The Lone Star International Film Festival is reaching out to the filmmakers of tomorrow. We are making a concerted effort to attract the best and brightest in the nation and have lowered our entry fees significantly to remove any financial barriers. Our fee for all short form films is only $15 when filmmakers enter through Withoutabox before May 31st.

Films that have been selected to screen at the LSIFF have gone on to receive recognition at major festivals and awards shows such as Cannes , Sundance, and the Academy Awards. Our competition jury is comprised of industry professionals and prizes are designed to facilitate future projects of award winning filmmakers. Past shorts prizes have consisted of software such as Autodesk Maya 2010, Final Draft, and other software to simplify the filmmaking process, while last year’s narrative feature winner was awarded over $50,000 worth of professional services toward their next feature.

The Lone Star International Film Festival Fort Worth in Sundance Square (LSIFF) is a presentation of the Lone Star Film Society. The LSIFF is committed to honoring the spirit of discovery in film that is essential to the nature of film festivals. Simply put, the LSIFF showcases the best in American and international independent cinema and is working to establish itself as an authority on emerging talent.

Since its inauguration in 2007 the LSIFF Rising Star Award has celebrated the work of cinema’s emerging talents by recognizing individuals whose work has stood out among their peers and allowed audiences an inspiring look at the future of film. Past honorees have included Bryan Poyser, Jason Ritter, and Melonie Diaz. LSIFF has presented its most prestigious honor, the LSIFF Life Achievement Award, to Sidney Lumet, Martin Sheen, Bill Paxton, Gregory Peck, and Horton Foote. Additionally, the festival has welcomed such noted actors, producers, and director as Kris Kristofferson, Rod Hardy, T-Bone Burnett, Robert Rodriguez, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hawkes, Fred Durst, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Paul Soter, and Donal Logue among many others.

Many of the films that have screened at LSIFF have come to the Fort Worth after highly successful festival runs or have gone on to receive accolades and distribution. Titles include Sunshine Cleaning (Overture Films, 2008 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominee), 12 (Sony Pictures Classics, 2008 Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Nominee), A Quiet Little Marriage (2008 Austin Film Festival Audience Award Winner, 2009 Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner), The New Year Parade (2008 Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner), Grace is Gone (The Weinstein Company, 2007 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award), Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (THINK Film), Nanking (THINK Film, 2007 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominee), War/Dance (THINK Film, 2008 Academy Awards Best Documentary Nominee), Control (The Weinstein Company, 2008 BAFTA Awards Best British Film and Most Promising Newcomer Winner, 2007 Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera Special Mention and Prix Regards Jeune), Let the Right One In (Magnolia Pictures, 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Winner), Wendy and Lucy (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2008 Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture Nominee), The Messenger (2009 Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Winner for Best Screenplay).

Submissions are now open for the 2010 festival and we would be honored if you would submit your film. All juried winners will be awarded with products and services that will help you make your next film like Autodesk Maya, Rode Microphones, Lightwave 3D, Gorilla Software, and in kind contributions from Panavision and the Studios at Las Colinas. Rewarding filmmakers for their art is of paramount importance to our festival. Please click on the below link to go directly to our festival’s page on Withoutabox:

https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festview=1&festival_id=5602

In order to preserve the integrity of our competition, LSIFF is not able to grant fee waivers as this could be perceived as favoring certain films over others. We have, however, lowered all of our submission fees in an effort to make submitting as affordable as possible for all.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jennifer Pennypacker/WIFT‐FL: Jennifer@filmorlando.com

Women in Film & Television – Florida to Host National LUNAFEST

Film Festival at Enzian

International Women’s Day Event Features Films By, For and About Women

ORLANDO, FL – February 23 ‐ LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will take place at Enzian in Maitland on Monday, March 8th: International Women’s Day.

“We are thrilled to bring the LUNAFEST to our community for a fourth year,” said Robin Wright, president of Women in

Film & Television – Florida. “LUNAFEST is designed so that one person can easily make a significant difference in the lives of women. Whether that person is a filmmaker who tells an untold story, a host or sponsor who raises funds and awareness for a cause, or an attendee who leaves with a new perspective, each is a catalyst for impact, and WIFT is honored to share this with the community”.

The film festival, sponsored in part by Florida Hospital, will highlight women as leaders in society, illustrated through

nine films by women filmmakers. The films range from animated shorts to fictional drama, and cover topics such as

women’s health, body image, spirituality, relationships, cultural diversity, and breaking barriers.

