The Building Imagination Center in Modesto, California is seeking 10 resident filmmakers for their Resident Filmmaker Challenge.

The Resident Filmmaker Challenge is a collaborative effort between the region?s best filmmakers and Modesto?s non-profit organizations in developing short documentary videos that present unique perspectives into the community?s most pressing concerns.

The two and a half week challenge is an intense filmmaking experience. The Building Imagination Center acts as a facilitator, bringing together project teams (filmmaker, film crew, and a community group) and mentoring a process that helps filmmakers and partner organizations to advance social issues through documentary stories.

The residency includes a series of workshops ? presentations, examples, demonstrations, and focused production and post-production sessions where project teams realize their video project. The team develops a video that is screened at the Modesto Third Thursday Art Walk. Additionally, filmmakers will receive $1,250 for expenses for their proposed project , services of a four - six person film crew from CSU Stanislaus?s Video & Time Based Media program, use of two Sony FS100 camcorders, and unlimited access to a state-of-the-art post-production editing suite.

The Challenge is specifically seeking CSU alumni and regional filmmakers from Sacramento to Fresno, and all of California in-between.

Read more about the Challenge, and how to apply at ?url? http://buildingimagination.com/?page_id=2205?/url?. Deadline for applications is August 24th, 2012.

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