Call For Entries
Last updated August 27, 2008
Select this PDF link for a complete listing of Oregon Film Festivals:
- Oregon_Film_Festival_Listing.pdf (PDF opens in new window)
Call for Film Submissions:
Women's Arts and Music Fest
Siren Nation is calling for film submissions for our 2nd annual Women's Arts and Music Fest to be held November 3-9th, 2008. Our original deadline was in May, but now we are looking for Oregon-made documentaries with the following guidelines:
Women-directed documentaries of any length submitted on DVD.
DVDs should be labeled with contact information.
Submitted projects must be completed.
If there is more than one film on the DVD, please specify which film you would like to submit.
Send DVDs to:
Siren Nation
4026 NE 47th Ave.
Portland, OR 97218
Unfortunately, we must receive the films by September 2nd, 2008, so if you have something to submit please get it in the mail as soon as possible. Thanks!
Contact film@sirennation.com with questions.
Call for Entries:
Oregon Culture Trust: The Video
The Oregon Cultural Trust is a statewide funding agency, fueled by citizen donations. It's the only do-it-yourself way of creating state cultural funding in the nation. When people donate to the Cultural Trust, they reduce their taxes, as long as they've made equal or greater contributions to any number of Oregon's 1,200 cultural nonprofits. Donations to the Cultural Trust return to the community in grants that benefit every county in Oregon. It's true; it's legal; it works. It's the Oregon Cultural Trust.
* Rock'n'Roll Camp for Girls and Eastern Oregon Symphony
* Hand2Mouth Theatre and Oregon Shakespeare Festival
* Dancing People and Eugene Ballet
* Orlo and Fishtrap
* Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center and Friends of Timberline Lodge
* KBOO and KLCC
* Santiam Heritage Foundation and Southern Oregon Historical Society
* Portland Gay Men's Chorus and Cappella Romana
* Pacific Railroad Preservation Association and Evergreen Aviation Museum
* Write Around Portland and Nature of Words
* AC Gilbert Discovery Village and Oregon Zoo
* Friends of Ruch Library and Multnomah Library Foundation
* South Salem High School Music Boosters and Fear No Music
* Oregon Paleo Lands Institute and the Portland Japanese Garden
* Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center and Tower Theatre
What's yours?
We'd like your video definition of Oregon culture. We seek a short (3 minutes or less) video, suitable for posting on YouTube, which we'll promote across Oregon.
Consider the possibilities:
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Infomercial
Oregon Cultural Trust: The News Story
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Talk Show
Oregon Cultural Trust: Fun with Education
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Reality Show
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Soap Opera
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Game Show
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Variety Show
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Cartoon
Oregon Cultural Trust: The SitCom
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Cop/Lawyer/Doctor/Crime Scene Franchise
Oregon Cultural Trust: The Supernatural/Sci Fi Series
The rules are simple:
* an original video, three minutes or less, using Quicktime or FLV
* created by Oregonians, individually or in teams
* for posting on YouTube, the Cultural Trust website and hundreds of others across Oregon
* to include the phrase “Oregon Cultural Trust” and www.culturaltrust.org
* submission deadline, 3 PM, Monday, September 22, 2008
By 3 PM Monday, September 22, 2008, send your video, with your photo or jpeg, a brief bio (one page or less), your postal and email addresses and phone number, to: Video Competition cultural.trust@state.or.us
or
775 Summer Street NE, Ste 200
Salem, OR 97301
There is no promise or guarantee that any video submitted to this competition will be selected to promote the Oregon Cultural Trust. If a video is selected, prizes include: First Place, $500; Second Place, $250; Five Runners-up: certificate for a cultural license plate.
Entering the competition constitutes release of copyright to the Oregon Cultural Trust for the purposes of marketing the Trust and educating the public about the program. Video artists agree to allow screening of the video on YouTube and other video-capable internet sites; posting to the Cultural Trust website; promotion of the video by the Trust to cultural nonprofits, civic and business organizations and the media; free downloading from the Trust website; and screening at public events and venues.
Questions? 503-986-0088 or cultural.trust@state.or.us
"My Pretty Portland" Film and Animation Contest
Are you a filmmaker? Do you fancy yourself an undiscovered Van Sant? Now is your chance to show the rest of Portland your talents. The Mercury and the Art Institute of Portland are teaming up to offer a film and animation contest where you can display your cinematic talents and possibly walk away with $1,000 cash!