Watch these incredible films at the beautiful Enzian Theater in Maitland. Screening begins at 6:30. Showtime is 90

minutes. Tickets are $10.00 and may be purchased on‐line at http://www.enzian.org/film/lunafest/

or at the box office day‐of‐event. Tickets are limited and non‐refundable.

Women in Film & TV ‐ Florida is a community driven and charitable organization, providing educational programs and

events for its community as well as its members. WIFT‐FL is run by a Board of Directors and serves its members by

providing a network of professional and valuable contacts, training, workshops, professional development, access to

opportunities and public awareness. WIFT‐FL membership consists of qualified women and men who work in all areas of the entertainment industry. WIFT‐FL prides itself on building positive images of media‐makers, empowering them to achieve their highest professional and creative potential, and helping create more job opportunities throughout the

State of Florida. For more information on WIFT‐FL, please visit www.womeninfilmfl.org.

Opened in 1908, Florida Hospital is one of the largest not‐for‐profit hospitals in the country, caring for more than a

million patient visits per year – that’s more than any other hospital in the country, according to the American Hospital

Association. The more than 2,000‐bed system is comprised of eight hospitals and 18 Centra Care locations. Florida

Hospital is on a journey, called Healthy 100, to encourage healthy behavior and inspire the community to live healthier, longer lives. For more information please visit our website at www.healthy100.org.

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All proceeds from the LUNAFEST will go to Women in Film & Television ‐ Florida, Florida Hospital, and the Breast Cancer

Fund. To date, LUNAFEST has raised over $478,000 for worthwhile women’s organizations, while raising hope and

awareness for women everywhere.

Remodernist Film Manifesto Inspires Multinational Compilation Feature Film (Press Release)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Remodernist Film Manifesto Inspires Multinational Compilation Feature Film (Press Release)

Contact:
remodernist.film@gmail.com

Remodernist Film Manifesto Inspires Multinational Compilation Feature Film

(New York, NY, February 23, 2010) Members of the Remodernist film movement have united to make a compilation feature film aimed at counteracting current trends of superficiality in world cinema. By means of films that reach toward a new spirituality, the joint project, now going into production, will celebrate imperfection and authenticity.

“It is in this time of shallow, arcade-game movies, a largely Hollywoodized world cinema, and a nonexistent truly independent film scene, that the film world desperately needs the kind of work Remodernist filmmakers create,” said Jesse Richards, co-founder of the Remodernist film movement, speaking from his home in Massachusetts. “You hear it everywhere—people saying that today’s movies are full of lies, that people are afraid to make anything authentic. It’s time for cinema to get real again.”

Mr. Richards’ 15-point “Remodernist Film Manifesto” is the basis for the short works that will make up the new feature-length film. Filmmakers from the United States, Holland, Ireland, and Iran have signed on to contribute a 10-minute piece to the compilation. They include Dean Kavanagh, Rouzbeh Rashidi, Roy Rezaali, Jesse Richards, Peter Rinaldi, Kate Shults, and Harris Smith.

Calling for filmmakers to have the courage to make personal films, embrace flaws, and find “simple truths and moments of humanity” in the cinema they create, “The Remodernist Film Manifesto” differs from the codes that define other film movements in that it articulates a “collection of ideas,” not a “checklist that must be followed precisely.” Among these ideas are the Japanese concepts wabi-sabi (which finds beauty in imperfection) and mono no aware (which relates to the transience of things and the bittersweet feelings that accompany their passing). The manifesto encourages filmmakers to reflect on these concepts when they are conceiving and producing a Remodernist film.

The Remodernist film movement harkens back to art movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries such as Die Brücke and the Vienna Secession, whose members varied in style but shared the common goal of achieving artistic freedom and authenticity. The film movement began to slowly take form during Mr. Richards’ involvement with the international Remodernist art group, Stuckism, which was established in London in 1999 by Charles Thomson and garage-punk musician and artist Billy Childish.

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Mr. Richards says of the manifesto, “Cynics have maintained that these are ‘rules,’ and creative freedom gets destroyed when rules are imposed. This is a disingenuous argument because firstly, the manifesto is made up of ideas, not rules. Secondly, and more importantly, such detractors are forgetting about the existing rules filmmakers have been indoctrinated into accepting—the ones that get you to trade in vision for supposed salability.”

