For more information about eligibility criteria and how to submit, please visit:
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html

August 3, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The 6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival, scheduled to take place March 4-8, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada, officially launched its Call for Submissions today, looking for short and feature film submissions in all genres. The 2010 Festival received hundreds of submissions from all over the world.

All independent filmmakers (women and men) seeking a Vancouver premiere are encouraged to apply. Submissions featuring strong female characters and stories are encouraged. Eligible films must have THREE of the following (one woman may serve in more than one role): a woman as Writer, a woman as Producer, a woman as Director, a woman as D.O.P., a woman as Lead Actor, a woman as Lead Animator / Editor.

“There was such a breadth of vision, expression and storytelling in the submissions we received last year, I’m very excited to see what we’ll be presenting to our audiences in 2011,” says Festival Director and WIFTV Board Member, Roslyn Muir. “In addition, we’ll be bringing back New Media Day, originally introduced in our 2009 festival, where industry experts shed light on new trends and the future of filmmaking in Canada.”

Last year’s opening night feature film, Penelope Buitenhuis’ “A Wake” went on to be part of Telefilm’s Perspective Canada screenings at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. She was later nominated for Best Director at the DGC 2010 Awards. Writer-director Angelina Cantada, whose film “Let’s Play Boccia!” screened last year, went on to win the $10,000 Omni Television Diversity in Cultures Award at the 2010 Leo Awards in Vancouver.

The Festival is presented by Women in Film and Television Vancouver and is one of our key annual celebration events. In addition to offering independent filmmakers a professional screening opportunity, the festival also serves to build audiences and appreciation for relevant cinema by women.

The festival supports filmmakers with cash awards and artists’ fees. Last year, three filmmakers were the recipients of the Legacy Awards, representing $1500 in cash awards. Award-winning filmmaker Lulu Keating was the 2010 recipient of the Women In the Director’s Chair Feature Film Award, presented by Creative Women Workshops Association, represents industry leadership and support from some of the most significant companies in western Canada and is valued at nearly $100,000.

The early bird postmark deadline is September 1, 2010. The final submission deadline is November 1, 2010.

For more information about eligibility criteria and how to submit, please visit:
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html

To volunteer for our festival, please visit: http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Volunteers.html

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Exhibition Dates: September, 2010 – January, 2011

Submission Deadline: 4 p.m., August 6, 2010

Criteria

• Video running time must not exceed 60 seconds.
• Received at the Gallery office by no later than 4 p.m., August 6, 2010
• Entries should be submitted as Windows Media Video (WMV), QuickTime, MPEG, Audio Video Interleave (AVI), burned to DVD/CD.
• All categories welcome (digital-based contemporary artwork, visual collage, fiction, experimental, documentary, animation, music)
• All genres are acceptable such as: drama, comedy, mockumentary, satire, sci-fi, thriller, horror, etc.
• Videos must be suitable for “General” audience viewing (the programming committee reserves the right to disqualify entries if content is deemed inappropriate)
• The artist(s) must have secured permission to use all applicable copyrighted or trademarked material (music, image, text sources).
• Limit of 2 submissions per candidate or team. All ages and all experience levels welcome!
• There is no submission fee.
• All submissions will be juried. Submission does not ensure participation in the exhibition. Jury notes will not be made available. Submissions will not be returned.

Formats

• Entries should be submitted as Windows Media Video (WMV), QuickTime, MPEG, Audio Video Interleave (AVI), burned to DVD/CD.
• DVD/CD format (NTSC); labeled with the title, artist/team’s name, contact email address, and running time. If selected, the submitted DVD will be the one screened, therefore please ensure that it is of the highest quality using the least amount of compression.

Prizes:

Grand Prize:

• $750 – The grand prize for Short Sighted 2010 will be selected by the jury.

Viewer’s Choice Award:

• $250 – It’s simple – the entry that receives the most votes by the end of the exhibition WINS! (Entries will be available, and are to be submitted, in the gallery.)

Viewer (voter) Prize Draw:

• Watch, Vote, Win! One voter will win a $50 gift certificate to The Rooms Gift Shop.

Artist Fees:

• If accepted into the exhibition, a screening/exhibiting fee of $50 per entry will be paid.

Submission Checklist (Please ensure your submission is complete):

• Completed and signed Submission Form
• DVD copy of your film/video (labelled correctly)

Please send submissions to:

Short Sighted Submission

The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Division

P.O. Box 1800, Station C

9 Bonaventure Avenue

St. John’s, NL A1C 5P9

Inquiries:

Submission Forms are available for download here or by contacting The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery as follows:

Phone: 709.757.8040

Email: christineharris@therooms.ca

Films that participated in the 2009 Atlantic Film Festival are automatically entered for consideration in this year’s Short Film Faceoff. In addition, Short Film Faceoff will be seeking new films that have been produced in the region in 2009/10. Films chosen for Short Film Faceoff will be eligible for participation in the 30th Atlantic Film Festival in September. Films must be under 12 minutes in length; must not have been previously broadcast on television and must have been produced by Atlantic Canadians. Directors must be available for tapings at CBC Halifax. The exact shooting dates likely be in the last two weeks of May 2010. Again this year, a panel of industry professionals will provide commentary and discuss the creative and technical aspects of the films with the filmmakers on air.

