filmmaking

Enter VPYPE’s Screenplay Pitch Contest and pitch your film script ideas via Facebook to industry insiders

Social video company Vpype announced the first live Screenplay Pitch Contest on Facebook. Contestants will be competing for the opportunity to have their screenplay reviewed by industry decision-makers with the power to Greenlight their creative visions. This is a five-minute pitch contest using the Vpype Live Broadcaster Application on Facebook. To enter it’s as easy ….

Free Digital content event taking place during Las Vegas NAB 2010

DigitalVision 2010 is a complimentary, online conference featuring a live Q&A, keynote addresses, moderated chat, along with interactive product and technology exhibits for digital content creation professionals. The event will take place during The NAB Show 2010, on January 20, 2010. Dates DigitalVision 2010; January 20, 2010: 10AM to 7PM The NAB Show 2010; Conferences: ….

HD Expo 2009

Returning to New York City for its second year, HD Expo combines the leading innovators of entertainment technology with the artists who push it to its limit. Join HD Expo in New York, the creative hub for the advertising, filmmaking, corporate communications and broadcast industries. This year’s Expo features professional video and technology training, keynote ….

Film Racing Tour coming to Brooklyn with over $40,000 in cash and prizes

The 2009 Film Racing Tour will be coming to Brooklyn, New York on Friday, October 16, 2009. Filmmakers will be challenged to create an original short film in just 24 hours, starting at 10PM on Friday the 16th to 10PM on Saturday the 17th. All of the completed films will premiere on the big screen ….

8th Annual Screenwriting Expo and Screenplay Competition

The Screenwriting Expo and Screenplay Competition is dedicated to rewarding great screenwriting in all genres with industry access, prizes and recognition. The Expo attracts thousands of writers who gather in LA for hundreds of classes, Oscar-winning guest speakers, award-winning instructors, the CS Open (an on-the-spot writing tournament), panels, parties, a chance to pitch to the ….

Open call for martial artists to try out for 25th Anniversary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film

This casting call went up on tmnt25.com, a website setup to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the live-action adaptation of TMNT that is gearing up for production, shooting for a 2011 release. So if you’re a serious martial artist, and live in the Los Angeles area, this is something ….

National Lampoon and IndiePix look to the new frontier with The Orchard

The Orchard announced that it has formed comprehensive marketing, distribution, and services partnerships with National Lampoon, IndiePix Films and Independent Film Sales. With these collaborations, the company will provide marketing and digital distribution services for National Lampoon, one of the oldest and most recognized comedy entertainment brands in the world. As part of the agreement, ….

Big City Big Dreams entertainment pro networking event

Due to the overwhelming success of the Entertainment Industry Networking Party last month, there’s another mixer happening this Friday, July 10th. The Big City Big Dreams event is your chance to drink, mingle and bowl with fellow actors, filmmakers, models, producers, musicians and writers in the heart of Manhattan. Date: Friday, July 10 at 10pm ….

Win part of $20,000 in free Amazon.com gift cards in the Your Amazon Ad Contest

To celebrate its creative customer base, Amazon is sponsoring the Your Amazon Ad Contest – your chance to film your own idea for an Amazon commercial, and compete for $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards, and the opportunity to have your work seen by millions of Amazon customers in addition to attendees at the 2010 Gen ….

Sorenson Media launches the first high-quality web video delivery network

Sorenson Media recently announced the availability of Sorenson 360, a Video Delivery Network (VDN) that enables video professionals and small- to medium-size businesses for the first time to easily publish the highest-quality video on their Web sites in minutes and at an affordable price. Sorenson Media’s flexible new VDN service greatly expands publishing opportunities in ….

Director James Cameron, Variety’s Peter Bart, Precious director Lee Daniels, uber-producer Lauren Shuler Donner to speak at Produced By Conference 2009

In June of 2009, the entire producing community will gather in one place for an extraordinary weekend of discovery, learning and creative inspiration. Presented by the Producers Guild of America and hosted by Sony Pictures Studios, the Produced By Conference brings together the entire producing profession—from acclaimed Oscar and Emmy winners, to experienced team members, ….