San Diego Surf Ladies and The Loft at UC San Diego present:
Board Shorts: a festival of short surf films by SoCal artists, inspired by women. Date: Saturday, February 25th
Venue: The Loft at UC San Diego
Time: 7pm
Afterparty: 9.30pm
Media Contact: Liz Bradshaw – ejbradshaw@ucsd.edu/ 858 405 4589

Following the success of the Oceanides premiere last October the San Diego Surf Ladies have decided that more events are in order to celebrate the athlete’s and artists that make up the surf community in Southern California!

On February 25th SDSL will be hosting it’s first annual short film festival at The Loft at UC San Diego and invite all filmmakers in the Southern Californian area
to submit their short film to be screened at this special event that will also play host to surf inspired visual artists and musicians.

As a female surf club the Surf Ladies recognize and are inspired by the growing population of sisters in the surf industry doing it for themselves! Winning world championships, shaping boards, making music and films often without the help from any major brands! Plus they love any opportunity to get together with the community and geek out on the sub-culture that inspires them.

Seeking entries from seasoned and emerging filmmakers we invite all artists male and female (no gender discrimination here!) to send us their best!! Entries will be being collected by SDSL from now through Sunday February 5th when selections will be juried by a panel of industry professionals from the world of surfing, art and the media!

Following the screening will be a Q&A with filmmakers, panel members and notable surfers then we’re on to a meet and greet whilst hip world beats get the dance party started! Dinner and drinks will be available all night from Zanzibar!

SUBMIT YOUR STORIES....

We decided on some simple criteria aligning with the mission and goals of San Diego Surf Ladies. If your film matches the descriptions below, we'd love it see it!
• Film should be over one (1) minute and under fifteen (15) minutes
• Film should be focused on surfing and/or surfing industry, AND include
some women in the film.
• Artists should be based in or have association with Southern California.
• Deadline for submission is Sunday, Feb 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm (PST).

Once you're sure you meet all of above criteria, follow these two simple steps.
1. Read and agree to our full rules and guidelines here
http://sandiegosurfladies.com/FilmFestivalGuidelinesandRules.
2. Submit your video on our Submissions page socalboardshorts.tumblr.com/submit.
A panel of industry professionals will review all submissions received by Feb 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm (PST). If your video is chosen, you will be contacted by
email. Film finalists are invited to a private VIP Reception prior to the screening. We also ask film finalists to participate in a Q&A session.
For more information or if you have any questions please contact Liz Bradshaw ejbradshaw@ucsd.edu

Happy Film Making!