Would you spend 51 hours for a chance to get your short film highlighted in a TV spot on the ABC telecast of the 2015 Academy Awards®? The MAKE YOUR MARK, A SHORT FILM COMPETITION PRESENTED BY THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA AND CADILLAC offers producers that opportunity. The competition is an enhancement of the PGA Weekend Shorts Challenge, and is dedicated to spotlighting the role of the producer. At every turn, we want to see what chops you have to make compelling content with limited resources. For the first time, the unique collaboration of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and Cadillac is offering significant resources and expertise to support the event. We believe in giving up-and-coming producers the opportunity to succeed and we're providing a platform to showcase their amazing talent and creativity. Best yet, for the winner, the experience will culminate in 2015 with visibility in a Cadillac TV spot airing on the world's greatest night dedicated to filmmaking -- the ABC telecast of the 2015 Academy Awards®. Producers, regardless of experience, are invited to participate in this exciting competition to produce a short film during one weekend, June 27-29, 2014. The competition is open to all producers 18 years of age or older and legal residents of any of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (except residents of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, and North Dakota). Entrants need not be a member of the PGA to enter. Films entered in MAKE YOUR MARK, A SHORT FILM COMPETITION PRESENTED BY THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA AND CADILLAC will be evaluated by a remarkable group of celebrity judges and PGA producers, including: Kathy Bates, Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, Hawk Koch, Gary Lucchesi, Lori McCreary and Chris Moore. All Entrants will be provided the same assignment in the first Phase, and be given exactly 51 hours to make and submit a film/video (an "Entry"). The topic will posted on the web site www.MakeYourMarkCompetition.com commencing at 5:00PM EDT/ 2:00PM PDT on Friday June 27, 2014. As a courtesy, the topic will also be posted at the PGA Facebook page and will be sent to the Entrant's email as identified on the Entry Agreement. To be considered eligible, all Entries must be completed and uploaded by 8:00PM EDT/ 5:00PM PDT on June 29, 2014. Entrants will be limited to 500. Judging/scoring from the first phase will result in ten (10) Semi-Finalists who will then compete for the opportunity to be one of three (3) Finalists. In the last level of the competition, the top three (3) producers who are selected as the finalists will receive travel to Los Angeles to make their new short films, be provided with a $30,000 production budget, $3,000 travel budget, a notable PGA Producer to be their mentor during the filmmaking process, and additional resources. From the three, the winning submission will be highlighted in a :30 second Cadillac TV spot and the producer will be credited by name. The spot will air during the ABC telecast of the 2015 Academy Awards®. --------------- ---------------- The Producers Guild of America protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 6,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by facilitating members health benefits, encouraging enforcement of workplace labor laws, the creation of fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts. http://www.producersguild.org http://www.producedbyconference.com http://www.facebook.com/pga http://twitter.com/producersguild http://youtube.com/producersguild The Producing Team consists of all those whose interdependency and support of each other are necessary for the creation of motion pictures and television programs. Executive Producers Producers Co-Executive Producers Supervising Producers Senior Producers Line Producers Co-Producers Associate Producers Segment Producers Field Producers Story Producers Production Managers Visual Effects Producers, Supervisors, & Coordinators Post-Production Supervisors & Managers Production & Post-Production Coordinators

• published: 24 Apr 2014
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