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Got a tonne of Facebook friends and a short film idea?

MOVIE EXTRA is set to launch an exciting new competition for passionate and aspiring filmmakers on 30th July, 2010 – MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST.

MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST is an opportunity for filmmakers to win a $50,000
production budget to produce a seven part web series for MOVIE EXTRA.
The winning series will premiere online at www.mnc.tv and broadcast on
MOVIE EXTRA itself in 2011.

One of the first competitions of its kind to be hosted entirely within
Facebook, MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST leverages the power of social media by
creating an interactive forum where entrants are encouraged to get their
social networks working for them and entry is simple. Filmmakers pitch
their original web series via a treatment and a 60sec trailer uploaded
to the MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST competition site and the amount of friends
who ‘like’ and comment on their work, will play a role in the judging
process. Entrants are encouraged to engage with as many forms of social
media in as many different ways to promote their entry online and
increase their chances of winning.

“Movie Network Channels is committed to fostering new storytelling
talent, wherever it may reside, and we believe this competition will
provide the catalyst for a new breed of emerging filmmakers to break
into the exciting transmedia landscape.” says Emma Moroney, Supervising
Producer at MOVIE NETWORK CHANNELS.

Official competition registration opens TODAY at
www.facebook.com/movieextrawebfest
and entries can be submitted from 30th July 2010.

The specs of the Red Camera were officially released today. So whats the big deal about Red? Well, you know that super sexy HD 1080p TV or camera you have? On the above diagram your telly is the little red rectangle, the grey around it is the glorious 28k pixels of Red.

Film Is Dead.

Diagram Blatantly stolen from Stu Maschwitz’ excellent Pro-Lost Blog.

Interesting article about ‘new world distribution’, where the film maker (or any producer really) can use the new fangled thing we call the internet to directly capture an audience.. (i know it sounds so very 2001, but its a good read…)

Many filmmakers are emigrating from the Old World, where they have little chance of succeeding. They are attracted by unprecedented opportunities and the freedom to shape their own destiny. Life in the New World requires them to work harder, be more tenacious, and take more risks. There are daunting challenges and no guarantees of success. But this hasn’t stopped more and more intrepid filmmakers from exploring uncharted territory and staking claims.