This month we have a few grant and film festival deadlines for you to take a look at, some great insight on film festivals, our May event and more.
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Keep an eye on the deadline…
Calling all film directors and producers!
The NYWIFT Ravenal Foundation Grant has an opportunity for four grants that will support a woman feature film director and producer over 40 years of age in the production of a dramatic feature film. Two winners (a director and a producer) will receive $5,000 each and two runner ups (a director and a producer) will receive $2,500. Grant funds may be used for pre-production, production or post-production.
The deadline to apply is Friday, June 2, 2023 by 11:59pm ET.
ANOTHER ONE NOT TO MISS … The Hamptons International Film Festival has extended their application deadline to May 16th. APPLY NOW!
If your project fits into narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short film, documentary short film, this is for you!
And remember, even if you don’t have a project to submit right now, attending film festivals in any capacity can be a great way to make connections and prepare for your next festival. Give below’s Zoom meeting from last month a watch where Christine talks all about this very topic!
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Next Marketing Session - Managing Your Time Toward Success
Whether you’re in the film industry, or any industry for that matter, managing what you do and making sure everything you do puts you on the path to success is of the utmost importance. Easier said than done, we know. We’ll give you some tips for prioritizing your time and keeping your eye on the prize!
Register below.
Wednesday, May 17th, 5PM EST
When: May 17, 2023 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdu6tpzwjGtPAedS_jxlKTX41g5PrkRs3
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
July Social Media Holidays
Each month presents different opportunities for posting content that will help you grow your presence. Since we know you’ve probably already prepped for June, we’re looking ahead to July.
Take a look at the list and see if you can authentically use any of these to connect to something you’re working on.
July 1 - 📫 National Postal Worker Day #NationalPostalWorkerDay
July 1 - International Joke Day #InternationalJokeDay
July 2 - 🛸 World UFO Day #WorldUFODay
July 4 - 🎆 Independence Day #July4th
July 5 - National Workaholics Day #NationalWorkaholicDay
July 7 - 🍫 World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay
July 10 - National Kitten Day #KittenDay
July 11 - National Cheer Up the Lonely Day #CheerUpTheLonelyDay
July 13 - National French Fry Day #NationalFrenchFryDay
July 15 - Give Something Away Day #GiveSomethingAwayDay
July 16 - 🍒 National Cherry Day #NationalCherryDay
July 17 - 😃 World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay
July 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day #MandelaDay
July 18 - World Listening Day #WorldListeningDay
July 20 - ♛ International Chess Day #InternationalChessDay
July 21 - 🍟 National Junk Food Day #NationalJunkFoodDay
July 27 - National Intern Day #NationalInternDay
July 28 - Talk In an Elevator Day (Last Friday of July) #TalkInAnElevatorDay
July 30 - International Day of Friendship #DayOfFriendshipPeople Doing it Well
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APP of the Month - This one is for you, directors
Shot Designer promises to make it “ridiculously easy” to block complex scenes. Shot Designer strives to be the ultimate film app for directors by combining camera diagrams, shot lists, storyboards, and animation all in one place. And, everything you create is inter-connected. Any changes you make in the diagram update the shot list, and any changes you make in the shot list change the diagram, and so on.
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Christine’s Monthly Review
Many of you may know that Christine is also Hollister from Screen Thoughts. You can watch or listen to her most recent episode below.
FEATURED SCREEN THOUGHTS REVIEW: The Diplomat
Watch below & anywhere you get your podcasts.
On a very special episode of Screen Thoughts, Christine Merser, Bryan Cohen and Shanette Barth Cohen give a review of Netflix's The Diplomat, kicking the episode off with praise for the show's creator Debora Cahn. They are chock full of admiration and talk about the comparisons to so many past TV shows; The West Wing, Grey’s Anatomy, Homeland, all of whom Debora wrote for. Some say it’s the best series on television. Don’t miss this review. One of the best from Screen Thoughts!
--Hollister (AKA Christine Merser)
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