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NB Silver Wave Film Festival (shorts, features, all genres and awards and industry workshops and parties.
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Cannes (Critics' Film Week) (1st or 2nd features , medium-length films & shorts)
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Cannes (Fortnight) (Feature, medium-length or short films, mostly fiction)
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Cologne (TV) (TV productions and independent film productions)
Atlantic Mediaworks
Black And White Film Factory
Canadian Screen Training Centre
Cojak Productions Inc
The DV Shop
Egg Films
Hart House Film Board
i communcations
Magnetic North
MD Media Inc.
Mozus Productions,
NB Film
Niagara Custom Labs
Outreach Productions
PS Production Services
Sight and Sound - Duplications & Transfers
Sim Video
Technicolor Creative Services - Toronto
The Postman
Transit Audio Services Ltd
(Film Sound Optical Transfers)
Wallace Studios
William F. White International Inc - Halifax
Praxis
WILDsound Screenplay Festival
Mad Screenwriter
Screenwriters - Playwriters Page
Writers Guild of Canada
Aaton
Adobe (Makers of After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
AGFA
Angenieux (lenses)
Apple Canada
Arri
Cinematography.com
Digidesign (Makers of ProTools)
Fostex
Fuji Film
Fuji Film Canada
Kodak
Kodak Canada
Kodak Entertainment Imaging
Lee Filters
Media 100 Inc.
O Connor Tripods
Paillard Bolex
Polaroid Camera
ROSCO Canada
The Source Shop
The Super 8 Camera Guide
Atlantic Canada
Island Media Arts Co-op - Charlottetown
The New Brunswick Filmmakers Co-operative - Fredericton
Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative - Halifax
Centre For Art Tapes - Halifax
NIFCO - St. John's
Nunavut
Tarriaksuk Video Centre - Igloolik
Ontario
Ed Video Media Arts Centre - Guelph
Independent Filmmakers' Co-op of Ottawa - Ottawa
Saw Video - Ottawa
Black Film and Video Network - Toronto
Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre - Toronto
Charles Street Video - Toronto
Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) - Toronto
Trinity Square Video - Toronto
V Tape - Toronto
Pacific Canada
Kootenay Film and Video Cooperative - Kootenay
Cinevic - Vancouver
Cineworks - Vancouver
Independent Community Television Co-operative - Vancouver
Moving Images Distribution - Vancouver
Video In Studios - Vancouver
Western Front - Vancouver
Media Net - Victoria
Prairies
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers - Calgary
EM Media - Calgary
Quickdraw Animation Society - Calgary
FAVA - Edmonton
Saskatchewan Filmpool Co-operative - Regina
Video Verite - Saskatoon
The Winnipeg Film Group - Winnipeg
Video Pool - Winnipeg
Quebec
CENTRE DE PRODUCTION DAIMON - Hull
CINEMA LIBRE - Montreal
GROUPE INTERVENTION VIDEO - Montreal
IFVA - Montreal
LES FILMS DE L'AUTRE - Montreal
MAIN FILM- Montreal
PRIM - Montreal
Spirafilm - Montreal
Technoboro - Montreal
VIDEO FEMMES - Montreal
VIDEOGRAPHE - Montreal
LA BANDE VIDEO - Quebec
Northwest Territories
WESTERN ARTIC MOVING PICTURES - Yellowknife
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
The Actors Workshop
ACTRA
ACTRA Toronto Performers
Austin Film Resource
Banff Centre for the Arts
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC)
Cinematheque Ontario Division of Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG)
Directors Guild of Canada - Atlantic Regional Council
Directors Guild of Canada
Film Reference Library Division of Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG)
Fonebook.ca for the Toronto Film Community
IATSE - Local 849
IATSE - Local 873
IATSE - Local 891
NABET 700
National Screen Institute
Peterborough's Moving Media Series "Optic Nerve"
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
The Loop Collective
Toronto Arts Online
Toronto Indie Production (TIP)
Urban Shaman Inc.
Women in Film and Television - Atlantic (WIFT)
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Writing Dramatic Proposals
Writing Documentary Proposals
Making a Documentary
Acting Etiquette Tips
Art Department Profile
Errors & Omissions
Tips for shooting Documentaries
Shooting Rule for Beginners
Film Grips Infor- Filters, Gels, lights etc..
