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Women In Film Los Angeles is accepting applications for its 2010 Film Finishing Fund Cycle.
With support from Netflix, the WIF Foundation’s Film Finishing Fund provides cash grants and in-kind production services to filmmakers working on projects for, by, and about women.
The fund awards finishing funds to women and male filmmakers who are making projects about women or women’s issues. Applications are encouraged from around the world. The program funds filmmakers working in both short and long formats in all genres — narrative, documentary, educational, animated, and experimental. Student projects are not eligible.
In order to be eligible for an FFF grant, a filmmaker must have completed principal photography and a rough cut at the time of application.
Cash awards range from $1,000 to $15,000 each, with the number of grants varying from year to year. In-kind services may be available upon request.
The application period is March 23, 2010, to April 30, 2010. Visit the WIF Web site for complete program information.
Contact:
Link to Complete RFP
Perfect situation for filmmakers in need of a professional office space to write, hold auditions, rehearse, edit and more without breaking the bank. Because you will share some of the space with other filmmakers you will not only save money but have the opportunity to network and collaborate with others like you.
Details:
-875 Sq, Ft.plus Conference Room
-$200.00 per month.
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Email CINEMA Cleveland at info@cinemacleveland.com
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Casting Director Marcy Ronen is doing a new round of HOW TO AUDITION FOR COMMERCIALS workshops in Cleveland on Saturday and Sunday, March 20th and 21st. 10 student limit per class. Age 16 and over only. Please e-mail her for more info if you’re interested at mronen2000@aol.com
The GCAVFX (Greater Cleveland Animation and Visual Effects) user group will be hosting their next meeting at Tri-C Metro Campus on Saturday February 20th 1:00 p.m. at the Center for the Creative Arts building second floor.
This month’s meeting will include an Avatar Roundtable, a discussion with Red camera cinematographer Edwin Figueroa, Developing and Planning a Graphics Package for a webisode and a beginner’s primer on shooting stereo 3D.
The Address to the college is:
Metropolitan Campus
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
For more information contact: Alexander Rivera at a.rivera@therenderranch.com
Group works with new partner on fall date for Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation
(Feb. 9, 2010 – Dayton, Ohio) The National Aviation Hall of Fame will not hold the 2010 Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation during its originally scheduled Feb. 26-28 dates, but officials are working out details of a partnership with a local arts group to produce the event this fall.
“With the loss of a major sponsor and the reorganization of the Hall of Fame operations in 2009, we simply could not make the February date,” said Alan Hoeweler, chairman of the Hall of Fame’s board of trustees. “But Southwest Ohio has a vibrant creative community, and we believe that working with one of these organizations and signing on some new sponsors will help make a great event even better.”
The board is in discussions with a Dayton-based nonprofit group that expressed its interest in producing the festival while keeping the Hall as the beneficiary. Board members declined to identify the organization until further details of funding and operation of the festival are settled.
In November, the Hall of Fame underwent a reorganization that included staff reductions and other cost-cutting measures. Kaplan, the Hall of Fame’s former executive director, was hired in January to act as a consultant to help the board coordinate the organization’s 2010 enshrinement weekend activities, set for July 16-17.
While Kaplan will focus his attention on the enshrinement, he said the Reel Stuff Film Festival is another event that can help showcase not only the area’s unparalleled aviation heritage, but the arts and business communities of the greater Dayton area.
Kaplan, the founding director of the Reel Stuff festival, added that he hopes the film festival can make a 2010 date, noting that the Hall again had a robust lineup of presenters eager to screen their feature films and documentaries this year.
“This event has been second only to our annual enshrinement ceremonies in nationally spotlighting the Hall of Fame,” Kaplan said. “For anyone with a passion for flight and the filmmaking process, Reel Stuff makes the ‘Birthplace of Aviation’ the place to be.”
Past presenters at the Reel Stuff Film Festival include Academy Award-winning actor, pilot and enshrinee Cliff Robertson; aerial cinematographer Clay Lacy (who is set to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in July); Catherine Wyler, producer of “Memphis Belle” in 1990 and daughter of William Wyler, director of the 1944 documentary, “The Memphis Belle: The Story of a B-17.” The 2009 festival also included the North American premiere of “Der Rote Baron,” (The Red Baron), a German production of the life of Baron von Richthofen that has its national release next month.
“In just two years, this festival has become the top aviation film festival in the country,” Hoeweler said. “We’ve set a high standard, and have every intention of raising that bar even higher. The postponement will be worth the wait and a “win-win” for the Hall of Fame, the Festival and the region.”
