There's time to enter Virgin Media Shorts

Virgin Media Shorts is a short film competition that champions undiscovered talent.

Whether you're a film maker or a film lover, there are loads of ways to get involved.

Read all about them below.

If you're a film maker...
Virgin Media Shorts gives you the chance to show your work in cinemas, on TV, online and on mobiles (via the mobile internet).Here's what's up for grabs:

12 film makers win a chance to show their work on 214 cinema screens nationwide

1 lucky winner lands £30,000 to make their next film.

1 People's Choice winner takes home thousands of pounds worth of new film kit.

Plus, we reward the college or school with the most entrants with loads of shiny new kit, too.

Entering is easy. Just check out the film spec. Then upload your film. The competition closes on 28 June 2010.

About ­ Virgin Media Shorts


Here's what happens, stage by stage:

Initial stage

1. Submit your film (Your film can be up to 2 min 20 seconds) between 12 April and until noon on 28 June 2010 online at virginmediashorts.co.uk.

2. You'll need to agree to the competition terms and conditions before submitting your work. Check the required file format and film criteria within our Film Specification guide.

3. We'll look to showcase all the competition entries on the website.
Second stage - long list

4. Next, we'll long list a number of films. If you're one of them, we'll let you know and you'll need to provide your work in its highest quality, as set out in the Film Spec, by 15 July. We will also double-check your film clearances at this point, too. You will need to have your rights forms (actors, locations and music) ready at this point to progress in the competition.

Third stage - final shortlist

5. This bit is all about getting your work on the big screen in hundreds of cinemas nationwide. In the final stage, we'll select 12 films to contend for the Grand Prize. Each of the 12 films will be transferred to 35mm print and shown on 214 cinema screens in the UK, ready to be watched by millions of cinema-goers across the country. If selected, your film will be on the big screen for 12 months, starting in September, so its important that your original film master can be transferred technically and cinematically to the cinema screen.

6. We may also show your short film:

On TV
On TV on Demand, alongside 500 blockbuster films
On mobile phones or handheld devices
On the internet, both through internet TV and by downloading it from the site
Other places we think you might benefit from extra exposure
Fourth stage - Awards (Prizes)

7. There will be two prize-winners picked from the 12 films:

The Peoples Choice

We'll give power to the people, and ask the great British public to vote for their favourite film of the 12 shortlisted online. Get your friends and families behind you or simply let your work speak for itself!



The Grand Prize

A panel of judges, including industry experts, actors and directors will select one film maker from the 12 shortlisted to win the Grand Prize. That's the winner of £30,000 film funding and the chance to work with the UK Film Council and Virgin Media to make a short film.
The razzle dazzle awards ceremony

Of course, no competition would be complete without the glitz and glamour of an award ceremony. Ours will take place mid October 2010 in London and well announce the winners then. Start planning your red carpet arrival right away!

Final stage - winners, claim your prize

8. If you were the Peoples Choice, we'll contact you after the Awards Ceremony to arrange your prize.

9. If you won the Grand Prize, Virgin Media and the UK Film Council will get in touch to sort out funding and help you work out your next idea.

If you have any questions, you can always email us at shorts@virginmedia.co.uk

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How would you like to become an Assistant Film Editor? Read about Post Production Standards

Here's a sample of helpful info available from this site: American Cinema Editors

Film Blog for Assistant Editors might be of interest to film students and educators . . .

An interesting blog for assistant film editors is at Post Production Standards.

It looks to be a good place for standardizing editorial practices and sharing ideas. And its not just for assistants.





The LA Film School sponsored a seminar on editing in early 2007, hosted by Joe Byron. The panel included editors Stuart Bass, A.C.E., Tchavdar Georgiev, and Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E. along with assistant editors Andrew Charlton, Meagan Keane, and Alan McCurdy.

It was moderated by Harry Miller, A.C.E.


Topics include how each got into the film business, collaboration in the edit suite, creativity and the use of technology, and finally a Q&A with the students.






The series is posted on the web site Digital Content Producer, from the publishers Millimeter magazine.

To view the blog follow this link;

Post Production Standards


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Study Abroad in Britain, Europe and the U.S.A. / Canada Website.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.
Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.
Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.
Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase
© 2010 Dr. Mark Leslie Woods

eDIT The Filmmaker’s Festival features top international speakers

eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival is an international platform for filmmakers from all disciplines of film production to meet and share ideas about how to make good films. After all, working in film means working as a team.

