The Royal Film Commission Jordan | OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #205 June 2020

OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #205 June 2020

N.B. The information below is provided directly by the organizers of events, festivals, audio-visual organizations or independent film projects. The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) cannot be held accountable for it.

In this bulletin:

1. Call for Submissions: Japan Prize 2020
2. Call for Submissions: Carthage Film Festival (JCC)
3. Call for Submissions: Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)
4. Call for Submissions: TFL Next - Audience Design
5. Call for Submissions: Nickelodeon Writing Program
6. Call for Submissions: Portland Film Festival
7. Call for Submissions: The Screenwriter Showcase 
8. Call for Submissions: The Cinematographer Showcase

“Japan Prize” is an international contest dedicated solely to educational content.

There are 2 ways to participate:

1- By submitting your educational audio visual content in the field of education.

- Purpose: to contribute to the development of educational broadcasting and media worldwide by awarding audiovisual content that shows high quality educational effects.

- Eligible Participants: Broadcasters, TV/Film production companies, Educational Research Institutions and Established Non Profit Organizations.

- Each participant should submit their educational audiovisual content that has broadcasted/released/circulated between January 2019 and July 2020 in one of the following divisions: Preschool (up to 6 years); Primary Division (6 to 12 years); Youth Division (12 to 18 years); Lifelong Learning Division (18 years and above); Digital Media Division (Pre-school/Primary or Youth/Lifelong Learning).

- A total of 10 prizes will be awarded of up to $5,000 USD: Best Works in 5 Divisions, Special Prizes, the Best and Excellent Proposals, and above all, the Grand Prix Japan Prize.

2- By submitting your audio-visual content proposal for a TV program with educational aims

- Purpose: In order to contribute to the development of educational broadcasting around the world, the Japan Prize supports the realization of ideas for educational television programs in countries/regions with limited budgets and/or technical facilities.

- Eligible Participants: Broadcasters, TV/Film production companies, Educational Research Institutions and Established Non Profit Organizations.

- Interested organizations are required to submit their audio visual content proposal online to the Organizing Committee.

- Proposals should target a specific audience: Children (0 to 12 years old); Teens (12 to 18 years old); Adults (18 years and older).

- The proposal must appropriately address the educational needs of the entering country/region.

- The length of the program can be up to 60 minutes.

- Organizations are required to produce and broadcast the proposed program within the year following receipt of the prize, and to report the progress of the production to the organizer.

- 2 Prizes will be awarded ($10,000 USD and $6,000 USD)

- The proposal must be realistically producible with the JAPAN PRIZE prize money alone or with any additional funds, and the completed program must be broadcast by September 30, 2021 in the entrant's own country/region, if the proposal wins the prize.

Deadline for submitting the application is 31 July 2020

The Carthage Film Festival,  also known by its French acronym JCC (Journées Cinémtographiques de Carthage),  is an annual event whose main objective is to showcase and promote African and Arab films.

JCC accepts feature films, animated films and short or long documentaries. The official JCC program includes the following sections:

- Official Competition: open to long and short African and Arab narrative or animation movies.
- Official Competition for Documentaries: open to long and short African and Arab documentary films.

- Official Selection out of competition section: open to long and short African and Arab Narrative or Animation or Documentary films.

Parallel sections: Cinema of the World, Tributes, Special and Other Sessions CINEMA OF THE open to short and long films regardless of their origin or their genres (feature, animation, documentary)

Deadline for submitting the application is 15 August 2020

For more information please visit: https://www.jcctunisie.org/eng/jccReglements.php

For this edition, CIFF will apply the Gender Parity Pledge 50 -50×2020, where the festival will be committed to promoting gender equality and transparency in film-related events, to become the first Arab festival (and second African) to join this commitment launched during Cannes Film Festival in 2018.

During the 2019 edition, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) awarded the Festival OSCAR® qualifying film festival status. This year the Best Short Film in the ‘Cinema of Tomorrow’ competition will be eligible to compete in the Animated and Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards.

Submissions will be open from 2 June, accepting applications from participants all over the world, through the CIFF’s official website https://www.ciff.org.eg/

Deadline for submission is 31 August 2020.

For more information please visit: https://www.ciff.org.eg/ciff-opens-submissions-for-its-42nd-edition/

About TFL Next – Audience Design:

TFL Next – Audience Design is an online intensive workshop addressed to international film, media and digital professionals wishing to gain solid hands-on experience within a workshop framework, creating audience engagement strategies for feature film projects in various stages of development. The workshop aims at sharing insights and tools into steps that help build a concrete strategy to later support a film’s sales and distribution.

