Logline: The “Once Upon a Time Screenplay Competition” is designed to give undiscovered screenwriters exposure and a chance to have your work produced and showcased. You might even get the chance to join our team as a staff writer! This is a short-film competition, all entries must be no less than five-minutes and no more than fifteen minutes screen time.
Deadline: March 31, 2010
Entry Fee: $15
All entrants must be residents of the State of Michigan.
Submissions must be in one of the following genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance, or Thriller
Awards:
Grand Prize: Awarded to the screenplay deemed to be the overall best by the competition judges. The Grand Prize winner will receive an option and purchase agreement for the winning screenplay in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00 USD). The winning screenplay will be produced by Suite 160 Digital Studios and submitted to festivals and film competitions at the discretion of Suite 160 Digital Studios.
1st Runner Up: There will be one 1st Runner Up awarded to the screenplay deemed to be the 1st runner-up to the Grand Prize by the competition judges. Suite 160 Digital Studios may produce this screenplay. The 1st Runner Up award comes with an option and purchase agreement for Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) prize.
2nd Runner Up: There will be one 2nd Runner Up awarded to the screenplay deemed to be the 2nd runner-up to the Grand Prize by the competition judges. Suite 160 Digital Studios may produce this screenplay. The 2nd Runner Up award comes with an option and purchase agreement for One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) prize.
Notification Date: April 30, 2010
Please read the Rules & Regulations before submitting your script.
Click here to download the “Once Upon A Time Screenplay Competition” rules and regulations (.pdf) Click here to submit your screenplay
All produced films will be entered into film festivals & competitions worldwide.
Eastern Michigan University & the Michigan Production Alliance present:
Harvey Ovshinsky’s
How to Produce a Career in Film and Video Production
Saturday, March 27, 2010
9 a.m. to noon OR 1:30‐4:30 p.m.
Morning registration: 8:30 Afternoon registration: 1:00
Eastern Michigan University’s Quirk Theatre THIS EVENT IS FREE
Harvey Ovshinsky
Have the Michigan filming incentives sparked your interest in a career in
film and video production?
How can you cash in on the demand for storytelling required for broadcast,
cable, the Web and institutional and corporate communications?
In the meantime, how do you find work when there aren’t any jobs?
This seminar is both an introductory program offering practical advice for students and others new to the industry – as well as a highly motivational refresher course for anyone who is struggling in mid – career and could use some help in polishing and honing their survival skills.
How to Produce a Career in Film and Video Production focuses on the branding and entrepreneurial side to film and video storytelling. It is rich with content; providing participants with real‐world examples and personal stories about how to start out, grow, and sustain a career in Michigan’s burgeoning, yet tenuous, production environment.
Topics include:
“How do you make work when you can’t find any?”
“How to rewrite your story so that your job search has a happy ending”
“The 10 best mistakes I ever made and what I learned from them”
“Plan C: Should I stay in Michigan or should I go?”
More about Harvey Ovshinsky
The Detroit News describes this producer and story consultant as “one of this country’s finest storytellers.” Harvey’s work, which spans the universe of print, broadcast television and radio, digital storytelling, as well as primary, secondary, and university education, began in the turbulent ’60s and continues full force today.
IN FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION:
Harvey Ovshinsky has been awarded broadcasting’s highest honors including a national Emmy, a Peabody, a duPont ‐ Columbia University Award, and the American Film Institute’s Robert M. Bennett Award for Excellence.
The Quirk Theatre at Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, off I94. For campus map and parking information go to: EMU Map & Directions
Once again, 96.3 WDVD is on the search for Michigan’s cutest baby! Do you have an irresistibly cute snapshot of your baby or toddler? If so, connect it with us for your chance at winning a $2,500 in prizes, including a $1,000 Savings Bond a $1,000 Shopping Spree and a Year’s Supply of Diapers!
Bring your Child’s photo to any one of our Casting Calls.
Baby Battle Casting Calls
Saturday, March 6:
Noon to 3 p.m. at Oakland Mall in Troy (14 Mile Road at John R. Road).
