Prizes for the winning film: A certificate A bottle of Dewar’s Aberfeldy single malt whisky An engraved decanter A £250 cash prize

The Palme-Dewar 2009 short film competition is a brand new open competition for short films made either in Scotland or by film makers based in Scotland.

Supported by Scottish Screen, Heartland Film Society and Dewar’s World of Whisky the competition winner will receive a Palme-Dewar certificate, a bottle of single malt Aberfeldy whisky, an engraved decanter and £250 cash prize.

The Palme-Dewar short film competition is an integral part of the 2009 Heartland Film Society Film Festival.  The Festival will take place over two days (Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November) at Castle Menzies in Weem, near Aberfeldy in Perthshire. For more information about the Festival, visit the Heartland Film Society website. The six films shortlisted for this year’s Palme-Dewar will be shown at the Festival on the afternoon of Saturday 7th November at Dewar’s World of Whisky when the audience will vote for their favourite film. For more information about the competition click here.

Registration for the competition is now open. If you want to submit a film you need to register your intention by 31 August 2009. Films must be sent to us by 30 September 2009 in DVD format.  For more information about key dates and to download a registration form please click here.

Heartland Film Society looks forward to receiving your entries to Palme-Dewar 2009. This is a great opportunity for film makers in Scotland to broadcast their work to wide audience. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.