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Resources on producing film projects, getting financing, finding contests and festivals, along with educational programs.

Have Paul Haggis and Barry Sonnenfeld screen your short film

No joke. Apple Computer is again sponsoring the Insomnia Film Festival, where filmmaking teams can potentially have their self-produced short films screened by industry heavy-hitters, including John August, Doug Ellin, Jody Hill, Masi Oka, Jason Bateman, Paul Haggis, Greg Mottola and Barry Sonnenfeld. If your movie makes the top 25 picked from online voting, you ….

Dubai Studio City to showcase facilities at American Film Market

Dubai Studio City, the Middle East’s first dedicated film production cluster, will highlight Dubai as a compelling destination for international filmmakers during American Film Market (AFM), which is currently being held in Santa Monica, California. Dubai Studio City executive director Jamal Al Sharif, will lead a panel discussion on Location Expo: National Perspectives, highlighting production ….

UCLA to host film distribution, prediction and financing workshop

The UCLA Entertainment & Media Management Institute (EMMI) at UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced that it will host the annual Bruce Mallen Business and Economics Scholars Workshop November 7-8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The Workshop will bring together top academic scholars and industry professionals to discuss research focused on measuring, predicting and/or ….

Paley Center and SnagFilms team to offer new outlet for doc filmmakers and enthusiasts

The Paley Center for Media, formerly called The Museum of Television & Radio, and SnagFilms announced today a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a leading cultural media institution and an Internet start-up to help documentary producers break down the barriers to reach fresh audiences for their films. Through a shared passion for expanding access to documentaries, the ….

Sistema launches film and TV production in St. Petersburg

Sistema, the largest public diversified corporation in Russia, recently announced the launch of film and TV production at Russian World Studio (RWS) in St Petersburg. RWS is a subsidiary of Sistema and one of the leading Russian film and TV production companies. The construction of the first phase of production facilities in St Petersburg was ….

Variety continues LA and NYC screening series

Variety recently started its sixth annual Los Angeles Screening Series and the first-ever New York Screening Series. The L.A. Screening Series kicked off with a showing of Sony Pictures Classics Rachel Getting Married, followed by a Q&A with stars Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie Dewitt as well as writer Jenny Lumet. The New York Screening Series opened ….

SnagFilms to premiere doc Haze simultaneously with Hamptons Film Festival

SnagFilms CEO Rick Allen recently announced that Haze, a documentary film introduced by Robin Wright Penn, will premiere simultaneously on SnagFilms and at the Hamptons International Film Festival. With its focus on the death of a young Colorado University fraternity pledge, Gordie Bailey, due to alcohol poisoning, Haze is a documentary that explores a range ….

National Geographic and Imagenation Abu Dhabi form joint venture to finance feature films

National Geographic Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi will commit $100 million for the production of 10 to 15 films over the next five years. The fund was announced today by Tim Kelly, president of National Geographic Global Media, and Edward Borgerding, CEO of Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Company. ….

Film L.A. to begin offering film permits online

On September 29, 2008, S.A.G.-affiliated Los Angeles-based nonprofit Film L.A., will introduce a state-of-the-art Online Permit System (OPS), which will revolutionize how permits to film on-location are applied for, coordinated and delivered. Permit seekers will be able to apply online for film permits, as well as: create and save templates for future applications; receive instant ….

Seven Arts opens new post facility to be used for Night of the Demons remake

Seven Arts Pictures announced the opening of Seven Arts Pictures Louisiana, a production and post-production facility recently purchased in the city of New Orleans, at 807 Esplanade. The newly acquired production facility is located in the historic Faubourg Marigny District of New Orleans, immediately adjacent to the famous French Quarter. The Property was at one ….

Igor film joins forces with Against Malaria Foundation to fight disease

Exodus Film Group, Malaria.com, and the Against Malaria Foundation today announced their partnership to help rid the world of the disease with the help of Igor, the title character in Exodus’ upcoming animated feature Igor opening nationwide on September 19 distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In the movie, Igor lives in the fictional land of Malaria and ….

Help Wanted: video game testers

Governor Bobby Jindal and Electronic Arts recently announced a partnership that includes Electronic Arts, Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, that will lead to the creation of a new global quality assurance center in Baton Rouge. The facility will be the first of its kind in the United States and will ….

Report asks ticket buyers what gets them into the theater

According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, many of the most avid movie ticket buyers in the U.S. enjoy watching movies in the theater for social reasons that go beyond simple economic calculations. One-third of moviegoers head to the theaters four or more times in an average three-month period, and these consumers ….

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 ….