JANUARY 2011 NEWSLETTER
MOONDANCE WISHES YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Let’s make a big splash in 2011!
A wish for the new year: A sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, and a sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you. (Old Irish Blessing)
MOONDANCE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2011 CALL FOR ENTRIES!
Check out the Moondance website for more info!
http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES:
- FEATURE FILMS
- SHORT FILMS
- DOCUMENTARY FILMS
- ANIMATION FILMS
- MUSIC VIDEOS
- FEATURE SCREENPLAYS
- SHORT SCREENPLAYS
- TV PILOT SCRIPTS
- FILMED TV PILOTS
- TV EPISODICS
- SHORT STORIES
- LIBRETTI
- ORIGINAL MUSIC & FILM SCORES
- STAGEPLAYS
- RADIO PLAYS
- & MORE!
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY TO MOONDANCE NOW!
EASY WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY:
WITHOUTABOX.COM SUBMISSION SERVICE
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To celebrate our 12th season, the first 12 submissions received
at the Moondance office in 2011 will win an ALL-FILMS PASS to the
2011 Moondance International Film Festival!
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Are you undecided about which film festival competitions to enter this season? You can't go wrong by choosing Moondance first, because our finalists & winners, writers, composers and filmmakers are happy to discover that doors are opened to them after being a part of the Moondance! Please check out our SUCCESSES page, and read our archived newsletters to see what great new opportunities Moondancers enthusiastically write to us about! You could be next!
MOONDANCE SCRIPT CRITIQUES:
Cynthia Butler, Moondance's long-time and our very popular reader will write a one-page critique and assessment of your submitted screenplay, stageplay, teleplay or up to 3 short stories. Check off the box for critiques on the Moondance entry form or at Withoutabox.com. The fee is a nominal $55 for each critique requested.
MOVIEBYTES.COM
Lists Moondance as “one of the top ten film festival competitions worth the entry fee!”
A big welcome to all our newest LinkedIn.com Moondancers! LinkedIn has listed Elizabeth English, Moondance founder & executive director, as their site’s
Top Influencer This Week (December 20, 2010)
MOONDANCERS WRITE US:
“In September, the local media descended on me after news of the documentary ‘Being Martin’ winning 3 awards at the Moondance International Film Festival in Colorado. The film won Best Short Film, Viewer’s Choice (Audience Favorite Short Documentary) and the Moondance Inspiration Award.” –Martin Symons (UK) www.martinsymons.com
“I applaud you for trying to stand out from the rest of the fests for, what I consider, all the right reasons. So the tally stands at 1 festival that has room for small stories.” – Tom Zapiecki @ LinkedIn.com
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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." - Cherokee Proverb
“Friends are like snowflakes; each one is beautiful and different.” – Starbucks coffee shop window sign (note the ancient split-tail mermaid in the logo)
“Meditation is not what you think.” – Celestial Seasonings 1970’s teabag paper tag quote
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up trying.” – Thomas Alva Edison
“Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference.” –John Galsworthy
“Life is like a Carousel! Sometimes you're up and sometimes you're down and sometimes you just go ‘round and ‘round. Just remember to enjoy the ride!” - Carol Gillott (Paris Breakfasts)
A THOUGHT FOR WRITERS:
The 26 letters of the English alphabet can be arranged and re-arranged in an almost infinite number of ways. They can make people laugh, or cry, or think. They can teach, change perceptions, introduce, cause trouble, make peace, inspire, encourage, surprise, stimulate, seduce and create a visual landscape. These 26 letters, when arranged artfully, can also make people want to buy.
M REQUESTING MOONDANCE SUPPORT M
Dear Friends of Moondance International Film Festival: Please seriously consider helping support Moondance’s on-going efforts to promote, inspire and encourage the world’s independent filmmakers, writers and composers, with a financial donation to start off the new year right! Your contribution makes it possible for us to enlighten, inspire, enrich, educate, and entertain through film, writing & music. Any donation amount is greatly appreciated.
A donation of $1000 or more, to help fund our 2011 film festival, will put your name, or your company’s name, in the Moondance credits as a co-producer: on our website, in the newsletters, and in the festival print program!
Thanks a million!
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