FESTIVALS
A Top 100 best-reviewed festival located in the heart of Los Angeles’ creative hub. Known for its high-energy red carpet events and professional networking, the 13th edition seeks courageous independent work across features, shorts, and series.
Key Details:
Regular Deadline: May 12, 2026
Event Date: August 27 – 30, 2026
Location: North Hollywood / Glendale, CA, USA
An Academy Award® and BAFTA qualifying hub for animation excellence. Celebrating its 50th year, the festival is entirely free to enter and draws major global talent for its November showcase. It accepts all animation techniques and provides a critical UK gateway for short-form creators.
Key Details:
Late Deadline: July 31, 2026
Event Date: November 8 – 12, 2026
Location: Manchester, UK
FUNDING & PROGRAMS
A specialized two-week residency in the Tuscan hills for screenwriters to focus on feature-length scripts. Selected participants receive one-on-one mentorship from industry veterans and participate in intensive workshops designed to refine story structure and market positioning.
Key Details:
Late Deadline: June 2, 2026
Benefit: Two-week residency + Professional mentorship
Eligibility: Global filmmakers
Geared toward writers and directors looking to get a project financed or seeking development on a feature proof-of-concept. This competition offers a cash prize and long-term mentorship to help winners turn their short scripts into produced films or pilots, regardless of their experience level.
Key Details:
Early Deadline: June 5, 2026
Benefit: $5,000 cash prize + Long-term industry development
Eligibility: Global filmmakers (all genres)
Loglines+ News
🔒 This week, Loglines+ members had first access to:
$30K production fund for short films under 50 minutes. Open to global indie filmmakers. (Closes May 28)
US forum connecting fiction and documentary projects with industry executives. (Closes May 14)
Fully funded 1-week filmmaking retreat for global indie filmmakers.
Remote compositor role at an Emmy-nominated studio in New York.
Members can search the full archive anytime to find past opportunities.
TOOLS & RESOURCES
A massive digital library of more than 3 million 2D and 3D items released under CC0. This high-resolution archive is free to download and reuse in films and documentaries without licensing fees or permissions, ranging from historic portraits to 3D scans of artifacts.
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JOBS
Netflix is hiring a seasoned lead to manage integrated advertising campaigns within live sporting event broadcasts. The role involves early-stage planning through to day-of physical production for their expanding live slate.
Key Details:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Type: Full-time
Salary: $220,000 - $352,000 / year
The CFR is seeking a creative storyteller in Washington, D.C. to shoot and edit original video content for their global platforms. The role involves transforming complex research into engaging visual narratives, requiring proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and field production.
Key Details:
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Type: Full-time
Salary: $80,000-$90,000
INDUSTRY PULSE
WBD has posted significant growth in its streaming operations following the finalized $111B merger with Paramount Skydance. Despite a one-time first-quarter loss tied to deal costs, the studio’s streaming and studio divisions report record inward investment.
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Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley are set to reunite for 'Hold On To Your Angels,' a tragic bayou-set outlaw romance from writer-director Benh Zeitlin. The project will be introduced to international buyers at this week's Cannes market, with production scheduled to begin in February 2027.
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