Welcome to the Official NTLTC Short Film website.
 
We hope that viewing our site will provide you with encouragement and information to help you in completion of your short film.
 
Please check the rules link above for details about LTC Short Film.  Last year we had submissions that were primarily a combination of biblical narrative and modern day stories.  We need to clarify that short films submitted for LTC do not have to provide a biblical narrative.  They can be all about a modern day fictional story, or a documentary of a modern day event or event in recent history.  Please note that we intend to make an exception to the "participants only" rule for documentaries.  This will be relevant should you decide to make a documentary about, for example, adult missionaries and their work, or a mission trip in which adults were involved or ministered to.  Animation may also be submitted (i.e., claymation, legomation).  Further, adult assistance is acceptable, particularly with regard to the technical demands of film making and digital editing.  This is new stuff to many of us, and there is a learning curve.  On the other hand, many of the best submissions are completely student produced.
 
In all cases, submissions need to keep focused on the LTC theme.  However, there is great latitude in how that theme may be presented.  Be creative.  We are all familiar with many stories; but if we tell the familiar stories with a different approach or fresh perspective, they will may capture and inspire a whole new audience.

As with last year, all congregations participating will receive a compilation DVD with 6 of the top entries on it.
The NTLTC Short Film Festival was held on Saturday, April 9th at the Saturn Road Church of Christ in Garland, Texas.  Selected LTC short film submissions were screened and judged at the festival. The following films were recognized for outstanding work at the Festival:

Soul Searching
Western Heights
Dallas, Texas

Outstanding Director
Best Villain

Game Over
Greenlawn
Lubbock, Texas

Outstanding High School Actor
Outstanding Special Effects

My Father
Southside
Ft. Worth, Texas

Outstanding Elementary Actor
Outstanding Ensemble

The Phone That Talked Back
New York Avenue
Arlington, Texas

Outstanding High School Actress

After Midnight
Saturn Road
Garland, Texas

Outstanding Original Score
Outstanding Supporting Actress


The 2010 LTC Short Film Festival was held on March 20, 2010.  The following short film submissions were awarded Shorty Awards:

The Angel Test                                 New York Avenue
Outstanding Comedy                       Arlington, Texas

Rocks                                               Saturn Road
Outstanding Drama                          Garland, Texas

Kyle Bennett                                    New York Avenue
Outstanding Elementary Actor         Arlington, Texas
Its a Good Prayer Charlie Brown

Amiya Guynes                                 New York Avenue
Outstanding Elementary Actress     Arlington, Texas
Its a Good Prayer Charlie Brown

Thomas Winkler                              Saturn Road
Outstanding Senior Actor                Garland, Texas
Rocks

Haley French                                  New York Avenue
Outstanding Senior Actress           Arlington, Texas
The Angel Test

The Rock Vs Oz                            Memorial Road
Outstanding Costumes                 Edmond, Oklahoma

Friends Rock                                 Alta Mesa
Outstanding Visual Effects           Ft. Worth, Texas

What is the Rock?                        6th & Adams
Outstanding Cinematography      McGregor, Texas

Marissa Hale                                Garden Ridge
Outstanding Screenplay               Lewisville, Texas                                       

The Good Samaritan                   Capitol Hill
Outstanding Editing                     Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Rock Vs Oz                          Memorial Road
Brandon Estes                            Edmond, Oklahoma
Outstanding Director

Sean Steele                                Garden Ridge
The Lord of  . . .                           Lewisville, Texas
Best Supporting Actor

Three Highways                          Longview
Outstanding Set Design              Longview, Texas

Adam Bates &                             Southside
The Sons of Thunder                  Ft. Worth, Texas
Best Musical Performance
The 2009 LTC Short Film Festival was held on March 21, 2009.  The following short film submissions were awarded Shorty Awards:

Law & Order SCU            New York Avenue
                                         Arlington, TX

The Classroom                 Southwest
                                         Amarillo, TX

Exodus                             Southside
                                         Ft. Worth, TX

Unsaid                              Saturn Road
                                         Garland, TX

Overcome                         Lawrence Avenue
                                          Anton, TX

The Penny War                 Southwest
                                          Amarillo, TX

The Faithtastic Four          New York Avenue
                                          Arlington, TX
 
About youtube.com . . . Parents should be advised that youtube.com posts many videos on a variety of topics, some of which would be inappropriate for viewing by children due to language or adult content.  Parents are urged to view the LTC short films exhibited on youtube.com with their children.  Also, you may note that films that the LTC films shown on youtube.com are separated into two parts.  That is due to youtube.com's stipulation that videos posted not be longer than 10 minutes.  Tangle.com (formerly Godtube.com) used to allow longer videos, but no more than 100MB in size.  That means a lot of digital compressing must be done, and not everyone has software with that capability.
Did You Know . . .

Many of the newer Windows OS versions come with a video editing program called Movie Maker.  With a small, digital video camera, a tripod, and an editing program, anyone can make a movie. 
Still photo from "Law & Order SCU" by the New York Avenue congregation.
Stills from "Overcome" (above) & "Exodus" (below)
Still from "The Undertaking" submitted in 2008 by Michael McNay from the Western Hills congregation in Ft. Worth, TX.
NTLTC Short Film Festival Held April 9th at Saturn Road Church of Christ
See Below for Results!