POSTED 08/19/10

2010 Rosebud film & Video Festival - Call for Entries

Call for Entries in the 2010 Rosebud Film and Video Festival is now open.  Go to RosebudFestival.org for additional information, submission guidelines and to download entry forms.  DEADLINE for submissions to the 2010 festival is September 26, 2010.

For 20 years, the Rosebud Festival has awarded large cash prizes, film and video products, and promotional opportunities to film and video artists in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The Rosebud Festival seeks works that are innovative, unusual, experimental and deeply personal.

Each year an independent panel selects 20 nominees from all entries received. The 20 finalists will be screened at a special Nominee Showcase on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the Dome Theater in Artisphere, Arlington County’s new cultural center.  The 5 winners - including one Best of Show - will be announced at a gala awards celebration, on the evening of November 14th at the beautiful Clarendon Ballroom.   In addition to promotional opportunities and special screenings, the 5 winners will each receive $1,000.00 cash.

The Rosebud Film & Video Festival is a project of Arlington Independent Media. The competition is open exclusively to DC, Maryland and Virginia filmmakers with works first released between January 1, 2008 and September 26, 2010.  Entry fee for the Rosebud competition is only $25.00 and includes one year membership in Arlington Independent Media.

For more information, visit our website at www.RosebudFestival.org or call Jackie Steven at 703-524-2388.

POSTED 08/11/10

Maryalnd Lawyers for the Arts Celebrates 25th With Video Contest

Maryland Lawyers for the Arts (MLA) is celebrating 25 years of “Left-Brain Support for Right-Brain People” with a video competition. At stake—a $500 Grand Prize and a $250 Audience Award:

- Submit a video up to 2.5 minutes long on the subject “Left-Brain Support for Right Brain People.” The theme can be interpreted in any way the filmmaker wishes.

- Send a DVD and entry form to MLA (113 West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201), or upload a Quicktime file to services like YouSendIt or Rapidshare, or upload to their own FTP site or Dropbox account.  Email the link and entry form to info@mdartslaw.org.  Do not email the video—emailed videos will not be eligible! Quicktime files can be of any quality or resolution.  Finalists will be asked for a full quality version.

- Deadline is Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.

- Five finalists will be picked by a jury consisting of Skizz Cyzyk (Maryland Film Festival, MicroCineFest, Slamdance), Lee Gardner (City Paper), and Matt Porterfield (JHU professor and filmmaker). 

- The five finalists will be screened at MLA’s anniversary party on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Clark Priftis Art, 100 International Dr. Baltimore, MD 21231 (ground floor of new Legg Mason Building at Harbor East), from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets $10.

- At the event, a juried Grand Prize will be awarded $500.  An Audience Award winner will be awarded a $250 prize.

- After the event, all five finalists’ films may be viewable on the MLA website for the rest of the year.

- By entering, entrants agree to allow MLA use of their name and film for purposes of promotion.  Filmmakers affiliated with MLA are not eligible for prizes.

- All entries must include the following entry form information:

Filmmaker name:

Address:

Email:

Phone:

Website:

Film title:

Brief synopsis:

Running Time:

POSTED 08/11/10

The Fall 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Competition is now accepting entries!

The CINE Golden Eagle Competition, the prestigious, half-century-old competition based on peer recognition of excellence in film, television, and new media, accepts a broad range of professional, independent and student productions in a variety of categories including documentary, fiction, history, arts, science, new media, and commercial spots, and much more. And CINE has created new recognition for series television.

Series submitted for the Golden Eagle Award will now receive special recognition for Excellence in Series Television. CINE Special Jury Awards will be given to the Golden Eagle Award-winning fiction and non-fiction series of the year, with the CINE Masters Series Award presented to the best televised series.

Past recipients of the CINE Golden Eagle Award include Mel Brooks, Steven Spielberg, Ken Burns, Ron Howard, Mike Nichols, Albert Maysles, Martin Scorsese, and many others.

Those who enter by the early bird deadline on September 1 will receive a discount. All entries are due by September 15. Entries can be submitted through CINE.org or Withoutabox.

For more information, visit www.cine.org or call the CINE office at 202-785-1136.

POSTED 08/11/10

ViewChange Online Film Contest DEADLINE August 31

Hello again from Link TV! $50,000 in prize money is still up for grabs and now’s your chance. Here at Link we've been working hard to spread the word about our ViewChange Online Film Contest: we're looking for five-minute films that tell stories of progress in reaching the UN Millennium Development Goals. The contest has been open since April, and we've already gotten some fantastic submissions. Don't worry, though - our submission window remains open until August 31st, so there's still plenty of time to submit a film of your own!

