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Submit to True/False’s “Gimme Truth!”
This should be fun. For “Gimme Truth!,” an off-kilter game show at the True/False Film Festival, attending filmmakers (or celebrities, depending on your definition) judge 10 two-minute short films not on quality, but on their persuasiveness. The objective is to craft a scenario that is 100% false and convince the judges it’s 100% true, and vice versa. The three winning films will receive passes to next year’s festival, with the first place netting a RED rental package and four-hour color grading session, among other prizes. Head to their site for more information on how to submit. The deadline is February […]
by Sarah Salovaara on Feb 13, 2014 -
Enter Vine: Crafting the 6-Second Film
Since Vine was launched a little less than a year ago it’s gotten a fair amount of attention from the technology press but not as much, it seems, from filmmakers. The premise, that all films must be limited to six seconds, doesn’t lend itself to narrative films; it has, rather, been a gathering place for stop-motion animators, encouraged by its use of iOS device screens as the camera shutter, and, more famously, porn. But the app has proven nearly as popular as Twitter, which bought it last October, and just this month it became the most-downloaded free app in the […]
by Randy Astle on Apr 27, 2013 -
OPENFILM COMPETITION DEADLINE — DECEMBER 31
The deadline for the second “Get it Made” contest from Openfilm, the online film community, is rapidly approaching. Filmmakers have until December 31 to submit a short film under 40 minutes in length that “could be produced into a compelling feature film.” The winner, who will be selected by Openfilm’s Advisory Board, will received $50,000 in cash and a financing contract of $450,000 to go towards the feature production. Read more about the contest here.
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 29, 2010
