Information For Film Makers

The Content + Intent Documentary Institute, Working Films' Residency
at MASS MoCA (March 11-15, 2009, North Adams, MA) – During 5-day
institute held on campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary
Art, Working Films will guide select group of filmmakers as they
create outreach plans for their film projects. Working Films' staff,
together with invited experts in field of community engagement, will
cover topics such as identifying and reaching out to community allies;
developing support materials such as screening guides or activist
toolkits; fundraising for outreach and community engagement; creating
DVD extras as supplemental tools for social movements; and using
social networking and other online tools to increase the impact of
films. FEE: No fee to apply, but accepted filmmakers pay $500 to
attend; some scholarships available. Anna Lee, Project Coordinator,
Working Films, 602 South Fifth Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401, T: (910)
342-9000, FAX: (910) 342-9003, alee@workingfilms.org,
www.workingfilms.org. Deadline: January 28, 2009

Blue Sky Project Artist-in-Residence Program (Dayton, OH) – Offering
summer residencies with $7,000 stipend to creative professionals such
as visual artists, filmmakers, writers, dancers, musicians, and
theatre performers. Artists gather for 8 weeks from mid-June to
mid-August at the University of Dayton, 2 miles from downtown Dayton.
Monday through Thursday, hours from 10:00-3:30 are devoted to
intensive collaborations between individual artist and small group of
6-8 local teen participants, culminating in final exhibition.
Artists-in-Residence invent remaining structure, working together or
individually on projects. Artists responsible for own transportation
and meals; housing provided. Proposed project must have an open-ended
structure and must be achievable in 8 weeks within a $1,000 budget
(excluding final exhibition expenses) and must engage others in its
articulation and production. Blue Sky Project, P.O. Box 10506, Dayton,
OH 45402-7506, T: (847) 287-6702, peter@blueskydayton.org,
www.blueskydayton.org. Deadline: January 31, 2009

U.S.–Japan Creative Artists' Program – Five-month residencies in Japan
for individual professional creative artists in any discipline,
awarded by Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC). Artist receives
monthly stipends in yen to cover costs of living and working in Japan,
plus up to $6,000 to cover round-trip transportation for artist,
domestic partner, and/or unmarried children (up to age 18); a
baggage/storage allowance; and any pre-departure Japanese language
study in the U.S. Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
preference given to applicants for whom this will be first-time
opportunity for in-depth creative work in Japan. Playwrights and
librettists must have had full-length work professionally produced
and/or published in U.S. at least once in last 5 years. Notification
in June; residency may begin any time between January 1 – December 31,
2010. NO FEE. Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, 1201 15th St. NW,
Suite 330, Washington, DC 20005, T: (202) 653-9800, FAX: (202)
653-9802, jusfc@jusfc.gov, www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp.
Deadline: February 1, 2009

Rockefeller Foundation Individual Creative Artist Residencies at
Bellagio Center (Bellagio, Italy) – These much sought after
residencies for composers, novelists, playwrights, poets,
video/filmmakers, and visual artists provide time for disciplined
work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement, uninterrupted
by the usual professional and personal demands. The Center typically
offers two-week to one-month stays for no more than 3-5 creative
artists at a time. Artists of significant achievement, from any
country, are welcome to apply. Work must be intended to result in
publication, exhibition, performance, or other concrete product. Full
room and board provided; assistance with travel expenses available on
needs basis. Spouse/life partner may accompany the resident, or may
apply for concurrent residency. Individuals from developing countries
and young artists with significant accomplishments - exhibitions,
publications, performances - are particularly encouraged to apply. NO
FEE. The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018,
T: (212) 984-5537, FAX: (212) 764-3468, Bellagio_res@iie.org,
http://www.rockfound.org/bellagio/bel_arts.shtml. Deadline: February
11, 2009 (for residencies between mid-August through November 26,
2009)

New Day Films, a distribution cooperative for social-issue media,
invites membership applications from independent film and video makers
with titles for non-theatrical distribution. New Day, which actively
encourages diversity in their membership and within the content of the
media they distribute, sells their films to educational organizations
nationwide, including high schools, colleges, universities, and
libraries. To find out more, visit
http://www.newday.com/about/recruitment.html?-session=nd:60E7BD8B1aee40D4AEqPv3A21118&-session=ndp:60E7BD8B1

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Rock Creek Productions, Inc. is holding an open call competition for
short screenplay submissions.

Rock Creek will choose one screenplay and will produce, shoot, and
post the short film in 2009. This is an exciting opportunity for
writers who are looking for a chance to make their script a reality!
The writer will retain writer's credit and may have limited input into
the creative process. The selected screenplay will be optioned for a
period of two years.

The open call will end on February 20th 2009.

Screenplay qualifications:

Must be 8-20 pages long
Must have little to no special effects
Must be a character driven narrative
Must be in proper screenplay format


Please send an electronic version, in .pdf format, of your screenplay
to Rachell@rock-creek.com no later then February 20th 2009.

Please include with your screenplay:

resume (regardless of whether it is film/production related or not)
phone number
email address
mailing address

**Women of Color Arts and Film Festival** (March 20-22, 2009, Atlanta,
GA) - A festival of films and videos from across the globe by and
about women of color. Categories: Documentary, Narrative, Animation,
Experimental, Student. Works must have been completed after January 1,
2006. FEE: $20-$40. Women of Color Arts and Film Festival, 1124 Wylie
St., Unit A303, Atlanta, GA 30316, wocaf@iyalodeproductions.com,
www.iyalodeproductions.com. Deadline: January 23, 2009 (regular),
February 6, 2009 (late), February 20, 2009 (later

Langston Hughes International African American Film Festival (Seattle,
WA) – For emerging and established filmmakers. Filmmakers do not have
to be Black, but films should include a significant amount of content
involving people of African descent. Genres/subject areas: narrative,
documentary, children's, youth-made, shorts, LGBT, animation,
experimental. $50 honorarium. FEE: $25. LFAAFF, Langston Hughes
Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144, T: (206)
326-1088, FAX: (206) 326-1088, entry@langstonblackfilmfest.org,
www.langstonarts.org. Deadline: January 16, 2009

Hollywood Black Film Festival (June 2-8, 2009, Hollywood, CA) – This
annual celebration of black cinema welcomes submissions from all
filmmakers but to be eligible for the competitive program one of the
creative principals – writer, director, or producer – must be black or
of African heritage. Categories: Narrative Feature, Short, Student,
Documentary, Animation, Music Video, and Storyteller (script
competition). Films must have been completed after September 1, 2007
and must be a U.S. premiere; may originate anywhere in the world;
distribution OK. NOTE: Excerpts from winning scripts in Storyteller
Competition receive live staged reading at Festival. FEE: $50-$75.
Jacqueline Blaylock, Director of Programming, Hollywood Black Film
Festival, 8306 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2057, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, T:
(310) 407-3596, FAX: (310) 943-2326, info@hbff.org, www.hbff.org.
Deadline: January 16, 2009 (early), February 13, 2009 (late), February
20, 2009 (extended, via Withoutabox.com)