With The Biggest Prize Pool Yet – ‘MY RØDE REEL’ Is Back For 2016

Pro-audio brand RØDE Microphones is excited to announce ‘My RØDE Reel’ is back for its third year and is bigger and better! With close to 5,000 video submissions from 89 countries, ‘My RØDE Reel’ has not only become the world’s largest short film competition, but has also established itself as a staple amongst the global filmmaking community.

RØDE Microphones launched ‘My RØDE Reel’ three years ago to huge international engagement. 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. The entry kit is available now at www.myrodereel.com.

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 is excited to announce 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 an enviable production filmmaking 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 filmmaking’s many and expanding forms.

RØDE Microphones has brought together the most respected brands in filmmaking, to assemble an incredible 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. A full list of the prize packs is available at www.myrodereel.com.

“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 filmmaking 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 1^st and close June 1^st 2016. RØDE has provided a free entry pack, which is available now by registering at www.myrodereel.com.

Visit www.myrodereel.com now to learn more.