Worldwide Production Film Budget and Schedule

Just delivered another quality film budget and schedule for a worldwide production. This movie required location shooting in four states in the USA, three countries, four shooting units in three currencies.

A detailed screenplay breakdown was executed, analyzing all the elements required for the film production. From there a shooting schedule was created using 25 years of on set experience for the most efficient and generous shooting time for the director.

Finally, a quality, camera and finance ready film budget was hand crafted using decades of skill in producing movies and television shows. A fine balance of lowest cost for the highest production value was utilized at every step along the way. Each departmental cost was maximized for efficiency, high production value and accuracy of detail.

Next will be a free follow-up consultation and revisions to the film budget and the shooting schedule, if requested.

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10 Tips for Earthday and Improving Your Green Factor

Earthday is Friday April 22, 2011

Ten tips for improving your green factor:

1. Use a Reusable Bag - take a bag with you to the store. Either a paper bag or a plastic bag in your pocket is easy to do and once you get in the habit it is a no brainer.

2. Install a Filter Tap - Don't use bottled water. A filter tap under your sink will filter out the bad chemicals in city tap water. Aquasana makes a great one. Plastic water bottles should be avoided. Use a glass or metal for a portable source from your filter tap.

3. Take shorter showers. Reducing your shower time can drastically save water and energy. Each minute of shower time is roughly five gallons of water.

4. Don't run the water while you brush your teeth.

5. Use the warm or cold setting on your washing machine.

6. Walk or ride your bike (or skateboard) wherever and whenever you can. Avoid driving trips for one item. Organize your travels to maximize driving errands.

7. Switch to energy saving fluorescent light bulbs. Energy saved if everyone did it would be like taking one million cars off roads.

8. Plant a Tree - either on your property or via an environmental cause. Help increase the plant content of the earth to counter rainforest destruction.

9. Recycle! Use your community recycling services to the fullest extent possible. If they are inadequate, do your part to convince your local officials to increase recycling services.

10. Participate! Join environmental groups such as:

Greenpeace
Global Green
Sierra Club

Filmbudget.com and Greentrees Films support a cleaner, greener environment through activism and community participation. Together we can make a difference.

James Cameron Announces Cameron-Pace Group for 3D Rollout

'Avatar' Producer James Cameron has partnered with Vince Pace to create the Cameron-Pace Group.
The duo has the goal of developing 3D technology for theatrical, broadcast and home entertainment consumption.

Together they developed the Fusion 3D which was used extensively on 'Avatar'. Cameron is a staunch supporter of the 3D format and indicated that it will be ubiquitous in less than three years in production.

Cameron likewise announced at NAB in Las Vegas the two sequels to 'Avatar' will be produced in Manhattan Beach's MBS Media Center in Los Angeles. 'Avatar' had previously been housed for production in Playa del Rey with Cameron's offices in Santa Monica. Likewise Lightstorm Entertainment, Cameron's company, will take up space at the movie production and soundstage facility.

Producers Lab Toronto

Producers Lab Toronto - Europe - Canada

During the Toronto International Film Festival which will run from the 7th-10th of September this year the Producers Lab Toronto will reprise its role in bridging the divide from Europe to Canada. Twenty-four producers will take part in the program from a selection process in July 2011.

Backed by MEDIA of the EU, the Ontario Media Development Corp. and TIFF the program supports films with artistic and commercial merit with a variety of film budget ranges to be financed. Producers must have a history of international co-production partnership.

Bernardo Bertolucci Awarded Palme d'Or by Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival has awarded Bernardo Bertolucci their first Honorary Palme d'Or.

The well regarded Italian film director will receive the honor at the opening ceremony of the festival which will be overseen by Jury president Robert De Niro.

Roberto Bertolucci's film credits include:

The Last Emperor

1900

Little Buddha

The Sheltering Sky

Stealing Beauty

The Conformist

The Last Tango in Paris

The Film Budget Advantage

The Film Budget Advantage

Working with filmbudget.com provides a terrific advantage for filmmakers in moving their screenplay into production. Having an experienced filmmaker with extensive film budget knowledge over 25 years of studio and independent film production brings to their table vast information impossible to achieve more readily and easily.

Producer Jack Binder has produced the film budget and schedule for Columbia Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios, New Line Cinema, Lionsgate Films, HBO and many more film production studios and companies. Having this wealth of understanding of the film budget process involved with your film budget is a winning proposition for the filmmaker.

Not only does the film budget and schedule which is required for film finance and film tax incentives benefit, but additionally the understanding of locations, film crews, governmental regulations and even climate and weather all come into play when choosing where to film your movie and with whom to trust your film budget and schedule production preparation.

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Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Filmbudget.com the international leader in worldwide film budget and schedule services presents an introduction to the Locarno Film Festival.

Every year in August the medieval, Swiss-Italian town of Locarno hosts an eleven day event in tribute to art-in-film for movie enthusiasts and industry professionals. This event is known as the Locarno International Film Festival, or LIFF.

The magnificent setting put forth by the Piazza Grande, the venue for the LIFF, accommodates up to eight thousand filmgoers on a nightly basis. Located in the geographical crossroads of the German, Italian, and French regions makes the LIFF a prime location for maximizing exposure of a filmmakers work to a diverse culture base.

The festival will be commencing on August 3 through the 13, 2011. You can order your tickets and check available screenings at the official site of the festival on their ticket page.

Recipients of last year’s 63rd Annual LIFF Leopard of Honour Award was split two ways by Chinese filmmaker JIA Zhang-ke and Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner. The Leopard of Honour Award (Pardo d’onore) is the LIFF’s most honorary award.

For submitting your film in the 2011 festival you can go to their website and go over the specifics and download the rules and regulations.

The submission deadline is June 1 There is a 100CHF fee for entry fees on films exceeding 40 minutes in length. There is no charge to enter your short film in the Locarno International Film Festival.

In today's markets for a movie with a tight film budget and international appeal the Locarno film festival welcomes artistic faire as well as large film budget productions of conceptual merit.

Filmbudget.com creates custom film budget and schedule packages for film financing purposes. Finance and camera ready film budgets and schedules are required to launch a production and to get that elusive greenlight.

Cannes Film Festival and Film Market

The Cannes Film Festival takes place May 11-22, 2011.   Robert DeNiro will be the President of the Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes.  Michel Gondry is the President of the Cinefondation Short Films.

In attendance beyond the stars and directors are distributors, financiers, foreign sales representatives and agents.   Be prepared with a quality film budget and schedule from an expert movie producer.   Filmbudget.com is the global leader in worldwide film budget and schedule production services.

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Hollywood Film Festival

The Hollywood Film Festival and Awards

The Hollywood Film Festival® and the Hollywood Awards® are the platform in which worldwide creatives come together in Hollywood to be honored for their work along side the established Hollywood Professionals being showcased and awarded. This years Festival kicks off in Hollywood, California on October 20 and running till the 24th, 2011.

The Hollywood Film Screenings will be held at the ArcLight Cinemas while the Hollywood Movie Awards Gala will be located at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Variety Magazine calls it, "the ultimate networking opportunity for filmmakers looking for a break." Indie film budget types meet up with studio size film budgets Hollywood types!

Through its international, national, and domestic media coverage, online and offline, The Hollywood Film Festival and Awards generated over 300 million media impressions in a broadcasting mix of cable TV, network TV, print and Internet mediums. Contributors of such exposure include ABC, "Access Hollywood", "Angeleno Magazine", CNN, CBS, E Entertainment, EOnline.com, "Daily Variety", "Entertainment Tonight", "Entertainment Weekly", "Filmmaker Magazine", "Extra", Fox News, "The Hollywood Reporter", "IndiWIRE.com", "Hollywood.com", "Inside Edition", "In Touch", "Los Angeles Confidential", Movie City News, "LA Daily News", MSNBC, "Newsweek", NBC, "The New York Times", "Playbill", "People Magazine", PR Newswire, Reuters, Starz, Star Magazine, "USA Today", "Vanity Fair", "US Weekly", V Life, VH1, WireImage.com, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo.com, and many other sources.

This festival is truly the place where award winning artists have their showdown with established stars in the business and festival winners alike. The festival is not marketed as a festival wanting Premiers to compete, but wanting the best films already premiered to simply be showcased yet again, more like the All-Star game of the Festivals. All Star Casts, Celebrities, Renowned Producers and Directors will be amongst the fellow guests attending and speaking at the festival.

Award categories are as follows: Hollywood Film Awards, Hollywood Breakthrough Awards, Hollywood Spotlight Awards, Hollywood Movie Awards, Hollywood discovery Awards. For more information on the criteria and award categories go to http://hollywoodawards.com/criteria.html

Winners of the 2010 hollywood Film Festival:

INCEPTION wins Hollywood Movie Award
THE SOCIAL NETWORK wins Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award
Zach Galifanakis wins THE HOLLYWOOD COMEDY ACTOR AWARD
Jennifer Lawrence wins THE NEW HOLLYWOOD AWARD
Sylvester Stallone receives the HOLLYWOOD CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


The 2011 Hollywood Film Festival is now open for Submissions. For Consideration in your Film's participation in the 2011 Festival Competition, you can submit by clicking the following link http://www.hollywoodawards.com/contests.html

To atttend the festival, VIP Passes are not available and Gala tables at the Beverly Hills Inn are for Sale by Invitation ONLY. For more information, inquiries can be emailed to awards@hollywoodawards.com


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