Hello
everyone,
We
had a great LIIFE season with LIIFE being name both one of the 25 Coolest Film
Festivals in the World by MovieMaker Magazine and one of the Top 10 Hottest
Summer Festivals in the US by Audience Awards.
I
can’t believe we open submission again in mid-October already! But what we will
do this year is close submissions about a month early – so be prepared for a
March deadline. You can keep track of everything at www.LongIslandFilm.com
This
year we’re going to try to have a couple of Filmmakers Connection Meetings in
Nassau County as well as a couple in Suffolk County.
FREE EVENT!!!! Celebrate Halloween by getting SCARED
FOR YOUR L.I.I.F.E.! We're screening some of the best short horror films from
over the years at the Lindenhurst Library on Saturday, October 25th,
from 2:00pm-3:30pm. A brief Q&A with some of the filmmakers will
follow. Admission is free! The Lindenhurst Library is located at
1 Lee Avenue off of Wellwood Avenue. This event will
take place in the library's media room in their lower level. For questions,
contact Jim.Cook2006@gmail.com.
SAG EXTRAS NEEDED!!!!
For a SAG
Low Budget feature shooting in October, we need the following SAG background:
EXTRAS:
MR BUCKLEY -
MIDDLE-AGED MAN. OVERWEIGHT.
OLD JUDITH - LATE
80'S. MUST LOOK LIKE ANA ULARU.
YOUNG MAX'S PARENTS
- MUM AND DAD, SHE 40'S/ HE 50'S - MUST LOOK A BIT LIKE LUKE/JUDITH.
BARMITZVAH
PHOTOGRAPHER - UNCLE TYPE, 40'S, HOMELY LOOKING, WELL FED.
If you are
interested, please email your headshot bio to debra.markowitz@gmail.com. You
should be Long Island (preferably Nassau County) based. Thank you!
Grant
information:
SUBMISSIONS OPEN APPLY NOW!
From The Heart Productions
(FTH), home of the Roy W. Dean Film Grant, is now taking applications for our
Spring Film Grant. We are celebrating our 21st year providing grants to
films that are unique and make a contribution to society.
This year’s grant is worth
nearly $30,000 in cash, production needs and services. Grant is open to
both projects in any stage of production. We fund documentaries, short
films and low budget features. Full information and application at:
http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grants.shtml
Everyone who applies gets a
free film financing consultation with Carole Dean; author of the best-selling
book, The Art of Film Funding. Let her help you by suggesting ways to
improve your project and your pitch,
Free Downloads on film
financing: Our blog talk radio show, The Art of Film Funding, has free archived
downloads: Tom Malloy on BANKROLL 2, Jilann Spitzmiller on Crowdfunding,
Bill Woolery on Trailer Magic, Bob Seigel on Legal Information on Film
Financing, Fernanda Rossi on Trailer Mechanics and more.
And a cool site, and one of our LIIFE sponsors,
for all things Long Island –
Since its initial launch in 1996, LongIsland.com
has been a go-to resource for locals looking to find out more about all that is
happening on Long Island, and the site’s regular updates and expansions are why
tens of thousands of locals visit LongIsland.com every day. Whether you're
looking for the best entertainment, dining, latest news, or local businesses,
LongIsland.com has it all - we're your Guide to Long Island, no matter what
you're searching for.
If you’re interested in finding
out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and
crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related
information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account
below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s
keep the work here!! If you are a
filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you
as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether
it’s a paid position, when, where and what.
Thank you.
If you had a film
in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution
deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link,
and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo
facebook site.
If
you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible
location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.
If
you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the
attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider
placing a banner ad. They are quite
reasonable. You will have your ad shown
in random rotation for an entire year.
Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60
pixels). If interested, please e-mail
your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad
to be connected to. You can pay by check
to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner
ad.
You can now pay for
your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address,
phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in
(ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this
newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per
year fee. If you are a student with
current ID, it is $15 to join.)
If
you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers
Connection, please send $30, made
out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o
Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710.
You may also pay at the meetings.
The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection
meetings and panels for free. It also
entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island
International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and
newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500
Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include
your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with
the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you
are already getting this newsletter by e-mail.
If you are a student with
appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend
meetings for free.
Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are
not responsible for speaker cancellations.
Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the
date mentioned. In case of a
cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.
For
information about the Long Island International Film Expo or the Filmmakers
Connection, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.
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Talent
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lighting, sound, acting,
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