What is "My Pretty Portland"?
All films must be two minutes in length MAX, and related to the general theme, "My Pretty Portland." We want to see what YOU see in Portland: what you love, what you cherish, what makes Portland special for you. (Extra credit for including a unicorn or flying pony!)
Here's the deal:
1. Post your two-minute film on YouTube and then register it here by 5 pm, Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
2. All entries will be judged by our panel of experts on the following qualities: (Creativity, Originality, Technical Attributes)
3. 10 Films will be selected from the pool of entries. These films will be shown at the Art Institute of Portland's Rock the Block 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday, August 30 5-8pm (on NW Davis between 10th and 11th)
4. Our panel of experts will judge the films for our grand prize winner, who will receive $1,000 cash! Second place will receive two series passes to TBA and dinner for two at clarklewis. Third place will receive a swift kick in the rear. (or rather - concert tickets and other great swag).
Rules and Regulations:
* The Film must not exceed 2 minutes.
* One Submission per filmmaker.
* Registration of the film must be made here by 5pm on 8/27.
* If your movie is selected for showing, you will need to provide a copy on DVD-R as a .mov document by 8/28.
* Film must be PG-13 (no nudity, F-bombs, decapitations).
* The Film must be of the general theme of My Pretty Portland - see description above.
* Open to all forms of moving images, provided they fit into theme of competition.
* Must be an original work. And may not contain any copyrighted information.
To sign up go to: www.portlandmercury.com/prettyportland
RACC Invitation to Filmmakers
The Regional Arts & Culture Council invites filmmakers currently living in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties to submit original short videos for a new pilot project, Portland Art Happens. Six short videos will be selected to run on the RACC homepage (www.racc.org) for a period of two months starting in late 2008. Six filmmakers will each receive a small honorarium of $200. Submission Deadline: September 17, 2008.
Project Goal
The goal of Portland Art Happens is to excite, stimulate, and inform the 50,000 monthly visitors to the RACC website by showcasing an array of short videos by local filmmakers that portray Portland's vibrant art scenes. Selected videos will each be posted for two months and reach hundreds of thousands of viewers, providing great exposure to the selected filmmakers.
Eligibility
The competition is open to students, emerging and professional filmmakers, 18 years of age and older, who currently reside in the tri-county Portland, Oregon area.
Submission Guidelines
All applicants must submit:
Videos submitted for consideration must:
Selection Process and Criteria:
A panel of community volunteers, including filmmakers, will select six videos on artistic merit, including the originality and creativity of the artist's conceptual approach, as well as the craftsmanship of the piece. Each selected video will run for two months on the RACC website.
Submissions should be sent to/hand delivered to: Mary Bauer, Regional Arts & Culture Council, 108 NW 9th, Suite 300, and Portland, OR 97209.
For more information contact Mary Bauer at mbauer@racc.org.
Deadline for Submission: September 17, 2008, 5pm.
8th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 8th annual ashland independent film festival, April 2-6, 2009.
"This festival was absolutely incredible...Be sure to add it as you plan your circuit next year!" - Tom Quinn, The New Year Parade
Submission fees and deadlines:
EARLY: OCTOBER 17, 2008 ($30)
REGULAR: NOVEMBER 7, 2008 ($40)
LATE: DECEMBER 1, 2008 ($60)
WITHOUTABOX: DECEMBER 8, 2008 ($75)
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR AIFF ENTRY FORM: ashlandfilm.org
Albertus Magnus College Announces Call for Entries: We the People
Albertus Magnus College invites filmmakers to submit short films that explore the impact of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights on the lives of people living in the United States today.
As examples, films can engage topics such as:
freedom of speech
freedom of religion
separation of church and state
the right to bear arms
The series will be in Bree Auditorium, on the campus of Albertus Magnus College, September 15-17, 2008.
Films may be narrative or documentary.
Films will be selected on the basis of artistic merit, pertinence to the topic, and the ability to educate and provoke dialogue regarding the protections, rights, and responsibilities afforded to individuals in the United States today.
www.albertus.edu/wethepeople.html
Entry Form (PDF)
wethepeople@albertus.edu
Super Short Film & Video Competition
A Super Short Film & Video Competition has been added to Marylhurst's Sesquicentennial Film Festival, May 1-10, 2009. There is a $1000 cash prize for the winner of the Gold Coyote, and lesser prizes for the Silver Coyote and the Restored Vision awards. Films/videos must be five minutes or under.
