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March 2006 Moondance News
Come Join the Moondance!
>> SUBMISSION DEADLINE REMINDER <<
The final deadline for submitting to the 2006
Moondance competition is postmark April 1, 2006.
The deadline will not be extended. Send in your entries now!
Don't wait for the last-minute crush at the deadline date!
MOONDANCE 2006
Info, guidelines and entry forms are available on the website now.
Click Here for Details!
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2006 MOONDANCE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
| > Feature Screenplays |
> Short Screenplays |
| > Stage Plays |
> Screenplays For Children's Films |
| > Short Stories |
> Short Stories For Children |
| > Feature Films |
> Children's Films |
| > Short Films |
> Animation Films |
| > Documentary Films |
> Multi Media Films |
| > Environmental Films |
> Music Videos |
| > TV Pilots |
> TV MOWs |
| > Libretti |
> FilmScores |
| > Radio Plays |
> Short Films By 18 & Under Filmmakers |
| > Short Screenplays By 18 & Under Writers |
Thanks a million to all the many talented filmmakers, writers and composers who have already submitted their work to the 2006 Moondance competition! We're inspired by your creativity, skill and vision, and are grateful for the overwhelming support of the writers and filmmakers who have become Moondancers over the years.
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE SCREENPLAYS:
If you would like to submit your screenplay in Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Africaans, or French to the Moondance competition, please contact Elizabeth English at:
moond...@aol.com, with MIFF FOREIGN LANGUAGE in the subject line, and you will receive special instructions for sending your Moondance screenplay submission to one of our professional readers. Foreign-language scripts are judged equally with English-language scripts and there is no extra fee for this service.
| MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DATES: JUNE 9-11, 2006 |
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| LOCATION: RALEIGH STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA |
Hollywood: A Marvelous Town for a Moondance!
Yes! Moondance is moving to Hollywood for 2006 (and beyond), to the Raleigh Studios, our new film festival venue, which will accommodate our ever-popular, growing and expanding film festival. The Los Angeles-area venue will give festival attendees the opportunity to more easily get exposure for your work and make contact with the film industry movers and shakers: agents, producers, distributors, directors, actors, studios and production companies, while attending the Moondance. The Moondance office will remain in Boulder.
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THE MOVIE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING! Moondance International Film Festival's primary goal is to present films and scripts which have the power to raise awareness about vital social issues, educating writers and filmmakers, as well as our film festival audiences, and inspiring them to take positive action. Through meaningful films, we begin to realize that our routine perspectives can give way to new ways of seeing the world, ourselves and others. Moondance believes in the unique power of the world entertainment media to create great social and environmental change. Our goal is to deliver compelling entertainment that will inspire and encourage people to actively get involved in the issues that affect all of us.
THE FILM FESTIVAL: The Moondance International Film Festival, popularly known as the "American Cannes", is one of the premier venues for the exhibition and promotion of feature and short films in the US, and one of the leading indie film festivals in the world. Dedicated to celebrating and sharing with international audiences the absolute best in the world of films and screenplays, film scores, and some 25 other genres, the festival features special presentations, retrospectives, workshops, pitch panels, a gala awards reception and ceremony, and many of the world?s top indie film screenings.
MOONDANCE BENEFITS: Here's what you can get by participating in the Moondance: promotion and exposure of your work on an international level; a forum in which to share your knowledge, experience and talents with your peers; an opportunity to network with professional movers and shakers from Hollywood; learn something new and valuable; and get some great pointers on advancing your own entertainment industry career, in this professional, world-class forum. Moondancers are part of an amazing community; a unique collaboration of multi-talented writers and filmmakers.
OUR OBJECTIVE for this competition and film festival is to promote and encourage independent filmmakers, screenwriters and playwrights, and the best work in films, screenplays, stageplays, TV scripts, radioplays, film scores, lyrics, librettos, musical videos, & short stories.
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY FORUM: Moondance provides a forum in which those creative, talented & dedicated artists can have the opportunity for their work to be viewed and accepted by the powers that be, within the international film and entertainment community. The Moondance film festival offers everyone a unique opportunity to come together with other writers, directors and producers to create new opportunities, develop tools for success and forge new alliances within the international film and entertainment industry.
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS at the Moondance film festivals come from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, Uruguay, Viet Nam, and other countries!
OUR MISSION: Moondance promotes, encourages, educates and rewards non-violent conflict resolution in writing, the theatre arts & film. Moondance also promises to raise awareness of the invaluable contributions of women to the entertainment community, and to encourage environmental conservation & protection.
OUR REPUTATION: We are eager to continue to be one of the most important film festivals in the world by being innovative, risk-taking, and open to new thinking, new concepts, new talent, and new ways of telling stories.
OUR VISION: The long-term vision of the Moondance International Film Festival is to preserve and revitalize our intangible heritage, cultivate creative diversity, develop an intercultural dialogue, and stimulate this creative resource in screenwriting and film. Our mission is to present a vibrant and growing collection of films, screenplays, short stories, stageplays and other writings, which are an ideal means for communication across perceived boundaries of race, culture, age and gender.
FIRST-LOOK OPPORTUNITIES: Many top-of-the-line film and television production companies, based in L.A. and internationally, ask to be notified of the Moondance winners and finalists each year, before the winners are publicly announced, to guarantee their companies get a first look at the scripts & films. Moondance gets calls from other important production companies throughout the year, and we make sure the winners' and finalists' work and contact information is available to all legitimate, interested parties.
Moondance is proud to be a founding member of Without a Box, the premiere film festival submissions website.
Visit the website at:
www.withoutabox.com
2006 FESTIVAL SEEKS SPONSORS!
CORPORATE & INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIPS:
Moondance International Film Festival is offering the opportunity for corporate and individual sponsorship and co-funding of the 2006 film festival. Your name or company name and your sponsorship of the Moondance International Film Festival will be acknowledged and appreciated by entrants, festival attendees and audiences. Your logo and web link will appear prominently in the Moondance publicity, advertisements, festival program and newspaper articles, on our website, and in all media, television interviews and other means of public announcement, before, during and after the festival. We are now accepting applications to sponsor the Moondance International Film Festival with individual and corporate donations of funding &/or goods and services, special prizes and awards for winners of the festival, sponsoring screenings and parties, and for general and administrative expenses. Please contact Festival Director Elizabeth English at:
in...@moondancefilmfestival.com, with MIFF SPONSOR in the subject line.
Longtime corporate sponsors of Moondance are:
FINAL DRAFT, INKTIP.COM,
MOVIEBYTES.COM, CELESTIAL SEASONINGS, ELDORADO SPRINGS NATURAL SPRING WATER, STARBUCKS, WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (West), and Francis Ford Coppola's ZOETROPE ALL-STORY literary magazine.
FESTIVAL INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS:
Moondance seeks local Los Angeles-area unpaid interns and volunteers for film festival assistance. Must have some prior film festival work experience, a knack for problem-solving, a people-friendly, professional and positive attitude, and a desire to learn. Includes general pre- and post-festival work and assisting the director and festival staff, PR & marketing, film coordination, filing, and general festival assistance. Interns and volunteers receive school credit for work, and free passes to attend the film festival, based on hours worked. Please contact Festival Director Elizabeth English at:
in...@moondancefilmfestival.com, with MIFF VOLUNTEER in the subject line.
MOONDANCE 2006:
Info, guidelines and entry forms are available on the website now:
Click Here for Details!
REMINDER:
The final deadline for submissions is postmark April 1, 2006
(The submissions period will NOT be extended!)
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