OUR PLEDGE TO YOU

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Filmaka promises to bring you fresh opportunities every month to develop your career and win prizes. Read the Filmaka pledge from Founder Deepak Nayar and President Sandy Grushow.

COMPETITIONS

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FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

 

 

JURY NEWS

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Filmaka Jury member COLIN FIRTH stars in Mama Mia! The Movie - which opened in US theaters last weekend. Find out more about Filmaka's jury of world-class film lunimaries.

FILMAKA CHANNEL

SEASON TWO OF STARLET IS COMING!

Did you miss out on the first season of Starlet? Don't worry - we've saved every deliciously diabolical episode for you on the STARLET SERIES PAGE. Catch up on the storyline before Lila returns in NEW EPISODES. Then tune in to the NEW FILMAKA SERIES - ADMUSE - a show about the most dysfunctional advertising agency in North America. Hear Vancouver-based series director TERRY MILES tell the story of how and why he came to Filmaka. Then check out WEEKLY BEHIND THE SCENES UPDATES on the ADMUSE SERIES PAGE.

 

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

TRUTH OR DARE

Many of us played "Truth or Dare" as children, teenagers, and even as adults. Everyone must take their turn - do you chose to tell the truth, no matter what you are asked? Or to take a dare and do something risky? Submit your 3 minute film on this theme and win $500 plus $1000 to produce your Jury Level film. Jury Level submissions are judged by the likes of Wim Wenders, Neil LaBute, Werner Herzog and other world-class filmmakers. Jury Level winners go on to compete for feature film funding - last year's winner is getting $5 million (USD) to direct his feature!

 

 

RED BULL

VIBRATIONS

Red Bull is starting another round in its x13 series of provocative shorts! This round's theme is VIBRATIONS. Make a film that's narrative, documentary, non-linear, experimental, or any combination of the above. Use any visual style - animated, grainy film, crisp video, drawn, photographed, painted-onto-the-celluloid - we don't care! Just make sure it's a rollercoaster ride of a movie. All entries must be 1 to 2 and a half minutes long, delivered on High Definition Video and are due by August 17.                               

 

 

COMMUNITY  

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SAB MILLER CREW CALL

 

SAB Miller finalists have 3 weeks to shoot their films and they need your help! New crew call for New York City, in addition to London and Boston - be a part of the production for winning pitches!
 

ANOTHER FUNKING BLOG

 

Writer, producer, and actor, Alec Christie shares advice on how to go from page to screen with your idea. This week he ponders the question of actors: crucial artists or histrionic moaners?
 

FORUMS

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Read reviews and how-tos from the community.

HELP WANTED WINNERS

We are happy to announce the Entry Level Winners of our "Help Wanted" portion of the Feature Film Competition. Each of the filmakas below have won $500 plus $1000 in production funding for their Jury Level submission.
 
Congratulations to all and good luck with your Jury Film. Those of you who impress the jury will stay in competition to win funding to direct a feature!

"The Last Candle" directed by Sergio Valdez Sanchez
"HELP WANTED" directed by MITSUYO M
"Bruce's Unemployed Tail" directed by Marissa Becker
"Emilia's Diary" directed by Tata Amaral
"The Help Wanted Ad" directed by Dan Wainio
"STUCK" directed by V-BRANG
"Apart" directed by Markus Berera
"Guide to Dinner Etiquette" directed by Mark van Hugten
"Suicide" directed byMatthias Gratz
"In Need" directed by Teun Driessen
"Jhoola" directed by Tarun Jain
"Restaurant 4 Zombies" directed by Kristijan Kauric
"Magia Negra (Black Magic)" directed by Mario Perez de Alba Corona
"Help at Hand" directed by Lee Isserow
"Household help wanted" directed by Sven Maric
"Starkwall" directed by Jonathan Carr
"Help wanted for dinner girl" directed by Daniel Barosa
"METHOD" directed by Azi Rahman
"The Crossing" directed by Matthew A. Collins
"Bum Note" directed by Michael Brown
 

 

WHAT ON EARTH

What On Earth Is Going On? is looking for 15 films to play on MSN's new socially relevant content channel! Filmaka is offering you the chance to submit one of those 15 films. The 15 winning filmmakers will receive $1500 (USD) and go on to compete for $10,000 and two spots in a film project entitled A Global Tapestry - a collaborative film in which each director will contribute their interpretation of a common theme. A special jury has been created for this competition, including directors Jehane Noujaim and Nick Broomfield!

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