Hey Everyone!

If you haven't heard, iThentic has teamed up with SHORTSNONSTOP to introduce a film festival that takes place year round! Six times a year, 10 finalists will be selected by our programmers for promotion and distribution by TELUS on its mobile networks in Canada. Our esteemed Jury of industry professionals will select one filmmaker in each prize period to be awarded a cash prize of $1000 (that’s six $1000 prizes in 2007/08.) All categories and genres of short film are accepted, including drama,
comedy, animation, horror, sci-fi, documentary, experimental and music
videos. The next prize deadline is October 5th, so go to www.shortsnonstop.com and upload your short today!

Hi. I'm a screenwriter whose latest script now has an A-list director (John McTiernan -- "Die Hard" series, "Predator") attached. I'm now looking for a new agent, homes for my various spec scripts and my next writing assignment. Do any of you have someone in your network you would feel comfortable refering me to for any (or all!) of these three goals of mine?

Thanks and good luck to all of you with your own projects.

Regards,

Rob Tobin
[email protected]
714-717-4289

So, I'm sure that we all have no shortage of horror stories about being a woman on set, but what have you found to be the benefits of being a production grrl*? As the only female crew member on a low-budget pilot shoot, for example, I was very popular among the teen girl cast -- because I was the only person they felt comfortable asking for feminine hygeine products. What other advantages have you found, by virtue of your gender?

*grrl, I know, is so 1997 Girl Power a term. But darn, it's fun to say!

The Vine Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Vine Studio, a full-service production company in Santa Monica, CA calls for entries to our First Annual VIne Shorts Fest! Accepting short films and short screenplays from around the world, in all genres. Films from any year of production are eligible, and must be under 30 minutes in length; Screenplays must be in English, formatted to industry standards, and be no more than 30 pages in length.

Shutter Magazine is looking for YOUR help!

Here's the open positions:

1) New writers - start writing articles about anything film related that you feel could teach an aspiring filmmaker, or that you feel is noteworthy, or something that's satirical like Todd Voltz's 10 ways to seduce a casting director (lol); write about what you love about film!!!!

2) Layout designer: Someone familiar with digitally laying out a magazine and how it needs to be designed

3) Reporters: In addition to article writers, we need to have people that take it upon themselves to cover events and to keep all of us up to date on what's going on in the local film industry

4) Sales people / Street Team - so that the magazine will generate revenue and provide writers and layout designers with compensation, so that we can cover the expense of the print and the expenses. Sales people should earn 15% of their sale.

5) Music - Someone who will oversee what local bands and acts would be willing to donate their music for independent films and make sure they get a listing in Shutter's music for your film page

6) Publishers - You will oversee the printing, the layout design, and work with the Editor-in-Chief to make sure that the magazine is properly distributed

7) Web Designer - You will oversee the Web Design, and make Shutter's awareness known on the web, keeping the myspace page up to date, sending out messages via the facebook group, etc.

Shutter on MySpace

How as a filmmaker

Do you achieve the ecstasy of performance

I'm currently listening to Pink Floyd, Pulse Live, the crowd's energy, the live performance

How the hell do we mirror that as filmmakers?

Can we perform live?

Can we incorporate music, emotion, to make people move, feel?

Imagine a 'live' film festival

How can this be achieved?

If one can find the answer, we have found the greatest story telling medium

Imagine a software program that would allow one to edit 'live'?

To 'mix' a story before an audience?

IN NEED OF A TALENTED FILM STUDENT/STUDENTS

TO FILM A SHORT DOCUMENTARY OF ONE FAMILY'S STRUGGLE WITH SICKLE CELL
ANEMIA TO BE ENTERED INTO

THE 2008 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY CONTEST

IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT:

Tea Ogunlade
201-546-1382 / 201-560-5581
email:[email protected]
email:[email protected]
Please call to discuss fee

FILM CONTEST: B.S.!

BS!

BS! (Bullsh*t)You're attacked by it almost all the time, it comes at
you from all sides; it can cost you lots of time and money, and
probably already has; it's not spoken about in polite company, and
often times you don't even know just how badly you've been inflicted.

Ever just want to throw the BS Flag and call Bullsh*t? Want a chance
to highlight your best example of BS? We have the outlet for you!

We are looking for creative people to submit short video clips
highlighting our BS Flag in the most creative, preferably humorous way
calling BS.

The Grand Prize is $5,000, second place, $1,000, and third place,
$500. Winners and entrants have the chance to be contracted for
additional videos and creative projects.

If you know of any students, faculty or directors-in-training
extraordinaire who would be interested in a great opportunity to not
only win some cash but create a great clip on BS, please pass this along.

For complete details and rules go to http://www.bsflag.com/contest/.


Best of Luck,

The BS Flag Team
www.bsflag.com/contest/
[email protected]