IFP/Seattle announces the 2010 Spotlight Award Applications

Deadline for script submission is August 31, 2010

IFP/Seattle is pleased to announce that scripts are being accepted for the 8th annual IFP/Seattle Spotlight Awards. Applications can be found on the IFP/Seattle Spotlight Award page.

A unique program, the IFP/Seattle Spotlight Award grants one filmmaker with in-kind goods and services to produce a short film on 35mm or 16mm.

IFP/Seattle is committed to fostering a strong base of Northwest filmmakers with education, programs and grants that fuel the careers of local talent. Through the Spotlight Award, talented local filmmakers can showcase their work and prove themselves for feature filmmaking. Past winners of the Spotlight Award have won numerous awards for their films. Previous winners have included:

John Helde - ‘Hello’
Dan Brown - ‘Pierre’
Cheryl Slean - ‘Diggers’
Mathew Clark – ‘Dry Rain’
Robert Parks – ‘Night Blind’
Tim Watkins’ film ‘Photo Booth’ is currently in post-production.

Sponsors of the award include Alpha Cine, Modern Digital, Oppenheimer Cine Rental, Clatter & Din, Seattle Grip and Lighting, Lance Rosen, and Kodak film.

For more information on requirements and the application, visit the IFP/Seattle Spotlight Award page.

Pulling Focus: A Clear Picture of Today’s Film Industry

Join us for the second in our series of events about the business of film featuring digital media pioneers Michael Arrieta (Big Air Studios) & Hanson Hosein (Director of the Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington in Seattle).

Moderated by Warren Etheredge

Tuesday, May 4
Sorrento Hotel / Top of the Tower Room
900 Madison Avenue (Madison and Terry)

6:30pm Doors
7:00pm Discussion with Michael Arrieta & Hanson Hosein

Cocktail Reception hosted by the Washington Wine Commission to follow event.

Tickets
$15 General Public
$10 Participating Organization Member. Please contact participating organization to receive discount code.

Purchase COMBO tickets early for both May 4th and May 11th Pulling Focus events and receive a discount.

Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109837

For more information visit:
http://www.washingtonfilmworks.org/index.php/News/Events/

IFP Film+ Production Insurance - learn how to properly CYA!

Kathy England and Scott Taylor will be discussing production insurance and conducting a question and answer session with attendees.

The goal of the seminar is to make the production community aware of the current pricing for production insurance, some new coverage enhancements that are available, the budget dollar amount on which the production insurance premium should be calculated and what is happening in the errors and omissions insurance world.

Producers, Directors, Production Managers, Production Company owners and Equipment owners, this is your chance to ask questions about insurance!

Kathy and Scott both represent Taylor & Taylor Associates, Inc. with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Kathy has some thirty years of experience insuring independent feature films and Scott insures a majority of the television commercial production companies in the United States.

They always say you never know how good your insurance coverage is until you have a claim! The evening will be filled with examples of claims whereby the client’s expectations were met and other examples of claims where they were not – make sure you don’t make a mistake you could have avoided!

Date: Thursday, April 15th
Time: Networking at 6:30, Program starts at 7 PM
Location:
Oppenheimer Cine Rental
7400 Third Avenue South Seattle, WA 98108

RSVP not required, but if possible please let us know you are coming by calling us at 206-659-8014, emailing us at info@ifpseattle.org, or visiting the Facebook event page (http://bit.ly/asBgpC).

WASHINGTON FILMWORKS PULLING FOCUS

Washington Filmworks in partnership with IFP/Seattle, Northwest Film Forum, Northwest Screenwriters Guild, Seattle Film Institute, Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle Office of Film + Music, and Women in Film/Seattle are pleased to present:

Pulling Focus: A Clear Picture of Today’s Film Industry

Join us for the first of three events about the business of film
featuring a candid conversation with veteran Producer Jay Stern (Rush
Hour 1,2, 3, Money Talks, Love Jones)

Moderated by Warren Etheredge

Tuesday, April 6
Sorrento Hotel / Top of the Tower Room
900 Madison Avenue (Madison and 9th)

6:30pm Doors
7:00pm Discussion with Jay Stern
Cocktail Reception hosted by the Washington Wine Commission to follow
event.

