filmmaking

Taking motion pictures from script to screen

Signiant, a leading developer of digital media distribution management solutions, announced that Deluxe has chosen its Digital Media Distribution Management Solution to automate, accelerate and secure the distribution of post-production materials for motion pictures from major Hollywood studios and broadcast companies. Post-production and distribution of films has become more complex, especially as releasing films simultaneously ….

U.S. Film and Media Education Programs – Part 1 (listed by state)

The following is a listing of film and media arts programs throughout the United States. For more information about each program, click on the program to go to that school’s website. For changes, corrections or additions, email film@filmfetish.com ALABAMA Auburn University Department of Communication Birmingham Southern College Theatre Arts Jacksonville State University Dept. of Communications ….

David Koepp talks screenwriting and Indiana Jones 4

Writer/filmmaker David Koepp (Mission: Impossible, Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Panic Room) recently spoke with Filmstew about his year working with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on the script for Indiana Jones 4. Among other things, he discusses how the first Indiana Jones film inspired him to be a screenwriter, and the pressure one feels when handling ….

Atlantic Syndication Seeking Independent Film Projects

Atlantic Syndication Network, a U.S.-based multi-media, television production and distribution company, announced that it has recruited big-budget talent and veterans to meet the current market demand for quality low-budget Independent films for domestic and international distribution. The producers and ASNI management are actively reviewing a proposed slate of films with budgets under $2 million for ….

Power Up Filmmaking Grants Available

I just got some updated information on the Power Up Filmmaking Grants. Here ya go: POWER UP Filmmaking Grants Available. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your short produced. Applications are available for the 2006 Filmmaking Grant Program. After a one year hiatus to shoot the feature film ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE, (http://www.myspace.com/ittybittymovie) directed by Jamie ….

New Southwest Studio Opens

A new studio has opened on the location formerly known as Southwest Marine shipyard, home to hundreds of movie and television shoots. The facility has reopened its doors as Southwest Marine Studio, with 13 acres, waterfront location, and 10 unique styles of warehouse and office buildings for production. Parking is also available for crew and ….

NBC Seeks Diversity for Short Cuts Film Fest

Furthering its commitment to providing ongoing aid and opportunities to filmmakers of all cultures, Withoutabox, the market-leading network for independent filmmakers, has teamed up with NBC Universal’s Talent Diversity Initiative for the first annual Comedy Short Cuts Film Festival. NBC Universal tapped Withoutabox’s newly launched social networking platform AUDIENCE to help solicit top-quality submissions, and ….

Your Favorite Sofa in a Movie?

A new business allows ordinary people to place their “stuff” in the movies or television. Hollywood Parts is a business designed to manage all kinds of assets, props, sets and wardrobe for the entertainment industry. In addition to this service, they will store your items and post detailed photos and descriptions online of everything from ordinary ….

The 10th Annual Hollywood Pitch Festival

Fade In Magazine is proud to sponsor the 10th Annual Hollywood Pitch Festival, featuring over two hundred of the Motion Picture and Television industries’ most prominent studio, development and creative executives, producers, literary agents, managers and entertainment lawyers. This is your chance to present your story ideas directly to those in The Business who can actually do something ….

Women in Film and GM Announce Grant for Emerging Filmmakers

Outstanding Women Pursuing Careers in Entertainment Given Inside Track to Network With Industry Leaders; To Obtain an Application, Visit www.women-in-film.com; Deadline Submission Is Sept. 1, 2006. Winners to Be Announced Oct. 16th The second annual “Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers” competition was announced today by the national organization of Women In Film (WIF) and the General Motors ….

SAG Seeks Films for Diversity Film Series

SAG is looking for films which meet the criteria of its new Diversity Screening Series, a program dedicated to promoting films with a diverse cast and/or diverse themes. SAGIndie and the Screen Actors Guild are committed to increasing employment opportunities for performers of all types, a commitment shown in their sponsorship of diversity-themed film festivals, ….