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Disco Volante Productions is seeking original, diverse and exciting directors for a unique collaborative feature based in Philadelphia, PA. Why produce another short film on your own? Make your next short part of a joint feature that has potential outside of the festivals. Each of eight...

Cool new site stuff Mr D, I'll be spreading the word to my peeps in Philly... I'm running a fest for 30 second films (Night of 100 Films), we had a great first screening here with another coming up on the 30th for the NAMAC conference. You into short shorts? I'd be happy to send particpants in...

Hey Denny Vegas! Will the showcase include any flicks submitted to VITV? Looks like a cool event...

30 second films wanted! No entry fee! Every film submitted must be 30 seconds or less (including titles, excluding credits) - that's the only rule for this breakneck minifest. It doesn't matter what you shot it on, what genre it is, or what budget you had – but it must be a half-minute or less...

Yes, what next? Hitler editing software? Attila post-effects... Anyway, I figured out the problem for anyone following this thread. If you run XP the older versions of Nero Vision Express misbehave, simply go to the Nero.com and download the relevent update. Kind of obvious I suppose...

Thanks, Carol, good to hear that advice from a festival programmer. Good luck with the fest!

Hi back there, John. Always good to hear from a fellow Pennsylvanian filmmaker, even if they can't tame Nero ;) ...

I'm trying to get some shorts onto one DVD using Nero Vision Express and it keeps breaking each film into a series of 30 second "titles". When I use the "Merge Titles" button, it puts them all together but there is a flash of black screen between each of the original 30 second blocks. I have...

True, and 'Pieces of April' too, I guess... I think we'll be sticking to the '1's and '0's. On a related topic, what is the consensus on hiring a publicist for a low budget feature? Is it unrealistic to look for one who is willing to work for deferred pay? Is Mandy the best place to look?

I used WAB almost exclusively for the short I've just sent out to fests, and it is a great system once you enter all the data the first time. Although, it would be great if they modified the data fields for shorts - as some of them are overkill or even redundant for the wee films. Also, keep an...

We're planning on shooting in 24P, so we'd hoped to avoid a 35 transfer and get as much of a film-look as we could on a digital master. And not having to find $18K would be nice. I'm still trying to get a handle on how the bigger festivals feel about accepting/screening digital features... Any...

Thanks, Filmy, some persuasive info in favor of a 35mm print there... Any idea what a reasonable cost is for a 35 print taken from a DV master?

I'd love to hear some opinions on producing a 35mm print of a low budget, DV feature for the big festivals. Will your film be taken seriously if it's screened from a digital master? How many festivals still demand a 35 print? If you are looking for a direct-to-DVD deal, is there any point in...

Good news, Cootdog - and anyone else with a 30 second short - we are maintaining a rolling deadline for submissions via the following link: http://www.discovolanteproductions.com/Nightof100Films.PDF Ignore the posted deadline and submit using the PDF form - Get 'em in, get 'em seen.

Thanks for posting the info, Cootdog, and sorry to hear you won't be submitting. We did try to keep the submission as low as we could but without big corp sponsorship we needed the help... Not as many filmmakers rose to the challenge as we hoped, despite a lot of enthusiasm for the idea. If...