017 Winners

2017 - First Place
Product Release
Valley Motion Pictures

2017 - Second Place
Closure
Panda Productions

2017 - Third Place
Rupkotha
Supergiants

2017 - Student Life Award
Hobin
Ass Kickers United

Timeline (2017)

JAN 1	Registration Opens
MAR 13	Spring Break Begins
MAR 17	Spring Break Ends
MAR 17	Registrants Past this Point Will Not Receive T-Shirts
MAR 22	Registration Closes at 4:00
MAR 22	Pre-Event Meeting (Afternoon) More details
MAR 24	GIFF Begins! 5:00pm, Location TBD
MAR 25	2017 GIFF ENDS! 5:00pm
APR 25	GREAT Day Awards Ceremony 6:30 Wadsworth Auditorium More details

Prizes

First Place
$400 in Amazon Gift Cards

Second Place
$300 in Amazon Gift Cards

Third Place
$200 in 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?