The rules & guidelines are at mufilmfest.com
The goal of the festival is to celebrate Oregon's film history, but we want to acknowledge that not all filmmaking is historic. So we're also having this competition for films/videos that are brand new.
The Gold Coyote winner will be determined by audience vote on the final day - May 10, 2009 - of the festival.
Invitation to Filmmakers
Portland Art Happens
RACC invites filmmakers currently living in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties to submit original short videos for a new pilot project, Portland Art Happens. The goal of Portland Art Happens is to excite, stimulate, and inform the 50,000 monthly visitors to the RACC website by showcasing an array of short videos by local filmmakers that portray Portland's vibrant art scenes. Six short videos will be selected to run on the RACC homepage. Deadline: 9/17/08.
Download a PDF of the guidlines here:
- Invitation to Filmmakers Guidelines (PDF opens in new window)
Seeking Backyard Green Inventors!
US television network seeking grassroots green inventors for new television series.
Do you take it upon yourself to create your own ingenious solutions to environmental conundrums? We're looking to feature inventions and inventors from all walks of life that will inspire a greener globe! A brief description of your savvy invention along with why your project is deserving of national attention should be included!
US television network wants you and your green inventions! Are you a grassroots green inventor who wants to be featured on a new television series? Do you take it upon yourself to create your own ingenious solutions to environmental conundrums? We're looking to feature inventions and inventors from all walks of life that will inspire a greener globe! A brief description of your savvy invention along with why your project is deserving of national attention should be included! If this sounds like you or someone you know, please contact us: Michael Chong Peace Point Entertainment 416-531-2500 x609 televisionresearcher@gmail.com http://science.discovery.com/ www.peacepoint.tv
HGTV is Looking for You!
WHO SAYS YOU NEED A DESIGNER OR CONTRACTOR TO CREATE WOW FACTOR!
Have you done something
absolutely amazing to your home? If you’re a creative, out of the box do-it-yourselfer who has completed a
unique home project.
P. Kalayeh
cascadesiggraph@gmail.com
Highlighted Links
If you would like to be added to the Film Office’s in-house email subscriber list please email us at:
filmoffice@oregonfilm.org
If you have a suggested link to add to this page, or an event or workshop you’d like publicized please feel free to email:
susan@oregonfilm.org
Links on this page will be highlighted and rotated on a regular basis. Please scroll down the page to find a regular listing of great sites for filmmakers.
Film Office Newsletter Link
Click here to visit the Film Office E-Letter.Film Grants
From the Heart Productions
For questions contact:
caroleedean@att.net
Important Indie Links
This information provides brief descriptions and links to Oregon Indie Resources. Please visit the sites for details and contact information.
www.hollywoodtheatre.org
The Oregon Film & Video Foundation and The Hollywood Theatre Project
The Hollywood Theatre was purchased by the Oregon Film & Video Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in 1997. It is the intention of the foundation to preserve the Theatre and to create a center for film, video and multimedia education, training, and promotion for Oregon as well as serving as a facility for films, community, and private events.
The NW Film Center
The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts organization founded to encourage the study and appreciation of the moving image arts; foster their artistic and professional excellence; and to help create a climate in which they may flourish.
Indie Salon Chat Group
The Portland salon of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
NW Documentary Arts & Media
Northwest documentary exists to develop documentary production, education, and community in the Northwest Region. We create a variety of documentary arts and media, specifically focusing on the creative and artistic rendering of real life people, places, and events. We provide educational opportunity through internships and workshops. And we help knit communities closer through the gathering and sharing of stories at special events, exhibits, showcases, and creenings.
Orlo
Orlo is a nonprofit organization using the creative arts to explore environmental themes. Orlo productions fall into four main categories: art exhibitions, live performance work, publications, and public awareness campaigns. These productions use the powerful medium of the arts to explore controversial and typically polarized social and ecological themes and issues.
Mythmedia
Broadcast is an independent, “open mic”-style video screening for filmmakers of all backgrounds and experience levels. Throughout the night, feedback is offered in the format of a “positive feedback mosaic,” in which members of the audience discuss parts of the film they enjoyed and why.
