Just so you guys know, Rode Microphones is hosting a Short Film contest and the prize pool is stellar. The grand prize alone is enough to start up your own film studio but there are loads of category prizes as well, and yes even though it says Short Film, Animations are indeed welcome. All details for Guidelines and Prizes can be found here:

https://www.rode.com/myrodereel

How To Enter:

Get your crew together and make a short film using RØDE gear. Keep it under 3 minutes and remember to grab footage for your Behind-The-Scenes film (we’ll get to that in step 2). Download your starter pack here.

Show us how you made your film! Remember: keep it under 3 minutes and you must showcase the RØDE product(s) you used during filming!

Upload your film & BTS – remember to include the title card to be eligible!

Key Dates:

Entries Open

Entries close

Winners Announcements Begin

Judges’ Prize Announced