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Fri, Jul 16 2010 5:17 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions for the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival are now open!
To see if Slamdance is the right festival for you, and for other festival tips, please look at our Submissions Page and Filmmaker FAQ.
Mon, Jun 7 2010 1:53 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
William Burroughs: A Man Within Acquired by Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope has picked up North American rights to Yony Leyser’s doc “William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.” The 2010 Slamdance Film Festival debut is a portrait of the Beat figure featuring never-before-seen archival footage of the author of Naked Lunch. Oscilloscope will release the film theatrically in the Autumn of 2010 followed by a DVD and digital release, ad the feature will also have a broadcast premiere as part of the PBS “Independent Lens” series during the 2010/2011 season. Full story on Indiewire
Thu, May 27 2010 8:27 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
1st Annual Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition Calling For Entries
1st ANNUAL SLAMDANCE / ADOBE RE-CUT COMPETITION
INTRODUCTION
Film production students in higher education anywhere in the world are invited to enter the First Annual Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition for emerging editing talent. Entrants will re-cut a scene from the indie classic "Mall Cop" by Palm d'Or winning filmmaker and Grey's Anatomy editor David Greenspan.
Participants will re-cut a selected scene using Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5 trial software (education version). All re-cut submissions will receive trial copies of Adobe Premeire Pro CS5 to work with so everybody wins! Three talented Finalists will be rewarded with their own Adobe® Creative Suite® Production Premium CS5 software (education version) and the winner will also earn a trip to Slamdance 2011 and experience seeing their winning work at the Festival.
Competition registration is now open and closes on October 1, 2010. Completed edits must be submitted by October 29, 2010.
To enter and begin cutting:
Members of Adobe Systems, Slamdance and David Greenspan will judge re-cut submissions.
Enter NOW!
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Adobe and Slamdance want to discover the best student editors!
ABOUT THE RE-CUT COMPETITION
Take production footage from a designated scene of "Mall Cop" directed by Slamdance alumni, Palm d'Or winner and Grey's Anatomy editor David Greenspan and re-cut it in a different way while retaining its meaning. In addition to original production picture and sound, entrants will be provided with the Script Supervisor’s completed shooting script of the scene, the “Mall Cop” screenplay and an extended trial version of Adobe® Premiere® Creative Suite® Production Premium software to work with. The best re-cuts, as chosen by Slamdance programmers and Adobe representatives as well as David Greenspan, will be showcased in a special screening program at Slamdance 2011!
PRIZES
Winning student editor will receive a trip to the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. All Finalists will be provided with 2011 Festival Passes and additional sponsored prizes including Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium software. Student participants who successfully upload an edit of the selected scene from "Mall Cop" will receive a license of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Please read the rules below and complete the 2010 Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition entry form www.withoutabox.com. After completion, you will be directed to download a 2.2 GB production picture and sound file of the scene, Script Supervisor’s finished shooting script of scene, "Mall Cop" screenplay and a link for your Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 trial software download. This download will be supported with a pdf slideshow on how to download your specially licensed copy of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Then, re-cut your scene using these materials and send your finished work on DVD to Slamdance on or before October 29, 2010. If you experience any problems downloading your production picture and sound file please call 323 466 1786 or e-mail programming@slamdance.com for support.
GENERAL RULES
The 2010 Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition is open to all individuals who are full-time students in higher education. Registration opens June 21, 2010 and closes on October. 1, 2010. All entrants have until October 29, 2010 to send their completed Re-cut entries on DVD to Slamdance.
For a collaborative entry, each person who worked on the entry must be listed on the entry form. However, only one lead editor can be awarded prizes. All those participating in a collaborative entry must be full-time students in higher education. Anyone affiliated with Slamdance or Adobe is not eligible to participate.
Entrant warrants by submitting their Re-cut entry all provided scene components and shooting script are copyrighted materials owned and reserved by David Greenspan and are being lent for the sole purpose for the 2010 Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition.
No entry can be publicly posted online, sold or used for any commercial purpose either during the Competition or any time afterward.
JUDGING PROCESS
Final judging will take place on November 30, 2010.
Members of the Slamdance team including Peter Baxter and Paul Rachman, filmmaker and editor David Greenspan, and Adobe representatives will decide finalists and the winning entry.
The Judges decisions are final and binding.
FINALIST & WINNER
Finalists and the winner will be posted on slamdance.com by December 6, 2010.
ABOUT DAVID GREENSPAN
Born and raised in New York, a graduate of Harvard College and USC film school, David’s USC thesis short, BEAN CAKE, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2001. David’s feature, MALLCOP, played in competition at the Slamdance and Oldenburg Film Festivals. David currently works as an editor on GREY’S ANATOMY.
* The winner receives a free trip to Park City, Utah including airfare, four days of hotel accommodations and credentials at Slamdance. Adobe is not responsible for any additional expenses.
Tue, May 4 2010 4:22 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
Don't miss the fun of I Am Comic at IFC Center - SOLD OUT
Jordan Brady's I Am Comic, a laugh out loud story about the art and occupational hazards of stand-up comedy plays a very special engagement at New York's IFC Center this Monday, May 11 at 8pm. Cast in attendance!