A Treasure House of production forms & downloads!
More production forms & downloads!
REDROCK
Main Redrock Webpage: click here
Products and product information: click here
Great Yahoo Answers overview of redrock adaptor: click here
Video interview with Redrock micro guy about redrock digital SLR camera with 35mm chip: click here
Overview of Redrock DSLR Cinema Bundle: click here
Cinemek, Redrock's main competitor: http://cinemek.com/
Redrock film tests : click here
INDIE HD SHOOTING
Breakdown of why to shoot in HD and list of cameras in different price ranges: click here
Great yahoo questions breakdown of recommended cameras for indie filmmakers: click here
Case studies of movies shot in HD: click here
Breakdown of shooting in 1080 24p, compares to film, recommends cameras, costs, lighting, etc: clicke here
Article on the transition from film to HD: click here
ZERO BUDGET ANIMATION
Tips for using movement to improve animation: http://aigamedev.com/animation/budget-rich-behaviors
Animation sample budgets (very rough I think): click here
Cool list of downloadable tools and forms for indie filmmakers: click here
Animation software buyers guide: click here
Animation resource website, with links to open source software and tutorials: cilck here
Open Source tools guide: click here
Another aduiovisual resource site with links to open source animation tools: click here
Great resource websites: click here
ANIMATION
Article on 3D Storyboarding software: click here
Form post about 3D animation software: click here
DIY and no budget video collection: click here
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Video overview on special effects basics: click here
Basic effects overview with link to ebook called “the top 25 FAQs on Movie Special effects”: click here
Online chapter of a book on special effects, can log on to view entire book:: click here
Great videos about making cheap special effects, this specific link is about showing someone being run over but links to many other technique: click here
Blood spurting: click here
Part of a larger Guardian series on making movies: click here
Another great video series on cheap SFX: click
ACTING Exercise: Great video collection of acting how to do's: click here
Comprehensive set of written acting exercises: click here
List and descriptions of acting games: click here
List of breathing, pitch, posture and relaxation exercises: click here
Shakespeare acting exercises: click here
Ebook on method acting: click here
STYLES AND METHODS
Very basic breakdown of acting styles: click here
Breakdown of styles with examples from movies: click here
The Actress: Hollywood Acting and the Female Star, a breaking down acting for women and famous female stars: click here
A lesson plan on teaching acting technique that is fairly comprehensive with definitions and suggestions of techniques: click here
Movie Acting, the Film Reader a book examining film acting through a collection of essays : click here
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
List of classic docs from Berkeley: click here
British doc filmmaker website; includes resources: articles and books, plus lists of film festivals and a directory of filmmakers: click here
Another resource site with great list of festivals: click here
International documentary Association website, includes extensive news section: cilck here
Great breakdown of making a documentary, with each step having its own how-to section: click here
A quick list of ten steps to making a doc: click here
Comprehensive guide to writing a documentary script: click here
Another comprehensive guide to doc making: click here
ALTERNATIVE FILMS
A blog about alternative films, tons of info but very poorly organized: click here
Another blog on alternative film; poorly organized but with lots of good info: click here
Wikipedia article on arthouse movies, it’s actually a pretty thorough breakdown: click here
Business listing of theatres showing alternative, arthouse and indie films with links to theatres websites: click here
Brief definition of alternative film: click here
Great book on the history of alternative cinema through the ages and its role as an option outside the mainstream and a reaction to Hollywood (can’t find it available online): click here
Breakdown of alternative cinema verses forms like experimental, indie and avant garde: click here
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FILLED OUT SAMPLES
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Sample Beat Sheet (My Name Is Earl)
- Sample Director's Statement
- Sample Shots
PRE-PRODUCTION
- Sample Director's Statement
If you can't find a form you need, email
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COPYRIGHT
SCRIPT
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Cheque Request
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Auto Insurance Claim Worksheet
SCREENWRITING RESOURCES
Acclaim TV - Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.
- American Cinema Foundation - Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values.
- American Gem Short Script Contest - The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
- American Screenwriting Competition - Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15.
- American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest - Offers a $5,000 grand prize. The top ten screenplays are considered for option by American Zoetrope and for representation by top agencies. Judged by Francis Ford Coppola. Reading fee: $40. Opens May 1. Deadline: September 1.
- Art Within Labs: A Search for the Next Great Screenwriter of Faith - Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers.
