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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

Now in its 35th year, the oldest nonfiction film festival in North America is an Oscar-qualifying event for Documentary Short Film. Based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, it features an international jury of filmmakers, journalists, and critics, with prizes for both shorts and features determined across jury, critics, and audience votes.

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Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Cardiff's BAFTA-qualifying festival is home to the largest short film prize in the world — a £30,000 bursary to produce a new LGBTQ+ short in Wales. Open globally to short films of any length.

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Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals

A rolling National Lottery-funded grant for freelance artists and creative practitioners based in Scotland — including filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers. No formal deadlines; applications are accepted year-round and assessed on an ongoing basis. Supported £1M+ in awards in January 2026 alone.

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Slamdance Screenplay Competition (2026)

Now open as of March 18, this competition accepts features, TV pilots, horror/thrillers, and shorts in English. Every entrant receives written feedback from a reader. Non-professional writers only; AI-written scripts are not accepted.

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Are.na – High-Minded Visual Research

Often described as the "Pinterest for intellectuals," Are.na is a distraction-free tool for visual research and mood boarding. It allows directors and production designers to save and organize non-obvious references in a clean, collaborative environment without algorithms or ads.

Louper – Real-time Virtual Edit Suite

Louper allows editors to host high-quality, low-latency screening sessions directly from their NLE. It creates a virtual "over-the-shoulder" experience, enabling directors and clients to provide real-time feedback during a live edit session from anywhere in the world.

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Trainee, Columbia Pictures – Sony Pictures Entertainment

A paid trainee role embedded inside Columbia Pictures' development and production team at the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City. Responsibilities span creative input, pitch material prep, and day-to-day support for executives.

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Coordinator, Content Operations & Strategy – Lionsgate Canada

Lionsgate Canada is seeking a coordinator to manage digital content availability, rights review, and home entertainment supply chain operations for its film and TV catalogue. The role sits at the intersection of distribution, data, and business affairs — a strong entry point into the content business side of a major studio.

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SXSW 2026 Award Winners: Wishful Thinking Takes Top Narrative Prize – Deadline

The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Awards, held March 18 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, named Graham Parkes' sci-fi romantic comedy Wishful Thinking (starring Maya Hawke and Lewis Pullman) the Narrative Feature Jury Award winner. Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story took the Documentary Feature top prize. Short film winners from all competition sections are now Oscar-eligible.

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Record $703M Production Spend in Illinois – NBC Chicago

Illinois set a historic record in 2025 with $703 million in film and television production spending, a surge attributed to the state’s 35% tax credit program now secured through 2039. With 18,000 industry jobs created last year, officials are now focused on expanding regional post-production and editing infrastructure to further position the state as a primary national alternative to Hollywood.

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