Sweded Film Fest 11

What Is a Sweded Film?

Sweded Film Fest 11 is Cinemadrome's eleventh annual celebration of low-budget filmmaking ingenuity. Teams of any size are invited to sign up, draw a film from the Giant List-O-Movies, and produce their own handcrafted remake in the weeks before the screening events.

Team Composition

• ▸There is no limit on cast and crew size.
• ▸All team members must be 18 or older — or have parental permission to participate. Must be 21+ to receive any alcohol-related prizes.
• ▸Submit a final team roster (cast and crew) with your entry — via email or as a text file. Format: Person 1, Person 2, Person 3…

Filmmaking Rules

⏱ Length

• ▸Films must be no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 6 minutes, including credits.
• ▸A Cinemadrome info card must appear at the start of your film for 5 seconds.
• ▸Absolute maximum length: 6 minutes and 5 seconds.

🎬 Special Effects & Post-Production

• ▸All special effects must be created on camera. No CGI — including titles. Make them by hand.
• ▸Fades, wipes, speed adjustments, and reversing footage are allowed in editing.
• ▸Filters must be limited to those available on your camera. No color grading, green screen, or After Effects in post.

🎵 Sound & Music

• ▸All sound effects and music must be created by your team specifically for your entry.
• ▸If recreating Friends, you'd have to write and record your own version of the theme song. Downloading original MP3s is prohibited.
• ▸Avoid content that may result in DMCA or copyright infractions from Twitch or YouTube.

Sign-Up & Eligibility

📋 How Sign-Ups Work

• ▸Upon signing up, your team randomly draws three (3) films from our pre-approved Giant List-O-Movies.
• ▸From those three draws, select one film to Swede. Unselected films return to the pool.
• ▸Wild Cards exist in the pool, letting you choose your own film. Wild Card selections must be approved by Cinemadrome.
• ▸We're open to suggestions for films to add to the Giant List-O-Movies.

✅ Eligibility

• ▸All footage must be created during the competition window (after sign-up through April 20th).
• ▸Submissions are not limited to Gainesville, FL — anyone anywhere may enter online.
• ▸Prizes are from Gainesville, FL sponsors. Out-of-town winners will need to arrange collection.

Awards

The Johnny Awards Ceremony follows the second screening on May 9th at The Backyard. Attendance is not mandatory to claim awards, but winners must contact Cinemadrome within 14 days to claim prizes.

Submission Guidelines

📁 File Format

• ▸Submit in H.264 / .mp4 format at 1080p or less. The venue projector and stream are both 1080p — 4K is overkill.
• ▸Maximum length: 6 minutes and 5 seconds.

📤 How to Submit

• ▸Teams receive an individual Google Drive link for upload, or may arrange a hard copy delivery to Cinemadrome.
• ▸Upload must be started by 11:59 pm on April 20th.
• ▸We'll notify you of any issues within 48 hours of turn-in.

📎 What to Include

• ▸Your completed film file.
• ▸Your final team roster (cast and crew).
• ▸A 30–50 word description of your film. Look up your film on IMDb or Netflix and adapt its description — ham it up to fit your Swede.
• ▸Optional but very helpful: A transcript or SRT file of your film's dialogue.
• ▸Optional: Any promotional material — trailers, posters, social media graphics. Post them and tag us!

Other Considerations

• ▸By participating, your team agrees not to screen your film anywhere else before May 8th, 2026. You're free to do whatever you'd like with it starting May 10th, 2026.
• ▸Your team grants Cinemadrome the right to use your film and/or likeness in future advertising, promotion, merchandise, on our official YouTube page, or via re-streams. We retain those rights indefinitely.
• ▸We reserve the right to limit the number of entries to ensure the screening doesn't exceed the time allocated.
• ▸All rules are subject to change. We'll contact you via email throughout the competition with any updates.

Turn-In Checklist

Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about the rules, talk to us. We're all mostly friendly.

Have fun & stay safe! ✌