The series also has a competitive component. The panellists will choose their top films and ultimately the viewing public gets to vote for their favourite film. CBC and our sponsors will be offering a prize made up of cash and production services to be used by the winning filmmaker towards his or her next film.

If you are interested in entering your film in this year’s series, please send us a DVD copy of your film c/o:

Short Film Faceoff III
c/o Atlantic Film Festival
1601 South Park Street
Halifax, NS, B3J 2L2

The deadline for entries is May 30, 2010

For films that participated in the 2009 AFF, if you do not wish to have your film considered or if you do not own the broadcast rights, please let us know by May 30th. A jury made up of AFFA, CBC and award sponsors will determine the nine films to air this year.

The 6th annual Screenplay Series Workshop offers emerging and established independent filmmakers a valuable part of the script-writing process – a public reading by actors and feedback from screenwriters on your first draft.

The Nickel Independent Film Festival is looking for submissions of short screenplays for its 6th annual Screenplay Series Workshop to be held during the festival in June.

Workshop Description:

Facilitated by Lois Brown, a professional committee comprised of local producers, writers, and filmmakers will select three screenplays from all submissions received. The selected writers will receive a script consultation from a working professional screenwriter a week prior to the workshop. Following this, the writer may choose to do rewrites. On June 25, scripts are rehearsed by professional actors and a guest director in the morning, followed by a public reading in the afternoon. The audience is invited to give feedback to the writers after the reading.

Please drop off or e-mail submissions to:

Nickel Independent Film Festival
197-199 Water St.

nickelfestival@gmail.com

Scripts should be up to 15 pages (shorter is better) in a 12 pt font with page numbers. Please provide contact information with your submission. Writers must be available for the day of the workshop. Co-writers are eligible for submission.

Submission deadline May 15, 2009. Writer notification June 1, 2009.

Scripts can be submitted at SuperChannel.ca

They are accepting development submissions for feature-length drama and long-form documentary projects. They will only accept projects from Canadian producers, and the submission must qualify as Canadian productions or co-productions. Only one submission per company at a time!

Submission guidelines can be read at superchannel.ca/producers/guidelines/

DEADLINE: January 15th, 2010.

Atlantic writers seeking to write for broadcast are advised the 2009 Joy Awards application forms are now available from the website at LINDAJOY.COM.

Deadline for applications is August 28, 2009, 5pm.
Information and updates at LINDAJOY.COM

The CBC Maritimes TV Broadcast Script Joy Award is offered to support an emerging writer of outstanding talent in Atlantic Canada. Emergence level writers with a second or later draft script for screen, or to be adapted to a screenplay, who are residents of any Province in Atlantic Canada may apply. The Award recipient will receive $5000 cash, $5000 worth of facility and technical support, mentorship and feedback during the Award period.

Further details and conditions are available at LINDAJOY.COM, or the application form.
Applicants are encouraged to contact the Joy Awards Executive Coordinator before applying at

902.420.4522, info@lindajoy.com.

The Linda Joy Awards are Atlantic Canada’s most prestigious recognition of talent in Media Arts, and provide materials and funding to outstanding emerging filmmakers, media artists, and script writers.

The Linda Joy Awards alumni include many of this region’s most successful talent like Andrea Dorfman (Director, Love That Boy, Parsley Days, Flower In My Pedal, etc), Mike Clattenberg  (Director, Trailer Park Boys, etc), Rodrigue Jean (Director, Lost Song, Full Blast, etc), Helen Hill (Director, Bohemian Town, Madame Winger Makes A Film, Mouseholes, etc), Marc Almon (Director, Wake of Calumn McLeod, etc), Shandi Mitchell (Director, Tell Me, Baba’s House, etc), and many others.

For nearly a quarter century, the LJMAS has encouraged and supported the best emerging talent of the Atlantic region. We will celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2011. The Linda Joy Media Arts Society was established in memory of filmmaker Linda Joy Busby, who died in 1984 after struggling with cancer. The Awards provide material and funding support to emerging media artists and filmmakers.

Other available 2009 Joy Awards include (reflects sponsors confirmed at this time, check the website for updated information).

The Joy Award; providing production support to the successful applicant anywhere in the Atlantic Provinces.

