Toronto Urban Film Festival call for entries

Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) 2011 5 YEARS AND STILL TUFF! 2011 Call for Submissions Deadline: July 15 Recently named one of MovieMaker Magazine's '20 Coolest Film Festivals,' the Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), is the only festival of its kind in North America. A 10-day public film festival that reaches over 1.3 million subway commuters daily, TUFF features the best ultra-short film, video and animation in all genres. TUFF is looking for the best one-minute silent films from across Canada and around the world. Over $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the winning films. The festival runs from September 9 - 18, 2011, at the same time as TIFF. Film are presented on the network of 300 subway platform screens inside the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and featured on the TUFF website, where people can vote for the Viewer's Choice award. Filmmakers, animators and video artists are invited to submit urban-themed works, as well as works that would be of interest to an urban population. All submissions must be exactly 60-seconds and silent . Making a great one-minute film, that's TUFF! TUFF SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 15, 2011 Submit your film before June 1st and avoid the $10 entry fee. Fees rise to $15 on July 1st. www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com TUFF is co-produced by ONESTOP Media Group and Art for Commuters.

B&F Students Land NSI Selection!

Fighting the Demon by Centennial College students Taylor Sullivan and Michelle Tierney has been selected for the NSI Online Short Film Festival.

Fighting the Demon by Taylor Sullivan and Michelle Tierney from Toronto, Ontario has been selected for the NSI Online Short Film Festival. The festival is hosted by the National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) a national training school widely known for its prestigious training programs for Canadian writers, directors and producers working in film and television.

Fighting the Demon is about a rehabilitated Artist confronting his suicidal tendencies and drug additions with his brush and canvas. He reflects on the time drugs pushed him to the edge. He gazed in the abyss, but was unable to jump. His past illusions continue to haunt his every moment, but can he possibly paint his demons away? They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but can the brush fight off the never-ending waves of memory?

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is the only year-round, 100% Canadian online film festival. New films are added to the NSI website weekly and over 140 Canadian short films are available to watch in the growing archive of short film. All NSI website content can be accessed for free. In August, you can watch the film on the NSI Website.

All films selected to play in the festival are automatically considered for the A&E Short Filmmakers Award which recognizes excellence in filmmaking and awards $2,500 to the winner.

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This truly is a great opportunity for students interested in broadcast media.

Kindly revert if you are interested and we can have a detailed discussion.

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DONNY AWARDS 2011 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Entries are now being accepted for the 2011 Donny Awards, Centennial College's Awards for the best film, video, animation and game design.

Enter online at: http://centennialondemand.com

Submission is a two part process:

1. Fill in the online form by no later than April 22, midnight

2. Submit film, video and other materials by April 29, 4:30 pm

All student work produced in the last two semesters is eligible (including graduated student work finished in the fall of 2010)

Each student must submit their own work. Faculty will not do it for you.

DONNY AWARDS & GALA SCREENINGS
May 10, 11,
7-9pm
Royal Cinema

Female Eye Film Festival is this week

www.FemaleEyeFilmFestival.com

Marble Media Invites Students To Pitch Ideas

This invitation comes directly from marblemedia:

marblemedia is a content creation company on the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms.

As innovative producers we are always looking for new, fresh ideas and interesting characters. We would like to welcome you to submit your ideas or introduce us to interesting characters you feel would make for entertaining and exciting television. Please visit the 'contact us' section of our website and enter the 'ideas and pitches' section to submit your proposals.

The purpose of this email is to encourage new and emerging talent to voice their ideas and to offer them a venue to do so. marblemedia will compensate those who's ideas we decide to pursue. Terms will be on a project specific basis.

Please forward this to any of your students in the new media genre. Any questions can be directed to pitch@marblemedia.com

T24 Contest

The Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization that works with industry partners to provide opportunities of showcase for local youth filmmakers and video artists.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/torontoyouthshorts
Blog: torontoyouthshorts.wordpress.com

A note from the organizers:

The Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival is returning for our 3rd year to showcase the work of local emerging filmmakers from the Greater Toronto Area and we have a lot of opportunities for Centennial students to get involved!

First up is the return of the T24 Project, our own 24 hour film challenge. Unlike other similar challenges, we ask filmmakers to create work not based on silly props or oddly written lines of dialogue but rather on a challenge question we provide them on the Toronto experience. For one night, Toronto will become the cinematic playground for youth as they tell their stories about the city. Completed entries will be screened at the 2011 Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival and are eligible for prizes. The challenge takes place on the evening of April 29 - perfect for students since it's after exams!

Second is our general call for submissions where we are accepting films and new media work made by artists between the ages of 18-28 in the GTA. Whether it is heartwarming dramas, zany comedies, informative documentaries, out-of-this-world experimental work or whimsical animations, we would like to see what the young filmmakers and video artists in the GTA have to offer! Selected films have the opportunity to receive industry feedback, network with their peers at our events and compete for thousands of dollars in prizes!

Attached is the information for both the T24 Project and the general festival submissions. For more information about the festival and the T24 Project, visit our website at www.torontoyouthshorts.ca. I look forward to seeing the work of Centennial students.

Best,

Michelle Amenta
Outreach Coordinator
Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival
www.torontoyouthshorts.ca