POSTED 07/02/10

The AC48  48 Hour Film Challenge is on it’s way. In order to find out more information go to http://www.theac48.com   

The AC 48 48 Hour Film Challenge is the newest 48 Hour Film Challenge in the contest circuit and it is looking to stand out from all others by offering a grand prize of up to $5,000. The AC48 also gives participants the advantage of remaining in charge of their work through the contest and after. The AC48 also hopes to serve as a networking resource for participants. Through the exposure offered on the page and on http://www.youtube.com channels participants have a chance to expose their work to yet another audience.

When: The entry deadline runs from 6/19/2010 to 9/10/2010

Time: The Challenge will begin at 10 AM on 9/11/10 depending on the participants time zone and will run for 48 hours, after that the entries must be completed and postmarked.

Directions: The participants will receive an email with required forms and an additional email on 9/11/10 that will have a specific prop, genre, and line of dialogue.

Entry Fee: $150.00

Email: theac48@gmail.com

POSTED 06/30/10

IDA Documentary Awards 2010

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The IDA Documentary Awards is the foremost event dedicated to the art of documentary film. All winners will be announced at the IDA Documentary Awards in Los Angeles, December 2010. To apply for IDA Documentary Awards, please go to https://www.withoutabox.com/login/3320 to submit your entry online. 

IDA Distinguished Award Main Categories

FEATURE: Individual, stand-alone documentary, more than 40 minutes long.

Student feature projects not eligible in this category and should submit as an entry in the IDA/David L. Wolper Award below. Award recipient - Limited to two persons, one of whom must be the credited Director who exercised directorial control, and the other of whom must have a Producer or Director credit.

SHORT: Individual, stand-alone documentary, less than or equal to 40 minutes long. Student short projects not eligible in this category, and should submit as an entry in the IDA/David L. Wolper Award below. Award recipients

- Limited to two persons, one of whom must be the credited Director who exercised directorial control, and the other of whom must have a Producer or Director credit.

LIMITED SERIES: A limited series of episodes with a specific, continuing theme, topic or subject. (Sin City Law, The Supreme Court). Student projects are not eligible in this category. Award recipients - Limited to two persons. While co-production partners may be credited, only the Series

Producer(s) will be presented with the award.

CONTINUING SERIES: An ongoing series. (American Masters, Nova, This American Life). While co-production partners may be credited, only the Executive

Producer(s) of the continuing series will be presented with the award.

Student projects are not eligible in this category. Award recipients - Limited to two persons.

IDA/DAVID L. WOLPER STUDENT DOCUMENTARY ACHIEVEMENT: A short or feature film/video, produced by registered, degree-seeking student(s). This award recognizes exceptional achievement in non-fiction film and video production at the university level and brings greater public and industry awareness to the work of students in the documentary field. PRIZE: Cash honorarium and $1,000 toward the purchase of motion picture film, courtesy of The Eastman Kodak Company.

POSTED 06/30/10

NBC wants your short film! The 5th Annual NBC Universal Short Cuts Film Festival is now accepting submissions! NBC Universal is seeking submissions for a unique showcase of short films and videos produced with a diverse production team, case or theme.

Semi-finalists' films will be screened before an industry audience in New York in asosciation with the New York Television Festival, and finalists will be sent to Los Angeles for an exclusive industry screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA).

The winning filmmaker will receive a pilot script deal with Universal Media Studios. An NBC Talent Holding Deal will also be presenting to the Best Performer. All finalists will have the opportunity to pitch to NBC Digital Studios and meet with NBC Universal's top network, studio, cable and film executives.

Short Cuts is much more than presenting films, our goal is to display and celebrate diversity in entertainment!

Go to www.NBCShortCuts.com to submit your film.

Final Submission Deadline is August 13, 2010!

POSTED 08/06/08

MoxieDocs Co-Production Award -

A production sponsorship program to support documentary film as a turning point of art and activism, journalismand history. Award provides funding and resources for complete production,post-production, and theatrical distribution to the selected documentary proposal. FEE: $25. Moxie Films, Attn: MoxieDocs, 107 Suffolk St., Studio#517, New York, NY 10002, T: (212) 982-5008, FAX: (212) 353-3707,moxiedocs@moxie-films.com

www.moxie-films.com/moxienew/index.php?page=moxdocscontent.

Deadline:rolling

Source:WIFV-DC