Tickets and information
Fri, Mar 26 2010 4:18 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
A GUILTY MOON WINS THE SLAMDANCE HORROR SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
For Immediate Release
A GUILTY MOON WINS THE SLAMDANCE HORROR SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Brian La Rosa and Marty Colasuonno's story with a contemporary twist on a classic monster theme takes top honors.
The finalists of the 3rd Annual Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition have been announced, with a story about a werewolf hit-man taking first prize. The winning screenplay, A Guilty Moon was written by Brian La Rosa, with story written by Marty Colasuonno and Brian La Rosa. La Rosa is an actor and creature movement performer as well as filmmaker and FX coordinator. As well as a writer, Marty Colasuonno is the creator of the web series Psych 101 www.psych101theshow.com.
On Monday, April 12 at 7:30 pm Slamdance will hold a staged reading presentation of A Guilty Moon at the Meta Theatre on Melrose. The Meta is located at 7801 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Seating is limited. To attend, e-mail submissions@slamdance.com or call the Slamdance office - 323 466 1786.
The finalists ordered 1st through 5th place are A Guilty Moon by Brian La Rosa, Abra Cadaver by TJ Lynch, Roadside Assistance by David Sakmyster, Manateeth by Rick Utzinger and Inbred by Ryan Gilmore.
"What surprised me most about the 2009 Horror Competition, was the entrants ability to provide a fresh take to just about every sub-genre of Horror imaginable. Sure, there were slasher movies, monster movies, psycological thrillers, and hauntings. But, our comepetitor's were able to lend each category something totally original, while still honoring the conventions and inconograpy inherent to the genre. Our winner, Brian La Rosa, put a brand new spin on the Werewolf mythology, by seemlessly integrating elements of other genres to create a dynamic Horror franchise in the making" says Slamdance Competition manager Brendan Casey.
The success of the Slamdance Screenplay Competition over the past fourteen years and the writers it has discovered continues to attract the attention of industry searching for the best new independent writing talent. Slamdance received over 2,500 submissions for its 2009 Screenplay Competitions, which strives to bring attention to the most talented emerging screenwriters and introduce them to the industry. Previous Competition-winning screenplays that were acquired for production include Nicole Kassell and Stephen Fetcher's The Woodsman, Joshua Marston's Maria Full of Grace and Tim Boughn's Neo Ned and most recently Drool written and directed by Nancy Kissam and executive produced by Slamdance. 2009 Slamdance Screenplay Competition Friends and Sponsors included Lonely Seal Releasing, Norm Lear's Act III Communications, Lonely Seal Releasing, Upload Films, Final Draft, InkTip and Script Magazine.
Slamdance has recently launched the 2010 Screenplay Competition that offers $12,000 in cash prizes, in addition to sponsored prizes. For the first time, the organization has combined its dramatic Feature, Short, Horror, Teleplay and Script Accessible categories into one competition taking place through July 30th. The longer Competition period takes into account increased submissions and the demand for Slamdance's economically priced coverage services.
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. Slamdance lives by its mantra: "By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers." No other festival is fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the festival, including Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster and Jared Hess. Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity originally acquired from Slamdance has since grossed over $100 million at the Box Office and become Paramount's most profitable film ever. New filmmakers and writers today realize Slamdance is a great place to launch their careers.
For more information about the Slamdance Screenplay Competition, log onto www.slamdance.com/writing/feature.html and follow Slamdance on Twitter and Facebook.
Press Contact:
Megan MacLeod
323 466 1787
Mon, Mar 1 2010 6:10 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
SLAMDANCE 2010 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION - SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN + COVERAGE SERVICE
The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging writing talent. We welcome screenplays in every genre, any budget, on any topic, from anywhere in the world. A unique feature of the competition is providing constructive feedback for every entrant. In addition to this, we also offer a more intensive coverage service for a supplementary fee. Now in our fifteenth year, we have a history of highlighting talented, independent screenwriters and introducing them to the entertainment industry. We’ve established a strong track record through our competition successes and are committed to continuing our pursuit to champion outstanding new work.
Although our mission remains the same, the process for this years competition will be brand new. In years past, we’ve held a number of separate competitions for screenplays and this proved to be overly complicated. To simplify the process, this year every genre and format will compete in one competition, with the best piece of material taking home the grand prize. Awards will also be given to the best script in each category:
- Feature
- Short
- Horror
- Teleplay
- Script Accessible
Fri, Jan 29 2010 10:15 AM | Posted by Peter Baxter
Slamdance 2010 Announces Festival Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 AWARD WINNERS
Park City, Utah – January 28, 2010 – Slamdance today announced its 2010 Award Winners. The 2010 Slamdance Film Festival, which concluded tonight with an Awards Ceremony at Red Banjo Pizza on Main Street, received a record number of over 5,000 submissions from every continent and programmed 91 films this year. 2010 marked the 16th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival, one of the few remaining film festivals whose sole mission is to support truly independent works from first-time filmmakers staying true to its mission of “by filmmakers, for filmmakers.”
There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak and Dos Equis. Selections from the Grand Jury and Audience Award winning films will be screened in several domestic venues throughout the year, including the IFC Center in New York City.
As always the Feature competitions are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less.
