RØDE Microphones Announces Return Of “My RØDE Reel” Film Competition

RØDE Microphones announces ‘My RØDE Reel’ is back for its third year and is bigger and better, with close to 5,000 video submissions from 89 countries.

The competition returns in 2016 with an increased total prize pool of more than $300,000 and more awards than ever before.

From amateur to professional – all filmmakers are encouraged to take part and tell their story. To enter ‘My RØDE Reel’, people are required to create a short film of three minutes or less, as well as a behind-the-scenes reel that features a RØDE product being used during the production of the film.

As well as the four marquee awards featured in previous years – Judges’ Film award for the best short film, Judges’ BTS award for the best behind-the-scenes reel, publicly voted People’s Choice award for the most popular short film, and the Young Filmmaker award for the best short film by an entrant under the age of 18 – RØDE announces the introduction of the Female Filmmaker award.

This award, selected by the judging panel, is designed to encourage and celebrate women in the film community. Each of these award winners will be presented with a production film making kit valued at more than $30,000.

Additional technical and genre awards are available for Best Sound Design, Best Soundtrack and more, with a prize pack being awarded for each. And for the first time in 2016, RØDE has introduced a new genre award ‘Music Video’ to acknowledge film making’s many and expanding forms.

RØDE Microphones has assembled a prize pool valued at more than $300,000. This includes equipment from Adobe, Angelbird, Atomos, Blackmagic Design, Blastwave FX, Bright Tangerine, F&V, FilmConvert, Freefly, G-Technology, KesslerCrane, Miller, Movcam, Music Bed, New York Film Academy, NiSi, Paralinx, Red Giant, Sachtler, Shane’s Inner Circle, SmallHD, Story & Heart, Teradek, ZEISS, and of course RØDE.

“We’re extremely excited to launch My RØDE Reel for 2016.” commented Scott Emerton, RØDE’s global marketing manager. “Over the past two years we’ve seen the global film making community really get behind the competition and create some incredible cinematic experiences.”

“Historically entries have been largely male dominated, however we’re aiming to correct that this year with the addition of a Female Filmmaker award specifically designed to encourage women of all ages to get behind the camera and take part in My RØDE Reel.” he continued.

Entries for ‘My RØDE Reel’ are open from March 1st and close June 1st 2016. RØDE has provided a free entry pack, which is available now by registering here.

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