 aBetterFilm.com - Online Filmmaking Mentorship. Get to your next filmmaking level with personal mentorship from a pro. Whether you’re creating your first film experiments, an impressive breakthrough portfolio, or if you’re ready to turn a profit, we’ll mentor you with a custom plan to make your film dreams come true. Plus, you’ll get support from talented, handpicked colleagues who make their films while you make yours. It’s a tightly-knit storytelling gang that’s as close as your computer. http://Make.aBetterFilm.com
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 Cine Gear Expo. Join Hollywood's Professionals in 2009. Don't forget to register online now before May 28, 2009, 10am PDT for Cine Gear Expo 2009. The event will take place at the Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Hollywood, CA. Exhibition and Premiere Seminars on June 5 and 6. Complimentary admission to Premiere Seminars presented by leading industry Organizations and Manufacturers including ASC, BSC, VES, ACE, SOC, Local 600, Local 728, Fujifilm, Band Pro Film & Digital/Sony and more. Seating limited. The Film Series Competition on June 4 and 5. Master Class Seminars on June 7. www.cinegearexpo.com
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 Topanga Film Festival. (August 6-9, 2009, submissions: June 26) This open-air, boutique festival receives entries from around the globe and showcases a broad range of short films from documentaries, animation, drama, comedy and experimental. The highlight is the competition screening on the giant outdoor screen perched high in the canyon. Special screenings include, “First Look,” a glimpse at features about to be completed; “High Caliber International Shorts” and “Best of Topanga,” a night of local talent. For the first time this year’s festival will recognize film achievement
in the action sports category. www.topangafilmfestival.com
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 The Wayfarers Traveling Festival invites young filmmakers (< 25yrs) to submit their work for review and due consideration for entry into the 1st annual Wayfarers Traveling Festival. WTF is wholly unique in its open-ended criteria for submissions. There is no restriction on the number of pieces you can submit and no entrance fee. All films will be considered equally, within reason, regardless of genre and running time. Cash and material prizes will be awarded in 3 categories.
Early Deadline is June 1st
Late Deadline is July 1st
Enter at: www.nor-films.com/wtf/home.html
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 The 8th Annual San Francisco Documentary Festival and The 12th Annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival CALL FOR ENTRIES now open. SF DocFest seeks feature length and short docs, deadline: July 10. SF IndieFest seeks feature and short narratives, docs and animation, deadline Oct 10. Both festivals get great press coverage (including Variety coverage) and nice full screenings in classic single screen San Francisco art house theaters. And we throw great parties. See www.sfindie.com for entry link and to check out past festival archives.
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 EditFest NY premieres in Manhattan on June 12-14, 2009. Learn about the craft of editing from the best of the best - Bill Pankow (Carlito’s Way), Tim Squyres (Syriana), Thelma Schoonmaker (The Departed), Kate Sanford (The Wire), Craig McKay (Silence of the Lambs) and many more. Oscar winners, Emmy winners, box office mega-hit editors - They’ll all be at EditFest NY interacting with an audience of working professionals, motivated students and rising stars. Presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop). Sign up now, as space is limited. Panels and parties Friday and Saturday. FCP Certification and Tech Bootcamp Sunday. Go to www.editfestny.com for details and discounts.
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 HD Expo. Don't forget to register online before June 11, 8am CST for HD Expo's June event, to be held at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL, on June 11, 11am-7pm. Complimentary panels, keynotes, exhibit hall, roadshow product demos and intensive workshops. Execute your creative vision and sharpen your skills with high-return education, networking and an exhibition floor featuring the most anticipated tools and technologies available for content creators. HD Expo serves the entire community of content creators with attention to advertising production, independent filmmaking, post production and broadcasting.http://www.hdexpo.net/june
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 Call for Entries: Upload your film and video entries to the annual Summer Shorts 2009 competition. Open to all filmmakers, videomakers, and animators. All genres and multiple submissions welcome. Simply make sure your entry is 100MB or less, and upload via the Film and Digital Networking Community's video section, networking.studentfilmmakers.com. The top three awards recipients will be featured in StudentFilmmakers Magazine.
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