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🌸🎬 60 SECOND CINEMA CHALLENGE 5 – SPRING 2026 🎬🌸Comedy Is In Bloom
Presented by M.O.R.B.S. MEDIA
During the Delta Ponds Productions Spring Variety Show
Spring is back, the flowers are out, and creativity is on a tight clock.
The 60 Second Cinema Challenge returns for Round Five, celebrating short-form comedy, bold ideas, and what can happen when you give filmmakers one minute and a few rules.
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🎭 THE CHALLENGE
Teams have 60 seconds (up to 1:15 with credits) to create a spring-themed comedy that includes:
🌼 Prop: A Flower
🗣️ Required Line:
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’”
How you use them is entirely up to you.
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🎥 NEW THIS ROUND: BTS CHAOS AWARD
Filmmakers are encouraged to submit behind-the-scenes footage from making their film — the mistakes, bloopers, arguments, and chaos that didn’t make the final cut.
🎬 These clips will be edited into a BTS Chaos Reel shown before the films.
🗳️ The audience will vote on the Funniest BTS Moment of the Night.
🏆 Winner receives a custom laser-cut wood trophy.
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🏆 AWARDS & VOTING
🎟️ Audience Choice Awards
Voted live by the audience during the screening.
Best Overall Minute
Funniest Minute
Best Spring Vibes
🎖️ Judges Panel Awards
In addition to audience voting, a judges panel will award a series of craft and creativity honors. These judges are not here to analyze technique — they’re here to judge how the films land, what sticks, and what resonates.
Judges Awards:
1. Best Film – Challenge Five
2. Best Director
3. Best Performance
4. Best Cinematography
5. Best Use of One Minute
6. Best Use of Required Elements
7. Best Concept
Each award is presented with a custom medallion-style prize, celebrating different strengths across the films.
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📅 SCREENING NIGHT
Sunday, March 29
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 The Art House
Eugene, Oregon
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⏱️ FILM SPECS
• Up to 1:15 total (credits included)
• 1080p HD / MP4
• Spring-themed comedy
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📤 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
March 25 at Midnight
💸 FREE to enter
📝 REQUIRED
• Team Leader Agreement
• Actor & Crew Releases
• Team Registration completed
No paperwork = no screen time.
REGISTER TEAM HERE:
https://forms.gle/EGBo4NJFybRedY4XA
UPLOAD FILMS HERE:
https://forms.gle/m45DL9fWXHQqykto7
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Whether you’re a seasoned filmmaker or just want to make something ridiculous with friends, this night is about creativity, experimentation, and celebrating what can be done in one minute.
Bring your crew.
Bring your flower.
Bring the chaos.
🌸🎬 Comedy is in bloom. Let’s party. 🍻
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Art House, 492 E 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401-4250, United States
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