The Jaxon Film Fest's Final Film Submission Deadline For Season Quickly Approach ing The final

deadline for Jaxon Film Fest's film submission is quickly approaching. Act now to take advantage of savings for the season. Jackson, MI, July 06, 2012 -- The Jaxon Film Fest s formal deadline for film submiss ions is quickly approaching. July 31, 2012 is the final day to submit a film for consideration to this year s festival. After that the submission is possible only t hrough Withoutabox as an extended deadline. But a savings can still be realized if registered with Withoutabox.com as a filmmaker. Mission Statement The Jaxon Film Fest supports and celebrates the art and entertainment of film in all its forms. Through screenings and associated events, the festival aims to p resent a wide spectrum of filmmaking feature films, documentaries, animation, shor t films, experimental, student work, big budget, micro-budget, trailers, whether of a Michigan, non-Michigan, or international focus. It s primary focus will be on Michigan filmmaking. The Jaxon Film Fest offers filmmakers the opportunity to learn, grow and exhibit their films and bring audiences and filmmakers together to better enjoy the art and fun of filmmaking. The festival will offer attendees quality films expanding their knowledge of cin ema and enhancing their appreciation of the filmmaking process. Film professiona ls and the interested public will have the opportunity to gain industry knowledg e through interaction within a festival environment. What Kind of Films are being sought? While the Jaxon Film Fest is looking for entries in the following categories wit h a Michigan focus: feature films, shorts, documentaries. A FEATURE FILM as defined by the Jaxon Film Fest are films of Narrative form, in any genre, from 45 to 141 minutes in length and must either: have a Michigan fo cus; be filmed in Michigan; be produced by a Michigan producer; or involve a Mic higan cast. A SHORT is a film of any genre from 8 to 45 minutes in length. This will include Ad spots, animation, experimental, industrial, multimedia, narrative fiction. T hese may be of any genre including: Action, Adventure, Alternative, Anime, Art, Avant-garde, B-movie, Biography, Comedy, Coming of Age, Crime, Dance, Enviroment al, Fantasy, Flash, Horror, Mocumentary, News, etc. This would include music vid eos but the focus must be on a Michigan band of any genre. For this category the y must also have a Michigan focus; be filmed in Michigan; be produced by a Michi gan producer; or involve a Michigan cast. DOCUMENTARIES are from 45 to 141 minutes in length and must have a topical Michi gan interest. Documentary films constitute a broad category of non-fictional mot ion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purp oses of instruction or maintaining a historical record. For this category the fo cus must be on Michigan. They are also accepting films in the above categories without a Michigan focus. This includes international film of any genre. Submit now to share with Michigan Contact: s newest film festival. Submit by going to:

David W. King Jaxon Film Fest P.O.Box 6283 Jackson, MI 49204 517-569-2351 jaxonfilmfest@gmail.com http://jaxonfilmfest.com