Four Audience Designer trainees will work as a group and individually on feature film projects awarded with the TFL Audience Design Fund and the new Audience Design Award – by WCF Europe & TFL.

Who can apply?

TFL Next – Audience Design is aimed at film, media and digital professionals from all over the world, interested in gaining an insight into audience design strategies.

The working language of all workshops, meetings and events is English; thus, a good knowledge of English is essential in order to participate.

The project awarded with the Audience Design Award – by WCF Europe & TFL as well as the 4 Audience Designer trainees will be announced by the end of July.

Participation fees

Course participation fee: 800 Euro (+VAT, if due).

TorinoFilmLab doesn’t provide any scholarships for this workshop. In many countries, public institutions make scholarships available for this kind of training.

How to apply?

The requested materials – to be submitted all together in one PDF, and all in English – are:

- an updated CV including a short summary biography (max. 2 pages)
- a motivational letter – why do you want to take part (max. 1 page)
- a short text about what the workshop can give you in your current/future line of work, how you understand Audience Design & what your experience brings to the group work (max. 1 page)
- examples of previous work and/or links to websites/images/videos (if available)

Applications that don’t respect the above-listed criteria will be rejected. The list of selected participants will be communicated by the end of July.

Deadline for applications: 15 July 2020.

For more information please contact: angelica.cantisani@torinofilmlab.it

5. Call for Submissions: Nickelodeon Writing Program

Script Guidelines:

- All applicants must submit a spec script and an original comedy pilot that adheres to the following guidelines:

- Must be based on a half-hour television series from the Accepted Shows List
- Must be Comedic; either Live Action or Animation
- Typed in standard Final Draft (or equivalent) script format
- In black type
- In 12pt courier style font
- Do not upload a cover page with your script.

The following materials will not be considered:

Feature-length screenplays, hour-long dramas, reality-based comedies or dramas, treatments, outlines, plays, short stories, books, graphics, magazine/newspaper articles, poems, headshots, audio/video tapes, or other digital media.

Deadline for submitting the application is August 1st 2020

For more information on application deadlines please visit: https://www.nickanimation.com/writing-program

6. Call for Submissions: Portland Film Festival

Featuring a rich program of films in the Fiction, Non-Fiction, World Cinema, Transmedia, Short and Student Filmmaking categories, as well as a program dedicated to the work of filmmakers from Portland, the Portland Festival offers emerging and established artists to present their films in a world-class screening environment, with curated competitions, Audience Awards, and opportunities to reach attending members of the national press.

Submission Platforms:

- Film Freeway
- Direct Submission

Deadline for submitting the application:

- Early-Bird – 10 June 2020 (PST Midnight)
- Regular – 17 June 2020 (PST Midnight)

For more information and to submit a video, visit: https://portlandfilm.org/festival/submit-your-film/

7. Call for Submissions: The Screenwriter Showcase

The event consists primarily of a script reading with professional actors at the headquarters in Pinewood Studios- home of blockbuster franchises such as James Bond and Star Wars. This is followed from feedback by everyone in the room, including co-founders Ben Pohlman and James Bradley.

Submission level:

- Free ebook to all who submit
- Instant access to the Lift-Off database of screenplays where directors might option your work for their next project(s)

Selection:

- You will be invited to Pinewood Studios, where you will meet with the Lift-Off team and community members to read, workshop, and provide unique feedback on your script.

Rules & Terms:

Scripts must be submitted via FilmFreeway in PDF format only.

Deadline for submitting the application is June 30th 2020

For more information please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/InternationalScreenwritersShowcase

8. Call for Submissions: The Cinematographer Showcase

There will be opportunities throughout the day to have your questions answered as well as enabling any filmmakers who attend the event to forge long lasting relationships which will be essential in the future! Filmmakers will also have the opportunity to have a one-on-one meet and greet with the Lift-Off Co-founders James Bradley and Ben Pohlman.

Awards & Prizes:

- All filmmakers who are selected for The Cinematographer's Showcase will have their film screened at the home of Lift-Off’s Annual Season Awards!

- The winner will screen at a Lift-Off international city-based festival of their choice.

- On top of this, is the huge potential of being invited to be part of one of the many upcoming Lift-Off productions planned for 2019 and beyond. With the instant usage of our production equipment valued over $75,000.

Rules & Terms:

All films must have a runtime of 45 minutes or less.

Deadline for submitting the application is 5 August 2020.

For more information please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/cinematographyshowcase