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New INDIE screenplay competition offers an exciting PRODUCTION DEAL to the grand prize winner… THE MOVIE DEAL! Screenplay Contest offers prizes and exposure to contestants, plus one amazing GRAND PRIZE: Not since "Project Greenlight" has there been a contest giving an unknown writer an opportunity of this magnitude. The winning writer of The Movie Deal! Screenplay Competition will receive an honest-to-gosh production deal, plus airfare and accommodations to the set of their own film. "The winner will be offered a chance to have his project thrust immediately into preproduction, via an option and production agreement with an established production company, as well as an ownership position in the project," says Scott Prestin, Co-Founder. "We're looking for an original and innovative, yet marketable idea, the kind of film that could garner the success of 'The Blair Witch Project,' 'Napoleon Dynamite' or 'Open Water' says Co-founding filmmaker Craig James Pietrowiak. "These are scripts we wouldn't necessarily have access to because some of these writers don't have representation, which ultimately opens up doors for both us and the authors."
"We're committed to finding the best script out there, it doesn't matter what the genre" says Prestin. "We're inviting other production companies to contact us and to get involved. It's our intention to see a second or third place winner get an option or production agreement as well from another company, possibly one of our judges. We just want to see more INDIES get made," says Pietrowiak. Filmmaker Scott Prestin is best known for his films '8 of Diamonds' starring Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Heroes), which can be rented at your local Blockbuster, as well as the soon-to-be released 'The Devil's Dominoes' starring Daniel Baldwin (Mulholland Falls) and Vincent Pastore (Sopranos). Prestin's currently in pre-production on his seven figure ensemble piece titled 'Chicago Blues' starring William Forsythe (Once Upon a Time in America), John Gries (Napoleon Dynamite), Daniel Baldwin, Fred Williamson, and other named talent. Producer/Actor Craig James Pietrowiak has won numerous awards for his films and is the creator and director of the television pilot 'Wrigleyville' starring Randy Wayne (Dukes of Hazzard & Sons and Daughters), Jackson Davis (Lonelygirl15) and Mark Matkevich (Dawson's Creek & Quarterlife').
Entries to The Movie Deal! are invited in 10 categories including feature length genres, TV pilots, and short films. For submission details and other information, please visit:
www.TheMovieDeal.com
www.MySpace.com/TheMovieDeal
ENTER TODAY!
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| 9th Annual Big Break International Screenwriting Contest Open for Entries |  | | Thank you for your interest in the 2008 Big Break contest. With cash, rewards, mentorship, and industry exposure, Big Break lives up to its name. Winners and finalists alike have had their screenplays optioned and produced and have secured high-profile representation as well as lucrative writing deals. | | |  | Enter Online by June 1st for your Big Break!
For previous winners, judges, success stories, and all contest details,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/bigbreak |
| | | Over $30,000 in cash and prizes, plus mentorship and industry meetings
The Winner is awarded $15,000 total cash plus a trip to Hollywood for meetings with industry professionals. Also, a one-year mentorship with two industry professionals, in addition to a 3-day CineStory Screenwriting Retreat, where industry executive mentors work one-on-one with writers to better their scripts, move their projects to the next level, and provide pathways to a professional life in the business.
Second and Third Place winners are awarded $4,000 (second place) and $2,000 (third place) total cash, plus trips to Hollywood for meetings. Unique and intensive 3-day CineStory Screenwriting Retreat, where industry executive mentors work one-on-one with writers to better their scripts, move their projects to the next level, and provide pathways to a professional life in the business.
Top 10 Finalist Prizes include $500 cash; Final Draft software; Script read by top industry companies; Gotham Writers’ Workshop 10-week class; Pitch Perfect video pitching from StoryLink.com; One-year Script magazine subscription; $150 gift certificate from The Writers Store. A panel of notable industry professionals conducts the final judging.
We are dedicated to bringing recognition to promising screenwriters around the globe. Good luck to all!
