Indie Filmmaking Anyone?

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CENTER for Environmental Awareness and Education (CEAE) and the Ford Conservation and Environmental Grants are now accepting entries to the second Moonrise Documentary Film Festival set Aug. 18 to 20.

The festival hopes to showcase documentaries on environmental and socio-cultural issues, according to Jukka Holopainen, CEAE president.

“Aside from professional filmmakers we are also inviting first-time directors, teachers and students to submit entries,� said Holopainen. “The docus can tackle any subject—from garbage to historical sites. We are looking for entries that are both educational and entertaining.�

Winning films will have the chance to be shown in different festivals here and abroad.

Last year’s Moonrise gathered over 1,600 teachers, students, religious, government and NGO officials at the Gateway Mall.

Deadline for early submission is May 31 and, for late submission, June 30. Visit www.moonrisefilmfest.com, call 721-7360 or e-mail email@ceae.org.

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You write your first draft...with your heart.
You rewrite with your head.

The first key to writing is...to write.

Not to think.

---- William Forrester, Finding Forrester, Columbia Pictures 2000.

If anyone is interested to learn the basic and finer points of screenwriting for both TV and film, I could teach you for free. Please PM me and let's set something up.

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From Raymond Pangilinan of pinoyindie.com

Calling all indi film makers who want to promote their film for free!!!

At pinoyindie.com, we promote independent filipino talents. we're willing to write an article for you and you film on our site. we're also open to other artists.

To those who are interested just email me raymond_21st@yahoo.com or text @ 09176169381.

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@deimjudilla: I am very willing to learn!

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@onin111, agent king, oliver_go110 and anyone else who would be interested in this screenwriting thing...

Let's set up a blind date at a time and place convenient for everyone. This would just be an informal gathering of kindred spirits. I'm almost free anytime of the week. Anybody game for a cup of tea at Bo's, Banilad Town Center?

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Fellow Cebuano Indie Artists and istoryans! Lend me your eyes and open up your hearts!

Sick and tired of watching the products of local Filipino cinema with the same old boring plots and predictable endings? Don’t you sometimes wish that you could do something about it?

Well, Sinebuano is offering you this opportunity to actively support your local independent artists and Keep the fires of Cebuano creativity burning!

Sinebuano is deputizing all Istoryans to be location scouts and talent scouts- because Sinebuano has an action adventure project that needs the following

LOCATION
A large rectangular hallroom, studio, or warehouse with a high ceiling, cement floor is acceptable but wood flooring preferred. Free use very much desired!

TALENTS
BODYBUILDER, male, well-built, large physique, at least 18 years old.

GIRL ATHLETE, at least 18 years old, varsity player preferably soccer.

If you feel you have what we’re looking for or even just information and you’re eager to be part of this project, please do not hesitate to reach me via PM or text 0917 549 8576-!

Be part of the local independent filmmaking scene!

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FRAME OF MIND
The first international short film competition & film festival dedicated to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues

Filmmakers from different cinematic traditions have portrayed and interpreted insanity in many different ways, sometimes helping to further our understanding of mental distress, and at other times reinforcing our prejudices and sacrificing integrity for the sake of offering entertainment.
Frame of Mind is a rare opportunity to view the most sensitive films made in the world that have attempted to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues. It will showcase the best feature and short films from all over the world in a non-competitive section.

In the competitive section we seek to counter negative, inaccurate and cliched images of people with mental illness. We encourage you to create clean, accurate, realistic and optimistic short films portraying those living with mental illness.
• Here is your chance at making a short film that best reflects the struggle to erase the STIGMA surrounding issues related to mental illness (and not mental retardation).
• Alternatively the films can also portray the HOPE for those with mental illness and/or their caregivers.

The film festival is a part of the International Conference on Schizophrenia (IConS) scheduled from October 13-15, 2006 in Chennai (Madras) India. It is organized by Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), India痴 premier Non Government Organization, committed to the cause of schizophrenia. SCARF is collaborating with the World Psychiatric Association on the global anti-stigma campaign and is also a Collaborating Centre for the World Health Organization.

For Further details log on to www.frameofmind.in or email info@frameofmind.in

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6th YOUNG GUNS FILM FESTIVAL

8 – 11 MAY 2006 SINGAPORE
PRESENTED BY THE SUBSTATION MOVING IMAGES

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2006

Warm greetings from The Substation!
We would like to invite your school to submit student works produced between 2005 and 2006 for selection at this year’s 6th Young Guns film festival.

Young Guns is The Substation Moving Images Programme’s annual showcase of short films by emerging student filmmakers from all over the world. In its 6th year now, it celebrates the ideas and potential of today’s youths and is a preview to film
talents of the future. The 6th Young Guns will be held from 8 to 11 May 2006.

The Festival has been very well received by film enthusiasts and new audiences
every year in Singapore. Previous outings featured a selection of innovative and
unique short films, ranging from experimental to animation works from schools like
CalArts, La Femis, University of Southern California, American Film Institute (AFI), New
York Film Academy, Temasek Polytechnic Singapore, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
Singapore, Hwa Chong Institution Singapore and others.
We believe that Young Guns will be an excellent showcase of your school’s talented
student filmmakers, and continue to be an event that engages young creative
minds as well as the ever-expanding film community around the world. We look
forward very much to your participation in this event indeed.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2006

MORE INFORMATION: movingimages@substation.org, www.substation.org
CONTACT DETAILS:
Kristin Saw
Programme Manager – Moving Images
kristin@substation.org
THE SUBSTATION LTD
45 ARMENIAN STREET SINGAPORE 179936
TEL: (65) 6337 7535 FAX: (65) 6337 2729
WWW.SUBSTATION.ORG

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Just wondering if you could help me. I hoping to make a independent film by next month but I need a certain location... a large spacious room/studio with a high ceiling and wood floor preferred. Someplace like a gym, dance studio or a badminton/sqaush court. Someplace that could pass off a dojo or a fighting hall/arena.

The location should be ideally located in Cebu, hopefully in the City proper or in Mactan. The film outfit Sinebuano will be using it only during the weekends for a period of 6 to 7 weeks. I'm also hoping to acquire the use of such a place for free, compensating the owner/s with credit as producers of the film and provided with a complimentary copy of the finished picture.

If you have information or recommend such a place that meets the requirements stated above, I would be extremely grateful. If you could please pass on this request to relatives, friends.. you know networking... it would be greatly appreciated.

If you have interest in knowing more details about the film project please feel free to PM me.