CALL FOR ENTRIES: AESTHETICA SHORT FILM COMPETITION

This comes to us from:
Bryony Byrne
Marketing Officer
Aesthetica Magazine
PO Box 371
York
YO23 1WL
01904 479168
bryony@aestheticamagazine.com
www.aestheticamagazine.com

The Aesthetica Short Film Competition 2011 is now open for entries! It's a fantastic opportunity to get your work broadcast to a wider audience and Aesthetica are keen to see entries from both new and established filmmakers who are driving short film forward. The winning film receives a fantastic prize package including:

~ £500 prize money (apx. $800)
~ Screenings at film festivals across the UK, including Rushes Soho Shorts (London), Glasgow Film Festival (Glasgow) and Branchage (Jersey)
~ A weekend filmmaking course, courtesy of Raindance
~ 12 months membership to Shooting People, the international film network
~ Inclusion on a DVD that will be distributed to all Aesthetica readers (60,000 viewers)

The runner-up will also receive £250 (apx. $400), as well as DVD publication. Films should be no longer than 25 minutes but can be any genre including artists' film, music videos, dance films, horror and comedy or anything you can think of!

Entry is £15 per film ($24). No limit to the number of entries permitted. Please visit www.aestheticamagazine.com/shortfilm for more information and to submit. Deadline 31 April 2011.

Paid Crew Positions Needed (Union & Non)

This comes to us from Chuck Slavin:

We are helping to produce a possible low budget film that may switch from filming in L.A. to coming to Boston :} (Possible Tier 3). Please forward your resume if you have an interest. These will be paid gigs. Looking for department heads/keys like, DP's (preferably that own a red camera), Production Designers, Location Scouts, AD's, Production Managers, interns/willing to learn, etc. We would also like to keep these resumes on file in case the film switchs shoot dates, but the expected shoot dates are late March/early April. It will be an 18 day shoot.

Please send these to this address newenglandtalentcrew@gmail.com
Please indicate your area of expertise in the subject line.
* We are only using this address for the project.
Also at this time we will not be looking for Actors. I will send further notice when a casting company has been attached.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

Screening-Incredible Machine Productions

Saturday, February 5 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Speed Of Thought Playhouse Cafe
39 North Washington Street
North Attleboro, MA

There will be screening of two short films from 2010: "Professional Courtesy" & the award winning "Female Persuasion". Each film has been completely re-edited with new content and music! Please come out for an evening of local film making. Christian Galpin has generously donated his fantastic location for this event. Also, there will be a raffle and silent auction.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

FTLA Productions Needs Crew!

FTLA Productions is producing the film "First Time Living Alone". They are looking to fill the following positions:

Boom operator
Production sound mixer and
DP.

Shooting starts Feb 20 and runs until the end of March. This is a non paying gig, but travel is reimbursed and food is provided. For more info contact: ftlaproductions@gmail.com
(This is not an RIFC Production)