Are you an aspiring filmmaker? There is only a couple of weeks until the deadline for all feature films to be submitted to the DigiSPAA digital filmmaking competition. The prize consists of $15,000 cash, $20,000 worth of post-production, a guaranteed screening of their film on the Movie Extra channel, plus a return airfaire and free registration to the prestigious CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The competition acts as the launching pad for local directors, including Jason Byrne, 2008 winner for Little Deaths, and John L. Simpson, 2007 winner for Men's Group, who are making waves in the local and international film industry.
Four finalists will be screened at this year's SPAA Fringe conference on 16 and 17 October at Foxtel Television Centre, North Ryde, and judged by an expert industry panel including Antony I. Ginnane, President of IFM World Releasing Inc., Geoff Brown, Executive Director SPAA; Daniel Scharf, Producer of Geoffrey Wright's AFR Award-winning Romper Stomper; Colleen Meldrum, Program Director, Movie Network Channels and Stacey Edmonds, Producer/Director of I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer.
Two finalists will then be selected and the winner announced at the annual SPAA Conference 17 - 20 November. All finalists will be made available to prominent international and local delegates, offering applicants ample exposure to the top dogs of the industry.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2009. Eligible films are feature length, with a running time of at least 70mins, digitally produced and completed to advanced post-production stage no earlier than 31 August 2008, and independently funded.
For full details, application form and guidelines go to http://www.spaa.org.au/
DigiSPAA is a creative project of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) an industry body that represents Australian independent film and television producers on all issues affecting the business and creative aspects of screen production.
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