Get Your Feature Film Script Funded

Filmaka.com have just announced a new competition which could see you gain funding to direct your own feature-length script.

Each month, the Smoke and Mirrors competition is giving 15-20 lucky filmmakers the chance to win $500 and the opportunity to go on and make another film with $1000 worth of funding. Three of those winners are then put forward to compete for feature funding at the end of the year.

If you want to take part, your entry needs to be 1-3 minutes long. The closing date is 21st June 2009.

To find out more information, and to enter, click here

New Website for Mobile Short Films

If you’re an independent short film maker, or a fan of short films, Zzizzl may be the service for you.  Zzizzl is a new website where you can buy short films for download to portable devices.  50% of the profit goes to the film maker.

Their website says “zzizzl is an new way to enjoy short films and videos. Our focus is to enable independent creators to get there work out there as well as earn money each time you choose to buy their film or video.

We guarantee that every time you buy a film from zzizzl, we share the profit 50/50 with the creators/rights holder. So your single purchase has a real impact for those who created it. You are enriching independent creators worldwide, encouraging them to create even more great stuff.

What’s so exciting is that you get to experience content from creators you may not have heard of before and suddenly you become the talent spotter.

zzizzl is focused on portable entertainment. What does this mean? We are encouraging you to buy films and videos to put on your mobile/cell phone or personal media player.

So now you have real freedom. You can carry your entertainment in your pocket and watch it anytime, anywhere.

Welcome to your personal portable cinema in your pocket.“

If you’re a film maker that would like to make your films available for mobile download, or a fan looking for portable content, visit http://zzizzl.com.

Written by Tracey, OwnAFilmCompany.com

Student Film Competition

The Jay Sanders Film Festival is a yearly event in which the finalists in the Movie Gallery Student Film Competition are publicly presented and judged. This year’s festival will be held Thursday April 2, 2009 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the theatre auditorium of the Auburn University Hotel & Dixon Conference Center, 241 S. College St., Auburn, AL 36830-5400, USA.

Visit http://media.cla.auburn.edu/cmjn/festival/index.html for full details.

Super Shorts 2009 Submissions are now open!

After last years hugely successful festival with some excellent entries and appearances from Asif Kapadia, Allan Niblo, Dean Craig and Chris Jones we are proud to announce that The 2009 Super Shorts International Film Festival is now officially accepting submissions!

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

The Short Film Competition is the centre piece of the Super Shorts festival. Shortlisted films are screened at the Odeon Covent Garden. All films under 30 minutes are eligible, including live action, documentary and animation.

The shortlisted films are viewed by the Festival Jury and winners are picked for the following awards;

The winner of each category is awarded a trophy and industry prizes related to the award. For example, the editing award is supported by Avid who are offering software worth £1,000’s. The ‘Best Short Film’ award includes a cash prize of £1,000 ($2,000).

SHORT FILM SCRIPT COMPETITION

The scripts will be shortlisted by a script professional and the top ten scripts will be shown to our Festival Jury. Our Festival Jury will be made up of industry professionals and recognisable industry names.

MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

Our aim is to find innovative, original music videos from around the world. The winning film will be awarded the ‘Best Music Video’ award along with yet to be announced prizes.

Visit supershorts.org.uk for more.

The London Filmmakers Meetup Group to Hold Screening at The Portobello Film Festival

The London Filmmakers Meetup Group is going to hold a short film screening at The Portobello Film Festival, on Sunday 31st August, and is currently looking for films.

To find out how to submit your film, or sign up to go, visit http://filmind.meetup.com/10/calendar/8484253/.

Tracey – OwnAFilmCompany.com