This year Slamdance expanded its community outside of Park City during the festival with the revolutionary Filmmaker Summit and new VOD/EST distribution agreement with Microsoft. The Filmmaker Summit brought together some of the best in the film industry streaming live from all over the world via Skype including delegates Peter Baxter, Paul Rachman, Jamie King, Brian Newman and Lance Weiler in Park City, Khavn de la Cruz in the Phillippines, Timo Vuorensola in Finland, and Christy Dena in Australia, to discuss new opportunities afforded to filmmakers by the democratization of new tools and technology. Audiences from around the world were invited to participate in the Summit by tuning into www.slamdance.com/summit and continue the conversation through Twitter with designated hashtags. Columbia University and University of Southern California were amongst several colleges that held live auditorium events of the Summit.
Yesterday, Slamdance’s new distribution partnership with Microsoft went live on both Zune and Xbox LIVE platforms with four films screened at the festival in Park City: Documentary Features “American Jihadist” and “Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story,” and Narrative Features “The Scenesters” and “The Wild Hunt.” The films are available for a seven day period for movie fans to rent though their computers or on Xbox LIVE until February 2, 2010.
“Slamdance 16 celebrated, as always, the best in independent film and emerging talent,” noted Peter Baxter, Co-Founder and President of Slamdance. “Congratulations to all of our winners and especially to all of our filmmakers who have come together this week to strengthen our community. This year’s festival also marked a first for Slamdance’s ambition of significantly widening its audience outside of Park City. The online Summit shared exhibition ideas and solutions with thousands of filmmakers around the world and our film program partnership with Microsoft has the potential of reaching millions of viewers.”
The winners of the 16th Annual Slamdance Film Festival and their prize packages are as follows:
GRAND JURY AWARDS
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Winner: SNOW AND ASHES, directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Mention: ONE HUNDRED MORNINGS, directed by Conor Horgan
Winner also receives three 8-hour work days from POP Sound in Los Angeles for Audio Post Production Services; Panasonic AG-HPX170 Camera; Sony Software Package
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
Winner: AMERICAN JIHADIST, directed by Mark Claywell
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Animated Short
Winner: SEED, directed by Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Short
Winner: PRVI DAN MIRA (First Day of Peace), Mirko Rucnov
Special Jury Mention for a short documentary film: BOUT THAT BOUT, directed by Nico Sabenorio
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Winner: THE WILD HUNT, directed by Alexandre Franchi
Winner also receives $5000 in Post Production Services from Post Factory, New York; $3500 in Legal Services from Pierce Law Group; Sony Software Package
Audience Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
Winner: MIND OF THE DEMON: THE LARRY LINKOGLE STORY, directed by Adam Barker
Winner also receives $5000 in Post Production Services from Post Factory, New York; $3500 in Legal Services from Pierce Law Group; Sony Software Package
Audience Sparky Award for Best Anarchy Online Film
Winner: SUGAR STICK, directed by Laura Way
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
Spirit of Slamdance Sparky Short Film Award
Winner: MOSQUITO, directed by Jeremy Engle
Awarded by the Class of 2010 filmmakers to the film teams that best exhibit passion and talent, commitment to the independent community, and enthusiastically embrace all Slamdance has to offer.
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
SPONSORED AWARDS
Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography
Winner: GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9, directed by Robert Persons
Winner also receives 10,000 feet of Kodak film for the filmmaker to make their next feature
Dos Equis Most Interesting Film Award (and best Mumblecore film to NOT play SXSW)
Winner: THE SCENESTERS (including NOTHING BUT EVERYTHING), directed by Wallace Cotten
Slamdance also presented the 1ST Annual Script Accessible Screenplay Award sponsored by Lonely Seal Releasing to ALL THE WRONG REASONS written by Gia Milani. The Script Accessible Award is part of Slamdance’s year-round Writing Competition that received over 2,500 submissions in 2009.
Slamdance 2010 Awards are sponsored by Dos Equis, Kodak, Lonely Seal Releasing, Panasonic, Pierce Law Group, POP Sound and Sony Creative Packages.
About Slamdance
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions. Slamdance Film Festival, presented again by Kodak, will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-28, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Slamdance lives by its mantra: "By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers." No other festival is fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the festival, including Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster and Jared Hess. Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity” originally acquired from Slamdance has since grossed over $100 million at the Box Office and become Paramount’s most profitable film ever. New filmmakers and writers today realize Slamdance is a great place to launch their careers. For more information, log onto www.slamdance.com and follow Slamdance on Twitter and Facebook.
Slamdance's Official Beer sponsored by Dos Equis and Official Energy Drink sponsored by Monster.
Contact:
Megan MacLeod
megan@slamdance.com
310.597.2380
Mon, Jan 25 2010 3:14 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
WATCH SLAMDANCE FILMS ON XBOX LIVE & ZUNE NOW
NOW PLAYING
ON
CLICK EACH FILM TO WATCH
A NEW TYPE OF PROGRAM
FROM SLAMDANCE
Thu, Jan 21 2010 2:45 PM | Posted by Peter Baxter
SLAMDANCE ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SLAMDANCE ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT
Four Slamdance Films to Launch New Video Rental and Download to Own Program on Zune and Xbox Platforms
LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2010 – Slamdance today announced a worldwide video content collaboration with Microsoft on both Zune and Xbox platforms. The initiative will launch during the Slamdance Film Festival (January 21-28, Park City, UT) on January 27, 2010 with a four film, 7-day program providing video rental throughout North America.
