Off-Centered Film Fest Deadline @ Alamo: Feb 15th

Dogfish Head, the Delaware-based independent brewery whose name you might recognize from those tasty craft beers lining the shelves of finer booze purveyors, will be bringing their third-annual Off-Centered Film Festival to the Alamo Drafthouse this April. The marriage of a movie-loving brewery and a beer-loving theater is plenty serendipitous in its own right, BUT! It's also a grand opportunity for you, Aspiring Filmmaker: Dogfish Head will be giving away a total of $3,500 in cash prizes to a first, second and third place winner of this short film competition.

They're looking for submissions under five minutes long that "must include a storyline containing the concept of an underdog or be a mock ad, and must include a reference to Dogfish Head in the script or have Dogfish Head product placement in the film." High-minded cinéastes offended by product placement, sit down: that $2,000 prize for first place will buy you a brand-new copy of Final Cut Pro with plenty of change left over for whatever, and you'll also receive a toothsome pile of Dogfish Head goods. Submissions should be postmarked by February 15th (click the link and scroll down to download the entry form from the Dogfish Head site.) As always, expect the Alamo Drafthouse to foster just the right environment in which to fully enjoy the festival--they'll be screening various beer-related films and serving "beer dinners."