Fancy yourself as the next Martin Scorsese or Tom Hooper? Well this may be the competition for you. Direct Line has teamed up with Raindance, founders of the Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards, to launch 40 Seconds Straight – a film competition all about making complicated situations straightforward. The closing date…
Well, kind of. If you’re a US resident and have a short film which is 2-5 minutes long (or want to make one in time for the deadline), Time Warner Cable and IFC are running a short film contest, the grand prize for which is four nights in Park City in January for you and your lucky…
Phillips are currently running a global competition giving aspiring filmmakers the chance to have their work judged by Ridley Scott! Phillips have taken a leaf out of the BMW marketing cookbook and commissioned a series of short films, called Parallel Lines, to help promote the cinematic qualities of their new range of high-end TVs. Five films were produced…
The LFMP ‘Video meets Baby Boomers‘ is looking for some talented filmmakers to document how people 50+ interact with technology. So grab your video camera and make a short documentary featuring yourself, family members, teachers or other acquaintances. Is there a generation gap going on with technology? What is the difference between how boomers use technology versus how teens and…
In these uncertain economic times many companies have decided to ditch their expensive advertising agencies in favour of throwing out an open call to independent filmmakers to have a shot at producing a commercial for their product or service. While there have been distant murmurings of exploitation amongst the “glass half-empty crowd”, these competitions can be a great way…
Aspiring directors will be given the chance to work with some of the best talent in the music industry through the second Radar Festival. Kylie Minogue, Just Jack, Maximo Park and Richard Hawley are just some of the artists who have released their tracks to the festival for up and coming directors to work with….