Zune video Marketplace will make the selected films available on video-on-demand across North America on both Zune and Xbox platforms. During this 7-day period movie fans have the opportunity to rent some of the same films being screened at the Slamdance Film Festival on their computers or through Xbox LIVE. Price per film rentals during the festivals will range from 600 to 880 Microsoft Points*.
Thereafter, the video content from Slamdance will expand worldwide through the Zune Marketplace with year-round programs featuring download to own and rental videos to the more than 20 million Zune and Xbox LIVE members. The first films in the collaboration include two documentaries and two narratives, showcasing Slamdance’s range of emerging diverse and independent voices.
Additional Slamdance films will be added to the program throughout the coming enabling Slamdance to give an international audience the Slamdance programming experience without being in Park City.
“We’re very excited to be the exclusive digital presenter of the Slamdance Film Festival and bring its unique festival experience to our millions of marketplace users,” said Paul Davidson, manager of Global Video Content for Zune Video Marketplace. We share their passion for nurturing and supporting new talent and by offering the films in the marketplace; we hope to do just that.”
Slamdance President and Co-Founder Peter Baxter says, “Slamdance has a true independent identity and proven track record of unearthing great films. It’s time now to be progressive and unleash our film programs outside of the festival and directly help filmmakers find popular, worldwide audiences. The standard of Slamdance films deserve this much and we believe the audience will respond.”
Films selected for Zune and Xbox distribution are:
Making its US premiere, American Jihadist (directed by Mark Claywell) examines the life and times of Isa Abdullah Ali, and African-American Muslim from the ghettos of Washington, DC, labeled a “known terrorist” by the U.S. Defense Department though he’s never been charged with any crime. Ali fought for six years in Lebanon and Bosnia and was shot multiple times for his religion. What makes a person willing to pick up a gun for their religion? Are the underlying causes purely religious? Or might religious militancy be a means of addressing chronic social, economic and political issues? And what do the answers mean for the wider Islamic World? These questions underlie American Jihadist.
Adam Barker directs the documentary Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story, a brutally honest look into the life and mind of one of the most out-spoken, forward-thinking, visionaries ever to come out of the motor-sports industry. Larry Linkogle is a world-record holding dirt-bike legend whose off-the-cuff antics and aggressive "never sell out" attitude was the spark that kick-started the entire freestyle motocross revolution. But as the new sport took off beyond expectations, so did Larry’s battles with his inner demons. A heart-wrenching account of the demise of the sport's most infamous legend, Mind of the Demon's timeline is told through incredible archival footage, and interviews with every top industry name. Past and present storylines intertwine to drive the film toward one of only two possible conclusions: the most unlikely inspirational comeback story of all time or a nosedive into a black hole of self-destruction. Narrated by Lemmy Kilmister of Motorheard, the film features interviews with sport talents including Carey Hart, Christian Fletcher, Mike Metzger, Seth Enslow and Jeff Emig among others.
The Scenesters is an innovative and quirky murder mystery that both honors and deconstructs the conventions of the classic 'who-done-it?' film noir. A dark comedy that uses the 'found footage' approach to storytelling, the film compiles supposed 'real' clips from a variety of sources - courtroom transcripts, crime scene videography, news reports, etc - all detailing how a group of Los Angeles twentysomethings got mixed up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a prolific serial killer. The film's soundtrack (and plot) features indie-rock favorites The Airborne Toxic Event, The Cribs, The Sonics, Wallpaper, Le Switch, and many many more. A film by Todd Berger, the film also stars Sherilyn Fenn, Suzanne May, Blaise Miller and Jeff Grace.
Making its world premiere, a modern medieval saga The Wild Hunt tells the story of Erik Magnusson, a young man who decides to follow his estranged girlfriend Evelyn into a medieval re-enactment game when he discovers that she has been seduced by one of the players. As the down-to-earth Erik treks deeper into the game in search of his love, he inadvertently disrupts the delicate balance of the make believe fantasy-land. Passions are unleashed. Rules are broken. Reality and fantasy collide. The good-hearted game turns into a tragedy of mythic proportion. Directed by Alexandre Franchi, the film’s cast includes Kaniehtiio Horn, Mark Anthony Krupa, and Ricky Mabe.
About Slamdance
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions. Slamdance Film Festival, presented again by Kodak, will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-28, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Slamdance lives by its mantra: "By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers." No other festival is fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the festival, including Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster and Jared Hess. Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity” originally acquired from Slamdance has since grossed over $100 million at the Box Office and become Paramount’s most profitable film ever. New filmmakers and writers today realize Slamdance is a great place to launch their careers. For more information, log onto www.slamdance.com and follow Slamdance on Twitter and Facebook.
Slamdance's Official Beer Sponsored by Dos Equis and Official Energy Drink sponsored by Monster.
* Microsoft Points can be purchased on Zune.net, Xbox.com, from the Zune PC software or Xbox LIVE. Microsoft Points are available in the following quantities; 500 Microsoft Points for $6.25, 1000 Microsoft Points for $12.50, 2000 Microsoft Points for $25.00, 5000 Microsoft Points for $62.50 (USD)
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Press Contact:
Megan MacLeod
megan@slamdance.com
310.597.2380
Sat, Jan 2 2010 1:10 AM | Posted by Peter Baxter
Welcome To Slamdance's 2010 Film Program - Buy Tickets Now!
