NEXT! Wins National Competition
July 17th, 2010 – 5:31 pm | No Comment

‘NEXT!‘, the creative brainchild of Kansas City-based casting director Heather Laird took top honors in the Comedic Webisode category at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) LATV Fest in Los Angeles.

 NEXT! was one of only three finalists selected. The web-based comedy was announced as the winning entry during the LATV Fest July [...]

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Ultra Render Farm starts up in Kansas City
July 17th, 2010 – 5:56 pm | No Comment

Ultra Render Farm starts up in Kansas City

Ultra Render Farm has upgraded to 29 machines. These are 8 core (5 newest machines have 16 virtual cores) workstations at 2.66GHz or higher with 8GB of RAM or more. Rates are very competitive at $0.12/GHz-hour with a $100 minimum. If you need a lot of computation done on a tight deadline, we can do [...]

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Independent Experience Film Festival
July 16th, 2010 – 6:10 pm | No Comment
Independent Experience Film Festival

The Independent Experience Film Festival is one tailored for filmmakers and film lovers, by filmmakers and film lovers. Our goals are community based and our mission is simple: strive to be the premiere mid-western outlet for indie films as well as educating the public (local and abroad) about the importance of film and the arts. [...]

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Fractured Atlas and IndieGoGo Join Forces in New Fiscal Sponsorship Partnership
July 10th, 2010 – 6:22 pm | No Comment
Fractured Atlas and IndieGoGo Join Forces in New Fiscal Sponsorship Partnership

Now all artists and emerging arts organizations fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas can streamline their fundraising efforts and offer tax deductions on funds raised using IndieGoGo for no double fees — IndieGoGo is FREE.
What are the Benefits?
Fractured Atlas projects using IndieGoGo now enjoy:
Tax deductions for contributions on IndieGoGo
No double fees (IndieGoGo is FREE)
Automatic IndieGoGo pitch [...]

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Local filmmaker and regional actors create sequel to reading motivation video at Leawood Pioneer Library
July 9th, 2010 – 1:51 pm | No Comment
Local filmmaker and regional actors create sequel to reading motivation video at Leawood Pioneer Library

Johnson County filmmaker, Denny Dey, encourages young audiences to utilize all that the public library has to offer with the second episode feature, MickyMcGee and the Disappearing Book! The 50-minute video will be taped on location at the newly renovated Leawood Pioneer Neighborhood Library; a branch of the Johnson County Library. Sixteen hours [...]

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Broderick’s Distribution Bulletin # 12 Is Out
June 16th, 2010 – 12:17 pm | No Comment
Broderick’s Distribution Bulletin # 12 Is Out

2008 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee guest Peter Broderick has just released the latest edition of his e-mail newsletter, The Distribution Bulletin, offering an analysis of the film Lioness.
#12 is available on Peter’s website, peterbroderick.com. Subscribe to Peter’s newsletter.
 
 

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MO Film Production Guide Open For Registrations
June 2nd, 2010 – 1:33 pm | No Comment
MO Film Production Guide Open For Registrations

The NEW Missouri Film Office Production Guide is open for registrations! The new, secure registration system will allow crew and vendors to create and maintain listings in as many as six different categories. This new guide will be much more user friendly, both for the vendor and filmmaker searching for resources. Crew and vendors, for [...]

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Footage Firm Giving Away Time Lapse Footage
April 28th, 2010 – 9:51 am | No Comment
Footage Firm Giving Away Time Lapse Footage

Footage Firm is giving away 10 different collections containing 150 time lapse clips in high definition and standard definition.

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Best Practices Documents on Fair Use in Film & Media
April 28th, 2010 – 9:38 am | No Comment
Best Practices Documents on Fair Use in Film & Media

From the Center for Social Media – School of Communication, American University:
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use/

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Studio Movie Grill is giving away free tickets!
April 12th, 2010 – 10:50 am | No Comment
Studio Movie Grill is giving away free tickets!

On April 2nd a brand new Studio Movie Grill, the first in Kansas City, is opening in the Zona Rosa Development! To introduce everybody to this new movie theatre Studio Movie Grill is giving away free tickets!

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Call for Entries: Aesthetica Short Film Competition
April 12th, 2010 – 10:39 am | No Comment
Call for Entries: Aesthetica Short Film Competition

The Aesthetica Short Film Competition is now open for entries! Accepting all genres of short film from drama to music video, animation to artists’ film, the only restriction is on running length, which must be less than 25 minutes.

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KC FilmFest 2010: Technical Requirements
March 1st, 2010 – 11:13 pm | No Comment
KC FilmFest 2010: Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements Kansas City FilmFest 2010
Filmmakers: Please read this section carefully if your film has been chosen for a screening at Kansas City FilmFest. Films must be received by March 19th 2010.
Please note: Festival entries will be screened at the AMC Mainstreet and will be projected digitally using the SONY Cine-Alta [...]