Your friends at the Screen Actors Guild ("SAG") have created an "indie" version at SAGIndie (http://www.sagindie.org). An interesting concept, but it's up to you, the filmmaker, to decide if it's helpful. There are a number of administrative forms to keep your set and crew on-track --your investors will love that. No more little pieces of paper, random receipts, and indiscriminate scheduling. You can even put a call

If you're a 21st century movie-maker, then youcan't pass up the following sites to help promote your film! Most of your audience will hear about your film through an online presence, not your uncle at church. Make sure you have an email account to sign up for any of these sites! 5. Bullet Film For free you can upload your film, and setup a film presence

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the 7th Annual Vail Film Festival! Categories include: * Features * Documentaries * Shorts * Student Films * Adventure Films New Categories: * Family Films * Activism Films

(From the Foundation Center's PND) The Knight News Challenge, an initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, seeks innovations that use new or available technology to distribute content in local communities. This international contest awards up to $5 million per year for innovative platforms, tools, and services with the potential to inform and transform community news, conversations, and information distribution and visualization. Anyone may nominate

(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

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

Come to Silicon Valley Studios in July and receive special discounted rates all month for your film, photography, or creative project! With two production stages, office facilities, dressing room, lounge area, and more, Silicon Valley Studios is your premiere production destination! And now with our new green screen backdrop and a variety of lighting equipment on hand, Silicon Valley Studios offers the highest quality of

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

GARRETT SCOTT DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT GRANT (sent by Leau Fille -- Thank you!) ========================================================= WHAT - This grant funds first time documentary makers for travel and accommodations at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 2-5, 2009. For four days, grant recipients will be given access to films, participate in master classes and be mentored by experienced filmmakers. TWO filmmakers will be chosen for the grant in its third

I'm a black, female screenwriter looking for executive producers that are interested in changing the "slanted face" of filmmaking by putting dark-skinned black women in LEAD roles. A great foray into that endeavor would be my project below: Title: "Bla' Volt" (Short for "Black Girls' Revolt") Genre: Crime/Caper/Action/Satire Logline: A secret society of innovative, ebony-toned bombshells mastermind a plan to rob