Welcome to Slamdance 2010
This year we will, as always, showcase emerging filmmaking talent at its finest. If you want to see the best in true independent filmmaking Slamdance is the place to be. Thank you to all of our programmers – filmmakers themselves, staff, sponsors and TMI for making the Festival happen. Thank you also to b-side for helping us with what you are about to see...
Here's to a sweet 16, Peter Baxter
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions for the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival are now open!
To see if Slamdance is the right festival for you, and for other festival tips, please look at our Submissions Page and Filmmaker FAQ.
William Burroughs: A Man Within Acquired by Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope has picked up North American rights to Yony Leyser’s doc “William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.” The 2010 Slamdance Film Festival debut is a portrait of the Beat figure featuring never-before-seen archival footage of the author of Naked Lunch. Oscilloscope will release the film theatrically in the Autumn of 2010 followed by a DVD and digital release, ad the feature will also have a broadcast premiere as part of the PBS “Independent Lens” series during the 2010/2011 season. Full story on Indiewire
1st Annual Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition Calling For Entries
1st ANNUAL SLAMDANCE / ADOBE RE-CUT COMPETITION
INTRODUCTION
Film production students in higher education anywhere in the world are invited to enter the First Annual Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition for emerging editing talent. Entrants will re-cut a scene from the indie classic "Mall Cop" by Palm d'Or winning filmmaker and Grey's Anatomy editor David Greenspan.
Participants will re-cut a selected scene using Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5 trial software (education version). All re-cut submissions will receive trial copies of Adobe Premeire Pro CS5 to work with so everybody wins! Three talented Finalists will be rewarded with their own Adobe® Creative Suite® Production Premium CS5 software (education version) and the winner will also earn a trip to Slamdance 2011 and experience seeing their winning work at the Festival.
Competition registration is now open and closes on October 1, 2010. Completed edits must be submitted by October 29, 2010.
To enter and begin cutting:
Members of Adobe Systems, Slamdance and David Greenspan will judge re-cut submissions.
Enter NOW!
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Adobe and Slamdance want to discover the best student editors!
ABOUT THE RE-CUT COMPETITION
Take production footage from a designated scene of "Mall Cop" directed by Slamdance alumni, Palm d'Or winner and Grey's Anatomy editor David Greenspan and re-cut it in a different way while retaining its meaning. In addition to original production picture and sound, entrants will be provided with the Script Supervisor’s completed shooting script of the scene, the “Mall Cop” screenplay and an extended trial version of Adobe® Premiere® Creative Suite® Production Premium software to work with. The best re-cuts, as chosen by Slamdance programmers and Adobe representatives as well as David Greenspan, will be showcased in a special screening program at Slamdance 2011!
PRIZES
Winning student editor will receive a trip to the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. All Finalists will be provided with 2011 Festival Passes and additional sponsored prizes including Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium software. Student participants who successfully upload an edit of the selected scene from "Mall Cop" will receive a license of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Please read the rules below and complete the 2010 Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition entry form www.withoutabox.com. After completion, you will be directed to download a 2.2 GB production picture and sound file of the scene, Script Supervisor’s finished shooting script of scene, "Mall Cop" screenplay and a link for your Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 trial software download. This download will be supported with a pdf slideshow on how to download your specially licensed copy of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Then, re-cut your scene using these materials and send your finished work on DVD to Slamdance on or before October 29, 2010. If you experience any problems downloading your production picture and sound file please call 323 466 1786 or e-mail programming@slamdance.com for support.
GENERAL RULES
The 2010 Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition is open to all individuals who are full-time students in higher education. Registration opens June 21, 2010 and closes on October. 1, 2010. All entrants have until October 29, 2010 to send their completed Re-cut entries on DVD to Slamdance.
For a collaborative entry, each person who worked on the entry must be listed on the entry form. However, only one lead editor can be awarded prizes. All those participating in a collaborative entry must be full-time students in higher education. Anyone affiliated with Slamdance or Adobe is not eligible to participate.
Entrant warrants by submitting their Re-cut entry all provided scene components and shooting script are copyrighted materials owned and reserved by David Greenspan and are being lent for the sole purpose for the 2010 Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition.
No entry can be publicly posted online, sold or used for any commercial purpose either during the Competition or any time afterward.
JUDGING PROCESS
Final judging will take place on November 30, 2010.
Members of the Slamdance team including Peter Baxter and Paul Rachman, filmmaker and editor David Greenspan, and Adobe representatives will decide finalists and the winning entry.
The Judges decisions are final and binding.
FINALIST & WINNER
Finalists and the winner will be posted on slamdance.com by December 6, 2010.
ABOUT DAVID GREENSPAN
Born and raised in New York, a graduate of Harvard College and USC film school, David’s USC thesis short, BEAN CAKE, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2001. David’s feature, MALLCOP, played in competition at the Slamdance and Oldenburg Film Festivals. David currently works as an editor on GREY’S ANATOMY.
* The winner receives a free trip to Park City, Utah including airfare, four days of hotel accommodations and credentials at Slamdance. Adobe is not responsible for any additional expenses.
