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OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #243 August 2023 |
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N.B. The
information below is provided directly by the organizers of events,
festivals, audio-visual organizations or independent film projects.
The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) cannot be held accountable
for it. |
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In
this bulletin:
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Oscar’s Awards: Call for
Submission.
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Jordan Children’s Film Festival
- 2nd Edition: Call for Submission.
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Sardiyat Screenwriters Lab
Program: Call for Submission.
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The Red Sea Souk: Call for
Submission.
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The Montreal International Film
Festival: Call for Submission.
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”Another Hole in the Head” Film
Festival: Call for Submission.
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Best Indie Film Award: Call for
Submission.
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Paris Animation Awards: Call for
Submission.
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Cannes Indie Short Awards:
Call for Submission.
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1. Oscar’s Awards: Call
for Submission. |
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Submit
your feature film for consideration for the Oscar’s Awards
If you are a Jordanian director or producer and have made a film
over 40 minutes – narrative, documentary or animation – and have
released your film commercially no earlier than December 1st, and no
later than October 31st, 2023, for at least seven consecutive days
in a commercial theater, you can submit your film for consideration
for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Creative control of the film must have been largely in the hands of
citizens or residents of Jordan.
The film must be advertised during its qualifying theatrical release
in a manner considered normal and customary to theatrical feature
distribution practices.
An independent Selection Committee – established by the RFC – will
look into the submitted films that have to fit eligibility criteria
set by the Academy for the International Feature Film Award.
Please check Rule 15 and Rule 2, for more details and criteria:
https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/96o_complete_rules.pdf
To submit your film for consideration by the Selection Committee,
please send an email with a private viewing link of the film to:
oscars.submissions@film.jo with the subject title: “Submission
for consideration to the Academy Awards”.
Please submit the viewing link by email before September 10th,
2023. |
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2. Jordan Children’s Film Festival -
2nd Edition: Call for submissions |
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The Royal
Film Commission – Jordan calls directors, producers and rights
holders to submit their films for the 2nd edition of the Jordan’s
Children Film Festival that will take place in Amman-Jordan, October
20th – 25th, 2023.
All those interested in participating and competing for the
festival’s prizes are advised to review the below conditions and
submit their application no later than Sunday September 10th
2023.
To be eligible for consideration, all films must meet the
following requirements:
- The film must not have been released before 2021.
- Long and short, narrative and animation, films are accepted.
- The film must not have been previously broadcast or shown on any
TV channel or public online platform available in Jordan.
- The film must be in digital format, MOV or MP4 in high quality.
- The film should not include scenes or content not appropriate for
the targeted age groups from 6 to 16 years old.
- A selection committee will choose eligible films to compete.
- Intellectual property rights must be considered when submitting
the films.
- The film should be translated into Arabic for non-Arabic language
films, or have the required files to provide translation or dubbing
into Arabic.
Deadline: Sunday September 10th, 2023
The application for submission is available through the following
link:
https://forms.gle/Q8PvfhLVNtqxSiRK9
For more information, please email:
Jcff@film.jo |
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3. Sardiyat
Screenwriters Lab” program: Call for submissions |
The
Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC) is pleased to open the call for
applications for the first round of the “Sardiyat Screenwriters Lab”
program.
The RFC has launched the first round of the lab in the aim of
supporting Jordanian screenwriters and residents who are going
through the early stages of developing their feature film, through
individual sessions with prominent Arab and Jordanian screenwriters.
This is to enable them to delve deeper into their projects and work
on developing their narrative skills. Mentors and participants
exchange ideas to reach creative solutions at different stages of
script writing, giving participants the opportunity to develop their
projects.
Date and time: November 23rd – 27th, 2023
The lab is free of charge and will be administered by a group of
experienced Jordanian and Arab filmmakers. The lab will be in
Arabic, with the mention of some cinematic terms in English.
The lab targets:
• Jordanian screenwriters residing in Jordan.
• Writers whose feature-length fiction projects are in the early
stages of development.
Deadline for receiving applications: August 27th, 2023 - midnight
Jordan timing.
For more information on how to apply and the application
requirements, please visit the
following link
http://www.film.jo/NewsView.aspx?NewsId=330
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4. The Red Sea Souk: Call for Submission |
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The
Red Sea Souk announces the launch of the Call for “PROJECT MARKET”
and “WIP SHOWCASE” for its 2023 edition taking place at the Ritz
Carlton in Jeddah Dec 2nd - 5th alongside the
RSIFF.
The Call is reserved solely for projects and films of Directors from
Arab or African nationality/origin. The Project Market will present
a selection of ten to twelve projects in development or in
production. The WIP Showcase will present a selection of five to six
films in post-production.
The Red Sea Souk aims to support the coproduction and distribution
of films and to discover new talents.
Call
closes August 18th, 2023
For more information, please visit:
Call
For Projects 2023 – Red Sea Film (redseafilmfest.com)
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5.
The Montreal International Film Festival Call for Submission |
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The
Montreal International Film Festival is a non-profit organization
creating solutions to support young creators within the
entertainment industry.
Opening Date: March 6th 2023
Deadline: August 23rd, 2023
Winner Announcements/Notification Date: September 8th, 2023
Join The Event on September 9th - 10th, 2023
The Event: The Montreal International Film Festival's program
includes a week long celebration of activities with event panels,
screenings, Q&A's and workshops hosted by industry leaders.
