Deadline for submission: Thursday, June 16, 2011

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!

IFP Minnesota’s Fresh Filmmakers Production Grant will facilitate the production of one short narrative film (ten minutes or less) directed by a filmmaker who has been making films for no more than five years.

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.

Indie Film Night is this Saturday, November 7, at the hottest new arthouse theater in the entire country, the ZINEMA2 at 222 East Superior Street. Here’s the rundown:

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!!!!!