Don't miss the fun of I Am Comic at IFC Center - SOLD OUT
Jordan Brady's I Am Comic, a laugh out loud story about the art and occupational hazards of stand-up comedy plays a very special engagement at New York's IFC Center this Monday, May 11 at 8pm. Cast in attendance!
Tickets and information
A GUILTY MOON WINS THE SLAMDANCE HORROR SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
For Immediate Release
A GUILTY MOON WINS THE SLAMDANCE HORROR SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Brian La Rosa and Marty Colasuonno's story with a contemporary twist on a classic monster theme takes top honors.
The finalists of the 3rd Annual Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition have been announced, with a story about a werewolf hit-man taking first prize. The winning screenplay, A Guilty Moon was written by Brian La Rosa, with story written by Marty Colasuonno and Brian La Rosa. La Rosa is an actor and creature movement performer as well as filmmaker and FX coordinator. As well as a writer, Marty Colasuonno is the creator of the web series Psych 101 www.psych101theshow.com.
On Monday, April 12 at 7:30 pm Slamdance will hold a staged reading presentation of A Guilty Moon at the Meta Theatre on Melrose. The Meta is located at 7801 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Seating is limited. To attend, e-mail submissions@slamdance.com or call the Slamdance office - 323 466 1786.
The finalists ordered 1st through 5th place are A Guilty Moon by Brian La Rosa, Abra Cadaver by TJ Lynch, Roadside Assistance by David Sakmyster, Manateeth by Rick Utzinger and Inbred by Ryan Gilmore.
"What surprised me most about the 2009 Horror Competition, was the entrants ability to provide a fresh take to just about every sub-genre of Horror imaginable. Sure, there were slasher movies, monster movies, psycological thrillers, and hauntings. But, our comepetitor's were able to lend each category something totally original, while still honoring the conventions and inconograpy inherent to the genre. Our winner, Brian La Rosa, put a brand new spin on the Werewolf mythology, by seemlessly integrating elements of other genres to create a dynamic Horror franchise in the making" says Slamdance Competition manager Brendan Casey.
The success of the Slamdance Screenplay Competition over the past fourteen years and the writers it has discovered continues to attract the attention of industry searching for the best new independent writing talent. Slamdance received over 2,500 submissions for its 2009 Screenplay Competitions, which strives to bring attention to the most talented emerging screenwriters and introduce them to the industry. Previous Competition-winning screenplays that were acquired for production include Nicole Kassell and Stephen Fetcher's The Woodsman, Joshua Marston's Maria Full of Grace and Tim Boughn's Neo Ned and most recently Drool written and directed by Nancy Kissam and executive produced by Slamdance. 2009 Slamdance Screenplay Competition Friends and Sponsors included Lonely Seal Releasing, Norm Lear's Act III Communications, Lonely Seal Releasing, Upload Films, Final Draft, InkTip and Script Magazine.
Slamdance has recently launched the 2010 Screenplay Competition that offers $12,000 in cash prizes, in addition to sponsored prizes. For the first time, the organization has combined its dramatic Feature, Short, Horror, Teleplay and Script Accessible categories into one competition taking place through July 30th. The longer Competition period takes into account increased submissions and the demand for Slamdance's economically priced coverage services.
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. Slamdance lives by its mantra: "By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers." No other festival is fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the festival, including Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster and Jared Hess. Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity originally acquired from Slamdance has since grossed over $100 million at the Box Office and become Paramount's most profitable film ever. New filmmakers and writers today realize Slamdance is a great place to launch their careers.
For more information about the Slamdance Screenplay Competition, log onto www.slamdance.com/writing/feature.html and follow Slamdance on Twitter and Facebook.
Press Contact:
Megan MacLeod
323 466 1787
SLAMDANCE 2010 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION - SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN + COVERAGE SERVICE
The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging writing talent. We welcome screenplays in every genre, any budget, on any topic, from anywhere in the world. A unique feature of the competition is providing constructive feedback for every entrant. In addition to this, we also offer a more intensive coverage service for a supplementary fee. Now in our fifteenth year, we have a history of highlighting talented, independent screenwriters and introducing them to the entertainment industry. We’ve established a strong track record through our competition successes and are committed to continuing our pursuit to champion outstanding new work.
Although our mission remains the same, the process for this years competition will be brand new. In years past, we’ve held a number of separate competitions for screenplays and this proved to be overly complicated. To simplify the process, this year every genre and format will compete in one competition, with the best piece of material taking home the grand prize. Awards will also be given to the best script in each category:
Slamdance 2010 Announces Festival Awards
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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 AWARD WINNERS
Park City, Utah – January 28, 2010 – Slamdance today announced its 2010 Award Winners. The 2010 Slamdance Film Festival, which concluded tonight with an Awards Ceremony at Red Banjo Pizza on Main Street, received a record number of over 5,000 submissions from every continent and programmed 91 films this year. 2010 marked the 16th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival, one of the few remaining film festivals whose sole mission is to support truly independent works from first-time filmmakers staying true to its mission of “by filmmakers, for filmmakers.”
There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak and Dos Equis. Selections from the Grand Jury and Audience Award winning films will be screened in several domestic venues throughout the year, including the IFC Center in New York City.
As always the Feature competitions are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less.
