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PARTY: Selection, Election, and the Body Politic

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ANNOUNCING THE CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE 2009 FRESH FILMMAKERS PRODUCTION GRANT!

Application Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2009

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Get those short screenplays ready to submit! The Fresh Filmmakers Production Grant will facilitate the production of one short narrative film (ten minutes or less) directed by a filmmaker who has been making films for no more than five years.

To apply, you need to submit a 7-page screenplay, a sample of your film work, a resume, director’s statement, budget, and production plan. Download the Guidelines for details!

The winner will receive mentorship, a $1000 stipend, and logistical support (camera, lights, edit facilities, etc.) necessary to direct and produce a short narrative film. Production mentors will work in tandem with the grant recipient to manage the project.

The grant is sponsored by IFP Minnesota, in partnership with ETS Pictures and the Twin Cities-based production community. The grant is intended to honor the memory of Dennis O'Rourke, who was a friend to the regional production community and owner of Cine Sound 2 for over thirty years.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009

The 2008 winner was Emily Haddad, for her screenplay THE EGG TIMER. You can learn all about it on her blog, http://freshfilmmaker.blogspot.com/

Check back for the announcement of who all the vendors and mentors will be for 2009!

The 2008 participants vendors and mentors included:
Cinequipt, Lights On, Audioquip, A&E Casting, Splice Here, Motion 504, ChartHouse Learning, Pixel Farm, and Fredrikson & Byron. Film professionals who acted as mentors were Matt Ehling, Michael Tabor, Mary Ahmann, John Sims, Bix Skahill, and Jeff Stonehouse.