Drone Cinematography 101 Elevate Your Film Production Sept. 17th, 2016 This one-day forum with panel discussion is designed to provide practical information to photographers and videographers interested UAV/Drone Filming. This program is offered by Virginia’s CCWA: Community College Workforce Alliance in partnership with the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance. There will be a panel of… Read more »

Full Frame’s 2017 Call for Entries is now open! Submit your film today to the 20th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 6-9, 2017, in Durham, NC. Regular deadline: October 31 / $40 Late deadline: December 15 / $60 Short and feature-length documentaries completed after January 1, 2016, are eligible for consideration. The Full Frame… Read more »

1233 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM   Washington, DC is home to a community of highly skilled screenwriters. To draw attention to their talent and help get their work in front of major producers, writer and producer Monica Lee Bellais created the Spotlight on Screenwriters initiative, which culminated in a catalogue… Read more »

The Bijou Presents – September On Sat., Sept. 10, 2016, the Bijou Film Center at 304 E. Broad St. will offer the public two screenings of “Miss Sharon Jones,” a new documentary directed by Barbara Kopple, a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker. “Miss Sharon Jones” (2016): Color. 93 minutes. Directed by Barbara Kopple. Cast: Sharon… Read more »

DEADLINE REMINDER 2016-2017 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RIFF) – FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE:  THURSDAY, SEPT 1ST *Get $5 off the below entry fee prices with the discount code provided below ·         Features:  $75 / Shorts:  $65 ·         Festival accepts: Films, screenplays, web series, music videos ·         Categories: All category types and genres welcome ·         Enter Today via: Film Freeway HERE or Withoutabox HERE Discount Code: RVAFILM17 (discount… Read more »

DEADLINE REMINDER 2016-2017 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RIFF) – FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE:  THURSDAY, SEPT 1ST *Get $5 off the below entry fee prices with the discount code provided below ·         Features:  $75 / Shorts:  $65 ·         Festival accepts: Films, screenplays, web series, music videos ·         Categories: All category types and genres welcome ·         Enter Today via: Film Freeway HERE or Withoutabox HERE Discount Code: RVAFILM17 (discount… Read more »

FLOWSTATE Films is looking for an experienced sound person in Roanoke, VA for Saturday, October 15th for a full day shoot.  We will be filming three different on-camera interviews, possibly in different locations. Please email resume or referrals to Kiley Kraskouskas at [email protected]. Please also include day rates. This is for the historical documentary, Black Diplomacy. You… Read more »

522 Productions, located in Alexandria, Va is searching for freelance motionographers with at least 3-5 years’ experience to work on upcoming animated video projects with timelines running between September and early November. Please e-mail the studio director, Jackie Ho, at [email protected] if you are interested.

JAMES RIVER SHORT FILMS – December 2nd, 2016 Co-sponsored by the VIRGINIA FILM OFFICE DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2016  $2,000 IN PRIZES! GUIDELINES: WHAT IS JAMES RIVER SHORTS? James River Shorts is a mini-festival devoted to the short. The centerpiece is a juried competition for short films (20 minutes or less) from around the globe that… Read more »

Our Untitled Civil War series will be filming between August through to November 2016. This season focuses on the events and people before, during and after the American Civil War. We will be portraying events that led up to the American Civil War, what our country looked like during the war, and how our country… Read more »