Curated by IFP MN and the Walker Art Center, MNTV showcases the finest films and videos produced in the state over the past two years. The showcase is a series of three one-hour broadcasts on TPT, featuring short films by Minnesota filmmakers of all levels of filmmaking experience. Submit your films now! There is no cost to apply!

If your film is selected,

• it will be broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television (TPT-TV) and streamed online;

• it will be installed in the Best Buy Film/Video Bay at the Walker Art Center;

• you’ll be paid $500 in licensing fees.

The series will be broadcast in December 2011.

Click here for information and submission form!

The night will also feature a “How to Apply” workshop for the McKnight Fellowships in screenwriting and filmmaking. The McKnight Fellowships offer four $25,000 grants for mid-career Minnesota artists each year. IFP Funding Director Lu Lippold will talk about IFP’s other film granting programs as well: the MNTV short film series and the Fresh Filmmaker Production Grant. Don’t let these unique funding opportunities pass you by!

Duluth filmmakers featured in the Cinema Lounge are:
Steve Ash – “Tim Kaiser”
Josh Carlon – “Old Clyde Road”
Phil Holbrook – trailer for “Tilt”
Lee Houghtaling – “Boundary Waters”
Jason Page – “Fondue Trois” and trailer for “The Life of Riley”
Bridget Riversmith – “Cloud and Bird”
Mike Scholtz – “Lines of Communication”

In addition, Duluth native Sarah Jean Kruchowski’s short comedy, “Jerry Schwingle and the Happiness Well,” will screen as part of the “How to Apply” workshop. Kruchowski made the film after winning IFP’s Fresh Filmmaker Production Grant in 2009. The workshop begins at 5:00, and the film will show at 6:00. All film enthusiasts are welcome!

Schedule: all events take place at the Zinema2, 222 East Superior Street, Duluth. ADMISSION IS FREE.

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – “How to Apply” workshop for McKnight Fellowships and other grants. ** Sarah Jean Kruchowski’s “Jerry Schwingle and the Happiness Well” will be shown at 6:00
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – CINEMA LOUNGE
9:00 PM –  Party with snacks and cash bar

Questions? Contact Lu Lippold, llippold@ifpmn.org, 651-644-1912 x106.

The winning filmmaker will receive a $1000 stipend, mentorship by some of Minnesota’s most accomplished filmmakers, professional services from casting through distribution, and high-end camera and equipment rental.

To apply, you’ll need a 7-page screenplay, a reel, a budget, a production plan, a resume, and other supporting documentation. DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2010.

See the IFP MN website for the details.

If you have a film that’s 30 minutes or shorter, please download the submission guidelines and application form at ifpmn.org/mntv. Deadline for submission: June 10, 2010.

Questions? Contact Lu Lippold, llippold @ ifpmn.org, 651-644-1912 x106.

The purpose of Women Stand Up and Shoot is to promote and encourage women writers, actors and directors in film comedies. Send in your best woman-made, woman-starry short comedy films!

Films will be judged by our amazing panel of nationally-known funny Minnesota-bred women: Lizz Winstead, Jackie Kashian, and Mary Jo Pehl!

The submission deadline is April 21, 2010. Films will be screened at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater in May 2010. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third place.

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:

1) films must have a female writer or director;
2) films must feature a female lead or leads;
3) films must be comedic; and
4) films cannot be longer than 10 minutes.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send the following information in an email to Dana Buchwald at womenstandupandshoot@gmail.com:

1. Your name, address, phone number, and email address.
2. Title of the film.
3. Length of the film.
4. A brief synopsis of the film (no more than 50 words).
5. A short bio (no more than 50 words).

You may submit your film on a DVD or as a URL.

• If you are submitting your video online, include the link in the body of your email. You do not need to submit a DVD if your work is available online.

• If you are submitting a DVD, you need to send FOUR copies of the DVD.

Each DVD must be labeled with:
o The title of the film
o Length
o Your name
o Your phone number

• Send or bring 4 copies of the DVD to:

IFP Minnesota
WSU-Shoot
2446 University Avenue West, Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55114

QUESTIONS?
Contact Lu Lippold, llippold@ifpmn.org, 651-644-1912 x106, or Dana Buchwald, womenstandupandshoot@gmail.com , 612-384-7793.

4:00 – Info session on how to apply to the $25k McKnight Filmmaking and Screenwriting Fellowships – FREE

5:00 – CINEMA LOUNGE with the best short films made by Duluth-area filmmakers, and interviews with the supercool filmmakers – FREE

7:30 – Duluth premiere of the MN-made feature that’s taking the indie film world by storm: INTO TEMPTATION, starring Kristin Chenoweth and with an appearance by director Patrick Coyle! – $10

10:00 – PARTY

BE THERE!!!!!

DEADLINE:  June 11, 2009.

You made a short and WE WANT TO SEE IT!

MNTV is a festival of short films shown on Twin Cities Public Television, TPT. We are seeking films/videos that are 40 minutes or less, made by Minnesota residents. If your film is accepted, you win $500 – $1000! And there’s no entry fee.

For Guidelines and Application Form, go to http://www.ifpmn.org/mntv.html. Questions? Call Lu Lippold at 651-644-1912 x 106, llippold@ifpmn.org.