Category Archives: Emerging Filmmakers

Make Common’s Day

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(from CurrentTV)

Current is teaming up with hip-hop icon Common to give you the opportunity to direct your own music video with his track ‘Make My Day.’

On September 14th, go to current.com/common to get the song and some video assets you can use. Then, get creative and make a music video that really stands out. Use our assets or make your own but be sure you’re using footage that you own or that we provided you. Then upload your final work by September 28th at midnight PDT.

Common will hand pick his favorite video and we will feature it on current.com and on Common’s website: thinkcommon.com. If Current decides to air your submission on TV, we’ll pay you a cool $2,500 to acquire the rights to do so.

A helluva bullet point for your resume, dontcha think?

Check out current.com/common for more information and details.

Email vc2outreach@current.com with any questions. See you on the 14th!

Indie Go Go for the indie filmmaker on the go

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Are you a filmmaker looking for a home for your film? Do you want to make it easier for anyone to send you money? There is a service we’ve featured before, but it deserves another look!

IndieGoGo has expanded it’s services to include such things as social networking sharing, widgets for your film page, announcements, calendar of events, and more! Best of all? It’s FREE.

Granted, like with any good idea they may start charging, but, who knows, right? For now, get your film out and to your public.

With their user-friendly interface, you can build a useful web-page for your film and get the word out!

Reel Clever for Filmmakers!

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Filmmakers are always asking me about where they can promote their film online… other than YouTube. Several great services have popped up recently, specifically, the Bay Area’s IndieGoGo (http://www.indigogo.com).

A new service has popped up as yet another alternative!

Reel Clever touts itself as:
“Create & manage your online showreel, collaborate with others, find work & get discovered. Manage your projects online with our great project management tools.”

With Reel Clever you get such features as a Video Draft Room, storyboard creator, Crew Manager, production calendar, and –best of all– a series of promotional tools.

As a film festival organizer, this tool will help immensely with my new electronic submission process with filmmakers. And, it will save filmmakers loads of time and resources in organizing and promoting their next big film!

Check it out at: Reel Clever

Original Script Deadline Extended to August 15th!

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Organization of Black Screen Writers has extended its “Original Script” contest deadline to August 15, 2009!

I. Writers MUST print WGA or Copyright registration number on Title page.

II. Scripts must be free of author’s name and contact information. Attached submission forms will contain all contact information.

III. Writers interested in receiving coverage on their submitted scripts should send two copies and add $25 to the entry fee.

IV. OBS will accept a maximum of four scripts per writer. One fee per script.

V. Scripts will not be accepted: Unbound, unregistered, or over 125 pages in length (Features) 60 pages (TV Pilots). Submitted scripts should be formatted according to current industry standards.

VI. When there are multiple writers of a script, each writer MUST submit an entry form. All forms MUST be enclosed with script submission.

VII. Finalists will be selected by experienced readers. Winners in each category will be selected
by a particpating OBS board member. Winners will

The Netflix Find Your Voice Film Competition

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The Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition

$150,000 Feature Film Cash Production Grant + $250,000 worth
of resources including film stock, processing, camera rental, Film Independent
mentorship, exposure to a Blue Ribbon judging panel, Screening at The
Los Angeles Film Festival + Netflix Distribution to 8 million member audience.

Deadline: February 9, 2009 – No Entry Fee Open to first time feature
filmmakers residing in the U.S.

Netflix and Film Independent have joined efforts to create the Netflix FIND
YOUR VOICE Film Competition in order to discover the next great film talent.
In addition to the cash production grant, 35,000 feet of Kodak Color Film,
film processing, camera rental, and post production services, the contest
winner will receive mentorship and resources from Film Independent, a
non-profit organization dedicated to helping independent filmmakers get
their films made, building the audience for independent film, and increasing
diversity in the film industry.

The competition will be judged by a panel of major independent filmmakers,
producers and actors, including Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men, Milk,
W), Dustin Lance Black (Big Love, Milk), and Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks
(American Beauty, The Forgotten, Big Fish, Milk)

First-time filmmakers who are legal residents of the U.S. who have not yet
created and publicly screened a full-length narrative feature film of 70
minutes or more are eligible to enter the competition. There is no fee to
apply but a maximum of only 2,000 submissions will be accepted between
January 9th and February 9th, 2009.