Written by Jameson Empire Awards | 13 November 2009 | in news - Contests

From Naomi Li @ Jameson Empire Awards:

Edgar Wright, director of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, has been announced as a judge of the Done In 60 Seconds short film competition. As the name suggests, film fans are invited to re-create a popular movie in 60 seconds for their chance to attend and win their very own Jameson Empire Award.

Edgar Wright, commented: “I’m delighted to be judging the Jameson Empire Awards’ Done In 60 Seconds competition, which is such a great concept for any film lover.

“As a teenager I’d make amateur films, trying to recreate shots from my favourite directors like Sam Raimi and Martin Scorcese, with makeshift props. This competition has that at its heart, only we’re asking for a complete remake in 60 seconds, a good challenge for any budding filmmaker trying to hone their skills. I’m very intrigued to see the films other countries will choose.”

The top 20 entries will come to London for a semi-final event on 26 March, where the jury will select the final five nominees. These five will have the chance to rub shoulders with A-List stars at the Jameson Empire Awards on 28 March, where the winner will be announced. Film fans can get full details and upload their entries on to www.empireonline.com/awards2010. The closing date for entries is 29 January 2010.

The Jameson Empire Awards celebrate the film industry’s success stories of the year with Empire Magazine readers voting for the winners. The awards ceremony are held in London and deemed by many in the industry as the most fun awards in the British movie calendar, making it the perfect match for Jameson.

Written by Lauren Archer | 23 July 2009 | in news - Contests

From PR Lauren Archer:

Nuts and Red Bull Reporter have joined forces to offer an amazing opportunity to experience life as a media reporter! We're looking for a writer and a photographer to report on the awesome Red Bull X-Fighters when it comes to London on Saturday 22 August.

The chosen Nuts and Red Bull Reporters will get unprecedented access to the world's best Freestyle Motocross riders at this year’s Red Bull X-Fighters Final at Battersea Power Station. After the event, their work will be showcased at nuts.co.uk to a huge audience.

For your chance to become a Red Bull Reporter, just upload examples of your own work, reporting on an event you've attended; football, a concert, a car show... the choice is yours. We’re looking for words (no more than 200 words) or pics (no more than ten) to see if you’ve got what it takes.

Simply submit your entry at http://www.nuts.co.uk/redbullreporter. Closing date is 5pm (BST) on Friday 31 July. We’ll notify winners by Friday 7 August. Good luck!

For more information and tickets for Red Bull X-Fighters visit: www.redbullxfighters.com
For more exciting assignments and all the latest reports visit www.redbullreporter.com

Written by Lauren Archer | 01 July 2009 | in news - Contests

From PR Lauren Archer:

Hit US animated comedy The Life & Times of Tim has come to the UK exclusively to Virgin1.

To celebrate, they have created their own custom Sketch tool which enables you to have a go at playing animator and creating your own funny sketch from the show.

A fantastic prize in the form of a 32" Sony Bravia LCD TV goes to the person who creates the best sketch!

Just head to http://www.thelifeandtimesoftimsketch.co.uk/ now and follow the instructions to be in with a chance of winning!

Written by roguerunner | 26 June 2009 | in news - Contests

From occasional Netribution contributor and Harry Potter 'floor editor', Dan Hartley:

Hey Netrib's

Please excuse the shameless self promotion but I've entered a short film as part of the Virgin Mobile Shorts competition and we'd really appreciate it if you pay a visit and view our film. It's only 2 mins long and garnering great reviews.

It's a comedy about  a mini movie mogul who pitches his big idea to a major movie star, oblivious to the greater drama unfolding behind him.

www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/film/the-big-idea-3/

Hope you like it!!

Dan

Written by Rebecca Day | 07 April 2009 | in news - Contests

Following on from the success of the last two years, Scottish Documentary Institute is proud to again host the annual documentary pitching workshop: The Edinburgh Pitch. For the first time this year prizes will be awarded up to £6,000 for project development. Organized as part of the Bridging the Gap initiative, the pitch is backed by Scottish Screen, Skillset, BBC Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Edinburgh College of Art and runs concurrent to Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The Edinburgh Pitch is the only international pitching forum in Scotland, where documentary filmmakers can pitch their ideas to a select panel of commissioning editors from around the world, including BBC and Channel 4, and receive invaluable feedback for their projects, make industry contacts, and compete for the award for most promising project. The forum is open to industry observers.

This kind of event is a typical way for filmmakers to raise money all over the world, with one of the biggest forums happening in Amsterdam (IDFA) every year. Pitching in public is a risky strategy, but can be a great way to attract a lot of attention in a short period of time for a project in the development stage seeking financing.

Prizes include:

£6,000 for Most Promising Project

£2,000 for Best Scottish Project (project based in Scotland)

This is a fantastic opportunity for all filmmakers looking to produce a feature length documentary to attend a pitching and development workshop and to pitch formally in front of a carefully selected panel of International and UK commissioning editors, sales agents and producers.

The 3 day workshop covers a pitching practice day, the pitch itself, followed by one to one meetings with each member of the panel. Open to all filmmakers UK and abroad and is aimed at independent filmmakers and companies who are developing and raising finance for creative documentaries (52min – 90min) and who are thinking about international co-productions. (Please note that only UK filmmakers are eligible for the cash prizes.)

Written by Sam Goldblatt | 31 March 2009 | in news - Contests

From The 48 Hour Film Project:

The world's largest competition of its kind returns to Edinburgh's Cameo Cinema this May 22-24!  Filmmakers from across the UK (and beyond) will meet up to spend a wild and crazy bank holiday weekend making a film, getting it screened and judged for prizes.

Registration is now open (and quickly filling up) at www.48hourfilm.com/edinburgh. We are now half full, so you are advised to register soon.

Written by Lauren Archer | 29 January 2009 | in news - Contests

Get creative for your community!

Win £500 for yourself and £1,000 for a local project.

Anyone can enter this competition.  You don't have to be an established artist and there's no age limit.  You can enter as a group or individually.  Check it out on itsyourcommunity.co.uk/art. Not only does the winning artist get their artwork displayed in one of  the brand new O2 stores, they could also win £500 and a week's work experience at an award winning London advertising agency. 

Written by Kirsty Booth | 18 November 2008 | in news - Contests

This 2009 Satyajit Ray Foundation Competition is open to all film-makers, of any age, either resident or studying in the UK. The closing date is 1st March 2009. From the Ray Foundation:

The film, of not more than 30 minutes running time, should express and inform aspects of the experiences of South Asians (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) either within their own countries or the Diaspora. All submissions must have been completed within two years prior to the closing date. Previous entries cannot be considered. The Satyajit Ray Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be presenting a cash prize for Best Film of £1,000.

Written by Caroline Bottomley | 16 November 2008 | in news - Contests

Caroline Bottomley, founder of Radar - the leading site for music video production opportunities, writes in with details of a £10,000 music video production budget plus £8,000 prize for Aviv Geffen.

Geffen, a huge star in Israel, is launching his UK career with an invitation to make his music video.

The competition is open to filmmakers at all levels of career and is free to enter. Judges, including David Knight, director of the UK Music Video Awards will also feedback on selected pitches in the run-up to deadline.

More details at www.radarmusicvideos.com/free-access-all-pitch-aviv-geffen

Written by Lauren Archer | 10 November 2008 | in news - Contests

From Lauren @ Holler:

Skins 3 is coming soon, and the Skins creators are looking for some bright young things to help them with a very special project.

They’ll be creating an online mini episode of Skins that will feature some of the series 3 cast. There are four very important behind the scenes roles that still need to be filled.