48 Hour Film Project, 2009: Washington, DC
Early bird registration for the 48 Hour Film Project has closed in DC, but regular registration is still open.
This year, 48 Hour Film DC, takes place on the weekend on May 1st. Yet again, I have a conflict that weekend, but I know of several people with teams in the mix this year and I [...]
Apple’s Insomnia Film Festival
Apple is sponsoring something called the Insomnia Film Festival on November 15th. You have 24 hours to complete a film that uses three items out of a list of required elements. Then, some famous folk (Masi Oka! Jason Bateman!) judge your movie, and you can win nifty prizes (such as a MacBook [...]
Favorite Gaming Moments YouTube Contest
Image from thebusybrainiBUYPOWER is sponsoring a contest where filmmakers can submit a video to YouTube of a real life re-enactment of any event that happened in a computer or console video game to be voted on for a chance to win a $2,000 gift card and a $1,800 iBUYPOWER PC. One submission, any length, [...]
ABC’s Earth 2100: You, too, can be Al Gore!
Our special agent in New Jersey gave us a tip on a new web and television fusion project from a major network:
Earth 2100 is a “television and internet event” set to debut this fall on ABC [Editor's Note: The site now simply says "Coming in 2009"]. Here’s how they describe it:
The world’s brightest minds [...]
Script Frenzy!
Are you in a screenwriting slump? Is that sunny spring weather calling to you to put away the laptop and frolic among the trees? Well sit yourself back in that office chair, buddy, cause it’s Script Frenzy season!
Script Frenzy is like National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo, for screenwriters. You have 30 days [...]
Obama In 30 Seconds: $20,000 in Film Gear
Just received this email from MoveOn.org. Looks like a great opportunity for the more politically inclined filmmakers out there.
Today, we’re launching an ad contest called “Obama in 30 Seconds.” Anyone can make an ad about Obama between now and April 1. The public will vote on the best ads, and a panel of top [...]
