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New Media Film Festival & Market (NMFFM) is bringing The Best of the Best - What’s New, What’s Next…honoring stories worth telling to the San Francisco Bay Area, CA November 5 & 6, 2010. The June 2010 Los Angeles premiere was a critical success & NMFFM is coming up to the SF Bay Area with an expanded program to embrace its unique blend of technology & creative talent.  DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2010
Our program includes Mobile, Webisodes, Webseries, iApps, SRC (Socially Responsible Content), Shorts, Narrative & Documentaries, 3-D or RED shorts, & 3-D or RED features. Some of our screenings includes Sundance, Cannes, Los Angeles & World Premieres as well as screen the best local SF Bay Area talent working in New Media.
We are currently accepting media submissions for competition and awarding over $9000 in prizes. Judges include Industry Professionals from Industrial, Light & Magic, Pixar, Summit Entertainment & United Talent Agency.   We are looking for shorts, animation, web series, mobisodes, iApps, and more that have San Francisco Bay Area cast, crew, location, theme or reference.  We want to include as many local filmmakers and content creators who qualify at this event.  Cost for all media submissions: $25.00. Submit media at: http://bit.ly/nmffsubmit by clicking ‘submit.’

Panel discussions & demos will highlight topics on New Technology, Financing & Monetization, the Convergence of Media & where Traditional Media meets New Media. Programming is already underway with a variety of industry professionals, thought leaders & creators representing today's leading companies in Entertainment, Media & Technology.
 
CONFIRMED SUPPORTERS, SPONSORS, SPEAKERS: Producers Guild of America-SF Northwest Chapter, WGA New Media, NATPE - National Association of TV Programming Executives, IAWTV - International Academy of WebTV, San Francisco Writers Conference, SF Film Commission SF Film Society, Motorola, IndieGoGo, CableReady, Bay Books, Select Services Films Inc, SellYourTVConceptNow.com, Credit the Edit & Movieset.com. 

AGAIN, Best of SF Bay Area Winner receives an estimated value $10,000 Prize Package and Programming in May 2011 New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles. Cost for all media submissions: $25.00.  Submit media at: http://bit.ly/nmffsubmit  Deadline: October 15, 2010.    MOBILE - Media made by and for a cell phone.  Mobile submissions are audiovisual works created by your cell phone camera and/or intended for exhibition on mobile devices. This medium has become an area of interest for many distributors and other content aggregators.  NOTE: Duration must be five minutes or less. (Limit one episode per submission. Otherwise submit as a “Web or Mobile Series”).   WEBISODE – Webisodes are audiovisual works distributed via the Internet. They may be created in any format (HD, 35mm, Super8, etc.) but are intended for exclusive distribution on the Web. Content may include narrative, documentary, and experimental material in any genre. NOTE: Submissions must be 20 min. or less. (Limit one episode per submission. Otherwise submit as a “Web or Mobile Series”).   WEB OR MOBILE SERIES - If you have 3 or more webisodes or mobisodes that pertain to the same theme or are part of a larger series, submit them as as a web or mobile series. Like individual webisodes, web or mobile series may be created on any media (HD, 35mm, Super8, etc.) but they are intended for distribution on the Web or through a mobile service. Content may include narrative, documentary, and experimental material in any genre.  NOTE: Each webisode in the series must be under 20 minutes. Do not send more than three webisodes or mobisodes as part of your submission.   SHORTS  - Shorts are narrative or documentary works created on any format (HD, 16mm, Super8, etc.) with a duration under 30 minutes.  NOTE: (If animated, please submit as, “Animated Shorts”)   ANIMATED SHORTS – Animated content (less than 30 minutes).  NOTE: (If your content meets the criteria above you may choose to enter your animated mobile or web content here or in “Mobile” or “Web or Mobile Series”)   3D OR RED SHORTS & FEATURES - Documentary and narrative works shot on either the RED camera or with stereoscopic/3D technology qualify for this category. NOTE: For 3D submissions, be sure to send the appropriate glasses. If that is not possible, please submit a 2D version of the film.   IAPPS - They can be created for the iPhone, iPad, Evo, Nokia's Ovi Store, Blackberry's App World, Palm's App Catalog, Google's Android Market or Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace for Mobile as long as they tell as story and have a visual component they can be submitted in this category.   SRC – SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CONTENT  - This is for any type of film & media content that has a socially responsible message and would like to be considered for competition in this category.  

CONTACT: Susan Johnston-Founder/Director Director@NewMediaFilmFestival.com

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