48th AAFF – Six Days of Inspiring Cinematic Exploration
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running North American independent and experimental film festival. Founded in 1963, the AAFF was independent before “independent film,” serving as a critical forum for filmmakers to show their creative work outside of the studio film industry. Today the festival continues its strongly independent spirit as a premier showcase for bold, visionary, experimental and high-caliber films.
The 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival will take place March 23-28, 2010 at the historic Michigan and State Theaters in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Tickets & Passes Now On Sale
Full festival passes for $95 and weekend passes for $55 are now available for purchase. Tickets for screenings will be $9 general admission and $7 students/seniors. Advance tickets are recommended for any program in the Screening Room, due to more limited seating capacity.
Have a great short script that you are looking to have made into a movie? Well now is your chance to have that dream come true.
S3 Entertainment group has announced its first ever statewide short script competition.
S3 is looking to create 100% Michigan-made projects. The competition requires entered screenplay length to be no more than 20 pages and the deadline to send in scripts is Wednesday, March 10th, 2010. Entered scripts will be judged by three guest film industry critics on originality of ideas, structure, talent with creating dialogue, character development, and the use of a Michigan-based storyline.
Take your script to the big screen
The winning script will be announced on Wednesday, March 17th with production of the short-film beginning the following week in the newly opened S3 Studios in Madison Heights, Mich. The winning film will also be shown at the first annual “S3 Entertainment Film Festival” to take place in early spring.
S3 is looking for the best and brightest writers in Michigan to enter their short scripts to help them pursue their goal of making a short film. All scripts should be sent to screenplay@s3eg.com in .doc format.
Presented by CMU College of Communication and Fine Arts, Celebration! Cinema, Central Michigan Life and the Film Society at Central Michigan University
Starting March 19th, Mount Pleasant will host the 8th Annual Central Michigan International Film Festival.
Films are scheduled to be shown at The Broadway Theatre, CMU Park Library Auditorium, and Celebration Cinema through March 28th, 2010.
CMIFF Film Schedule:
FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010
4 PM A SERIOUS MAN (2009) USA; 105 minutes Celebration Cinema
Traverse City has become Michigan’s next major city to make an effort to attract filmmakers to the area. Last night Traverse City commissioners introduced an ordinance designed to make the film-friendly to film and production companies. The ordinance will provide a fast and easy approval method for production companies and sets up various rules and regulations the film companies must follow.
For more information visit: http://www.record-eagle.com
FOX 2’s Lee Thomas get an exclusive interview with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp about the release of their new film, Alice in Wonderland, hitting the big screen on March 5.
One band. One night. One chance to be the opening act for the Bon Jovi “Circle World Tour” concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
It’s now time to vote for our five finalists. Watch their recent performances on FOX 2 News and then click on the “Vote Now” button to cast your vote.
Remember, you can vote once an hour between now and 8:59 p.m. on March 12, 2010. The band that gets the most votes will play a 15 minute set on the main stage at the Palace during the March 17 Bon Jovi concert.
Governor Jennifer Granholm, Mayor Dave Bing and Robert Ficano announced Monday the $438,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will go to the Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD).
The DWDD Film Technician Training Program will provide employment opportunities in the film industry through a curriculum developed by the Wayne County Community College District in collaboration with the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Michigan Film Office. The U.S. Department of Labor community-based job training grant will be administered by the Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD), a Michigan Works! Agency
The film technician training program is expected to graduate 45 to 60 students over the next two years. The year-long course includes 36 class credit hours, 160 internship hours, 180 laboratory hours and more than 820 personal industry contact hours. It enables students to pursue an associate’s degree and then a bachelor’s degree through agreement with partner universities.
Admission to the program is open to Detroit residents. Screening will be conducted by DWDD and Goodwill Industries. Detroit residents can submit their application to Shiwanda Hamilton, DWDD Milwaukee Office, 707 W. Milwaukee, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, (313) 664-5532.
