filmmaking

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, ….

Chrysler Film Competition

The Chrysler Film Competition seeks emerging independent filmmakers looking to compete for the opportunity to receive a feature film production deal. Inspired filmmakers can submit any short film that they have directed along with a screenplay for a movie that they wish to direct. A panel of IFP judges will determine five finalists, each of ….

Korea becoming filmmaker’s haven?

As the high quality of Korean film-related technology has become known, thanks to the so-called Korean syndrome that is sweeping across Asia, the Korea Tourism Organization plans to expand the Korean heat even further by conducting an aggressive campaign to attract foreign filmmakers and producers to Korea. The Board’s Bangkok office successfully convinced a major ….

Apes cinematographer to receive award

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced today that Richard H. Kline, ASC will receive their prestigious ASC Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who has made exceptional and enduring contributions to advancing the art of filmmaking. Kline will be feted during the 20th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on ….