Tickets
$15 General Public
$10 Participating Organization Member. Please contact participating
organization to receive discount code.

Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/102277
Tickets also available at the door day of event depending on
availability (cash only).

For more information visit:
http://www.washingtonfilmworks.org/index.php/News/Events

IFP Film+ Event February 16th, 2010 - The Phantom: High Speed Digital Cinematography

High speed cinematography, shooting beyond 150 fps, has always been elusive to filmmakers due to the high cost and cumbersome camera packages. With the advent of digital cinematography, a new system has emerged as an economical option while still performing high speed feats of magic. Imagine shooting at frame rates in excess of 1000fps?! All of a sudden, a common occurrence that lasts milliseconds can now span nearly 30 seconds.

The Phantom Gold by Vision Research will be the focus of this month's IFP Film+ event. Leading cinematographers and assistants from the NW will be on hand to discuss their experiences with the Phantom, share clips shot on the Phantom and a little hands on time with the system. This event is brought to you by IFP Seattle, Koerner Camera, Superfad and Vision Research.

The event is free, no RSVP necessary, and will be held at Koerner Camera, 101 Nickerson Suite B 500. Doors at 6:30, the main event starting at 7 going to 9pm. Questions? email us at: info@ifpseattle.org

IFP/Seattle on the MacGuffin Film Podcast

Spencer is joined by guest host Lacey Leavitt.

They discuss Lacey's career in film, she shares some of her favorite guilty pleasure films, they talk about what they've been watching lately, and give their DVD picks of the week.

This episode is also available on iTunes.

IFP/Seattle Announces 2009 Spotlight Award Winners

IFP/Seattle announced the winner for this year's Spotlight Award, a production grant featuring thousands of dollars of in-kind goods and services from the leading Northwest production companies. This year's winning project is "Photo Booth" from Timothy Watkins and Charlie Forsgren. The team were finalists last year at the Spotlight Award for their script, "Dishonesty."

"This year's Spotlight Award finalists offered a great combination of unique vision and strong core teams. We're excited to see how Tim and Charlie bring everything together for 'Photo Booth,'" said Michel Hansmire, IFP board member and judge of this year's Spotlight Award.

"I'm so excited and honored to have won the IFP Spotlight Award, especially from amongst so many really talented and creative filmmaking teams. The award is an amazing and generous collection of sponsorship and support that will allow our very ambitious project become a reality," said director and co-writer Timothy Watkins. "I am extremely grateful to the IFP board for giving us this opportunity and for seeing in us the potential to make a truly amazing film that will take full advantage of the Spotlight Award support and sponsorship package. It's a tremendous opportunity to grow as filmmakers and we hope to make everyone very proud."

Co-writer and producer Charlie Forsgren echoed the sentiments, "It feels great to be awarded the IFP Spotlight Award for 'Photo Booth.' We have assembled a great team and are looking forward to making a great movie. IFP is a wonderful organization and I would like to thank everyone involved in putting the spotlight award together. It is an incredible opportunity to work with so many great sponsors and really good people."

Past award winners of the Spotlight Award include "Night Blind" from Robert Parks (starring Lenny von Dohlen), "Dry Rain" from Matthew Clark (starring James LeGros), Cheryl Slean's "Diggers," Dan Brown's animated "Pierre" and John Helde's "Hello" (starring Eric Stoltz).

This year's IFP/Seattle Spotlight Award is being sponsored by: Alpha Cine, Clatter & Din, Kodak, Lance Rosen Esq, Modern Digital, Oppenheimer Cine Rental and Seattle Grip & Lighting.