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FESTIVALS
CIFF is a nonfiction cinema festival in Maine (USA) celebrating innovative documentary storytelling. It’s filmmaker-centric, inviting work across documentary genres and offering artist programs for creative development.
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Earlybird Deadlines: February 9, 2026
Event Date: September 17 – 20, 2026
Location: Camden, ME, USA
The UK's leading film festival for diverse programming. BUFF is BAFTA and BIFA qualifying, showcasing films that embrace urban culture and diverse storytelling. It offers direct industry opportunities and awards for filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Key Details:
New Year Deadline: January 30, 2026 (This Friday)
Event Date: May 4 – 10, 2026
Location: Halifax / Leeds / London, UK
FUNDING & PROGRAMS
WMM is the world's leading distributor and supporter of films by women and non-binary creators. Their Fiscal Sponsorship program allows you to solicit tax-deductible donations and apply for grants exclusive to non-profits.
Key Details:
Deadline: Rolling
Benefit: 501(c)(3) tax status + Access to WMM's donor network.
Eligibility: Projects directed/co-directed by women or gender-expansive filmmakers.
The Black List has partnered with Blackstone Publishing to find an unpublished novel manuscript for a $25,000 publishing deal. While open to all genres, they are specifically looking for thrillers, high-concept mysteries, and horror stories.
Key Details:
Deadline: June 9, 2026 (Open Now)
Prize: $25,000 Publishing Contract
Eligibility: Global writers (18+)
TOOLS & RESOURCES
An industry-standard tool for Directors and DPs to create animated overhead diagrams. Unlike storyboards (drawing), this helps you map out character movement, camera placement, and lighting setups on a floor plan. The free version allows you to work on one scene at a time.
Film-Friendly.com is a production directory connecting film and TV crews with locations, crew, vendors, and state incentive information across the U.S. It’s a free resource to help with planning and getting production support on real projects.
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JOBS
Join the Disney Branded Television Original Movies team in Burbank, CA to assist in the development and production tracking of TV movies (e.g., High School Musical, Descendants). This is a hands‑on internship for those interested in how film/TV content moves from concept to release.
Key Details:
Location: Burbank, CA, USA
Type: Internship (June 2026 through December 2026).
Pay: $22.50/hour
A Vancouver-based boutique motion design studio is hiring a Mid-Senior Producer. This is a fully remote, permanent role open to Canadian residents. You will act as the bridge between clients and creative teams, managing budgets and schedules for 2D/3D animation projects.
Key Details:
Location: Remote
Type: Full-time
Deadline: February 1, 2026
INDUSTRY PULSE
A timely industry analysis explores how AI technologies might reshape creative and production workflows, from pre-production planning to post-production and distribution decision-making.
Estimated read: 3 min
Actor and producer Rob Lowe publicly criticized the ongoing decline in film and TV production in Los Angeles, calling it “criminal” and pointing to the shift of projects away from the traditional Hollywood production hub.
Estimated read: 3 min
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