Call for short film scripts !
Attention, indietalk screenwriters: Are you an English-language writer with a great short film script that you’re dying to see get made? As part of its Short Film Action (SFA) initiative, BusinessFilm Productions, a Paris-based production company run by American filmmaker Ian R. Hardy, is currently accepting short film script submissions. We’re looking for intelligent, innovative projects with the following characteristics:
- 5 to 25 minutes in length
- Can be shot in locations available in France
- Not requiring significant technical expense (no complex special effects)
- Can contain English, French, or no dialogue
We’re seeking inventive, quality work: serious projects that you absolutely want to see get produced. We want scripts that are polished and ready for shooting. Should your submission be accepted, BusinessFilm can offer the following:
- Your script will be produced by BusinessFilm Productions, on a micro-budget (money provided entirely by BusinessFilm), or on a small budget (some money attained via external grants). We encourage the writer to play an active role in collaborating with the production team as the film gets made.
- It will be shot by some of France’s best camera operators and technicians, on high-end video or film (depending on project requirements)
- It will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Ian R. Hardy (http://shootingpeople.org/cards/ianhardy), with method-trained acting talent from France, the U.S., or the UK (depending on script requirements).
- Successful productions will be placed on the international short film festival circuit.
BusinessFilm usually does corporate and marketing films, but the profits we make go straight into our passion, which is short film production. Because BusinessFilm would be providing the money and infrastructure for your script to be produced, we cannot offer to pay you any fees for your work. BusinessFilm / Short Film Action would receive the distribution rights for the film, and if the film ever makes money (but remember, this is short film so profit is rather unlikely), we would make sure that a fair percentage of that profit gets paid to the writer. But this isn’t about money. The main point of this call for entries is to get exciting, innovative short films produced and on the screen. If your script is accepted to be produced, we can promise you that it will be assigned top-quality production talent with a dedication to making films worthy of festival awards. And full credit would, of course, go to you as the writer.
One other note: BusinessFilm / Short Film Action is looking to establish productive, long-term relationships with UK-based writers. We’re not a film factory, but a small group of artists and technicians with a modest pool of funds available for making shorts. We therefore want to work with writers who have a spirit of collaboration, and who can willingly lend a hand in the making of the film. Precise roles in the collaboration are flexible and would depend on each project.
Please MAIL the following (emailed submissions will NOT be read – our poor eyes can’t bear staring at the screen for too long) to Ian R. Hardy, BusinessFilm Productions, Short Film Action, 91 quai Panhard et Levassor, 75013 Paris, France:
- Your PRINTED screenplay (emailed submissions will not be read)
- A brief, one-paragraph synopsis, including your full contact information (telephone number, email address, etc.)
We promise to read over every submission mailed to us, although it might take us 2-6 weeks to do so. Due to quantity received, we cannot unfortunately mail back unaccepted submissions. All unaccepted submissions will be destroyed and will not be circulated beyond BusinessFilm / Short Film Action. Your script ideas will remain yours and yours alone – nothing you send to us will be produced without your express permission and personal participation in the process.
So here’s to making great short films! We look forward to receiving your submission.
Attention, indietalk screenwriters: Are you an English-language writer with a great short film script that you’re dying to see get made? As part of its Short Film Action (SFA) initiative, BusinessFilm Productions, a Paris-based production company run by American filmmaker Ian R. Hardy, is currently accepting short film script submissions. We’re looking for intelligent, innovative projects with the following characteristics:
- 5 to 25 minutes in length
- Can be shot in locations available in France
- Not requiring significant technical expense (no complex special effects)
- Can contain English, French, or no dialogue
We’re seeking inventive, quality work: serious projects that you absolutely want to see get produced. We want scripts that are polished and ready for shooting. Should your submission be accepted, BusinessFilm can offer the following:
- Your script will be produced by BusinessFilm Productions, on a micro-budget (money provided entirely by BusinessFilm), or on a small budget (some money attained via external grants). We encourage the writer to play an active role in collaborating with the production team as the film gets made.
- It will be shot by some of France’s best camera operators and technicians, on high-end video or film (depending on project requirements)
- It will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Ian R. Hardy (http://shootingpeople.org/cards/ianhardy), with method-trained acting talent from France, the U.S., or the UK (depending on script requirements).
- Successful productions will be placed on the international short film festival circuit.
BusinessFilm usually does corporate and marketing films, but the profits we make go straight into our passion, which is short film production. Because BusinessFilm would be providing the money and infrastructure for your script to be produced, we cannot offer to pay you any fees for your work. BusinessFilm / Short Film Action would receive the distribution rights for the film, and if the film ever makes money (but remember, this is short film so profit is rather unlikely), we would make sure that a fair percentage of that profit gets paid to the writer. But this isn’t about money. The main point of this call for entries is to get exciting, innovative short films produced and on the screen. If your script is accepted to be produced, we can promise you that it will be assigned top-quality production talent with a dedication to making films worthy of festival awards. And full credit would, of course, go to you as the writer.
One other note: BusinessFilm / Short Film Action is looking to establish productive, long-term relationships with UK-based writers. We’re not a film factory, but a small group of artists and technicians with a modest pool of funds available for making shorts. We therefore want to work with writers who have a spirit of collaboration, and who can willingly lend a hand in the making of the film. Precise roles in the collaboration are flexible and would depend on each project.
Please MAIL the following (emailed submissions will NOT be read – our poor eyes can’t bear staring at the screen for too long) to Ian R. Hardy, BusinessFilm Productions, Short Film Action, 91 quai Panhard et Levassor, 75013 Paris, France:
- Your PRINTED screenplay (emailed submissions will not be read)
- A brief, one-paragraph synopsis, including your full contact information (telephone number, email address, etc.)
We promise to read over every submission mailed to us, although it might take us 2-6 weeks to do so. Due to quantity received, we cannot unfortunately mail back unaccepted submissions. All unaccepted submissions will be destroyed and will not be circulated beyond BusinessFilm / Short Film Action. Your script ideas will remain yours and yours alone – nothing you send to us will be produced without your express permission and personal participation in the process.
So here’s to making great short films! We look forward to receiving your submission.