Film Grant for Under 35 Filmmakers: The Davey Foundation

If you are a young emerging filmmaker or playwright with a great story to tell this is a great grant for you to explore.  I know. I know. You are over 35 years of age so this one isn't for you.! I posted for Teens and under represented grants as well. Please check out my other blogs. Subscribe so I post for good stuff.  2015 Film Grants open January 15, 2015 closes March 15, 2015.

The Davey Foundation honors the life of David Ross Fetzer and his love of film and theater arts. The foundations provides a mentoring environment that allows young artist to bloom. Do you have a innovative film or unique play?  Then fill out a application today and apply. Let us know and join our Film & TV casting board group in Los Angeles. We have cast and crew waiting to be part of this exciting journey.

Two $5000 grants  for writer/directors nationwide.  You must be 35-or-under on April 30,  fill out the 2015 Film Application, and pay a $10 reading fee per script (see below). Grant winners must deliver a Bluray copy of his/her film by December 1.  Films will premiere at the December 17, 2015 Davey Foundation Film Showcase.  You  also agree to attend the Showcase on December 17 and Filmmaker Forum on December 18.  The Foundation will provide airfare for your travel to Salt Lake City. The winners will be assigned a mentor.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1921199/
Films seeking cast & crew team for Crowd Fund.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi475BKcUyo
Film Distribution group: We scout and look for outstanding independent films.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FilmDistributionLosAngeles/
Film/TV casting & job board Los Angeles
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FilmCastingBoardLosAngel
Sundance Film Festival Network
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sundancefestivalnetwork/
http://thedaveyfoundation.org/

Amazon Studio Writer Contest Tips

There is the great writer contest at Amazon Studio on line at studios.amazon. Two writer will win cash prizes monthly and get a 18 month development deal. Wow, easy. Cost, free.
All you do is enter.
1. go to the site http://studios.amazon.com/projects/5683
This is my project "Here Comes The Bride!" a screwball romantic comedy as a sample.
2. create and account at studios.amazon
3. click Getting Started: writers
4. click Upload work
5. click script under "What are you submitting?"
6. click Original screenplay or revision
7. click save and continue
8. write out the Premise, summary and all details
9. save and continue
10. Upload your script from by browsing a rich text document from your computer to enter
11. add fine details like your name and photo

Good luck.
I'd love your feed back on my comedy if you're a fan of screwball comedies.
http://studios.amazon.com/projects/5683

Work out at Runyon Canyon

Time to rise and shine. I wonder if a starlet came up with that phrase? Dogs up therefore I must get up. Doesn't dog know its Saturday. My day off. Dog is looking at me and using Meisner to make me get up. The look on my dogs face has a specific intention walk me or else? Else meaning turning a dry sofa into a wet sofa. My dog must have studied with Uta Hagen. Could my dog have read my book? Noooo? I have it here and I've never read it! But by osmosis we both have gotten the training benefits of my actor book collection.

O.k. I'm up but first coffee. Hat, shades, sneakers and gate remote. Where is that darn gate remote? It was in my purse. Which purse? Nope not the day purse. Ughhh, it's not in my dinner bag. Ahhh, hah on the bathroom counter? Oyyy, through the hole in the bush. Dog is being high maintenance and refuses to down grade to crawling through hole in yard. Secret treat stash sways her easily. That is from Meisner (have a secret in your back pocket). Dog falls easily to my ploy and we are off to the Coffee Bean on Sunset. It's the place you know. Even in the morning the stars are here, especially writers. You know the one's but you have yet to learn our names!!!
Long line of hipsters, rockabilly's, punk-goth, LA-prepsters and the mish-mosh of Melrose thrift style is abundant. Not to mention everyone is wearing shades.

Carmel latte to go and off to the canyon. Dog is excited as the furry 4 legged animals walk up hill to entrance of canyon to only have to walk up another hill. Life in the fast lane. Must work out to be able to fit in tiny wardrobe. It appears that Hollywood seamstress is cheap on fabric as only makes size zero clothes. Must start a fabric fund for actors one day.

Coffee is finished and dog has water. Missed yoga class again. Why is it so early? On purpose so class won't be filled with the Hangover crowd. Alright, exhausted from watching downward facing dog and hikers. Time to get ready for my big Hollywood casting director audition. Code for I could be discovered today at a casting workshop!

Star Pop Ups at Night

It never fails to amaze oneself when you see stars at night in LA. Oh... I meant in the sky-- but you're probably wondering what star I saw. Well.....I'll tell you. Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Spacey. What? Where you ask?
First I went out to happy hour at the famed Le Bohe'me in West Hollywood on Santa Monica Blvd. The usual suspects were there: actors, writers, film makers and the artists who you have yet to learn our names. An actor parading as a waiter enticed us to try a delicious sampling of fillet Mignon tacos, duck quesadilla and bacon wrapped dates. He was so good in "sells" that we tried both the orange margarita and raspberry white Godiva martinis which set the mood to enjoy the night.
When the sun went down we headed to Cafe Was in Hollywood on Sunset at Vine. No one goes out till it's dark in Los Angeles. Vampires mostly, creatures of the dark. O.k. stars need dark to show up!
We pulled up to the joint and entered as the paparazzi were waiting outside like buzzards circling for their crumbs. They flashed their bulbs as we starlets went into Was. The placed was packed with Hollywood hipsters. (411= people dressed in a casual creative way to sport good will mixed with designer wear) Everyone was enjoying the jazz tunes of none other than Mr. Jurassic Park himself, Jeff Goldblum. Jeff (were friends like that) played the piano as a group of really sheik 20's flappers crossed with Melrose/punk danced with each other and wrapped each other up in a pearl necklace. It was long, really long.

Jeff knew how to play up to the crowd. He has star power and is very handsome in a Buddy Holidayish vibe. He wears the rims well. rims=spectacles, glasses, eye wear. My friend Cristianne Miranda got to do a solo song with JBlum. She seemed to raise the roof as she belted out a jazz tune. Other girls popped up to sing along as Jeff and his band Mildred Snitzer played music. But when Kevin Spacey popped up to sing it was like a shooting star bursting on stage. Kevin was a very pleasant surprise to the crowd. KSpace was quite good and I'm sure he has a album coming out. I'm that confident in his skills.

I was enjoying dreamy KSpace as a director/writer guy who said he had to get his script to Spacey said hello to me. 411 You'll always meet a guy who knows the Spacey's and has a movie deal at a studio. It's part of your alluring charm as a actor to attract the real "producers" in LA. He the "producer" wants me to read for him but first I should have dinner with him. Huh? Dinner before acting? Never, I'm full from happy hour. Call my agent and book me. I'm friends with Tarrentino, you know. (The old throw out a big name. Everyone does it.) Friend=someone you know their name in LA. I do know him from watching his movies. Duh? And, I met him while serving up a baked chicken. So I can use the word "friend" technically now. Well, I'll have to tell you about that adventure next time.

I got a acting class on Saturday with a big casting director. So see you at the movies. who knows I just might pop as a break out star by then.

lol

M