Liz Alani
Contest Director
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MEMBERS of WIFTI CHAPTERS INVITED TO SUBMIT SHORTS TO THE 2008 HIFF/NYWIFT TO THE POINT SERIES HELD OCTOBER 14-19th 2008, AND THE WIFTI SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 2009 The Series provides a unique platform for WIFTV member filmmakers to
showcase their multi-faceted short films and videos -- fictional
narratives, animations, documentaries and experimental works that bring
unorthodox and original perspective to the experiences of women from all
walks of life from around the world. TO THE POINT showcases the filmmaking forte of women from, for example, Australia, England and the USA. Last year's submissions included works from Canada to New Zealand, all enthusiastically received by members of the filmmaking community and the general movie-going public. Members are invited to participate in this exciting showcase of
filmmaking talent by visiting the New York Women in Film & Television
website, www.nywift.org. There is a link to
the NYWIFT/HIFF APPLICATION (submitted in duplicate) for the TO THE POINT SERIES. There is no fee to submit for this series, and all films must be UNDER
20 MINUTES and completed by JUNE 30, 2005. NOTE: Entering TO THE POINT does not automatically enter you into The Hamptons International Film Festival Shorts Category. Members will need to submit directly to the HIFF shorts category. For entering separately into the Hamptons International Film Festival Shorts Category, please visit the Hamptons Film Festival website at: www.hamptonsfilmfest.org, Selections for To the Point are made by a panel of NYWIFT member
filmmakers and by the Hamptons International Film Festival Programming
Department. *In addition, WIFTI initiated the first Women in Film and Television
International Short Film Showcase in 2006, celebrating International
Women's Day in March. Participating chapters worldwide screened
selected films made by women from WIFT chapters around the world. NYWIFT/HIFF To The Point is again one of three North American points of entry for the WIFTI SHORT FILM SHOWCASE. If WIFT members wish to submit their film for consideration to the 2009 WIFTI Showcase, they will be asked to sign a section of the HIFF/NYWIFT application. TO THE POINT is an excellent path to visibility for extraordinary women
filmmakers from around the world.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - BIG BANG FILM FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 1 - 5, 2008 The call for submissions is now open for the 2008 Big Bang Film Festival (BBFF). BBFF is a celebration of exciting and inventive films in the Action, Adventure, Suspense and Asian Action Cinema genres. BBFF also welcomes documentary submissions featuring extreme sports and athletic events, activities and competitions which have contributed some of the most entertaining video of death defying speed, skill and daring. Each year Big Bang Film Festival showcases amazing films, some classics, some classics in the making. Every submission is posted on the BBFF Submissions Page so that filmmakers can link to their listing. Visit the website for more information on the festival, submission process, special events, and opportunities to join the team! Big Bang Film Festival
Philadelphia, PA
October 1-5 2008
Action, Adventure, Suspense and Asian Action Cinema.
contact@bigbangfilmfestival.com
www.BigBangFilmFestival.com
www.myspace.com/bigbangfilmfestival
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EDMC Online Division is hiring 600 people for new positions this year!
We have openings in all fields including sales, admissions, marketing, finance/payroll, human resources, IT, financial aid, call center support, advising, administration, web strategies, instructional design, faculty leadership and many more. We offer competitive salaries, great benefits, strip district location and 100% paid tuition grants.
Check out the openings at The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is working with the Office of
Public Art to commission an artist to be a part of the design team
for the Ann Katharine Memorial Garden. The Garden will be located
in Mellon Park in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The
artisit budget for the project is $50,000. The Garden will be
dedicated in Fall 2009. www.edmcohe.jobs.
EOE employer
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48 Hour Film Project Women In Film and Media will be sponsoring a team for the next 48
Hour Film Project. We will pay the sponsorship fee and give you a
small stipend for your supplies. On Friday evening June 6th the team will choose their genre from
"the hat". The team will then be given a genre, a character, a
line of dialogue and a scene that has to be included in the
project. 48 Hours later, you must turn in your finished product -
a five to seven minute DVD. How do you join the team? Send us a resume and WIFM will form the
team based on your experience and any equipment you can bring to
the team. Here are the dates: (the venue is TBD)
The production dates will be:
June 6th to June 8th 2008
The screenings will take place:
The week of June 16th The awards will take place:
Saturday, June 21st. For more information go to: http://www.48hourfilm.com/pittsburgh
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EXTRAS "The Bride and the Grooms," an independent romantic comedy movie by Plain Dealer Sports Copy Editor Butch Maier, seeks extras for two days of shooting in July in Northeast Ohio. These are unpaid roles, but food will be provided. There may be opportunities for speaking parts, which would result in a deferred-pay contract. Either way, this is an opportunity to help a shoestring-budgeted local production and possibly appear in a feature-length motion picture.
On Thursday, July 24, 100 extras are needed at The Taverne of Richfield, 3960 Broadview Road, Richfield, Ohio. The call time is 5:30 p.m. outside of the main entrance. The scene is a present-day fifth college reunion dance, so extras need to be able to portray 27-year-old college graduates. The attire is semiformal. The shoot is scheduled to last until around midnight, but extras will not be allowed in after the beginning of the shoot.
On Sunday, July 27, 500 extras are needed at Bath United Church of Christ, 3980 West Bath Road, Bath, Ohio. The call time is 9 a.m. outside of the main entrance. Roles will be wedding guests at two weddings and two wedding receptions. The attire is formal. Please do not wear anything flashy or distracting, or you might be turned away. The shoot could last until after midnight. If you plan to stay after dinner for the second wedding and reception, please bring a change of clothes or have a way to alter your look. The longer you stay, the better chance you have of being in the movie. The time frame is present day, late summer. Further information about the movie and cast (including Michael Heaton) can be found at http://www.myspace.com/thebridemovie
Please respond by sending your resume, day (s) you can work and head shots to Krista at thebridemovieextras@yahoo.com by June 29. You must have submitted your info in order to be checked-in on these days.
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Pittsburgh Artist Registry
Looking for opportunities in Pittsburgh and other parts of the country for your art projects or maybe you are looking for a job or career opportunity? Go to the Pittsburgh Artist Registry.
www.pittsburghartistregistry.org
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