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September 10, 2010

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Canadian New Media Awards - Call for Submissions

The CNMAs are Canada's leading digital media awards, honouring excellence in online and mobile content. Established in 2000, the CNMAs were created as a tribute to the outstanding digital content emanating from Canada. Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet, the 10th annual CNMAs look to pay tribute to the incredible creative and technological achievements of those working in the digital space.

Regular Rate is $175.00
Contest closes September 17, 2010.

For more information, click here.

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6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival - Call for Submissions

August 3, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) - The 6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival, scheduled to take place March 4-8, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada, officially launched its Call for Submissions today, looking for short and feature film submissions in all genres. The 2010 Festival received hundreds of submissions from all over the world.

All independent filmmakers (women and men) whose films were completed after January 1, 2009 are encouraged to apply. Submissions featuring strong female characters and stories are encouraged. Eligible films must have THREE of the following (one woman may serve in more than one role): a woman as Writer, a woman as Producer, a woman as Director, a woman as D.O.P., a woman as Lead Actor, a woman as Lead Animator / Editor.

The Festival is presented by Women in Film and Television Vancouver and is one of our key annual celebration events. In addition to offering independent filmmakers a professional screening opportunity, the festival also serves to build audiences and appreciation for relevant cinema by women.

The festival supports filmmakers with cash awards and artists' fees. Last year, three filmmakers were the recipients of the Legacy Awards, representing $3000 in cash awards. Award-winning filmmaker Lulu Keating was the 2010 recipient of the Women In the Director's Chair Feature Film Award, presented by Creative Women Workshops Association, represents industry leadership and support from some of the most significant companies in western Canada and is valued at nearly $100,000.

The final submission deadline is November 1, 2010.

For more information about eligibility criteria and how to submit, please visit:
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html or contact the WIFTV Office.  

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Media Innovation Awards 2010 - Call for Entries

The Media Innovation Awards is Canada's premier awards show recognizing excellence in the planning and buying of media in the marketing/advertising sector. Now in its 11th year, the show honours the significant role media plays in the marketing mix and recognizes those responsible for the selection, deployment, and implementation of advertising media programs. This is accomplished by the recognition and promotion of strategic and innovative media ideas that clearly enhance the appropriate delivery and efficient receptivity of the advertiser's message.

The entry deadline is end of day Monday September 13th, 2010

The Awards Gala will be held at the Allstream Centre on November 18th, 2010.
For more information visit: http://www.marketingmag.ca/mia/index.html

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the 8 fest - Call for Entries

The 8 fest seeks your 8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm or other small gauge film projects (such as loops and installations) for our 2011 installment next January.

Films can be:
•Experimental, animated, personal, handmade.
•Diary & essay films, documentaries.
•Live performance and music mixed with film.
•Films from everyday culture - historical footage, home movies.

The 8 fest exhibits all work on film. Works selected for the festival, therefore, must be finished on small-gauge film (8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm). We also exhibit blow-ups to 16mm of films that have been finished on small-gauge (or unsplit 8mm pieces). We do not exhibit projects on video or digital.

The 8 fest uses professional small-gauge projection equipment including Elmo GS-1200 and ST-1200 models. Our technicians and programmers have many years experience specializing in small-gauge film formats and technology. The greatest care will be taken in handling, previewing and projecting films. .

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Online Submission Form
More information: www.the8fest.com  

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28th Torino Film Festival - Call for entries

Torino, Italy, November 26 to December 4, 2010 (Feature and short films, fiction and documentary)

The Torino Film Festival is currently accepting entries for its 2010 edition. Please note that all films must be submitted directly to the festival.

Deadline for festival submissions - Competition: September 24, 2010

Eligibility
Film must not have been screened in Italy;
-Films must be completed after September 1st, 2009;
-Competition Torino 28:
-Open to first, second or third feature-length films;
-Must not have screened in Competition at major international film festivals (i.e. Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, San Sebastian);
-Screening formats accepted: 35mm, digital cinema and video;
-Sections Festa Mobile and Onde:
-Open to feature-length and short films;
-Screening formats accepted: 35mm, 16mm, digital cinema and video.

For more information on eligibility and procedures, please consult the entry form and regulations of the festival.

The Torino Film Festival is committed to new directors whose works reflect formal and stylistic innovation, but also screens works of well established filmmakers and retrospectives. The Festival is recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) as Competitive Specialised Feature Film Festival offering a number of awards, including cash award for Best Film (€ 25,000), Special Jury Award (€ 10,000) and Best International Documentary (€ 20.000). Created in 2008, the TorinoFilmLab is an international laboratory for first and second features that supports scriptwriters and directors through training, development and funding.

Click here for more information 

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Barrie Film Festival - Call for Submissions

The Barrie Film Festival invites all filmmakers to submit their short films for consideration as part of the Annual Short Film Competition. Official selections will be publicly screened during the 13th Annual Barrie Film Festival's Short Film Program on Saturday October 16, 2010.

Prizes will be awarded in several categories. No entry fee. Submissions must be received by September 24, 2010.

For guidelines, categories and entry forms visit: http://barriefilmfestival.ca 

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Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative - The Godard Project

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Doc North - Call for Submissions

Call for submissions is now open to professional Canadian documentary filmmakers beginning August 13th. A future call for submissions will be made for Student and Amateur filmmakers.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS NOV 19 2010.