This year Slamdance expanded its community outside of Park City during the festival with the revolutionary Filmmaker Summit and new VOD/EST distribution agreement with Microsoft. The Filmmaker Summit brought together some of the best in the film industry streaming live from all over the world via Skype including delegates Peter Baxter, Paul Rachman, Jamie King, Brian Newman and Lance Weiler in Park City, Khavn de la Cruz in the Phillippines, Timo Vuorensola in Finland, and Christy Dena in Australia, to discuss new opportunities afforded to filmmakers by the democratization of new tools and technology. Audiences from around the world were invited to participate in the Summit by tuning into www.slamdance.com/summit and continue the conversation through Twitter with designated hashtags. Columbia University and University of Southern California were amongst several colleges that held live auditorium events of the Summit.
Yesterday, Slamdance’s new distribution partnership with Microsoft went live on both Zune and Xbox LIVE platforms with four films screened at the festival in Park City: Documentary Features “American Jihadist” and “Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story,” and Narrative Features “The Scenesters” and “The Wild Hunt.” The films are available for a seven day period for movie fans to rent though their computers or on Xbox LIVE until February 2, 2010.
“Slamdance 16 celebrated, as always, the best in independent film and emerging talent,” noted Peter Baxter, Co-Founder and President of Slamdance. “Congratulations to all of our winners and especially to all of our filmmakers who have come together this week to strengthen our community. This year’s festival also marked a first for Slamdance’s ambition of significantly widening its audience outside of Park City. The online Summit shared exhibition ideas and solutions with thousands of filmmakers around the world and our film program partnership with Microsoft has the potential of reaching millions of viewers.”
The winners of the 16th Annual Slamdance Film Festival and their prize packages are as follows:
GRAND JURY AWARDS
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Winner: SNOW AND ASHES, directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Mention: ONE HUNDRED MORNINGS, directed by Conor Horgan
Winner also receives three 8-hour work days from POP Sound in Los Angeles for Audio Post Production Services; Panasonic AG-HPX170 Camera; Sony Software Package
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
Winner: AMERICAN JIHADIST, directed by Mark Claywell
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Animated Short
Winner: SEED, directed by Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Short
Winner: PRVI DAN MIRA (First Day of Peace), Mirko Rucnov
Special Jury Mention for a short documentary film: BOUT THAT BOUT, directed by Nico Sabenorio
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Winner: THE WILD HUNT, directed by Alexandre Franchi
Winner also receives $5000 in Post Production Services from Post Factory, New York; $3500 in Legal Services from Pierce Law Group; Sony Software Package
Audience Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
Winner: MIND OF THE DEMON: THE LARRY LINKOGLE STORY, directed by Adam Barker
Winner also receives $5000 in Post Production Services from Post Factory, New York; $3500 in Legal Services from Pierce Law Group; Sony Software Package
Audience Sparky Award for Best Anarchy Online Film
Winner: SUGAR STICK, directed by Laura Way
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
Spirit of Slamdance Sparky Short Film Award
Winner: MOSQUITO, directed by Jeremy Engle
Awarded by the Class of 2010 filmmakers to the film teams that best exhibit passion and talent, commitment to the independent community, and enthusiastically embrace all Slamdance has to offer.
Winner also receives Sony Software Package
SPONSORED AWARDS
Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography
Winner: GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9, directed by Robert Persons
Winner also receives 10,000 feet of Kodak film for the filmmaker to make their next feature
Dos Equis Most Interesting Film Award (and best Mumblecore film to NOT play SXSW)
Winner: THE SCENESTERS (including NOTHING BUT EVERYTHING), directed by Wallace Cotten
Slamdance also presented the 1ST Annual Script Accessible Screenplay Award sponsored by Lonely Seal Releasing to ALL THE WRONG REASONS written by Gia Milani. The Script Accessible Award is part of Slamdance’s year-round Writing Competition that received over 2,500 submissions in 2009
Slamdance 2010 Awards are sponsored by Dos Equis, Kodak, Lonely Seal Releasing, Panasonic, Pierce Law Group, POP Sound and Sony Creative Packages.
About Slamdance
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions. Slamdance Film Festival, presented again by Kodak, will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-28, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Slamdance lives by its mantra: "By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers." No other festival is fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the festival, including Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster and Jared Hess. Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity” originally acquired from Slamdance has since grossed over $100 million at the Box Office and become Paramount’s most profitable film ever. New filmmakers and writers today realize Slamdance is a great place to launch their careers. For more information, log onto www.slamdance.com and follow Slamdance on Twitter and Facebook.
Slamdance's Official Beer sponsored by Dos Equis and Official Energy Drink sponsored by Monster.
Contact:
Megan MacLeod
megan@slamdance.com
310.597.2380
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SLAMDANCE ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT
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Four Slamdance Films to Launch New Video Rental and Download to Own Program on Zune and Xbox Platforms
LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2010 – Slamdance today announced a worldwide video content collaboration with Microsoft on both Zune and Xbox platforms. The initiative will launch during the Slamdance Film Festival (January 21-28, Park City, UT) on January 27, 2010 with a four film, 7-day program providing video rental throughout North America.
Zune video Marketplace will make the selected films available on video-on-demand across North America on both Zune and Xbox platforms. During this 7-day period movie fans have the opportunity to rent some of the same films being screened at the Slamdance Film Festival on their computers or through Xbox LIVE. Price per film rentals during the festivals will range from 600 to 880 Microsoft Points*.