He elaborates, “A filmmaker is always following something, either consciously or unconsciously. If you think this doesn’t apply to you, then you are in the latter category. The ideas expressed in the manifesto may appear restrictive, but they are actually intended to free us from the doctrines that, unbeknownst to us, encircle us and paralyze the creative spirit. The ideas expressed in the manifesto are meant to stir our true selves up and into the work. Once we’ve reached our true selves, we can move out of hidden conformity and create films that are satisfying to make and to watch.”

“This is not a movement for the sake of a movement,” observes New York filmmaker Peter Rinaldi. “This is not a publicity stunt to garner attention for the contributing filmmakers. Being a Remodernist filmmaker isn’t advantageous, from a career standpoint. These artists have responded to the ideas in the manifesto because there has been, and continues to be, a starvation happening in the film world, a desire for deeper, more meaningful, personal, and personally spiritual films—in whatever way ‘spiritual’ resonates for you. As technology has advanced, quality of output has suffered. This has to be turned around. It starts with this ‘movement,’ for lack of a better word, and with this compilation film. I could not be more excited about this project!”

The feature will premiere in December 2010 at New York’s Millennium, Film Center.

Participating filmmakers are available for interview or further comment upon request.

Press enquiries should be directed to Remodernist Film:
remodernist.film@gmail.com

The “Remodernist Film Manifesto” online:
http://jesse-richards.blogspot.com/2008/08/remodernist-film-manifesto.html

Recent essays on Remodernist film philosophy, published in the magazine MungBeing:
http://www.mungbeing.com/issue_28.html?page=31#2219

Assistant Professor Lisa Mills Wins National Award!!!

UCF Film Assistant Professor Lisa Mills Wins National Award

The Young Composers Challenge takes first place in documentary long form competition

Orlando FL: February 17, 2010. Dr. Lisa Mills (UCF Asst. Professor in the UCF Film Dept.) won a top award at the 2010 Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mills’ film The Young Composers Challenge was selected best of competition-long form in the Faculty Documentary Competition. The BEA Festival of Media Arts invites entries from both students and faculty from all over the nation and is considered a top festival for academic documentary filmmakers.

Lisa commented on her achievement. “I’ve been entering my work in this competition for about ten years and have never placed before, so this is really exciting.” The Young Composers Challenge is a 94-minute film about five teenagers who compete for a chance to have their original classical music compositions performed by the Orlando Symphony Orchestra. The Challenge was founded by Steve Goldman, a Winter Park entrepreneur and philanthropist. “Dr. Stella Sung of UCF - CREATE put me in touch with Mr. Goldman about three years ago, and I was thrilled to be working on a film about music. In these tough economic times I hope my film will remind people of how important it is for young people to be involved in the creative process.”

Dr. Lisa Mills is an Assistant Professor of Film (Documentary) at the University of Central Florida. She has a professional background in broadcast journalism and has been directing and producing documentaries for commercial and public television since 1987. She earned her Ph.D. in political communication from the University of Florida in 2005. Her recently completed documentary feature Dear Mr. Gore: a Somewhat Cinematic Correspondence Awkwardly Tracing a Circular Journey Constructed on a Warming Planet is currently screening at film festivals.

The BEA Festival of Media Arts is an international refereed exhibition of faculty creative activities and a national showcase for student work. The Festival provides a venue for exhibition of winning submissions, including recognition of project authors, through showcase and awards sessions held during the annual convention of Broadcast Education Association (BEA) in Las Vegas. The Festival seeks to enhance and extend creative activities, teaching, and professional standards in broadcasting and other forms of electronically mediated communication.

The Young Composers Challenge will screen at the Florida Film Festival’s “Florida Showcase” in April.

Show Us Your Chicken!

SHOW US YOUR CHICKEN

Florida Film Festival Wants Your Hilarious Chicken Videos

Orlando, FL – (Feb. 19, 2010) – The 19^th Annual Florida Film Festival, sponsored by Full Sail University, asks online users to submit original, humorous videos containing chickens that will celebrate its iconic image and theme, “Film Sweet Film.”

Beginning today, Festival fans are encouraged to upload their original chicken videos to the site (www.youtube.com) and rate other videos posted by fans. Entrants should add the Florida Film Festival’s YouTube account (youtube.com/floridafilmfestival) as a friend and send a message or leave a comment so their videos can be viewed.

The producer of the video with the most viewings by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5 will be the recipient of a 16-pack of Festival tickets to the movies of their choice, based on availability. An 8-pack and a 4-pack will be awarded to the second and third place videos. Winners will be notified via email or phone, if provided, on Tuesday, April 6.

