What is El Paso to you? / Que es El Paso para ti?

These are actually two contests, since one is in English and another one will be in Spanish.

This is a short-video contest for High School students where they will film and edit a short that will show what El Paso is to them (a minimum of 4 minutes and a maximum of 8). The two first prizes are: Two video cameras, plus an All-Access Pass, for the winners and their Parents, to the Binational Independent Film Festival dinners and screenings. The presentation of the winners will be done during the actual festival week.

Submission deadline: December 10th
Entries delivered to respective stations.
KFOX will put Spanish entry info on their website.

Any questions at Fox 14: Lonnie Valencia 834-2118

The SXSW 2009 "Call for Entries" is now open. Filmmakers are invited to submit their new works to the annual festival, which has become an international destination for cinematic discovery. Submissions can only be entered via the official SXSW website: http://sxsw.com/film. Complete submission rules and regulations are available on that site. The early deadline for submissions is November 14, 2008 and the final deadline is December 12, 2008. SXSW considers any and all categories of filmmaking, from Narrative to Documentary, Experimental to Music Video, Short to Feature. The festival will announce its complete film lineup in early February 2009.

The SXSW 2009 "Call for Entries" is now open. Filmmakers are invited to submit their new works to the annual festival, which has become an international destination for cinematic discovery. Submissions can only be entered via the official SXSW Web site: http://sxsw.com/film. Complete submission rules and regulations are available on that site. The early deadline for submissions is November 14, 2008 and the final deadline is December 12, 2008. SXSW considers any and all categories of filmmaking, from Narrative to Documentary, Experimental to Music Video, Short to Feature. The festival will announce its complete film lineup in early February 2009.

For two full days in October, the McAllen Art & Film Festival will screen independent features, shorts, documentaries, and every type of film under the Texas sun.

For Entry forms and Rules & Regulations: acortina@mcallencvb.com

Deadline for festival consideration: August 29, 2008. No fee for submissions.

Programs should bring new audiences to public television and have a recognizable impact on a broad range of viewers, presenting a range of subjects, viewpoints and forms from a variety of Latino producers across the country that complement and challenge existing public television offerings.

LPB funding will average between $5,000 and $100,000 for programs of most genres, including drama, comedy, animation, documentary, or mixed genre. LPB will consider funding projects at any production stage. LPB Funding for each stage ranges as follows:

- Research and Development $5,000 - $20,000
- Production $25,000 - $100,000
- Post-Production $25,000 - $100,000
- Outreach $10,000-$25,000

Deadline: June 2, 2008 at 5PM *this is not a postmark date

The call for entries has started, and the final submission deadline is June 13, 2008. Submissions can be entered here: http://sxswclick.com/enter/ and projects cannot exceed 10 minutes in length. Fifteen finalists will be announced in five categories on June 24, with the winners announced on July 15. There will be audience votes and jury prizes. Some of the jurors already confirmed, include: actor Jeffrey Tambor, comedians Eugene Mirman and Doug Benson, filmmakers Ron Mann, Anish Savjani, Mary Sweeney, and many more. Companies that have already donated prizes for the winners, include: Productiontrax.com, Gear Software, Mariner Software, Eye Scream Factory, and Movie Outline Software.