More grant, conference and film festival listings are available at our opportunities website.
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Conference Producer (NAMAC) - San Francisco, CA
Radio/Video Technician - Houston, TX
Supervising Senior Editor, Foreign Desk - Washington, D.C.
Associate Digital Producer - Saint Paul, MN
Senior Reporter/Blogger - Pasadina, CA
Assistant Radio News Director - Chapel Hill, NC
Director, Broadcast and Media Operations - Los Angeles, CA
Senior Producer - Saint Paul, MN
Anchor/General Assignment Reporter - Louisville, KY
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| Sarah Jacobson Film Grant | DEADLINE: December 31
The Sarah Jacobson Film Grant plans to give out three grants ($1000 - $2000) to support projects in any stage of completion from pre-production through distribution. They are open to films of any length and genre that in some way embody Sarah's spirit and represent the values that she articulated: powerful representations of women, a do-it-yourself approach to filmmaking and life, and a passionate commitment to advancing equality without sacrificing fun.
For more information: sjfilmgrant.wordpress.com
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Transom Story Workshop
|  DEADLINE: January 2
The Transom Story Workshop is now open for applications from emerging producers. The workshop is an eight-week long session from April 2 through May 25, 2012. Participants will leave the workshop with a portfolio of pieces, audio editing software, and a well-practised set of skills in interviewing, story-building, writing, editing, and mixing on digital audio workstations, along with connections in the radio world.
For more information: transom.org
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Reel Aging: Reel Change Residency
|  DEADLINE: January 6
Working Films is seeking media makers for participation in Reel Aging: Real Change, an initiative that will tie compelling documentary films and transmedia projects that explore aging to ongoing policy work and grassroots campaigns supporting older populations globally. All nonfiction projects in any stage of production or distribution that explore the aging experience are eligible to apply.
For more information: workingfilms.org
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Seattle International Film Festival
|  FINAL DEADLINE: January 6
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is seeking features, documentaries, short films, and animations for the 38th annual festival. This is one of the largest and most highly attended film festivals in the U.S., with 250 feature/documentary films and 125 short films. SIFF has over 155,000 attendees annually, and is consistently cited as one of the best "audience festivals" in the world.
For more information: www.siff.net
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MediaMaker Fellows Program
|  DEADLINE: January 16
The 2012 BAVC MediaMaker Fellows program is designed to engage local Bay Area artists in a year-long series of opportunities that will support project development through professional mentorship in multi-platform and transmedia storytelling through emerging technologies, strategic social media, marketing and fundraising.
For more information: bavc.org
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| GFI's Winter 2012 Production Grants |  DEADLINE: January 16
The Global Film Initiative's Winter 2012 Production Grant is open to filmmakers whose work exhibits artistic excellence, authentic self-representation and accomplished storytelling. Monies received through the Initiative's granting program are used to support completion of film production, and to subsidize post-production costs, such as laboratory and sound mixing fees, and access to modern editing systems.
For more information: www.globalfilm.org
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| Cine Las Americas Intl. Film Festival |  DEADLINE: January 16
LATE DEADLINE: Jan. 30
Filmmakers, producers and distributors are invited to participate in Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. The festival showcases contemporary films from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Films made by or about Latinos in the U.S. or the rest of the world, and films by or about Indigenous groups of the Americas are also invited to participate.
For more information: www.cinelasamericas.org
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| New Media Women Entrepreneurs |  DEADLINE: January 27
The Institute for Interactive Journalism and the McCormick Foundation are seeking to fund four women-led start-up journalism projects. They will fund individuals who have original ideas to create new websites, mobile news services or other initiatives that offer interactive opportunities to engage, inspire and improve news and information in a geographic community or a community of interest.
For more information: www.newmediawomen.org
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| Native Lab Fellowship |  DEADLINE: February 1
Sundance Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program has created a Fellowship to provide direct support to emerging Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaskan Native film artists working in the U.S. The Fellowship is a two-stage development opportunity for filmmakers with feature film scripts, documentary projects and short film scripts looking for intensive feedback and high-profile networking.
For more information: www.sundance.org
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| NCAI Call for Artists |  DEADLINE: February 3
NCAI is holding its 2012 Mid-Year Conference and Trade Show June 17-20 in Lincoln, Neb., and is seeking artwork for the conference program cover from local Native artists. The art will be featured on the program cover with the artist's biography appearing on the back cover. Eight hundred to twelve hundred copies will be printed, providing for broad exposure of the winning submission.
For more information: www.nativetelecom.org
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| Creative Producing Fellowship and Lab | DEADLINE: February 10
Sundance's Creative Producing Fellowship develops and supports the next generation of independent producers. Five emerging producers will be selected for this year-long fellowship designed to provide project-specific support through labs, grants and long-term advisor relationships. It will hone your creative instincts and evolve your communicating and problem-solving skills at all stages of realizing a project.
For more information: www.sundance.org
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ITVS's Women & Girls Lead Says: Man Up! | |
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The Man Up Campaign is a global effort activating young women and men to stop violence against women and girls. The initiative formally launched during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, bringing together a diverse group of up to 100 women and men (ages 18 to 30) from 25 countries. Occurring at the University of Johannesburg, this international forum was the first of its kind to develop capacity and technical expertise among young people of both genders, who are committed to stopping violence against women and girls.
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Congratulations | |
Congratulations to Vincent Stehle who was recently announced as Executive Director of Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media by the organization's Board of Directors. Stehle has served on the GFEM Board of Directors since 2008 and now takes up the leadership of GFEM at an important moment in the organization's history, as it begins to implement a new strategic framework.
Congratulations to Jack Kohler and Stephen Most for their film, River of Renewal, which won "Best Short Documentary" at the 14th Annual American Indian Film & Video Festival of the Southeast in Columbia, South Carolina.
Congratulations to Randy Vasquez and Jonathan Skurnik for their film, The Thick Dark Fog, for winning "Best Documentary" and "Best Supporting Actress" at the 36th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, California.
Congratulations to filmmaker Gary Robinson whose non-fiction, educational book The Language of Victory has been selected to be featured on the Barnes & Noble website during the month of December as part of the Rising Star Special Collection. |
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