“Over the past 19 years, the Florida Film Festival has been known for its southern hospitality by its visiting filmmakers, celebrities, and national industry guests, and we decided to have some fun with this concept when developing the image for this year’s event,” said Enzian President Henry Maldonado. “Now we want Festival fans and the community to have a great time with the official theme, “Film Sweet Film,” by submitting entertaining videos which depict chickens.”

Each video must contain the following:

· A chicken

· The following text

o FloridaFilmFestival.com

o April 9 - 18, 2010

o Film Sweet Film

For more information, visit FloridaFilmFestival.com or call 407-629-1088, touch zero.

Chosen from more than 1,500 submissions, the 150 films comprising this year’s Festival represent works from more than 30 countries. The films selected for the 2010 Festival will be announced in March.

The Florida Film Festival is a core program of ENZIAN, a nonprofit organization which exists to entertain, educate, inspire, and connect the community through film. 2010 marks the 19th year of the Festival and ENZIAN’S 25^th anniversary. Combined, ENZIAN and the Florida Film Festival have served more than 1.5 million guests, premiered thousands of films, and hosted hundreds of celebrities including Academy Award winners Paul Newman, Oliver Stone, Christopher Walken, and Jon Voight.

Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu) has been recognized as an award-winning institution with over 34,000 alumni, and has served as an educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment media industry. Graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy® and GRAMMY®-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail currently offers 29 degree programs and proudly welcomes over 8,400 students from 50 states and 57 countries. Full Sail was most recently named “Best Company” in the 2009 Orlando Business Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards.

FREE MOVIES, LOTS OF LAUGHS, AND A BEAUTIFUL SETTING: “MOVIE NIGHT DOWNTOWN” PREMIERES MARCH 14

Orlando, FL - (Feb. 18, 2010) – Free movies return to downtown Orlando on Sunday, March 14, at 7:45 p.m. A unique partnership of the Orlando Film Festival, the Florida Film Festival, and the Downtown Development Board (DDB) brings the return of flickering entertainment under the stars to the shores of Lake Eola.

“MOVIE NIGHT DOWNTOWN” will debut with a screening of GHOSTBUTERS at the Lake Eola Bandshell. “The collaboration between the Orlando Film Festival and the Florida Film Festival brings the resources of two great movie institutions to a wonderful effort which will delight and entertain and become another jewel of downtown living,” said Brett Jaffee, Chairman of the Orlando Film Festival.

The Orlando Film Festival screens over a hundred features, shorts, and documentary films at the Plaza Cinema Café theaters in the heart of the city. The 5th Orlando Film Festival will take place November 10 through November 14. All screenings are free.

Henry Maldonado, President of Enzian and the Florida Film Festival, adds, “Watching a movie under the stars is a wonderful experience. Our Popcorn Flicks are entering their 8^th year in Winter Park, and this partnership with our friends at the Orlando Film Festival and the DDB brings all this fun to a truly beautiful setting. This is the logical evolution of a beautiful friendship.”

The Florida Film Festival is entering its 19^th year, April 9 through April 18. The Festival attracts over 25,000 fans and is considered one of the top 15 film festivals in the nation. Enzian Theater, home of the festival, is currently celebrating its 25^th birthday with a year-long series of special programs.

The Movie Night Downtown series has scheduled two dates, March 14 and April 11; both start at 7:45 p.m. The first showing will take place at the Lake Eola Bandshell with the classic comedy, GHOSTBUSTERS. The second screening will be a picnic and movie under the stars, slated to coincide with the Florida Film Festival. Attendees are invited to bring blankets and box dinners, and watch COCOON, which also celebrates its 25^th anniversary this year.

In addition to the movies, each event will begin with improvisational comedy from the SAK Comedy Lab, which will get the audience in the mood with a fifteen minute performance prior to the screenings.

The Orange County History Center is a proud supporter of this event and assists in promotion and sponsorship of Movie Night Downtown as part of the kickoff to its Out of this World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television exhibit which runs through May..

Internship Program for Postsecondary Students

Internship Program for Postsecondary Students

announces

The Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the availability of internships during Summer 2010 Session in its Internship Program for Postsecondary Students*. These internships offer opportunities to participants for hands-on education and training related to the their fields of interest and those of the DOC. Selected applicants will intern for 10 weeks beginning as early as 31 May 2010 or as late as 21 June 2010. Internships require either part time (20 hours per week) or full time (40 hours per week).

Internships will be available in the Washington, D.C metro area; however, some internships might be available at DOC Offices and Bureaus in other locations. ORISE will accept applications for Summer 2010 through March 2010.

