Dear Guest, Thank you for being a part of this year’s AGBO+Slamdance DTLA Summer Showcase. Your participation brought an exceptional energy to the event, making it a memorable and impactful experience. Our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility was beautifully represented through your presence, enriching our mission. We know it’s often difficult for the sequel to …
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Second Season, Here We Go! AGBO + Slamdance DTLA Summer Showcase 2024We’re thrilled to announce the second season of this exciting event, once again hosted at the stunning AGBO campus by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. This year, we’re bringing together a diverse array of groundbreaking talent and cutting-edge stories over an action-packed weekend. Kicking …
On behalf of our entire Slamdance team, I am writing to extend our sincerest gratitude for your participation in the AGBO+Slamdance DTLA Summer Showcase. Your presence brought an extraordinary and dynamic dimension to the event, infusing it with the best energy we could have asked for. Through your attendance, the event not only underscored the …
Co-Presented with Slamdance & Museum of the Moving Image Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) works to disrupt inequity in the film industry by nurturing, amplifying, and investing in the creative capacity and professional success of our members. The term “MENASA” (Middle East, North African, and South Asian) encompasses a wide diversity of cultures, loosely linked …
AGBO and Slamdance Create Summer Showcase For New Artists in Downtown Los Angeles AGBO and Slamdance are partnering for a multi-faceted showcase including digital, interactive and gaming work, stand up comedy, screenplay workshops, award-winning short films, and a program dedicated to filmmakers with visible and non-visible disabilities at AGBO’s Los Angeles campus. The showcase represents …
We are delighted to announce the lineup for Narrative Features Competition, Documentary Features Competition, Breakouts, Unstoppable, and Spotlight Screenings for the 29th Slamdance Film Festival. With titles hailing from all over the globe and jam-packed with premieres, the 2023 festival continues our legacy of discovering fresh and influential new voices. Dedicated to providing accessible programming …
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After receiving nearly 4,000 scripts this season from writers across the globe, Slamdance is honored to recognize the following writers as the official winners of the 2024 Slamdance Screenplay Competition. These screenplays are divided into five submission categories: Feature, Horror/Thriller, Pilot, Short, and Mentorship Recipient. Read the Indie Wire article here. HORROR/THRILLER SCREENPLAYWINNERS GRAND PRIZE WINNERFIRST PLACE HORROR/THRILLER …
SLAMDANCE POLYTECHNIC Slamdance’s Polytechnic program originated from a very simple goal. We wanted to teach others what we wish we knewbefore picking up a camera. For instance, how do you finance a movie? How can you get your work distributed? How muchdoes your success depend on industry trends? And, most importantly, how can you make …
A NEW ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATING TRULY INDEPENDENT FILMS AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS Nominees Selected from Film Festivals Throughout the Year, with Awards to Be Presented at the Inaugural Ceremony at the DGA Theater, Los Angeles on December 9, 2024 Read the article through Variety here. LOS ANGELES, CA (October 23, 2024) – Slamdance, the artist-led “by filmmakers …
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SUBMIT 2025 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED The Slamdance Film Festival accepts films in every genre, on any topic, from every country around the world. We spotlight low-budget Narrative and Documentary Features by first-time directors, Breakout Features from non-first time directors, short films across genres, and episodes. We do not disqualify any films based on premiere …
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SUBMIT DEADLINES AND SCHEDULE Submissions OpenFebruary 20, 2024 Early DeadlineApril 24, 2024 Regular DeadlineJune 15, 2024 Late DeadlineJuly 19, 2024 Final DeadlineJuly 26, 2024 Notification DateOctober 29, 2024 Awards CeremonyOctober 29, 2024 SCRIPT CATEGORY GUIDELINES FEATURE – 41-140 pages.– All narrative genres welcome. TV PILOT– Up to 80 pages.– Half-hour, one-hour or webisode.– All narrative …
We are excited to announce our mind-bending lineup for our 2024 Animated, Experimental, Unstoppable, Narrative, and Documentary Shorts programs as well as the Digital, Interactive and Gaming (DIG), Episodes, and new Revolution lineup. Dedicated to providing accessible programming both in-person and online, the 2023 hybrid festival will return this year with events in Park City …
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2023 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION WINNERS Slamdance is honored to have recognized the following writers as the official winners of the 2023 Slamdance Screenplay Competition at the Landmark Theatre in Westwood, LA on October 25th. We received over 4,000 scripts this season, with writers from across the globe submitting their stories. These screenplays represent the top 0.28% …
I was given some questions about script reading and such and am delighted to answer so you can be both enlightened and entertained. Here goes: What is Your Favorite Snack While Reading a Script: For the slower, more confusing scripts I need anything with caffeine or chocolate. Chocolate all the time. Back in the day… …