The deadline is approaching for new directors to enter their work into SHOOT’s 8th annual global New Directors Search being conducted by SHOOT® Magazine’s editorial staff with input from agency creative directors & heads of production, as well as production company heads and established directors. SHOOT Magazine is conducting a worldwide search to discover the best up-and-coming directors who, based on their initial work, show promise to soon make major positive contributions to advertising and/or entertainment in its traditional and emerging forms. This is a great opportunity to advance a directors career! Entry forms and details can be found online at www.shootonline.com/go/search.
The 25-30 Showcase Finalists Receive Priceless Worldwide Exposure
After the best work is chosen, SHOOT editors will compile the 2010 SHOOT New Directors Showcase Reel. The reel will be screened for an audience of over 400 of agency and studio creative executives & heads of production, as well as production company heads. Finalists work will be seen by major decision-makers from Madison Avenue’s key advertising agencies to Hollywood’s top motion picture production companies and studios at SHOOT’s 2010 New Directors Showcase Event at the DGA Theatre in New York City, Tuesday May 11th, 2010, during CreativeWeekNYC in New York City. The New Directors Showcase Event will include a fresh exchange of ideas during several panel discussions, the screening of The New Directors Showcase Reel and after-party. Coverage of this gala event will appear in SHOOT in June and the showcase reel, including new director interviews will be posted on <a href="www.SHOOTonline.com.>www.SHOOTonline.com./a> to be viewed by an estimated monthly 35,000 unique visitors.
Sponsors to date include harvest, ONE at Optimus, The DGA, Deluxe, Kodak, FKKS
SHOOT is pleased to announce that The DGA along with production companies harvest and ONE at Optimus, and Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, are confirmed as “Leading Sponsors” for 2010. Kodak and media & entertainment law firm Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (FKKS) are confirmed as “Silver Sponsors” This marks the sixth year that the DGA and harvest have been sponsors, the fourth for Kodak, third for Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, and second for ONE at Optimus and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
Great career-boosting oportunity!
SHOOT editors will interview all the 2010 Showcase directors for a special feature that will appear in SHOOT’s May 7th issue, interactive pdf version, SHOOT >e.dition, and on SHOOTonline.com, bringing worldwide attention to the work and the directors.
SHOOT does not rank the finalists. Rather, all spots in the Showcase are presented as equally outstanding examples within their categories. The categories include:
1. Traditional broadcast television spots, spec work, cinema, branded content;
2. Alternative media content webisodes, spots created for online use, mobile-phone content, in-game advertising, advergaming, virals, alternate reality gaming, ads created for PDAs;
3. Other music videos, short films, feature films
Directors receive enormous career-making exposure!
Entering SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase can be a big step towards being noticed by the companies that represent directors and the advertising agency creatives and commercial & entertainment producers that can hire directors.
According to Kevin Kerwin, 2009 New Directors Showcase honoree, now with Authentic Films, “Being included in SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase is one of those great touchstones. Besides the breadth of industry exposure only SHOOT can provide, it provides a very real increase in offers for work as well as the validation that you’re doing something right. I will always count it as a big moment in my career.”
2008 New Directors Showcase Finalist, Harold Einstein, Station Film, said “There are many wonderful phone calls one can receive in life. But I have to say, few feel as good as, ‘Hello, you’ve just been included in SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase.’ Like the chicken and the egg, I’m still not sure which came first: getting to direct good scripts or getting into SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase.”
Jason & Matt Docter, DOCTER TWINS and 2008 New Director Showcase Finalists, with DUCK Studios, said “As directors, we are continually inspired by the imagination of our peers. SHOOT Magazine does a fantastic job of filling our brains with the most exciting, creative ideas of the day and it’s New Director’s Showcase is no exception. We were thrilled and honored to be included in such a highly talented event. It was almost like telling our Grandmother we had won an academy award… or two.”
2007 SHOOT New Directors Showcase finalist Nir Bashan said “I have read SHOOT magazine for many years, and being included in the 2007 New Director’s Showcase was truly an honor. SHOOT consistently has an eye out on fresh and exciting new talent, and this showcase does not disappoint. It is one of the finest new talent presentations in our business.”
Honored to be to be included with other new directors in the 2005 showcase, Harry Coociolo, 2005 New Director Honoree with Tool of North America said, “It’s always invigorating to see new work and exchange ideas. The showcase is an ideal opportunity for new directors, industry leaders and agency producers to come together for the first time.”
So you think you (or somebody you know) may have what it takes to be a hot New Director?
See the directors’ work that was honored for last years showcase event on SHOOT’s 2009 New Directors Web Reel. The helmers selected for the Showcase come from diverse backgrounds. Some first established themselves on the agency side of the business, while others were DPs, feature filmmakers or film students. One bond the directors share is great style and vision, whether it be reflected in comedy, visuals or storytelling. In the 2009 New Directors Web Reel, each director reveals how he or she got into the business, as well as his or her aspirations. Included are credits for the work that was screened on May 28th 2009 during SHOOT’s 7th Annual New Directors Showcase event at the DGA Theatre in NYC. Click here to see last years New Directors Showcase 2009 Web Reel.
Search Submission Details
For the 8th Annual New Directors Search, Directors, their representatives, and yes, even friends can submit work for directors if the submitted work was completed during the 15 month qualification period (January 2009-March 2010) and meets all other entry criteria as outlined on the submission form. (excerpts from shorts, long form film or other entertainment fare must be NO MORE than 5 minutes in length) To be eligible to enter, directors must be directing commercials less than two years (three if work has been regional only). The Entry Deadline is March 31, 2010. Entry fee is $85.00 for first piece of work, $35.00 each additional. Download entry form here.
Where To Enter
Mail/overnight fully completed form, entry fee, and work (on DVD) to SHOOT’s East Coast office at:
SHOOT
Attn: New Directors Search Entry
256 Post Road East, Suite 206
Westport, CT 06880 USA
Phone: 203/227-1699 x13
Important Note: Please send entry fee with high quality DVD version -AND- a web quality duplicate of the entry. Web version must be in QuickTime format at 320 x 240 and no more than 5 megabytes in size.
About SHOOT Magazine
SHOOT® Magazine is the leading publication for commercial and entertainment production. SHOOT covers news and trends including the global paradigm shift toward digital video content creation. SHOOT Magazine is edited for agency & studio creatives & producers, commercial and entertainment production/post industry executives and artisans, and brand marketer production executives. Through its “News” and “ScreenWork” sections, “Columns” and in-depth “Features”, each issue publishes timely news, relevant information and a behind-the-scenes look at the best new work and profiles/interviews with industry news makers. In addition, SHOOT reports on the latest cinematography, post & editing technology and equipment. If the work involves advertising and entertainment motion picture content that consumers view on a screen—a TV screen, Cinema screen, Computer screen, Mobile screen or Game screen, SHOOT is searching out who’s doing the most innovative work and what’s coming next. For further information please visit www.shootonline.com®.
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