• $10,000 in rental services from PS Atlantic (Halifax).
• $6,000 in post-production services and equipment from the Atlantic Filmmakers Coop. (this portion of award can only be used if winner is a resident of Nova Scotia).
• $1,200 equipment rental from 45 North.
• $1,000 in film stock from KODAK Canada.
• $500 in cash from Prime Insurance.

The Helen Hill Animated Award; offered to an artist working in innovative animated media in the Atlantic region.

• $5000 in services from Power Post.
• $2000 in equipment and facility access plus $500 in film stock* from the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (for NS resident).
• $1000  in equipment and facility access from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Cooperative (for NB resident).
• $500 cash.
• Mini DV Tape.

The Joy Post Award; providing post-production support to the successful applicant anywhere in the Atlantic Provinces.

• $10,000 in post production services and $600 in materials from Power Post.
• $5,000 in services from the National Film Board of Canada Documentary East Atlantic.
• $2,500 in lab, audio or video services from Technicolor.

The Newfoundland Joy Award; providing production support for the successful applicant in the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador.

• $2000 in cash from CBC Television Newfoundland and Labrador.
• $7,500 in rental services from Atlantic Studio Cooperative.
• $2,000 in post production services and $500 towards production equipment rental from the Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Cooperative.
• $1,200 in script consultation.
• $1,000 in film stock from KODAK Canada.

The New Brunswick Joy Award; (SEPARATE DEADLINE OCTOBER 16) providing production support for the successful applicant in the Province of New Brunswick.

• $10,000 in rental services from PS Atlantic (Halifax)
• $3,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative.
• $1,000 in film stock from KODAK Canada.
• $1,000 in cash for New Brunswick Film.

For further information please contact Will Roberts at the LJMAS office, 902.420.4522, info@lindajoy.com or visit our website LINDAJOY.COM

The Linda Joy Awards are made possible by our generous sponsors; Presenting Partner CBC Television;
PS Atlantic; Power Post; Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage; The Canada Council for the Arts, The Atlantic Studios Cooperative; The National Film Board of Canada; The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative; The New Brunswick Filmmakers Cooperative; Kodak Canada Inc.; Technicolor; The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Cooperative; 45 North; CTV; The Centre For Art Tapes; New Brunswick Film; The Newfoundland Film Development Corporation; Streely Maid Films; Prime Insurance Agency Inc.; The Atlantic Film Festival; The Silver Wave Film Festival.

The airline is accepting submissions for its enRoute Film Festival, and films will be broadcast on the seatback entertainment system between July and December of this year. The public will also be able to watch the films online at enroutefilm.com.

Air Canada will hand out an award for Best Short Film, as well as individual achievement awards in the areas of animation, direction and cinematography. The awards will be presented at a gala in Toronto at the end of the year, with the Best Short Film winner taking home a new Ford vehicle, and all winners receiving an all-inclusive Air Canada trip for two to a major international film festival.

The festival is open to emerging filmmakers, either currently studying in a film program, recently graduated or informally trained, anywhere in the world. More information on rules and eligibility is available at enroutefilm.com. Entry is free of charge, and the deadline to apply is May 31.

The Nickel Independent Film Festival is looking for submissions of short screenplays for its 5th annual Screenplay Series Workshop to be held during the festival in June.

Workshop Description:
Facilitated by Lois Brown, a professional committee comprised of local producers, writers, and filmmakers will select three screenplays from all submissions received. The selected writers will receive a script consultation from a working professional screenwriter a week prior to the workshop. Following this, the writer may choose to do rewrites. On June 24, scripts are rehearsed by professional actors and a guest director in the morning, followed by a public reading in the afternoon. The audience is invited to give feedback to the writers after the reading.

Please drop off or e-mail submissions to:

Nickel Independent Film Festival
197-199 Water St.
nickelfestival@gmail.com

Scripts should be up to 20 pages (shorter is better) in a 12 pt font with page numbers. Please provide contact information with your submission. Writers must be available for the day of the workshop. Co-writers are eligible for submission. Submission deadline June 5, 2009. Writer notification June 8, 2009.

The airline is accepting submissions for its enRoute Film Festival, and films will be broadcast on the seatback entertainment system between July and December of this year. The public will also be able to watch the films online at enroutefilm.com.

Air Canada will hand out an award for Best Short Film, as well as individual achievement awards in the areas of animation, direction and cinematography. The awards will be presented at a gala in Toronto at the end of the year, with the Best Short Film winner taking home a new Ford vehicle, and all winners receiving an all-inclusive Air Canada trip for two to a major international film festival.

The festival is open to emerging filmmakers, either currently studying in a film program, recently graduated or informally trained, anywhere in the world. More information on rules and eligibility is available at enroutefilm.com. Entry is free of charge, and the deadline to apply is May 31.

Apply by Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:30 p.m. Central Time.