Films will be reviewed by a panel of judges and successful candidates will be notfied by Janurary 2011. To submit a film please download a submission form PDF. Submission receiving address can be found on the submission form.

To submit: DOWNLOAD FORM HERE

Doc North is a two-day annual film festival that showcases documentary works of established filmmakers from across Canada with a focus on Northern specific story-telling.

Audiences from the Near North region will have the chance to experience an increasingly popular genre of visual storytelling. Documentary filmmaking continues to play an important role in our society by encouraging diverse perspectives on the issues that matter to Canadians most.

The Doc North film festival is committed to supporting and promoting awareness, appreciation and understanding of Northern Canadian cinema. Along with gala parties, lounges and meet & greets, the festival will also provide an arena for filmmakers to strengthen the network of Documentary filmmaking and appreciation in Ontario's North. The first annual Doc North film festival will take place April 15 and 16, 2011 at the 1000-seat Capitol Theatre in North Bay, Ontario.

For more information visit: http://www.docnorthfestival.ca/index.html

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24th International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA 2011) - Call for Entries

Biarritz, France, January 24 to 30, 2011

The International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) is currently accepting entries for its 2011 edition.
** NEW THIS YEAR: Please note that all Canadian programs must be submitted directly to the FIPA **

Deadline: November 26, 2010

Television programs must meet the following criteria:
-Must have been produced within the 12 months preceding the festival;
-Must not have been shown in other competitive international events or audiovisual festival;
-Must not have been produced for theatrical releases.

Screening requirements:
If invited and selected, applicant/producer will have to provide the program/film with French subtitles;
Selected works screen either on 35 mm or on DigiBeta.

For more information on eligibility and procedures, please consult the Festival Regulations and Entry Form.

The International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) is considered the most significant TV festival in France and a prestigious European event. FIPA presents close to 200 new television programmes each year, chosen from among quality international productions. FIPA was created to recognize and promote exceptional works in the audiovisual media and to contribute to the development of the audiovisual arts throughout the world in a spirit of cooperation and exchange. This year FIPA is extended from 6 to 7 days, adding a complete day to its program.

The competition is divided into 5 sections:
- Drama (made-for-TV films in one or two parts);
- Series and Serials;
- Creative Documentaries and Essays;
- Reportages and Current Affairs;
- Performing Arts.

Juries must award a Grand prix Fipa d'Or Biarritz 2011 to the best program in each of the five sections as well as some additional awards for acting, screenplay and original music.

The festival also features the unique FIPATEL, a market equipped with a digital platform for program viewing, featuring all the works selected in the festival, plus others that have gone through a selection process before being selected.

National and International Business Development
Telefilm Canada, Montréal
festivals@telefilm.gc.ca

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Canadian Short Screenplay Competition (CSSC) - Script Competition Season Open

We have begun the search for the best short film scripts of 2010. The CSSC's search begins with the launch of the official website redux and by issuing the renewed challenge to budding and seasoned scribes alike in the form of the competition's mantra: "Short. Is. Better." The CSSC will herald and reward the best and most successful writers of short film for the year with the ultimate prize: a professionally produced, live-action short film.

Literary hopefuls will have until midnight January 31st, 2011 to pen, proof and bullet-proof their masterpieces. The competition is a chance for screenwriters to flex their creative juices for the industry judges. Entered scripts will pass the eye balls and litmus tests of entertainment industry pros (including producers, literary agents, actors, film crew, broadcasters, distributors and former CSSC winning alums), increasing the emerging screenwriter's visibility and exposure in an industry where breaking in is never out of style.

David Cormican, Producer and Founder of The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, reminds that the competition is open to writers of any nationality, from any country across the world. And so far as themes for writing your scripts are concerned Cormican reminds, "the sky is the limit. We don't want to restrict the subject matter of the entrants. Just keep it short. I've said it before and I'm going to continue to say it: We live in a digital age with waning attention spans; brevity truly is the soul of wit. As long as you find the story, we'll find a winner", says Cormican.

What's unique about the Canadian Short Screenplay Competition is that there are many festivals dedicated to short films: their viewing, reading and work-shopping, but there are very few, if any, competitions that celebrate and reward the writers of these marvelous works with a fully realized production using professional crews and talent like the CSSC.

Cormican says "there is a unique function that the short film provides the entertainment industry, and it goes by the name: calling card". The CSSC wants to give this brilliant introduction to the film industry to one lucky entrant. "What better ‘hello' could a new writer hope for than their words living and breathing on the screen for producers, agents and film goers to see. The sad reality, though, is that a script is just a script until it is produced. That's when it really crosses over and becomes a film. And that's where the CSSC comes in to help create some cinematic magic. So, if you are still sitting around wondering if you should enter the competition or not, ask yourself the question: Do I want to be a part of the script industry, or the film industry? When you find your answer, we'll be waiting", says Cormican.

Top prize is $2,500.00, an Apple iPad, a produced short film based on your script with in-kind services totaling $40,000+, the Writer's Block Crystal Award and accreditation to attend the Yorkton Film Festival and Golden Sheaf Awards Gala.

Competition hopefuls can enter online via the CSSC website using PayPal, Withoutabox or via hard copy and snail mail.

About The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition (CSSC)
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, administered by Year of the Skunk Productions (Regina), and established in 2008, is the premiere script contest for short film screenplays. CSSC is the single-most competitive, prestigious, short screenplay festival in Canada, a champion for screenwriters everywhere and a launching pad for writers' professional careers.