In the Spotlight today is the 2nd Annual First Time Fest (FTF), a unique, five-day celebration that's geared towards celebrating, promoting, and invigorating first-time filmmakers. The grand-prize winner at this thrilling festival will receive theatrical distribution and international sales of his or her project, and all twelve festival finalists will engage in a year-long mentorship program under the guidance of luminaries in the independent film marketplace.
Last year, FTF proudly presented its inaugural John Huston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). The award was presented by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese. Additional highlights from 2013 included an invigorating and intimate conversation with Harry Belafonte, as well as panels on industry representation, diversity in cinema, and transmedia storytelling.
Feature-length endeavors in fiction, non-fiction, or animation will be on full display at FTF, and the festival's awards will be presented in a range of categories including Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Screenplay, Outstanding Editing, Outstanding Cinematography, and more. Last year's festival featured compelling tales from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Belarus, and Israel.
UPCOMING DEADLINE
December 27, 2013 - Late Deadline
MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
FTF celebrates new and exciting work by first time directors, screenwriters, producers, editors, composers, and cinematographers.
MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Finalists of FTF will receive complimentary transportation, all-access passes to films and panels, numerous opportunities to network with high-profile judges, and will compete for theatrical distribution that will take their labors of love all around the globe. FTF's unique judging process engages both a panel of industry professionals and feedback from New York City's engaging and diverse audience of film fans.
Last year, FTF proudly presented its inaugural John Huston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). The award was presented by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese. Additional highlights from 2013 included an invigorating and intimate conversation with Harry Belafonte, as well as panels on industry representation, diversity in cinema, and transmedia storytelling.
Feature-length endeavors in fiction, non-fiction, or animation will be on full display at FTF, and the festival's awards will be presented in a range of categories including Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Screenplay, Outstanding Editing, Outstanding Cinematography, and more. Last year's festival featured compelling tales from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Belarus, and Israel.
UPCOMING DEADLINE
December 27, 2013 - Late Deadline
MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
FTF celebrates new and exciting work by first time directors, screenwriters, producers, editors, composers, and cinematographers.
MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Finalists of FTF will receive complimentary transportation, all-access passes to films and panels, numerous opportunities to network with high-profile judges, and will compete for theatrical distribution that will take their labors of love all around the globe. FTF's unique judging process engages both a panel of industry professionals and feedback from New York City's engaging and diverse audience of film fans.
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