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FESTIVALS
Since 2019, the Oslo Short Film Festival has showcased diverse indie shorts to international audiences in Norway’s capital. Organized by HFP, it highlights emerging voices with screenings at Sentralen and awards across multiple categories.
Key Details:
Regular Deadline: October 7, 2025
Location: Oslo, Norway (August 28 – 29, 2026)
Discount: Code 40SHORT for 40% off submission fees (valid until October 24, 2025)
Named Boston’s Best Film Festival, IFFBoston is New England’s premiere indie showcase, screening narrative and documentary features, shorts, animation, and experimental films across venues like the Somerville, Brattle, and Coolidge Corner Theatres.
Key Details:
Earlybird Deadline: September 30, 2025
Event Dates: April 22 – 29, 2026
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, US
FUNDING & LABS
The final deadline for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition is today, September 25. All entries receive written feedback, with $8,000 in total prizes including the Fellini Award for Best International Script. Open to both feature and short screenplays worldwide.
Key Details:
Final Deadline: September 25, 2025 (Today)
Support: $8,000 in prizes + written feedback for all submissions
Eligibility: Open worldwide (features & shorts)
The RAD Fund supports UK-based filmmakers developing feature-length documentaries at the early stage, offering up to £10,000 for research, writing, travel, and test shoots. It aims to nurture innovative, independent nonfiction voices across the UK.
Key Details:
Deadline: October 6, 2025 (Documentaries)
Support: £5,000–£10,000
Eligibility: Directors and producers based in the UK
TOOLS & RESOURCES
Flowblade is a free, open-source multitrack non-linear video editor for Linux, built on the MLT framework with FFMPEG support. It offers precise editing, compositing, mixing, filtering, and integrates G’MIC for advanced image effects.
OpenToonz is a free, open-source 2D animation software based on Toonz, customized and used by Studio Ghibli in films like Princess Mononoke and Arrietty. It supports scanning, digital ink & paint, and compositing, and can be used for both commercial and non-commercial projects worldwide.
JOBS
Ethos Life, a fast-growing insurtech backed by Sequoia and Google Ventures, is hiring a Video Editor to craft direct-response ads and short-form content from UGC, influencers, and stock footage.
Key Details:
Location: Remote US / San Francisco, California
Type: Full-time
Pay: $91,000 – $148,000 USD/year
Lander University, part of the South Carolina state system, is hiring a full-time Videographer/Photographer to produce digital content for marketing and campus communications. The role covers video production, editing, and photography across platforms.
Key Details:
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina, US
Type: Full-time (State University position)
Pay: $45,000 – $47,500 USD/year
INDUSTRY PULSE
Actor Liam McIntyre, best known for Spartacus and The Flash, has been announced as the voice of Wolverine in Marvel’s upcoming video game. His casting ties a familiar screen presence to one of Marvel’s most iconic characters.
Estimated read: 3 min
Universal Pictures has released the final trailer for Wicked: For Good, the sequel to last year’s record-breaking Broadway adaptation. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film reunites Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda, and opens November 21.
Estimated read: 3 min
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