The Residence du Festival is an amazing opportunity for young filmmakers to live in Paris while working on their first features. It’s a bit like a combination of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and the DAAD Artists Fellowship. They’ll even teach you french! Application Details Below: 1 â€[...]
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August 2nd, 2011 - 8:39 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
Opportunities for Filmmakers: Cannes Residence du Festival
April 1st, 2011 - 12:38 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
Opportunities for Filmmakers: DAAD Artist Study Scholarships
The DAAD is the premiere German Institution offering scholarships to live and study in Germany. For filmmakers they offer one year study scholarships to study at a German university/film school under the following terms: Study scholarships are granted for one academic year (10 months) with the possi[...]
February 15th, 2011 - 2:25 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
Opportunities for Filmmakers: FIND Screenwriters Lab
Film Independent’s Screenwriters Lab is an intensive five-week program running two to three evenings a week in Los Angeles in August and September. The Lab is designed to help screenwriters improve their craft, develop their voices as writers, and take their current scripts to the next level. [...]
September 27th, 2010 - 9:34 am § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
Opportunities for Filmmakers: Tribeca All Access
TRIBECA ALL ACCESS – EARLY DEADLINE NOVEMBER 8TH – FINAL DEADLINE DECEMBER 8TH Tribeca All Access is a program designed to help experienced and emerging filmmakers with grants ($10,000), meetings with industry professionals, and a host of other support. Aleem Hossain (an Alum) mentioned [...]
September 12th, 2010 - 9:55 am § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
Opportunities for Filmmakers: The Nantucket Screenwriters Colony
Nantucket Screenwriters Colony – Takes Place in October Every Year – By Industry Nomination About the Colony: Every year during the month of October, four writers, selected from a pool of industry-nominated candidates, live and work together at picturesque Almanack Farm, perched on the e[...]
Sundance Shortslab Part 1: Development
On the last weekend in July the Sundance Institute hosted its first annual Shortslab, a day dedicated entirely to short filmmaking. I was lucky enough (for $150) to attend, and it was an amazing experience. This is the first part of a five-part section on the labs. Part 1: Development Miguel Arteta,[...]
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:08 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
The Berlinale Talent Campus
The Berlinale Talent Campus is an excellent program that takes place every year during the Berlin Film Festival. The application is open from July 15th to October 6th. The talent campus is a six-day creative summit for up-and-coming filmmakers. The next edition is from February 12-17, 2011. Filmmake[...]
June 18th, 2010 - 8:42 am § in Film School, Opportunities for Filmmakers
Summer Jobs
Forgive me for my absence in the last few days. The combined efforts of finding a job and an apartment have been taking up all of my time. Which brings me to an interesting question; What do UCLA Directing Students do in the summer? What should they do? There are a number of options. 1. [...][...]
May 27th, 2010 - 11:43 am § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
The Hollywood Temp Diaries
A great source for entertainment jobs, ranging from executive to intern positions: http://www.tempdiaries.com/p/job-list.html[...]
May 13th, 2010 - 11:16 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards: DEADLINE JUNE 1st – NO ENTRY FEE – ONLY FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards is one of the most prestigious writing competitions in America, only available to University of California students. From the Website: Some of th[...]