COMPETITIONS

http://www.openfilm.com/studio/3/ Do you have a short film or trailer you could adapt into a feature film? Submit it to Openfilm’s “Get It Made” competition when submissions open for a chance to win $50,000 in cash and $450,000 in production financing to get your film made with Openfilm Studios. Deadline to be announced soon! For more information, click HERE!

http://www.ikancorp.com/ikanVideoContest/2011/ Win $10,000 worth of filmmaking equipment with ikan! The chosen theme for this year is 'Where's the missing piece?' The top 3 entries will win film production prize packages worth $2,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Deadline 6 September 2011. Ikan has become one of the premiere brands for video production equipment and our production support equipment is utilized on shoots all over the world. With the addition of new and redesigned products, we can offer even more comprehensive total solutions to the video professional. Items such as the Elements™ Stereoscope series, the VX LCD Monitor series and our LED lighting all give you every piece of the sometimes confusing ‘production puzzle.’ To celebrate ikan’s brand name that is synonymous with total solutions, this year’s theme is “Where is the Missing Piece?” Create a short film that abides by the Judging Criteria stated below and you could win a prize package of more than $10,...

http://www.redhotand.us/ Red Hot leads the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Do your bit and help their cause by taking a new look at HIV/AIDS issues through a contemporary lens. Winners get $2,500 and a trip to NYC for a screening of their film. Deadline - 31 August 2011. For rules and guidelines, click HERE :

http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/multimedia/video_competition/ Celebrate WWF's 50th anniversary by making an inspirational 2 min film. Top prize is $10,000 and a trip to India. Remember, the focus is pandas, not wrestlers. Deadline - 9 October 2011. Are you a creative filmmaker with a passion for the environment? WWF is asking talented and innovative filmmakers to help us celebrate our 50th anniversary. Produce an original film up to a maximum of two minutes on the theme: "Life. Nature. You. Make the Connection". Your film should inspire people to love, value and protect the natural world. For more information, click HERE!

http://www.depict.org/ Can you do it in 90 seconds? DepicT! is Watershed’s international short film competition as part of Encounters International Film Festival that challenges filmmakers to create super-shorts of under 90 seconds. DepicT! has been running since 1998 and prides itself on the quality of its little gems. Every year we receive hundreds of films of every genre from dozens of countries all around the world all competing for our great range of prizes and industry exposure. The teams of judges who deliberate over the entries have included some superstar names – such as Peter Jackson, Pete Postlethwaite and Damien O’Donnell. Every year the shortlisted DepicT! filmmakers, often in that crucial early stage in their career, are invited to the Encounters International Film Festival and offered a prime industry platform. The festival is a priceless opportunity for filmmakers to promote their work and make contact with a broad range of international industry professionals...

http://www.whalelikeme.com/contest For the first time in history, a global community seems close to seeking protection and inalienable rights for a non-human order of species - Cetacea: whales and dolphins. Whether you see whales as 'persons' deserving of rights, or as consumable resources - join us in presenting to the world how humans view whales in 2011. You'll be in the running to win some great prizes and state, national and global awards, and your films will bear witness to this fascinating moment in our history. Theme: How do you view our relationship with whales? What does whaling mean to you? Are you for or against it? Why? How are whales like you? How are they different? Your film should explore some of these questions, and will shine light on how close we are to - or how far from - accepting cetaceans into our circle of kinship. For tips and guidelines - please read our Guidelines page .

http://www.5-10-20.ch/ The 5-10-20 competition aims to promote the creative and professional use of digital communication media in the public realm. It primarily focuses on innovative narrative and dramaturgical strategies suitable for generating awareness and conveying messages – answering the questions "what?" and "how?" in connection with digital moving images. The competition is intended to draw attention to the special opportunities and unique features that this new means of communication offers. Moreover it seeks, in particular, to motivate creative young talents to explore the possibilities of new film and animation technologies and to provide interested members of the public with a platform for exchanging ideas. The 5-10-20 Competition is held annually, and this year, 2011, marks the fifth time. It is geared to those working in film in Switzerland and abroad. Participation criteria Anyone can participate in the 5-10-20 Competition. There are no res...

2 Days Later is a short horror film competition specifically designed to encourage filmmakers, enthusiasts and students to produce a 10 minute horror film in only 48 hours on a micro-budget. All competition entries are shown to a public audience, and judged by a panel of film industry professionals, competing for film industry donated prizes at a special Halloween Screening Event in Margate. Winning submissions will also receive global website exposure and international promotion to other film festivals and film industry organisations. “It’s a rare and free opportunity for budding filmmakers to actually see how an audience reacts to their work in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere” encourages Festival Co-Director Mick Etherton Over 200 films have so far been made for East Kent’s biggest film festival event that actually generates specific film production for its very own competition screening. There is also a series of free "Introduction to filmmaking" one day works...

Make a short film. Win loads of prizes including a trip to the fabulous Rio de Janeiro Film Festival in Brazil. PRIZES $71k total prize pot $20k commission from Pepsi Brazil Expenses paid trips to Rio, Brazil An exclusive screening of your film Deadline: 12th September 2011 http://shootingpeople.org/mofilm/rio2011

$11,500 in Filmmaking Awards Create a 1-2 minute film showing what it’s like “Living in 4G LTE.” Deadline: August 5, 2011 http://zooppa.com/contests/verizon-4g-lte $30,000 in Filmmaking Awards Create a 60-second film showing tech geeks using IT jargon. Deadline: August 12, 2011 http://contest.megapath.com $35,000 in Filmmaking Awards Create a 1-2 minute film that inventively demonstrates the speed and coverage of Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Deadline: August 20, 2011 http://zooppa.com/contests/verizon-wireless-field-testers