Samsung and NYTVF offer $300,000 for orginal short series

Read about the Samsung Challenge:

“New York, NY, July 25, 2012 – Samsung Electronics America, a leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, and the NYTVF, a pioneer of the independent television movement, today announced they will collaborate on a landmark initiative that will provide indie producers and production companies the opportunity to compete for a production budget of $300,000 to create an original short series with accompanying second screen material.

Free the TV Challenge III – “Second Screen Storytellers” is Samsung’s third Free the TV Challenge, following successful competitions in 2010 and 2011. This latest challenge represents the first time Samsung will be working with NYTVF and the indie storytelling community to push the boundaries of the Samsung consumer experience.

The NYTVF will be accepting entries from August 6, 2012 through September 24, 2012. The winning selection will be announced at the 8th annual New York Television Festival, taking place from October 22-27, 2012, in lower Manhattan. The subsequently-created series will then debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013, after which it will be exclusively distributed via Samsung Smart TVs and Galaxy devices.”

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WORLD YOUTH ALLIANCE FILM COMPETITION

“The World Youth Alliance, a global coalition of young people committed to promoting the dignity of the human person, is currently inviting young film directors (under age 30) to submit short films that creatively portray human dignity and authentic accounts of the human experience. WYA welcomes films that represent the triumph of the human spirit, heroic accounts of the individual’s use of freedom, the power of solidarity among people from diverse backgrounds, and other related themes that artfully draw viewers into deeper contemplation of the human condition. Prize: Screening at Manhattan International Film Festival and Private Screening at United Nations. No entry fee.”

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Shasha Scripting $100,000 Competition Grant

The Shasha Scriptwriting Competition Grant is open for citizens of the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East or North Africa.  The grant, offered by the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, is for $100,000.  Scripts are accepted in Arabic and English.

“The Shasha Grant brings much needed exposure to emerging talent in the fast-growing Middle Eastern film market and underlines our commitment to develop and promote the next generation of filmmakers from the region, and by accepting Arabic language scripts we aim to encourage more Arabic entries,” said Eissa Saif Al Mazrouei, Special Projects Director, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.”

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