Competition Rules     -    Annual Competition

Any Film submitted for a Competition run by Mercury Movie Makers should contain moving pictures captured on a Movie Camera or SLR set up to take moving pictures. Only in exceptional circumstances should any Still photographs be introduced, and these should not control more that 10% of the film.
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Competitions which take place during the Annual Program.

The Gledhill Trophy 

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​                      1. Maximum Length 10 minutes.
                      2. Must not have been shown at Mercury Movies previously. 

The One Minute Competition

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​                            1. May be on any subject. 
                            2. Must not run for more than One minute including Credits & Titles. 

The Out and About Competition

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The Ken Leckenby trophy



                               1. Maximum Length 10 minutes. 
                               2. Must be situated in the UK. 

The Five Minute Competition 

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The Five Minute Competition Trophy




​               1. May be on any subject. 
               2. Any length up to, but not more than 5 minutes including Credits & Titles.

Film to Music

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Film to Music Trophy donated by John Orrell


    1. Maximum length 8 minutes. 
    2. Made within the last 18 months.
    3. The film not previously entered in this competition. 
    4. The sound track used, should be one single piece of music. 
    5. The Music to be appropriate to the moving pictures. 
    6. May be vocal or instrumental. 
    7  Additional ambient sound (that captured by the camera whilst filming) may be used.