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FESTIVALS
Celebrating its 21st year, MBIFF is ranked among MovieMaker’s “Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” showcasing diverse indie films at Myrtle Beach’s Grand 14 Theatre. Known for its quality programming and eclectic jury panel.
Key Details:
Earlybird Deadline: October 3, 2025 (Today)
Event Dates: April 21 – 25, 2026
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US
Based in Rome, this cross-media festival celebrates bold new voices in global cinema. With 1,300+ submissions annually from 70+ countries, it honors innovation across features, shorts, documentaries, TV concepts, and screenplays. Recent winners joining as future jury heads.
Key Details:
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Event Dates: December 15, 2025
Location: Rome, Italy
FUNDING & PROGRAMS
A fully funded six-week residency on Fishers Island, NY, offering artists housing, meals, independent studio space, and a $1,750 stipend. Residents only present one artist talk and open studio during their stay. Open to filmmakers, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary creators.
Key Details:
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Support: Housing, meals, studio, $1,750 stipend
Eligibility: Open internationally to artists in all disciplines
An international prize awarding $12,000 annually across multiple art forms. Open to artists worldwide, it provides global visibility with works showcased online to collectors and audiences.
Key Details:
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Support: $12,000 in total prizes
Eligibility: Artists worldwide
TOOLS & RESOURCES
A free, open-source screenwriting tool for film, theater, and comics. It includes research tools, card-based story structuring, and professional screenplay formatting. While no longer updated (replaced by Story Architect), its desktop version remains fully free.
A free, open-source screenwriting app for macOS (with a low-cost iOS version). It uses the Fountain format, supports imports from Final Draft and Celtx, and offers plugins, outlining, and distraction-free writing.
JOBS
DreamWorks Animation is hiring an Associate Editor to support the Lead Editor on feature films. The role covers supervising dialogue sessions, cutting temp SFX/music, liaising with directors and sound teams, and ensuring the creative integrity of films through production and post.
Key Details:
Location: Glendale, California, US (Hybrid)
Type: Full-time
Pay: $132,808 – $160,000 USD/year
TransPerfect’s DataForce division is hiring freelance photo editors for an AI training project. The role involves editing and enhancing image content, suitable for those with Photoshop/Lightroom skills and an interest in visual media workflows.
Key Details:
Location: Remote, Canada
Type: Freelance, part-time (~20 hrs/week)
Pay: ~$17 CAD/hour
INDUSTRY PULSE
Elon Musk called on followers to cancel Netflix, amplifying online criticism of the streamer’s content for children. The move has sparked debate, though Netflix has not issued a response.
Estimated read: 3 min
The penultimate episode of Peacemaker season 2 arrives this week, with Chris trapped on Earth-X and a surprise Lex Luthor cameo played by Nicholas Hoult. The episode sets up major connections to Superman: Man of Tomorrow.
Estimated read: 3 min
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