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FESTIVALS
Now in its 19th year, SHFF is one of the U.S.’s most dedicated horror showcases, held at the historic Colonial Theatre in Sacramento. Beyond films, it features live music, performance art, games, and costume contests for fans and creators alike.
Key Details:
Late Deadline: September 30, 2025
Event Date: January 31, 2026
Location: Sacramento, CA, US
Now in its 19th year, Super Shorts London showcases independent shorts of all genres at BFI Stephen Street. A Cannes Film Week® and IMDb-qualifying event, it offers perks like The Tarkovski Grant, Producer’s Night nomination, and Whush.com streaming.
Key Details:
Extended Deadline: September 24, 2025
Event Dates: December 1 – 3, 2025
Location: London, UK
FUNDING & LABS
A $5,000 annual grant supporting still photographers telling stories about Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia. The fund looks for projects that need support to finish, publish, or exhibit, aiming to increase awareness and inspire research.
Key Details:
Deadline: September 21, 2025
Grant Amount: $5,000
Eligible: Photographers (still photography only, worldwide)
An international award by the Pinacothèque Museum offering €35,000 across three prizes to emerging artists worldwide. Open to all ages and nationalities, it accepts work in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, and mixed media.
Key Details:
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Support: €35,000 total (1st €20,000, 2nd €10,000, 3rd €5,000)
Eligibility: Artists worldwide, amateur or professional
TOOLS & RESOURCES
A free online archive with millions of digitized pages from historic film, broadcasting, and sound magazines. Its search platform, Lantern, makes these trade papers and fan publications accessible for research, inspiration, and industry context.
A free online database offering hundreds of downloadable scripts, from films and TV to stage plays and unproduced screenplays. It serves as a resource for writers, students, and filmmakers to study structure, dialogue, and formatting.
Designers, advance toward mastering the mix of colors!
🎨 Step into Color Ghost, the iOS game designed for production designers and colorists. Every piece you paint is an original artwork, created only for this gallery. Match hues, sharpen your color sense, and watch each canvas come alive under your touch. Ready to see how far your eye for color can go? Play Now
JOBS
Walt Disney Imagineering is seeking a Producer Intern to support creative design and production teams, assisting with scope development, coordination, and project management for immersive entertainment projects.
Key Details:
Location: Orlando, Florida, US
Type: Internship (January – June 2026)
Eligibility: Enrolled in an accredited college/university
Warner Bros. Discovery is hiring an Executive Assistant IV to support the President of Production, managing scheduling, project tracking, travel, and communication with senior leaders, talent, and partners.
Key Details:
Location: Burbank, California, US (Hybrid)
Type: Full-time
Pay: $35,978 – $66,816 USD/year + benefits
INDUSTRY PULSE
Actor, director, and Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford passed away at his home in Utah, remembered for classics like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and for launching Sundance as a global hub for independent cinema.
Estimated read: 3 min
Paramount Skydance has appointed Dennis K. Cinelli, CFO of Scale AI and former Uber executive, as an independent director. His expertise in disruptive tech and strategic finance is expected to guide Paramount’s push to integrate innovation into its media business.
Estimated read: 3 min
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