Open Frame Winners, 2013

Best Sound Design - Tony Davis & Justin Lovett, Windmill

Best Editing -   Kaitie Fox, (v) to forgive
  
Best Screenplay - Kyle McClellan, The Guest

Best Original Score - Lauren Sevigny, (v) to forgive  

Best Community Contribution - TIE between -  Justin Lovett & Jeremy Kruis, Producers, Cinematographers & Editors, Windmill & 
Tyler Clark, cinematographer & editor for both Wooden Drawers & It’s a One Time Thing (It Just Happens...A Lot) 

Best Actor - Brook Pittinger, Windmill  
Best Actress -  Allie Sayre, It’s a One Time Thing (It Just Happens...A Lot)

Best Supporting Actress - Chloe Asselin, It’s a One Time Thing (It Just Happens...A Lot) 

Best Supporting Actor - Seth Yergin, It’s a One Time Thing (It Just Happens...A Lot) 

Special Jury Award: Best Camp Film - Peter Simionides, Neptunian Cyborgs Go To Paris: A Time Odyssey

Best Director - Kaitie Fox, (v) to forgive

Best Film -  Brook Pittinger & Tony Davis, Windmill

Audience Award - (v) to forgive 

The Open Frame Film Fest is April 20th!

Ten student shorts will play at this year's festival.  These shorts range from animation to swashbuckling, non-rom-coms to mumblecore, b-movie rip-offs to freaky-head-trips.  You'll be impressed by the range of filmmaking that Malone University students are doing.

Tickets are $1 at the door.

Sundance Shorts on Youtube

Have you been watching this year's shorts from sundance?  It's a limited selection, but a nice window into some of the best creativity that's being picked up by festivals right now.  There's actually a number of great shorts from years past too.  Recommended Viewing!

Grant Applications

Students interested in applying for funds for their film -- should turn in their grant applications to Dr. Andrew Rudd.

Grants should include:

1. a treatment (summary) of the film's story,

2. an explanation of the artistic vision behind the film,

3. a description of the production process thus far,

4. A list of collaborators on the film,

5. What the grant money is needed for.

Grants will be awarded:

1. based on how much the production connects to Malone's Mission and the Communication Department Mission,

2. based on how many opportunities there are for Malone Students to participate in the production,

3. based on how well-planned the production is.

Grants will be awarded starting now until available funds are depleted.

Grants are Available for Student Filmmakers

If you're making a film for this year's festival -- and you're a student at Malone University -- your film is eligible for up to $300 in grant money. 

We encourage a diversity of projects -- fiction, documentary, music video, action, romantic comedy, drama and more. 

If you are interested in applying for this grant money, please contact Dr. Andrew Rudd.

Announcing the winner of the Open Frame Script Contest

This year's winner of the Open Frame script contest is:

THE GUEST 

by Kyle McClellan

hopefully we'll all watch THE GUEST on the screen of the Palace Theatre this coming April 20th.

Congratulations to Kyle and to all of the entrants of this year's script contest.  A HUGE thank you, too, to each of the alumni jurors.  Your time reading and responding to these scripts will be invaluable to these writers as they move into the production process.

Documentary Resources

ITVS -  http://www.itvs.org/

IDA’s Grant Resource Page -  http://www.documentary.org/community/resources/grants

IFP’s Grant Resource Page - http://www.ifp.org/resources/ifps-guide-to-granting-organizations/

the Ohio Arts Council - http://www.oac.state.oh.us/

OAC Funding for Artists - http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/GrantProcessArtists.asp

the National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/resources/disciplines/media/resources.html

the National Endowment for the Humanities - http://www.neh.gov/grants

Sundance Documentary Fund - http://www.sundance.org/programs/sdf-faq/

RANDOM HELPFUL RESOURCES  ~ 

Indiewire - 8 Quick Tips On Doc Funding http://www.indiewire.com/article/ifp_how_to_fund_your_documentary#

the D-Word - http://www.d-word.com/

International Documentary Association Website - http://www.documentary.org/

Independent Film Project (ifp) http://www.ifp.org/

The Film Collaborative http://www.thefilmcollaborative.org

Documentary Films on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/channels/documentaryfilm

Reelate - http://reelate.org

DOCUMENTARY DISTRIBUTORS ~ 

List at the Documentary Site:  http://www.documentarysite.com/?p=74

CROWD FUNDING ~

kickstarter  http://www.kickstarter.com/

Indiegogo http://www.indiegogo.com/?iggref=IGLY_NVHM

crowdrise  http://www.crowdrise.com/

Flattr https://flattr.com/

Kachingle http://www.kachingle.com/

Rockethub http://www.rockethub.com/

peerbackers http://peerbackers.com/

investedin  http://invested.in/

gofundme http://www.gofundme.com/

DOCUMENTARY DISTRIBUTORS ~

List at the Documentary Site:  http://www.documentarysite.com/?p=74

DOCUMENTARY BUDGET COMPONENTS ~

IDA’s Budget Line Item Overview (Bahar) - http://www.documentary.org/magazine/dont-fudge-your-budget-toeing-line-items

An Introduction to Budgeting (Bahar) - http://www.doculink.org/Downloads/IntroDocBudgetBahar.pdf

Realistic Budgeting for Documentaries (Brown) - http://www.tonylevelle.com/documents/28.html