Thereafter, the video content from Slamdance will expand worldwide through the Zune Marketplace with year-round programs featuring download to own and rental videos to the more than 20 million Zune and Xbox LIVE members. The first films in the collaboration include two documentaries and two narratives, showcasing Slamdance’s range of emerging diverse and independent voices.
Additional Slamdance films will be added to the program throughout the coming enabling Slamdance to give an international audience the Slamdance programming experience without being in Park City.
“We’re very excited to be the exclusive digital presenter of the Slamdance Film Festival and bring its unique festival experience to our millions of marketplace users,” said Paul Davidson, manager of Global Video Content for Zune Video Marketplace. We share their passion for nurturing and supporting new talent and by offering the films in the marketplace; we hope to do just that.”
Slamdance President and Co-Founder Peter Baxter says, “Slamdance has a true independent identity and proven track record of unearthing great films. It’s time now to be progressive and unleash our film programs outside of the festival and directly help filmmakers find popular, worldwide audiences. The standard of Slamdance films deserve this much and we believe the audience will respond.”
Films selected for Zune and Xbox distribution are:
Making its US premiere, American Jihadist (directed by Mark Claywell) examines the life and times of Isa Abdullah Ali, and African-American Muslim from the ghettos of Washington, DC, labeled a “known terrorist” by the U.S. Defense Department though he’s never been charged with any crime. Ali fought for six years in Lebanon and Bosnia and was shot multiple times for his religion. What makes a person willing to pick up a gun for their religion? Are the underlying causes purely religious? Or might religious militancy be a means of addressing chronic social, economic and political issues? And what do the answers mean for the wider Islamic World? These questions underlie American Jihadist.
Adam Barker directs the documentary Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story, a brutally honest look into the life and mind of one of the most out-spoken, forward-thinking, visionaries ever to come out of the motor-sports industry. Larry Linkogle is a world-record holding dirt-bike legend whose off-the-cuff antics and aggressive "never sell out" attitude was the spark that kick-started the entire freestyle motocross revolution. But as the new sport took off beyond expectations, so did Larry’s battles with his inner demons. A heart-wrenching account of the demise of the sport's most infamous legend, Mind of the Demon's timeline is told through incredible archival footage, and interviews with every top industry name. Past and present storylines intertwine to drive the film toward one of only two possible conclusions: the most unlikely inspirational comeback story of all time or a nosedive into a black hole of self-destruction. Narrated by Lemmy Kilmister of Motorheard, the film features interviews with sport talents including Carey Hart, Christian Fletcher, Mike Metzger, Seth Enslow and Jeff Emig among others.
The Scenesters is an innovative and quirky murder mystery that both honors and deconstructs the conventions of the classic 'who-done-it?' film noir. A dark comedy that uses the 'found footage' approach to storytelling, the film compiles supposed 'real' clips from a variety of sources - courtroom transcripts, crime scene videography, news reports, etc - all detailing how a group of Los Angeles twentysomethings got mixed up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a prolific serial killer. The film's soundtrack (and plot) features indie-rock favorites The Airborne Toxic Event, The Cribs, The Sonics, Wallpaper, Le Switch, and many many more. A film by Todd Berger, the film also stars Sherilyn Fenn, Suzanne May, Blaise Miller and Jeff Grace.
Making its world premiere, a modern medieval saga The Wild Hunt tells the story of Erik Magnusson, a young man who decides to follow his estranged girlfriend Evelyn into a medieval re-enactment game when he discovers that she has been seduced by one of the players. As the down-to-earth Erik treks deeper into the game in search of his love, he inadvertently disrupts the delicate balance of the make believe fantasy-land. Passions are unleashed. Rules are broken. Reality and fantasy collide. The good-hearted game turns into a tragedy of mythic proportion. Directed by Alexandre Franchi, the film’s cast includes Kaniehtiio Horn, Mark Anthony Krupa, and Ricky Mabe.
About Slamdance
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions. Slamdance Film Festival, presented again by Kodak, will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-28, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Slamdance lives by its mantra: "By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers." No other festival is fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the festival, including Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster and Jared Hess. Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity” originally acquired from Slamdance has since grossed over $100 million at the Box Office and become Paramount’s most profitable film ever. New filmmakers and writers today realize Slamdance is a great place to launch their careers. For more information, log onto www.slamdance.com and follow Slamdance on Twitter and Facebook.
Slamdance's Official Beer Sponsored by Dos Equis and Official Energy Drink sponsored by Monster.
* Microsoft Points can be purchased on Zune.net, Xbox.com, from the Zune PC software or Xbox LIVE. Microsoft Points are available in the following quantities; 500 Microsoft Points for $6.25, 1000 Microsoft Points for $12.50, 2000 Microsoft Points for $25.00, 5000 Microsoft Points for $62.50 (USD)
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Welcome To Slamdance's 2010 Film Program - Buy Tickets Now!
Welcome to Slamdance 2010
This year we will, as always, showcase emerging filmmaking talent at its finest. If you want to see the best in true independent filmmaking Slamdance is the place to be. Thank you to all of our programmers – filmmakers themselves, staff, sponsors and TMI for making the Festival happen. Thank you also to b-side for helping us with what you are about to see...
Here's to a sweet 16, Peter Baxter