FESTIVALS
The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is part of the One Earth Film Festival, which screens environmental films both online globally and in person in the Chicago area every April.
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Regular Deadline: June 25, 2026
Event Date: September 27, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Northern Ireland's flagship film event and one of the few festivals globally with triple Academy AwardÂź qualifying status (Live Action, Animation, and Documentary Short). It serves as a major prestigious gateway for UK and international filmmakers aiming for the Oscars and BAFTAs.
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Opening Date: March 9, 2026
Event Date: November 18 â 29, 2026
Location: Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
FUNDING & PROGRAMS
Supports nonfiction projects at the intersection of science and culture. Offering up to $100,000 in funding and creative mentorship. Applications open March 16, start preparing your submission materials now to meet the high competitive standard.
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Status: Applications Open March 16, 2026
Benefit: Up to $100,000 + Mentorship
Eligibility: Global
Supports UK organizations in delivering development programs for feature films, animation, and immersive media. The fund aims to help projects in active development reach the next stage of production or financing.
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Deadline: Rolling
Benefit: Grants between ÂŁ12,000 and ÂŁ150,000 per edition
Eligibility: UK-registered organizations
TOOLS & RESOURCES
A massive digital library containing over 60,000 "ephemeral" films, including advertising, educational, and industrial shorts. It is an incredible free resource for documentary filmmakers and editors seeking high-quality public domain archival footage without the hefty licensing fees of major stock houses.
A free, open-source tool for directors and storyboard artists to quickly sketch and time their ideas. It allows you to draw directly on the platform or import hand-drawn boards from paper, automatically creating animatics that you can export to Premiere, Final Cut, or Avid.
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JOBS
DreamWorks is hiring an artist to create concept artwork for characters, environments, and props for high-profile animated features. The role requires expert Photoshop skills and the ability to support departments from story development to matte painting.
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Location: Glendale, CA, USA
Type: Full-time
Salary: $89,752 â $135,000 / year
EA is seeking an Assistant Producer to join its Live Content team in Vancouver. The role involves translating real-world football events into in-game content and managing production schedules to ensure high-quality engagement for millions of global players.
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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Type: Temporary Employee
Salary: $66,100 â $90,400 CAD / year
INDUSTRY PULSE
US media conglomerate Paramount Skydance announced Thursday it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valuing the combined company at $110 billion, after beating Netflix in a bruising bidding war.
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The studio's CEO, Tom Rothman, confirmed in a recent interview that Sony plans to reboot its interconnected universe of wall-crawling Marvel characters in the unspecified future. Building a brand new cinematic universe.
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