FESTIVALS
A filmmaker-centric Los Angeles festival showcasing innovative indie films in a state-of-the-art theater setting. Known for its community-driven approach, FILA features extensive Q&As, networking mixers, and prizes across nearly every genre.
Key Details:
First Deadline: December 15, 2025
Event Date: June 19 – 21, 2026
Location: Glendale, CA
A global showcase for bold independent filmmaking, ACFF champions diverse voices across fiction, documentary, animation, music videos, and experimental work. Discount: 55% off with code 55CP (valid until January 10).
Key Details:
Regular Deadline: December 15, 2025
Event Date: October 15–17, 2026
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
FUNDING & PROGRAMS
A development-focused screenplay competition built around unlimited rewrites. Writers can submit updated drafts throughout the cycle at no extra cost, making it a unique opportunity to refine a script with guidance from a former literary manager and over 50 high-level mentors across film and television.
Key Details:
Latecomers deadline: January 8, 2026
Support: $10,000 grand prize + 50+ industry meetings
Eligibility: Global writers; all formats accepted
A free year-long leadership program for mid-career arts administrators, offering intensive workshops, mentorship, cohort learning, and strategic management training. Supported by the Willem de Kooning Foundation and designed to grow future leaders across New York’s arts ecosystem.
Key Details:
Deadline: December 17, 2025
Support: Free year-long professional development
Eligibility: Mid-level arts administrators in NYC & Tri-State
TOOLS & RESOURCES
ARRI offers a comprehensive library of free tools for cinematographers and camera crews, including workflow guides, lighting apps, on-set camera resources, and skill-building modules through the ARRI Academy.
A free, open-source color management system widely used in VFX, animation, and post-production. OCIO provides production-ready ACES workflows, GPU/CPU-matched rendering, LUT analysis tools, and integrations.
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JOBS
Paramount is hiring an Events Coordinator to support the planning and execution of premieres, screenings, press events, award shows, and internal productions. The role partners closely with producers, security, creatives, and communications teams.
Key Details:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Type: Full Time
Salary: $42,400–$55,000/year
EA is seeking a cinematic screenshot specialist to create AAA-quality stills for marketing campaigns on Madden NFL and College Football. The role involves virtual shot composition, character posing, lighting, rendering, and post-production using real-time engines and 3D tools.
Key Details:
Locations: Orlando, FL or Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
Type: Temporary Full-time
Pay: Not listed
INDUSTRY PULSE
Disney+ has launched Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, debuting the eight-episode adaptation of The Sea of Monsters and confirming a weekly release schedule through January.
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Deadline released the first teaser for DC Studios’ Supergirl, featuring Milly Alcock in her first full look as Kara Zor-El ahead of tomorrow’s full trailer reveal.
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