Rules & Terms
Official Regulations:
The Montreal International Film Festival accepts projects from
anywhere in the world, it is an international competition.
1) Eligibility Requirements:
All entries must at least have subtitled in English or French.
Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the
entry to the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in
the entry.
All entries must fit professional standards guideline.
For any specific questions regarding your project’s eligibility,
please email:
info@montrealinternationalfilmfestival.com
2) Submission Guidelines
∙ Projects must be submitted via an online screener like Vimeo or
other secure online platform. (It is recommended that films
submitted via online screener be available to download). We
recommend including a cover letter for yourself and your project.
∙ Only complete entries (including fee payment ) will be considered.
∙ You can enter the festival by applying through FilmFreeway or
directly on the Montreal International Film Festival Website:
https://www.montrealinternationalfilmfestival.com/submissions
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6.
“Another Hole in the Head” Film Festival: Call for Submission |
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San
Francisco’s ‘Another Hole in the Head’ Film Festival is a two-week
cinematic excursion into the realms of Science Fiction, Fantasy,
Horror, and assorted other genres. Taking its cue from other
legendary festivals such as Cannes and Sundance, Another Hole in the
Head pulls together a diverse collection of films representing all
varieties and budgetary considerations. Another Hole in the Head
provides a unique vehicle for independent cinema.
This
year’s festival takes place December 1st - 18th, 2023. It
will also take place on demand via Eventive and live on Zoom for
those who can't make the live theater screenings.
Only online screeners will be considered for short films and
feature. Any questions or other correspondence regarding non-feature
film submissions should be addressed to Festival Producer Romany
Adams (filmmakers@ahith.com).
Feature film screeners in the form of DVD, Blu-ray, and USB drive
may be accepted for consideration with prior permission from
Festival Producers George Kaskanlian Jr. (415-793-6868) or Eric
Ringer (eric.ringer@gmail.com).
Submission:
https://filmfreeway.com/SanFranciscoAnotherHoleintheHead
Website:
https://www.montrealinternationalfilmfestival.com/submissions
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7. Best Indie Film Award: Call for
Submission |
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Best
Indie Film Award is one of the online film festivals of the Best
Film Awards - IMDb Qualifying Film Festival.
Indie Short Film - budget under 5,000.00 USD
Indie Feature Film - budget under 250,000.00 USD
Rules & Terms:
1. If the film is not in English, it must have
English subtitles.
2. All entry fees are non-refundable.
3. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted.
4. The decision of the festival selection committee is final.
5. Films that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and
shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any
third Parties. Contestants agree that they have obtained all
required copyright permissions regarding music, sound & images. Etc
presented in their film.
6. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the
prizes.
7. The organizers have the right to use trailers or still photos on
public social networks to promote your project and our festival.
Final Deadline: August 31st, 2023
If you win, you can register your project on
this IMDb website:
https://filmfreeway.com/BestIndieFilmAward
For more information, please visit
https://filmfreeway.com/BestIndieFilmAward
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8. Paris Animation Awards: Call for Submission. |
PRIX
ROYAL's Paris Animation Awards, is a French Awards Showcase for
Animators.
PRIX ROYAL's Paris Animation Awards showcases animations of all
types and all levels, the Industry-elite judges carefully select
your work and write up reviews as well as giving out awards, prizes
and distribution deals!
The submission rules and regulations are set forth below:
Submissions:
There will be many submissions, but only those
selected will be shown. The submitter accepts that by submitting and
paying the submission fee, their submission might not be selected.
They accept that in some festivals only award-winning films are
shown.
Once submitted the Festival reserves the right to play the
Applicant’s work at a live screening and/or screenings with no
screening fees or ticket remuneration for the Applicant. This is
non-negotiable.
Works submitted that do not meet criteria or fail to adhere to the
guidelines, rules and regulations are not the responsibility of the
Company or Festival. These submissions may lead to automatic
disqualification and loss of submission fee. In order to be
considered for the Festival, the Applicant must submit via
FilmFreeway located at https://filmfreeway.com or on the Festival’s
Home page. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without
refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the
Applicant, any Project that is not submitted through this platform.
Deadline: August 31st, 2023
For more information, please visit:
https://www.prixroyal.fr/paris-animation-awards |
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9. Cannes Indie Short Awards: Call for Submission |
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Over
the last editions, the competition featured
screenings of Oscar Nominees and Student Oscar Winner films such as
ADISA, TALA’VISION, ALA KACHUU, CIERVO, BARKING ORDERS, FEELING
THROUGH and so many more. We are aiming to discover new projects for
this upcoming season.
TOP 15 MOST POPULAR and part of the TOP 100 BEST REVIEWED FESTIVALS
at Film Freeway, Cannes Indie shorts Awards is an IMDb qualifying
event recognized for being a home for new filmmakers that join us in
a week live event full of master classes, industry professionals
meet and greet, Q&A's at our interview point, filmmakers’ cocktails
and USD 6000 in cash prizes in one of the biggest networking short
film events.
Deadline: August 28th, 2023
For
more information, please visit:
CANNES INDIE SHORTS
AWARDS - FilmFreeway |
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