- The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition - Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.
- Bare Bones - Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.
- BlueCat Screenplay Competition - An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.
- British Short Screenplay Competition - The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world.
- Chesterfield Writer's Film Project - Writing competition open to all writers of fiction, plays, screenplays. Five winners will each receive a $20,000 fellowship, and spend 10 months completing 2 screenplays with the guidance of industry mentors. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures.
- Fade In: Screenwriting Awards - Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.
- A Feeding Frenzy - Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants.
- Film Genesis: Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest - Short script (11 pages or less) competition grants a $10,000 production budget to the winning entrant.
- Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards - Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants.
- Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition - Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Three contests each year. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44)
- Hollywood 27 - Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.
- Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest - An annual contest provides a $5,000 cash prize in addition to a number of other benefits including transportation and accommodation in Hollywood, meetings with top agents and producers, plus submissions to over 70 agencies and production companies.
- Nashville Screenwriting Competition - 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.
- Nevada Film Office - Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada.
- Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or TV scripts. Up to five $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year.
- One In Ten Screenplay Contest - A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize.
- One Location Movie Screenplay Contest - A screenplay contest promoting the full-length character driven screenplay. First prize is $1000 and a one-year option for production.
- Organization of Black Screenwriters - Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts.
- Outfest - Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000.
- Pomegranate Pictures Screenplay Competition - A UK-based treatment and screenplay competition. Treatments are accepted on a monthly basis, with winners made eligible for the annual screenplay competition. Cash prizes.
- River City Write Off - Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit.
- Screamfest - Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th.
- Screenplay Festival - Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.
- Screenwriter Showcase - An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable.
- Screenwriting Expo Screenplay Competition - This annual competition is affiliated with Creative Screenwriting Magazine and the world's largest tradeshow for screenwriters, the Screenwriting Expo. Over $25,000 is offered in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Last deadline: August 15.
- Screenwriting Showcase Awards - $10,000 in cash and prizes for full-length screenplays.
- Script Magazine Open Door Contest - Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.
- Script PIMP Writing Competition - Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration.
- Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition - Annual Screenwriting Competition offers a $10,000 cash prize, plus promotion for the best thirteen scripts submitted.
- Scriptapalooza TV - Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics.
- Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition - Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize.
- Slamdance Screenplay Competition - Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers.
- Spec Scriptacular Contest - Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes.
- Split-Screenplay Contest - All contestants must register as a member of the Screenwriters Community.
- TalentScout TV Writing Contest - Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work.
- Warner Bros. Writers Workshop - The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work.
- WinFemme - Monthly and annual film & screenplay festival in Los Angeles. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work.
- WriteMovies.com Writing Competition - Offers a $2,000 cash prize (plus representation, and possible option money), plus submission of the top three entries to studios, production companies, and agencies in Hollywood.
- Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship - 10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners.
- WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest - Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.
PRODUCTION
POST-PRODUCTION
Canadian Film Centre
Screenwriting Program.
Canadian Screenwriter Magazine
Selected articles available on their website.
Dead Things on Sticks
Blog from The Tragically Haired Toronto Screenwriter Dennis McGrath.
Periodical Writers Association of Canada - Toronto Chapter - List seminars and workshops in and around Toronto
The Mad Screenwriter Site - A chocolate éclair for the mind. Fabulous resources. Selected links for Women in film. The best Canadian links and information, plus the ongoing adventures of Landyn Parker, burnt out Hollywood screenwriter with never-ending ability to bounce back before sinking deeper
Screenplay Formatting Software for Both Mac/Windows:
Final Draft
Regular version $299 CDN.
Educational version
$199 CDN.
Direct download
$229 USD.
Movie Magic Screenwriter
$249 USD.
Direct download
$229 USD.
Hollyword
Under $100 USD.
Dr. Format
Under $100 USD.
Review of Final Draft vs Movie Magic Screenwriter.
Screenplay Formatting Software for Windows Only:
Script Wizard
Under $100 USD.
Screenplay Outlining Software for Both Mac/Windows:
Find other writing software here
Screenplays
Published Scripts available in book form.
Screenwriting Assistance Program
Telefilm fund providing financial support for feature-length projects.
Script Links
With a Canadian Bias.
Writers Guild of Canada
Resources for writers, agents listings, funding, news etc.