The Festival partners with the editors’ association A.C.E. and the European Federation of Cinematographers IMAGO to present a state of the art program around the creation of moving image as contemporary storytelling.



eDIT The Filmmaker’s Festival features top international speakers to present their work. The festival program focuses on visual effects, animation, cinematography, editing and production for cinema, television and advertising.

The Festival is visited by film-professionals from all areas with an emphasis on digital media and production techniques.



Altogether, the events of eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival register about 7.000 visitors annually, including about 30% students.

As in the past, eDIT: eDucation continues to provide an important service to pupils and students.

Festival screenings are catering to the public's interest in new international films.


The “Best of Festivals” series is used to showcase productions that are not commonly seen in German cinemas despite having received acclaim at international festivals.

The highlight of the festivities is the festival gala where outstanding filmmakers are presented with festival honors in front of a crowd of 800 invited celebrity guests from the film industry and society.

Also the extraordinary cultural program (featuring the likes of Grace Jones, William Forsythe, Nina Hagen, Branford Marsalis or Helen Schneider) makes the opening gala a highlight amongst the events of the fall.



The festival party or lounge marks the middle evening of eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival. It is the place to be for networking, entertainment, fun.

eDward is the international young filmmakers award of the eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival. An acclaimed international jury chooses the best 30-second-film on a given subject.

All filmmakers up to 30 years of age can participate.

With the State of Hessen, the City of Frankfurt and the Office for public broadcasting and new media in Hessen public bodies are funding eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival, enabling it to be an independent event, free of economic interest and obligations other than the pure commitment to the art and science of the moving image.



Be sure to log onto the festival website and sign up to the FREE newsletter!!!

See you at eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival!

You can learn more about eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival here:

eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival


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Study Abroad in Britain, Europe and the U.S.A. / Canada Website.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.
Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.
Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.
Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase
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fastshooters: short films and short documentaries database with free access

Fastshooters is an on-line database filled with short films & documentaries

All productions in the database are for sale ... (available rights)

The aim of this website / database is to bring filmmakers and Acquisition Managers, Programme Buyers, Distributors, Sales Agents, Co-Producers and other film & TV related professionals together.

For more info, follow this link:

fastshooters: short films and short documentaries database with free access

Fastshooters.com provides an online database of short films. Put your production on-line and reach a targeted audience of entertainment professionals actively seeking their next programming opportunity.

Searching the database is completely free of charge.
Adding your production information is also completely free of charge!

Although open to the general public, this site is especially interesting and useful for Acquisition Managers, Program Buyers, Distributors, Sales Agents, Co-Producers and other film & TV related professionals.

Main rules: the film has to be finished, maximum 25 minutes in length, and produced/finished after 1993.




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Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.
Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.
Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.
Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase
© 2010 Dr. Mark Leslie Woods

Need a film festival strategy? Kellie Ann Benz helps out - Industry Centre - National Screen Institute - Canada's national training school for writers, directors and producers in film, television and digital media.

Need a film festival strategy? Kellie Ann Benz helps out - Industry Centre - National Screen Institute - Canada's national training school for writers, directors and producers in film, television and digital media.




"Cannes only takes six short films into competition a year, so don’t waste your time or money unless you’ve got the backing of a federal or provincial agency who will push your film through the ranks.

Sundance and Tribeca celebrate American independent cinema so, again, unless you’ve got some big backing, save your money.

Toronto only programs Canadian short films, so by all means, submit.

After that a good list to study is the list of Oscar® recognized festivals which would be the ideal ones to submit to in your first year."

Read more here: Need a film festival strategy? Kellie Ann Benz helps out

http://www.nsi-canada.ca/need_a_film_festival_strategy_kellie_ann_benz_helps_out.aspx





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Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.
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Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.
Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase
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How to write your first screenplay

Have you ever had an idea that would look good in a film? Then you are the best person to turn that idea into a screenplay!

But where do you start?

How do you develop a story and bring characters to life?

This methodology incorporates a method which is organised around exercises directly relating to your film and lessons about the main screenwriting rules.

It provides you with all the tools you need to write your first screenplay!

Follow this link to learn more . . .

How to write your first screenplay? by E. Blanchot [moviesoft.com]

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Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase
© 2010 Dr. Mark Leslie Woods