That is totally up to your team. We want this to be a creative collaboration between the filmmakers and musicians to come up with an original concept that everyone is excited about. It could be a story focused video with actors, or a performance piece in a unique location, or even a live performance if that’s what you want to do. It’s totally up to you. We do want to stress, this should be a collaborative process. We want the filmmakers and the musicians to work together to pick a song, come up with a concept and execute a music video that everyone is excited about. So even though you’re on the clock, we encourage you to take your time coming up with a solid concept!

We provide each film team with $1000 to help them with the costs associated with producing the video. You could use this money to rent speciality equipment, secure a location, buy unique props or costumes or anything else you come up with. The use of the money is solely at the discretion of the film teams.

We will premiere all 10 videos at the Lyric on their outdoor screen on September 4. After that public premiere, future releases are at the discretion of the artists, with the exception of any other 53:14 events.

We love working with young filmmakers and young artists! If anyone on your team is under the age of 18 we do require parental/guardian release forms to be signed in advance. As long as you’ve got permission from the powers that be, there is no age restriction on participation.

Yes. We only accept bands/artists and filmmakers who reside in Colorado and consider it to be their “home state.”

If you’re a band/artist, we would encourage you to apply under a different musical project than one that has been selected in the past. However previous participation does not disqualify you from being selected a second time.

Filmmakers often participate multiple years in a row, or sometimes take a year off and return. So please don’t hesitate to apply again!