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INTERACTIVE MEDIA FESTIVAL #06 RECAP

A sample of projects presented at this year's Festival.
The 6th Edition of the FilmGate Interactive Media Festival, took place from November 30th through December 6th, 2018 in Miami Florida. Here is just a bit of what you missed (or were lucky to be a part of)!
 

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TODAY! CASTING CALL Casting a female host smart/alternative/gaming/tech/cosplay look preferred. Hostess read lines on teleprompter in studio ⭐ TODAY! Thursday 10/1 from 12pm-6pm at Downtown Media Center Miami ⭐ Rate: $450 for half day to shoot Sunday 10/4 @FilmgateMiami feel free to share this post schedule time - adrian@beachpictures.tv
Jayme Gershen is a Florida-based multimedia documentary and fiction storyteller. She studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Miami International University, receiving a BFA in photography, and has worked on commercial and documentary projects around the world. She won FilmGate Film Festival and Miami Film Festival with her short Six Degrees of Immigration, she would later be a judge for that category in the next Miami Film Festival. Jayme is our hometown rockstar. She is a multifaceted artist. There is a shine that comes out of her works and she shines amongst us all here at FilmGate. Thanks for judging FilmGate Film Festival.
FILMGATE FILM FESTIVAL JUDGE ALERT Eloisa López-Gómez has more than 14 years of experience working in the entertainment industry for high-profile and internationally recognized institutions. She worked at the Miami Film Festival for almost ten years. As an international consultant, she was part of the team at IFF Panamá's inaugural edition. Her background includes sourcing content, providing program recommendations, inviting films and negotiating terms with right holders and hospitality. At Sofá Digital she focuses on their International Business Development, and as part of the programming team she works on weekly content releases, and manages client relationships throughout Latin America. Our beloved señorita Eloisa López-Gómez is all business and having her in our community is a blessing.
FILMGATE FILM FESTIVAL JUDGE ANNOUNCEMENT! Freddy Rodriguez is an EMMY®, TELLY® and Promax/BDA award winning filmmaker with numerous short films, music videos, commercials, promos, and documentary shorts among his credits. He’s been writing, shooting, directing and editing creative video content for over twenty years. Freddy began his career at Broadcast Video Incorporated (BVI) where he produced movie trailers and promos for Lifetime, Bravo, MTV Latino and the Hallmark Channel. He then did a stint as the Senior Promotions Producer at NBC/Universal, where he collected fifteen EMMY® nominations, seven EMMY® wins, and six PROMAX/BDA Awards. In 2011 he launched 66 Films, where he’s produced video content for Norwegian Cruise Lines, Maaco, The Miami Dolphins, Visit Florida, Disney and Lexus to name a few. In 2017, he directed and edited the music video You'll Never Know, which garnered several Merit of Excellence Awards and won “Best Music Video” a
Happy Birthday 🎈 National Endowment for the Arts - we salute your many years of service and a special mention to all staff and workers from past years and current - outstanding work 👏👏👏 @neaarts
@LALIFF_ is proud to launch the LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship Series. This newly established program will focus on building a more inclusive and equitable industry for all members of the Latinx community. For its inaugural year, @Netflix is sponsoring the program for five visionary directors who identify as Afro Latino to create a short film that will have its world premiere at LALIFF 2021. Each filmmaker will receive mentorship with industry leaders, a $20,000 production grant and a world premiere of their film at LALIFF 2021. Submissions are now open and the deadline is October 14, 2020. Visit @laliff_ for more information. #laliff
@LALIFF_ is proud to launch the LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship Series. This newly established program will focus on building a more inclusive and equitable industry for all members of the Latinx community. For its inaugural year, @Netflix is sponsoring the program for five visionary directors who identify as Afro Latino to create a short film that will have its world premiere at LALIFF 2021. Each filmmaker will receive mentorship with industry leaders, a $20,000 production grant and a world premiere of their film at LALIFF 2021. Submissions are now open and the deadline is October 14, 2020. Visit @laliff_ for more information. #laliff
Casting Opportunity! This Thursday, October 1st from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM Beach Pictures and Arora Project are looking for a female host, gamer/techy/alternative/cosplayer preferred, for a commercial that will introduce a new and innovative gaming product. This is a fast one-liner: “Is your gaming too slow? Brink. Bionics has invented the fastest response gaming glove the industry has ever seen. Let’s take a look”. If interested please send a headshot, reel, or both to guillermo@film-gate.org and we will book you a time for Thursday, October 1st. This is a paid shoot: Rate: $450 for half-day to shoot Sunday 10/4 at Downtown Media Center, if chosen please free your calendar for Sunday, October 4th. Downtown Media Center: 168 SE 1st Street, 3RD FLOOR, Miami, FL 33131
ONE DAY AWAY! new ticket link below - it's only once a month - this month female filmmakers from all across Florida representin #femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm #womendirectors
🤔 We asked ourselves how does Hollywood make their films on 35mm & 16mm? What's the process? Can I an indie filmmaker make my movies on film and why should I? ⭐ All those questions answered and more this Saturday SEPT 26TH at FilmGate Miami / Downtown Media Center 9am (coffee / breakfast treats & lunch included) when KODAK comes to town. Check link for ticket. #filmmaker #cinematography #shootonfilm
1 TICKET REMAINS for CELLULOID BOOTCAMP with special guest KODAK - THIS SATURDAY This will be our only IN STUDIO Bootcamp. Learn how to create a movie using 16mm / 35mm film. This is a 2 Day event. Coffee + Breakfast treats + Lunch Included. ⭐ Thanks to all those who signed up. We will look forward to bringing this workshop again in 2021. Shoutout to @marmediacinerentals for the support!
⭐ the Montréal/Miami New Narratives Lab is calling female-identifying creators to submit their AR/VR non-fiction projects with an original worldview #femaleartist #womenintech #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality
🎭 ACTORS! Yes! we value your time + work that's why we bring in screenplays that are about to go into production to WHY THE DRAMA - we also go out of our way to bring in producers and casting agents to evaluate talent. *some of ya have already landed paid roles - we see ya, we got ya 🥳 ⭐ If you are new to FilmGate make sure to follow our FilmGate newsletter or become a FilmGate Actor Member for the most up to date info and discounts to our other year round events & private events
📝 You just wrote a spectacular script and test driving it with a live table read with emerging actors would be amazing! But that's not all that we offer... at FilmGate's WHY THE DRAMA we also bring in film industry pros for feedback on acting talent and your ready to shoot script. Thanks for supporting Florida filmmaking ⭐ EMAIL: guillermo@film-gate.org ⭐ SUBJECT LINE: WHY THE DRAMA #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmgatemiami
COMING SOON! FILMGATE INTERACTIVE MEDIA FESTIVAL #7 - see how you can make a move into arts + tech + business space #AugmentedReality #virtualreality #virtuallearning
Hello everyone! We are excited to announce our upcoming event with these amazing, talented female directors 😃🎬Introducing @sammiegaynorvideo @mariap_arboleda @isabelisamused @xkymanix @karrine_karina @drcmcintyre @primegaze @kimcameron_sidefx @vickys_not_here @adelerobinsonrodriguez @safonkn 🎞🎬 See you on the 30th!