Disciplines of Interest

Examples include the following: business; life, health, and medical sciences; communications and graphic design; computer science; physical sciences; communications and graphic design; mathematics; and international relations.

Benefits:

Undergraduate interns receive a weekly stipend of $500; graduate interns receive $600. In addition, both undergraduate and graduate interns receive a $150 weekly housing allowance, plus limited travel reimbursement and accidental medical expense coverage.

Eligibility Requirements:

• US Citizens

• Enrolled Undergraduates or Graduates

• Submit a complete application**by no later than 30 April 2010

• Interested in and available for a ten-week Internship during Summer 2010
  
  

Application form and more information can be found on this web site: http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10038

You may submit your application, along with supporting documents, as a pdf attachment to Alicia Wells at Alicia.wells@orau.org or fax it to her at (865) 241-2550.

*This program is managed by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the Department of Commerce through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) under DOE contract number DE-AC05-06OR23100.

** Note: Please fax your application form, an unofficial transcript from each college or university attended, two references, and a resume to Alicia Wells at 865.241.5220. Please email questions to DOCprogram@orau.org .

B L U E Ocean Film Festival International Film Competition Enter by Monday & Save Feb 15th is the Early Bird Deadline For Film Submissions 19 Categories honoring the artistry, craftsmanship, scientific advancement, effective communications and entertainment excellence for experienced and emerging ocean filmmaking talent -Broadcast Program- -Children's Programming- -Dot Docs & Social Media- new category this year -Emerging Filmmaker- -Excellence in Underwater Cinematography- -Featuring Monterey Bay- new category this year -Land-Sea Connection- -Marine Animal Behavior- -Marine & Earth Sciences- -National Marine Sanctuary Short- new category this year -Non-Broadcast- -Ocean Exploration & Adventure- -Ocean Issues & Conservation- -Ocean Sports- -Original Musical Score- new category this year -Shorts- -Spanish Language Film- new category this year -Student Filmmaker- -Theatrical- with IMAX & 3D capabilities this year Emerging filmmakers and students are encouraged to participate, each with their own category *To enter a single film in multiple categories, please download a submission form from BLUE's web site: www.bluefilmfest.com All Finalists Films qualify for our BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD Mark your calendars Come join us on the beautiful Pacific Coast for fun and empowering events celebrating the great films, photography and visual arts that provide a window into the majesty and mysteries of our seas Monterey, CA | August 25-29

Over 60 finalist films will be screened during this global festival that brings together ocean lovers, renown filmmakers, explorers, network executives, policy leaders and conservationists from around the world. Inspiration Education Empowerment through Entertainment BLUE is dedicated to leveraging the power of film to help protect the oceans & the life within

BLUE's Film Competition Important Dates Early Bird Deadline: February 15 Regular Deadline: March 15 Late Deadline: April 15 WAB Extended Deadline: May 1 For entering films in multiple categories please submit via the entry form available on our website www.bluefilmfest.com

Paid Internship!

KRS Productions in Altamonte Springs is putting together a reality TV show!

They are looking for 24 office interns to work with us over the next 13 weeks.

This is a paid internship.

Candidates must have their own laptop computer and possess good phone skills.

Contact:

Peter Weed

KRS Productions

407.774.9911 Office

407.506.7845 Mobile

Peter@SantaIsReal.co

Amazing Opportunity for Directors!!! Student Fellowship!!!

Home Box Office and Directors Guild of America Invite Applications for

Television Directing Fellowship

Home Box Office and the Directors Guild of America

have announced the second annual rotation of the HBO/DGA Television

Directing Fellowship Program. The program is designed to help increase

diversity among directors in television and to assist in the

professional development of new creative talent, particularly women and

minorities. It is anticipated that up to three fellowships will be

awarded for 2010.

Appropriate applicants might include television, theatrical feature,

documentary, music video, and commercial directors (applicants are not

required to be or become DGA members). Each fellow may have the

opportunity to observe, consult, and be mentored by select directors of

an HBO series. The fellows may have the opportunity to shadow the show

directors and learn different creative approaches. The program is also

intended to increase opportunities for professional relationships with

executive producers, showrunners, and other television executives. A

directing assignment on an HBO series may be available after successful

completion of the program.

Fellows will be employees of HBO on a non-exclusive basis and will be

paid approximately $50,000 for up to one year to work on a television

series.

The 2010 HBO/DGA Directing Fellowship Program application package is

available at the DGA Web site.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP