The 16th Annual Slamdance Film Festival will be held January 21-28, 2010.

Slamdance will open for Film Festival entries on June 1, 2009.

There are three entry deadlines:

1. Early deadline by Friday, August 21, 2009 ($30 entry fee for short entry under 40 minutes and $50 for feature length)
2. Regular deadline by Wednesday, September 30, 2009 ($40 entry fee for short and $75 for feature length)
3. Final deadline by Friday, October 30, 2009 ($50 entry fee for short and $100 for feature length)

We encourage filmmakers to submit their work as early as possible.

You can can submit your work on this site and Withoutabox.

Questions? Visit our FAQ (http://slamdance.com/festival/faqpart1.html) or e-mail us: programming@slamdance.com.

2009 Slamdance Feature Screenplay Competition Still Open For Entries - Final Deadline for Submissions June 15, 2009!

Submit here: http://www.slamdance.com/writing/feature.html

Slamdance filmmaker and events producer (if you enjoyed our Opening Party or any Happy Hours at our festival this year, he's the one to thank!) Howie Goldklang is in a national film competition on the CW Network called "Green Your World" - he's making a film per week for five weeks about eco-cool initiatives in Milwaukee - and he needs your views and  votes to win the competition!  So, go over to http://www.cwtv.com/..greenyourworld and vote for Howie, and help a fellow Slamdancer out!

March is here and with it comes our monthly special guest blog.
We're bringing you the 2009 Spirit of Slamdance Award winner, Aaron Marshall of Zombie Girl.
Aaron blogs about post production and getting down to business.
For more on ZOMBIE GIRL: THE MOVIE visit www.zombiegirlthemovie.com
Check out Aaron's blog on our website by clicking on this link:
http://www.slamdance.com/blog/permalink/2009/3/1/224555.html

Aaron Marshall is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles and the co-director of the feature documentary, “Zombie Girl: The Movie,” along with Justin Johnson and Erik Mauck. His next project, a comedy, is currently in development.

Each month the Slamdance Film Festival Blog will host a special guest blog from one of our alumni filmmakers. The filmmakers can blog about anything film related. We're easy, ready, willing and tipsy enough to share the independent filmmaking experience from the perspective of our amazing alumni stash.
check the blog each month for alumni secrets, fears, loves, embarrassing moments, tips, tricks and hints of the indie film world.
This being the first special guest blog, we had to ask someone who just can't break free from the fixed grasp of Slamdance.....Heidi Van Lier.

Heidi Van Lier is an indie filmmaker living in Los Angeles. She has made 3 feature films, “Chi Girl” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival, “Monday” which screened as a special screening at the Slamdance Film Festival, and “American Decaf” which will make the festival rounds in 2009. Heidi now programs for the Slamdance Film Festival, produces and directs Slamdance TV (Slamdance.com click Slamdance TV) during the festival, and continues to counsel 10-15 filmmakers about festival strategy every year. Her new book The Indie Film Rule Book is available at lulu.com ( HYPERLINK "http://www.lulu.com/indiefilmrulebook" www.lulu.com/indiefilmrulebook) and is a strategic guide for indie filmmakers. Go buy one now!

To read Heidi's blog and visit the website; click below-
http://www.slamdance.com/blog/permalink/2009/2/13/135330.html

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Indie-Film-Rule-Book-by-Heidi-Van-Lier/37753865989?ref=s

Hello Happy Filmmakers!
Today Slamdance Film Festival is reaching out to the writer you know, are or want to be. We host four fantastic writing competitions each year and we are calling for submissions starting yesterday.
Our short Screenplay Competition, sponsored by the $99 Special program, is coming to a close Monday February 9, 2009. Hurry up, send in your short. You could walk with a check for $500 bucks and possibly see your short screen at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City Utah.
The Teleplay competition, sponsored by The Greif Company (Gene Simmon's Family Jewels) and ACTIII productions (Good Times/The Jefferson's) is currently taking submissions for original pilots, game show competitions and follow documentaries. The Grand Prize walks away with $3,000.00 and three runners up receive $500 each. The top 10 finalists will meet with Executives from our sponsors and be considered for option agreements or employment.
Feature Screenplay sponsored by UPLOAD FILMS, Call for entries begins in March 2009. Grand Prize winner receives $7,000.00 and one of the top 10 finalists will be considered for an option agreement with UPLOAD FILMS.
Horror competition call for entries begin in June 2009. Grand Prize winner receives $5,000.00.
Slamdance and our sponsors are excited to read your scripts. Please visit the website for buckets of information. https://slamdance.com/writing/index.html
Everyone has a story to tell. Keep writing yours!