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Contact: Ron Kaplan
O: (937) 256-0944 x16
C: (937) 212-8847
BMA Media Group is currently accepting resumes for an experienced videographer/video producer to create a cable television program. Applicants must have knowledge of sports-related production techniques and experience in a fast-paced production environment. A minimum of 3 years producing in television, videos, commercials, etc., is required.
As a Videographer and Producer, your essential job functions will include the following:
Storyboard, Design, Tape, Edit, Branding, Business/Product development, Strategy planning, Streaming, Podcast, Mobile, Flash video, Lighting
You will also need to create motion graphics and show design elements using:
•Photoshop, Illustrator, Motion, Final Cut, Flash, After Effects
Other job functions will include:
Graphic Design work as needed for production, Maintain and operate video and audio equipment, DVD and Blu-ray Authoring
Requirements:
• Ability to shoot video, record audio and light shooting area
• Knowledge of Final Cut Pro editing systems
• Knowledge of Adobe Production Suite Programs
• Knowledge of HD video cameras
• Mac Operating Systems
• Demonstrated creativity
• Strong knowledge of broadcast television standards
• Understanding of video compression techniques
• Project Organization Skills
• Experience with Flash, Animation and 3D design programs a plus
• 1-2 years of experience in a similar position
Physical Job Requirements include:
• Carrying & setting up equipment up to 60 lbs. (video, audio, lighting etc…) on location
• Sitting and/or standing for long periods of time
• Continuous viewing of a computer screen
Send cover letter, resume, and links of work online to producerjob@bmamedia.com
No phone calls please.
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland Film Commission congratulates Cleveland filmmaker Eyad Zahra, whose film The Taqwacores is and Official Selection for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Filmed entirely in Cleveland in 2008, The Taqwacores will be featured in Sundance’s NEXT (<=>) section, which is composed of eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. The world premiere of the film was at Sundance on Sunday, January 24.
Raised by Syrian-Muslim immigrants in Cleveland, Eyad Zahra read The Taqwacores in 2007 and was immediately inspired by the novel’s accurate depiction of the complexities of growing up young and Muslim in modern-day America. Zahra has worked on award-winning productions around the globe, and opted to film The Taqwacores entirely in Cleveland. “Shooting in Cleveland was a dream come true,” Zahra said. “As a Cleveland native, I had always wanted to return home to shoot my first indie feature. The city is very friendly to indie filmmakers. Had it not been for Cleveland, I perhaps would not have been able to shoot this film at all.”
The Film Commission worked with Zahra and the The Taqwacores crew to provide production assistance and logistical support to help make the most out of the small budget. “Eyad and his team were incredibly professional and resourceful, creating a truly spectacular film on a shoestring,” said Film Commission Executive Director Ivan Schwarz. “We are all proud that their work is being recognized nationally and offer sincere congratulations.”
Based on the novel by Michael Muhammad Knight, The Taqwacores tells the story of a first-general Pakistani engineering student who shares a house in Buffalo, NY, with a group of Muslim punk rockers and is introduced to Taqwacore– a hardcore, Muslim punk rock scene that only exists out west. The title combines “taqwa,” the Arabic word for “piety,” with “hardcore.” The films stars a mostly Muslim-American cast, including Bobby Naderi, Noureen DeWulf, Dominic Rains, Rasika Mathur, Tony Yalda and Anne Marie Leighton.
Prelude2Cinema, a movie and marketing company, in association with Nogient Development, a California web design company, is seeking six video spokespersons for paid assignments. Actors should be attractive and articulate. All ages and races are welcome to audition. Prelude2Cinema will be handling the video audition and screening actors.
These will be for 30 second video spots on various websites. Shoots will take place in and around Cleveland, Ohio.
For an audition, contact Alex P. Michaels at alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com For more information on Nogient Development, visit www.nogient.com Info about Prelude2Cinema can be found at www.prelude2cinema.com
Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music is hosting a 13th Anniversary Video Contest where filmmakers and animators can create a silent film or music video to an existing Midnight Syndicate track. The winner will be featured on “The Dead Matter” DVD as well as win prizes from sponsors: Screamline Studios, Conquest Graphics, Robert Kurtzman’s Creature Corps, Van Helsing’s Curse Halloween music, and Midnight Syndicate. Other finalists will also win prizes and special promotions.
Judges include legendary frontman and horror fan Dee Snider (Twisted Sister, Strangeland), Horror FX-legends Tom Savini (Friday the 13th, Dusk Till Dawn) and Robert Kurtzman (producer From Dusk Till Dawn, KNB FX, Wishmaster), as well as Edward Douglas (The Dead Matter) and Gavin Goszka of Midnight Syndicate and producer director Gary Jones (Xena, Hercules, Boogeyman 3).
Additional information on the video contest can be found at www.MidnightSyndicate.com. The official rules are posted at www.MidnightSyndicate.com/videocontest.htm
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