Operation Street Kidz is hosting its first script producing competition and is looking for submissions! Thanks to funding from La Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ Eastside Arts Initiative, as well as a partnership with Two Seas Media, we are looking to produce short films from Mexican American writers located in and around the Los Angeles area. Thanks to our partners and their contributions, we are now able to produce high quality, low budget short films that will provide aspiring filmmakers the opportunity to take that first big step as creators!
December 2024 Opportunities
AFI BACKLOT
We are excited to invite you to join AFI Backlot – the new, exclusive networking platform for AFI Alumni! There’s also exclusive career opportunities that are only listed in Backlot! You can register in under two minutes by following the simple steps below:
- Visit backlot.afi.com
- On first visit, click ‘Get Started’
- Fill out the information requested, including name and email
- Choose your own unique password
- Verify your email address when prompted
- Upon approval, start using the site!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
ALUMNI BENEFITS
Did you know that, as an alumnus, you receive lifetime borrowing privileges from the Louis B. Mayer Library? Library accounts for AFI Conservatory Alumni and DWW Alumnae are complementary and include the following services based on availability:
- Facility access to the Louis B. Mayer Library and the Computer Lab
- Borrowing of circulating material, up to three (3) items at a time regardless of format
- Use of non-circulating Library materials
- On-site access to Thesis, Cycle, and DWW films
- Remote access to the Library online catalog, LibraryWorld
- Use of Library and Computer Lab hardware and software
- Access can be requested from Library or Computer Lab Staff
- Priority will be given to current Fellows
- In-person reference assistance
- Access to electronic resources (only available on Library computers)
Important note: Photo identification must be presented when borrowing Library materials. Use of printers in the Library and the Computer Lab is prohibited. Alumni also receive discounted rental rates for screening rooms on the AFI Campus. Learn more about all of the exclusive benefits and special discounts that come with being an AFI alumnus.
OPPORTUNITIES
We’re entering our sixth year of our WAVE Grant, which stands for “Women At the Very Edge” and is devoted to helping emerging women and non-binary BIPOC filmmakers tell their story, fostering their unique perspectives and audacious voices. Each year, we select five recipients to receive year-long mentorship and a $5,000 seed grant for the production of their first short film. With 100% of grantees working in the industry today, our graduates have gone on to direct their first feature, work for companies like Netflix and FX, write plays produced Off-Broadway, and premiere their shorts at festivals like SXSW, Tribeca, and more.
We’d like to broaden our applicant pool to groups like yours and get the word out on the opportunity for the 2025 cycle, which is open now and will close on Nov 15th, 2024. If you’d like to hear more about the submission requirements to share with your students and/or network, I’d love to chat further.
Women In Media’s Activate Impact Initiative for New Professionals in TV, Film & Media
With support from the California Arts Council, WOMEN IN MEDIA is introducing the Activate Impact Initiative, a one-year grant-funded program available to emerging filmmakers (in pre-production, physical production, or post-production) seeking WiM membership and complimentary access to many WiM events. Included are those who have historically experienced barriers accessing entertainment industry careers for any number of reasons. There is no fee to apply for this initiative.
Activate Impact Initiative grantees receive complimentary Pro Level Women In Media memberships for one year (including support to develop a WiM CrewList profile); complimentary admission to many applicable programs, events and training opportunities offered by WiM during the grant period.
This grant is for early career and emerging professionals aged 18 or over who are underrepresented in the entertainment industry, above or below the line. Applicants must be California residents. People who have never been members of Women In Media are encouraged to apply.
Visit WomenNMedia.com or Click Here to learn more.
LMU has opened faculty searches for FALL 2024. LMU OPEN FACULTY SEARCHES:
– two Tenure Track Assistant Professor Producing positions (one Creative Producing, one Line Producing)
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need more information.
Seeking an experienced assistant to support a Partner at a Talent and Literary Management company. The desk is high-volume and fast paced. Responsibilities include rolling calls, heavy scheduling, calendar management, project/client submissions, script reading, and research. Position provides opportunities for client interaction, creative contribution, and growth potential. One year desk experience at an agency or talent management company highly preferred. Must be in LA. Opportunity for advancement at top global management firm.
Please send resumes to careers@grandviewla.com
Fantastic opportunity to learn, grow and develop as an assistant at a leading Management/Production company. Manager Producer is looking to expand the team with a motivated, full time assistant, able to work under pressure in a fast paced environment with strong attention to detail in Los Angeles office. Must have prior desk experience combined with academic qualifications. Looking for people that think outside of the box!
Send cover letter and resume to talent.manager.asst302@gmail.com
Readers / Coverage Writers needed for Screenplay contest (Paid Remote). Contest is hosted by Coverfly, agency or studio coverage experience necessary. Paid directly through PayPal work remotely at your own convenience.
Please send CV and coverage samples to readers@motor.ink
FELLOWSHIPS AND COMPETITIONS
2025 NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship
Three Fellows. Three $20,000 Grants. Six Months of Mentorship.
The NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship, in partnership with The Black List, CAA Foundation, NBCUniversal, and The Redford Center, which aims to help screenwriters tell more impactful climate stories by offering financial and creative support for scripts with new perspectives on climate change. The fellowship provides $20,000 and creative mentorship from established screenwriters. 2025’s mentors will be announced in Spring 2025. Previous mentors have included Brit Marling (A Murder at the End of the World; The OA), Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once; Swiss Army Man), and Mike Schur (Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Parks and Recreation; The Good Place).Applications are open until December 5, 2024. Learn more at on.nrdc.org/ClimateStorytelling.
Application: Year-Round
Do you love children’s storytelling? Or dream of writing animated films? Oak Tree Comics would love to read your stories. Oak Tree Comics is a new independent publisher of children’s graphic novels that’s currently accepting story submissions. Founded in 2020 by a former AFI fellow, Oak Tree Comics focuses on socially and environmentally-conscious storytelling for readers of all ages. Want to learn more about submission policies? Visit www.oaktreecomics.com/submissions
HUSSLUP is offering you an exclusive invite to join their Invite-Only Beta. In the first 16 weeks, they already have over 1,600 talented showrunners, writers, producers, directors, editors, execs, and managers, including many AFI alums, on the platform to connect, collaborate, and staff.
All you have to do is RSVP with your full name and your AFI affiliation and they will send a unique invite code: support@husslup.com
On HUSSLUP, you can discover new professional opportunities and amplify your creative network by connecting with diverse creative talent from premier organizations, including the professional guilds, Women in Film, NALIP, and Outfest, as well as execs from over 45 top studios and production companies, including Universal Studio Group and Universal Film Group.
Making your professional profile is super simple! And you can join the AFI Community Group to connect with each other.
HUSSLUP is transforming Hollywood’s old clique with one click. We can’t wait to HUSSLUP with you!
WRITEGIRL IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS! Support the voices of teens in Los Angeles! Volunteer as a writing mentor or help behind the scenes in supporting the work that WriteGirl and Bold Ink Writers are doing to inspire teens to develop their creativity and writing skills! WriteGirl (www.writegirl.org) is a creative writing and mentoring organization that empowers underserved teen girls in Los Angeles through mentoring relationships with women writers, hosting large-scale writing workshops at such places as the Huntington Gardens, The Autry and LACMA. Since 2001, WriteGirl has maintained a 100% success rate in guiding girls to not only graduate from high school, but also enroll in college. WriteGirl is seeking women writers in all genres including novelists, poets, journalists, songwriters, copywriters, legal writers and more to help mentor teen girls, lead workshops and inspire girls to express their creative ideas. Weekly and monthly mentoring opportunities available. WriteGirl is also seeking women professionals to volunteer behind-the-scenes with events, public relations, fundraising and partnerships. (Strong communication skills required.) WriteGirl’s Bold Ink Writers Program is seeking men with creative writing skills to lead writing workshops for teen boys and co-ed groups during the school day. Workshops will take place throughout Los Angeles, from alternative schools to detention camps, for teens of diverse backgrounds. Daytime/weekday availability required.
Apply here: www.writegirl.org/join-us.
For more information, sign up for the WriteGirl newsletter at http://bit.ly/2tK9WUr
For questions, contact WriteGirl at membership@writegirl.org or call 213-253-2655.
HIP Sound Stages located near Downtown Los Angeles and Dodger Stadium is offering a 15% discount to any AFI alumni or current fellows. Please contact info@HipstudiosLa.com or (323) 833-5920 for further information
Need to find film-friendly locations in the Los Angeles area? Visit Giggster.com to search and book diverse commercial, residential and studio locations.
Kitsplit is a community of tens of thousands of vetted filmmakers and production companies renting gear to and from each other. It has been called “the AirBNB for creative equipment” by Forbes and Fast Company. Kitsplit invites AFI alumni to join as LA Founding Members and list gear with exclusive benefits. Those who reach out in August will receive free concierge service — email your gear list to contact@kitsplit.com and mention AFI. To receive 20% off your first rental, sign up for KitSplit and use exclusive code AFI15 at checkout.
Looking for studio space and equipment rentals? Loyal Studios in Burbank offers 10% discounts to the AFI community. Contact Sadie Dean (AFI Class of 2011) at sadie@loyalstudios.tv.
Bertha BRITDOC Documentary Journalism Fund — ongoing Film Independent Labs & Programs – ongoing Film Independent Camera Grant – ongoing Film Independent Fiscal Sponsorship — rolling Film Independent Sloan Distribution Grant — rolling Ford Foundation: JustFilms — ongoing Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund — rolling ITVS Open Call — ongoing Jerome Foundation Grant Programs — ongoing NewFilmmakers Los Angeles — ongoing nextPix/firstPix Crowd Funding Grants — ongoing Panavision New Filmmaker Program — ongoing Roadmap Writers Diversity Initiative Program — ongoing Scottish Documentary Institute Consultancies — ongoing Screen Australia: Feature Film Production Program — ongoing Screen Australia: Documentary Producer Equity Program — ongoing Visions Sud Est Fund — ongoing World Cinema Fund: Distribution — ongoing
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