IFP/SEATTLE ANNOUNCES 2006 SPOTLIGHT AWARD FINALISTS

Posted under Northwest Indie News - Oct 30th, 06 - No Comments

Five Northwest Filmmakers To Interview for Production Grant
Seattle, WA (October 26, 2006) - The IFP/Seattle today
announced the five finalists for this year’s Spotlight Award, a
production grant featuring over $100,000 of in-kind goods and
services from the leading Northwest production companies.
This year’s finalists are:
“Dry Rain” from Matt Clark
“Gerald Lost His Glasses” from Ixaac Paul Ackley
“Pool Whore” […]

Evening Magazine Talks About Screenwriting

Posted under Screenwriting - Oct 26th, 06 - No Comments

This segment was more of a plug for The Film School, than anything else, but check it out here.
http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/showVideo.php?vidId=96941

Washington State Film Fund Public Hearing

Posted under Film Business - Oct 19th, 06 - No Comments

The following meeting is a public hearing on the rules for the film incentive. There will be no discussion at this meeting on the process or details of how to apply or who qualifies, etc. That information will come later at educational sessions for filmmakers. This is a meeting […]

Seattle Film Institue Open House

Posted under Film Education - Oct 19th, 06 - No Comments

Informational Meeting for Spring 2007 Session
Saturday, November 11 at 11:00am
The Seattle Film Institute’s 40 Week Total Immersion Filmmaking Program provides the essential skills to be an independent filmmaker and the hands-on experience to work in the film industry.
The Spring 2007 Session runs March 5, 2007 through December 21, 2007.
An Informational Meeting for the Spring […]

Screenwriting Event

Posted under Screenwriting - Oct 19th, 06 - No Comments

Screenwriters Salon
Wednesday, November 8th
Visual Storytelling – Writing with pictures
One of the most difficult things for most new screenwriters to master is thinking and writing visually. All our lives we have been taught that storytelling is about the words, but movies in the silent era did quite well with very few words. Hitchcock used to […]

Screen Your Shorts and Watch a Wolphin DVD

Posted under Film Screenings - Oct 18th, 06 - No Comments

I’m not sure what kind of DVD this is. Maybe some documentary about a wolf/dolphin hybrid?
From Ravenna Third Place Books…
We will be screening the third Wholphin DVD from McSweeney’s at Ravenna Third Place Books in early December, and we are looking for local, independent filmmakers to show their films as well. There will be […]

Horror Film Fest to Hit Theaters

Posted under Film Screenings, Horror - Oct 18th, 06 - No Comments

8 FILMS TO DIE FOR
AFTER DARK HORRORFEST is a weekend of 8 Films to die for.
On November 17-19 2006, you can take part in three nights of pure terror.
After Dark Films will release 8 new horror films in 500 theaters in 35 cities around the united states for one weekend only!
This will be your only […]

Getting Paid: Sites that Help Video Producers Make Money

Posted under Film Business - Oct 18th, 06 - No Comments

This is a great link that the incredible Mr. Zook @ http://www.gadzookfilms.com/blogzook/ came across.
Check it out.
http://www.scottkirsner.com/webvid/gettingpaid.htm

Screenwriting Event

Posted under Screenwriting - Oct 18th, 06 - No Comments

Paul Sinor
Friday, October 27th - 7:00 p.m.
The Clear Channel Building
351 Elliott Av. West, Seattle, on the Waterfront
Free parking one block away at the parking lot north of the Clear Channel Building.
Paul Sinor, this month’s speaker, could be introduced as “the local boy who made good” since Paul was a NWSG member. On Friday, October 27th, […]

911 Media Arts Open Screening November 13th

Posted under Film Screenings - Oct 18th, 06 - No Comments

Open Screening is held the 2nd Monday of every month at 8:00 PM in the brand new screening room at 911 Media Arts Center, 402 9th Ave N, Seattle. Open Screening is an “open mike night” for video and digital media arts; an open forum for filmmakers and digital media artists- ranging from amateur to […]