Cinema Project
Cinema Project is committed to screening innovative film and video art from the past and present and to fostering an informed viewing public that will support the wider circulation of independent and experimental film.
Inside Film Magazine
Danish Film Institute
Ongoing Events Links
Software Classes
Downtown Eugene
61 West 8th Avenue
Beginning,Intermediate, Advanced in Design-Print, Digital Imaging, iMovie, Final Cut, DVD Studio Pro and many, many more.
Most classes are $79 to $129/half-day and $199/full-day, including books, materials, and parking. Seating is limited. Please register early to reserve your seat. Call for Free Catalog and Full Details. Ask about On-Sites, Tutoring, Train-the-Trainer and Consulting!
Group Discounts Available.
(541) 343-1434
rick_slatton@csnw.com
www.csnw.com
2nd Friday Film Forum
DIVA Presents 2nd Friday Film Forum. The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) offers a monthly showing of independent films on the second Friday of each month. Schedule: September: The Best of Peripheral Produce’s Short Films, October: I Exist - an award-winning film about gay and lesbians of Middle Eastern descent, November, Youthvisions - local Eugene kids produced short videos, and December, Open Lens - a chance for filmmakers to screen their short films and videos (see next item). All programs begin at 8:00 p.m. DIVA is located at 110 West Broadway in Eugene. Web site:
www.divanow.org
Portland Screenwriters Group Meeting Notice
The Portland Screenwriter’s Group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month - from 7-9pm. The location will be IONE Plaza Clubhouse, 1717 SW Park, Portland, OR. This is a central location not far from the Max and the Portland Railcar as well as Portland State University.
If you have any questions, please call (503) 349-5710.
Eugene Screenwriters Group Meeting Notice
Meetings are held the last Sunday of each month in 2005 from 6-8pm and always at EWEB address: 500 East 4th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401
Script Showcase
Showcase your scripts on InkTip.com, the only site on the Internet where every week producers acquire scripts. For information, please see http://www.InkTip.com.
IndieIN.com Website
IndieIN is a new online service dedicated to expanding the audience for independent, foreign and festival films by making them more accessible to everyone. IndieIN serves both established and future audiences for independent film by making the search for these films easier. To visit the site please visit:
IndieIN.
SagIndie Website
In 1997 the Screen Actors Guild launched a website devoted to providing resources to indie filmmakers. SAGIndie is made possible by a grant from the Screen Actors Guild-Producers Industry Advancement & Cooperative Fund. To visit the site please visit:
SagIndie
In addition to offering links to various resources by state, the site also has posted sample documents such as film agreements, workshop and calendar information and interviews with filmmakers. The site an ongoing work and support services and filmmaking resources can be added at no charge by visiting:
web link
Looking for Short Films for Broadcast
Shorts, the television show, is looking for your short films! Tualatin Valley Television is looking for a wide spectrum of genre including; documentary, drama, animation, comedy, etc. The shows concept is to broadcast the most interesting and creative short films from both new and experienced filmmakers and reach a large audience. The show reaches between 140,000 and 400,000 potential viewers monthly and is repeated at least 10 times in 6 weeks. If you are interested in submitting your film send it to:
Tualatin Valley Television
c/o Shorts/Dan Schaefer
11375 SW Center St.
Suite B
Beaverton, Or 97005
Your video should be put on a DV tape, first generation VHS, or avi file on a CD. Include your name, address, e-mail, and the running time of your film written on your tape. All material must be authorized by the copyright holder(s)(music for example). Tualatin Valley Television will send you a release that confirms the copyright. Please enclose a return package if you would like your tape returned. Please notify the station that your film is on its way by e-mailing:
theshortsshow@yahoo.com
Tualatin Valley Television will confirm your mailing by e-mail.
Portland Community Media
PCM is a nonprofit organization that provides the tools, training, transmission and other services for the creation of local, noncommercial community-based media.
Services include: Hands-on media education and production training; access and use of equipment for production and post-production; satellite downlink capabilities; videoconferencing; program scheduling and promotion; community bulletin board; broadcast of the state legislature and special national programming.
PCM offers affordable classes in video production and other media. Community members participate in a hands-on learning environment.
PCM offers studio space and equipment available. To obtain a list of available equipment feel free to email your request to:
shoot@oregonfilm.org
or call the station directly at:
(503) 288-1515 ext.16
The PCM website is:
www.pcmtv.org
LA Film School
For additional information and the latest happenings at The Los Angeles Film School, be sure to visit thier website at:
www.lafilm.com
Entrepreneurial Development
The Office of Entrepreneurial Development is currently expanding the online Small Business Classroom to create a more comprehensive learning portal - offering courses, workshops, learning tools, information resources and other forms of online technical assistance. The new learning site will take on a new look as the agency’s entire web site is refreshed.
SBA’s current technical assistance programs touch approximately 1.4 million clients annually, most often in face-to-face settings. And, although this is a very large number of clients, it represents only a small percentage of the some 25 million small businesses in this country. When looking to increase the number of clients we serve, we must remember that not all small business owners are within a close proximity to an SBA resource location. In addition, increasingly many potential clients want only to access government services at their convenience, anytime and anywhere.
The new learning site is designed to expand SBA’s electronic dimension and reach more clients more efficiently. It is, however, intended to be part of a balanced approach, such that our expanded online training services will complement and support traditional training initiatives. As such, our online services will be integrated with and leverage our face-to-face training capabilities.
A key component of the expanded site will be the availability of “niche” virtual workshops that are industry specific and meet the day to day needs of small businesses. These events will feature “streamed” presentations from industry experts, live online small business forums and other online educational workshops.
Office of Entrepreneurial Development
www.sba.gov/classroom
WGA Registering Scripts Online
The Writers Guild of America has launched an online registration service that allows members and outsiders to protect their scripts and ideas for television shows at the WGA’s website , the Los Angeles Times reported today (Tuesday). (Guild members pay $10; nonmembers, $20.) As with hand-delivered and mailed submissions, the registered material is placed “under seal” -- to be opened only in the event of a lawsuit involving the material.
For more information please visit:
www.wga.org
Hollywood Theatre Events
General admission $6/$4 seniors 65 and over and children under 12. Monday night all shows $4.00. Information hotline is 503/281-4215.
Visit Hollywood Theatre’s website.
For more information on films and special events. The Hollywood Theatre is owned and operated by the Oregon Film & Video Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit foundation. All contributions are tax deductible.
Northwest Film Center Events
The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland Oregon.
Screening Facilities
The Guild Theatre
Whitsell Auditorium
Contact: Dan Frazier theatre manager at 503-248-0167
Equipment Rental
In conjunction with its classes, seminars, and exhibition program, the Northwest Film Center is pleased to make its equipment and editing facilities available to independents (working on funded or unfunded projects), non-profit organizations, and commercial producers. Price quotes and reservations are available by emailing the Equipment Manager (equipment@nwfilm.org) or calling 221-1156.
- LIGHTING
- CAMERAS
- FILM STOCK
- EDITING FACILITIES
Northwest Film Center Benefit Screenings
Tuesday night movies at Old Town Pizza, a benefit for the Northwest Film Center.
Films will be shown in Old Town Pizza’s banquet room, upstairs, recently turned into an intimate screening space. The Northwest Film Center’s School of Film will screen a short program of student work before each film of Old Town Pizza’s Tuesday movie nights. November’s theme: Twisted Family Tuesdays. Screenings are free. Part of food/beverage proceeds go to the Northwest Film Center.
Old Town Pizza
226 NW Davis
First Thursdays - indie night 7:30pm
Twisted Family Tuesdays - 7:30pm (feature film begins at 8pm)
Northwest Film Center, Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
phone (503) 221-1156
Fox Searchlab
Fox Searchlab works with 40 or so aspiring filmmakers each year, providing equipment, mentoring and a small production budget to complete a digital short. The application process is ongoing, and interested filmmakers should send a work sample indicating directorial talent to:
Susan O’Leary, Director
Fox Searchlab Submissions
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Bldg. 667, Suite 5
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Call For Entries: IFP BUZZ CUTS
Attention all shorts filmmakers. Do you have a short film or video you want to show to the independent filmmaking community in New York City? Submit your work to BUZZ CUTS, a 90-minute short film showcase screening at:
The Pioneer Theatre
155 East 3rd Street at Avenue A in the East Village.
Selection is an ongoing, rolling basis and the submission requirements can be found at the IFP web site.
