August 1st – Day 212 on Ice

Weather: We finally broke through the arbitrary barrier of -100F yesterday! Clear skies and lowish winds accompany the cold.

We have started working in earnest on this year’s submissions to the “Winter International Film Festival of Antarctica”, where stations from all around the continent (and thus of all different nations) submit films for competition. The main competition, however is the 48 hour film, in which all filming for a short 5 minute film must be completed within 48 hours of the announcement of the 5 essential elements. These 5 elements, which are chosen from different stations’ submissions each year are unknown before the start of the competition so we must come up with a film (and film style!) in which we can fit all of these elements.

There is also an ‘open’ category which does not have the 48hr restriction, nor the time restriction. So we’ve been busy filming and editing during the past few days and will be super swamped for the next 2.