So what do we mean by a "novel film trailer"? In this context, a film trailer created from a single scene or scenes found in a novel-length work of fiction, whether published or in production, and designed to give the audience a window into the mood, characters, and strong themes of the story.

The primary goal of the First Annual Novel Film Trailer Competition is therefore to produce an ongoing series of high quality, independent short films that will not only stand on their own as important and provocative works of cinematic art, but also bring worthwhile and socially relevant literary novels to the attention of a larger audience.

The secondary goal of the NFT Competition is to prove that both an audience and readership exists for dramatic, socially important books and short films with strong theme, and that success does not depend on the habitual application of television-like marketing formulas.

We believe the corporate publishing climate in the U.S. disallows many worthwhile novels from finding a place in America's major bookstores. The NFT Competition intends to join with the indie film community and get the word out on these books and authors.

The current NFT competition begins February 20 and ends August 20, 2008.