Do-It-Yourself Film Competition // May 1 Submission Deadline!

Got a film you want your friends, neighbors, and great judges to see? The L Magazine is calling all filmmakers with an ingenious, hands-on approach for the  The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Film Competition, Northside Festival's first juried screening series. The lucky winners will receive an exclusive screening with Rooftop Films plus cash and equipment rentals.

There are two categories of entry: Features and Shorts.

Features
Criteria: Submissions must be longer than 60-130 minutes. Budget must be under $100,000.
Prize: First place winners will receive a $500 cash prize, a screening at Rooftop Films in Brooklyn and a complimentary camera rental package.

Shorts
Criteria: Submissions must be under 30 minutes and have a budget under $20,000.
Prize: First place winners will receive a $250 cash prize, a screening at Rooftop Films in Brooklyn and a complimentary camera rental package.

Jury members include Rosie Perez, Ted Hope & Todd P

For more information on how to submit your own dynamic short or brilliant feature before the May 1 deadline hits, please visit northsidefestival.com and click "Submit Your Film."

NYC Casting Call // Project Runway, Season 9

Designers! Project Runway is looking for standout talent for the 9th season of this perennially popular show. This is the only open call and perfect for those who missed the application deadline, or did not receive an invite to the closed calls but want a chance to show their work.

Good luck!  

Click here for full details.

NYC Tech Connect: Technology You Can Touch Networking Event

Technology You Can Touch Networking Event
Wednesday, April 20, 5:30pm - 8pm
AOL Ventures, 770 Broadway (4th Floor)
Drinks & snacks will be served

Share your tactile inventions and technology you can actually hold (ie: no zip files), next Wednesday at Technology You Can Touch, a networking event for engineers, inventors and entrepreneurs, hosted by NYC Tech Connect.

Mingle with other tech-focused makers at this invite-only event. Email Alberta Torres at atorres@ncyif.org or call 212-493-7463 and tell them a little about youself. 

NYC Tech Connect is a new public-private partnership funded jointly by the New York City Investment Fund, the Partnership for New York City and the New York City Council. Their mission is to foster a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem in NYC in the hard sciences (including bioscience, engineering, cleantech and material science). Through collaboration with universities and other strategic partners, NYC Tech Connect provides programs, expertise and resources designed to accelerate the development of entrepreneurs and their resulting technology start-ups.