2008 

Fort Omaha Film and Theatre Conference
Deadline:  April 15
Conference:  May 30-31
For more information:

http://www.mccneb.edu/filmconference/

For Students:

Please alert your students that America’s Best Student Shorts is now reviewing student-produced films and videos for its third season of half-hour television shows.  The program is playing on 65 campus and community access stations from coast to coast, including a “super station” on the DISH satellite network.
 
America’s Best Student Shorts provides student producers with a distribution channel that complements web casting and film festivals.  It’s also an opportunity for a broad television audience to appreciate the talent that film and video schools and departments are developing.  It’s fun to have a project appearing widely on television, and selection by America’s Best Student Shorts can be a proud achievement for students to list on their resumes.

America’s Best Student Shorts is looking for good stories, well told.  We are ! interested in all genres, with running times up to 26 minutes.  The projects now playing include live-action dramas and comedies, biographical sketches and other documentaries, and animations.  Most are class projects from film and video classes, with a few MFA theses.  What they have in common is imagination, energy, and the ability to grab and hold an audience.

Have you seen any noteworthy student projects lately?  Please refer the producers towww.beststudentshorts.com.  Would you like to show existing episodes of America’s Best Student Shorts to classes or film clubs?  Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Tom Hoopengardner, Producer
America’s Best Student Shorts
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WGBH
This spring, WGBH Lab's "Open Call" and P.O.V. are offering the public a chance to make its voice heard BEFORE the voting booths open: TELL AMERICA YOUR ELECTION STORY on PBS.

The WGBH Lab and P.O.V. are seeking pitches for compelling videos short about the 2008 Election. If selected, pitch writers will be paid $2,000 to make their short, get feedback from industry professionals, have their shorts featured online on the POV and Lab websites, and may be broadcast nationally. We want to let citizens put the "public" back in public broadcasting this election season.

OPENS: April 7th, 2008
DEADLINE FOR PITCHES: May 2nd, 2008

More info on Election 2008 Open Call:
http://lab.wgbh.org/open-call/election2008 

NEBRASKA has an experienced crew base and key resources for making your next project a success. Our "one hour zones" of production offer a rich variety of locations and amenities for physical production. We have included here a sample of some recent activity across the state.

Like to go GREEN? We can help your production recycle plastic, glass, paper from your production office and the set.  We will work together to make contact with community recycling companies to pick up SORTED recyclables from you. We will also help your art department find used and recycled materials. The film industry can play a key role in sustainable location filming. We can help.  

2007 

Warner Brothers in Lincoln

Warner Brothers and Heartlight Pictures was in Lincoln this fall filming at the University of Nebraska. The feature film, "Yes Man" starring Jim Carrey began their production schedule with principle photography in Lincoln and surrounding area. Producer Marty Ewing was very pleased with the filming activity and said he was remiss at waiting so long to return to Nebraska to film.  (Marty was part of the production team that filmed "Terms of Endearment" in Lincoln in 1982.)  "Yes Man" is due in theaters sometime in 2008. 

OCTA - Oregon California Trail Association

Travis Boley, executive producer for the OCTA documentary of "Hardships on the Oregon and California Trails" filmed at Ash Hollow State Park, Courouse & Jail Rocks, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Platte River location, Rock Creek STation State Historic Park and Ft. Kearny State Historic park in July of this year.  The documentary will be released late this year.

Omaha Hosts American Idol

American Idol landed in Omaha at the Quest Center earlier this year. Thousands of people waited in patiently to strut their stuff.  (Find out more at:   www.americanidol.com/news/view/?pid=793)

"For Love of Amy" filmed this summer in the Omaha area. The film is written by Omahan Vince Alston who also stars in the indie film.  Noted actor and playwrite, Ted Lange  of Love Boat fame directed the work.  Omaha locations, actors and crew complemented the 21-day shoot.  The film hopes to become a part of the festival circuit and theatrical release in 2008.

Omaha filmmaker, Stacy Heatherly has completed principle photography on her documentary, "Closure: Can It REally Be Possible".   (Find out more at: www.stacyheatherly.com/index.asp)

"Lovely, Still" written and directed by Omahan Nik Fackler is in production in the Omaha and eastern Nebraska vicinity.  With original music score by Fackler long-time friend, Conor Oberst, this film promises to be a stand-out at festival venues to come.  Seeking Extras for Movie "Lovely, Still"  Filming takes place November 12 - December 21. Interested persons should e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please include your name, actual age and age range. Please do not send a resume.

The Army Reserve sent a small team through Omaha back in the summer to shoot a story of one of their Reservists that lives here.http://www.goarmy.com/ProfileDetail.do?dir=/_res/xml/reserve/nps/&xml=bio_list.xml&sn=autumn_anderson&fw=reserve_nps

IF YOU HAVE FILM/MEDIA INFORMATION AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT INCLUDED ON THE NEBRASKA FILM OFFICE WEB SITE, PLEASE FORWARD INFORMATION TO:

Nebraska Film Office
P.O. Box 98907
Lincoln, NE 68509-8907
402-471-3746
800-228-4307
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