The Third Annual Wyoming Film Festival

The 2010 Wyoming Film Festival is coming soon!







Once again the Festival will be held in Saratoga, Wyoming at the Platte Valley Community Center. While the schedule is not yet finalized, this year’s festival will feature a mix of documentary films and narrative shorts, including the world premiere of “Oh, You Cowgirl! - A True Story About America's Unsung Heroes, The Cowgirls”, directed by Shirley Morris.

The Festival dates are August 27 – 28, 2010.

For more information contact the Festival via the contact form or by calling 307-328-9274.

South Dakota Film Festival: Call for Entries

Plugging a regional festival for our neighbors to the east.

ABERDEEN, S.D. - Submissions are being accepted until July 16 for the 4th annual South Dakota Film Festival (SDFF) in Aberdeen, S.D., Sept. 10-12, 2010.

“This year marks the first year that the South Dakota Film Festival has partnered with Withoutabox for the submission process. We are excited about this partnership because Withoutabox aggressively markets festivals directly to filmmakers, increasing our exposure to the global filmmaking industry,” said Troy McQuillen, co-producer of the South Dakota Film Festival.

The SDFF screens films in three categories: narrative, documentary, and animation. The categories include both short and feature-length films.

Last year’s film festival screened 30 films from 10 states and one other country, including seven from South Dakota. The international submission was from Australia.

All films chosen from eligible submissions will be screened for the public during the three-day festival. Last year, about 1,000 people attended the event.

“The SDFF is a great opportunity to have a completely different film-going experience than what the general public is used to,” McQuillen said. “Filmmakers need opportunities like this to exhibit their work to audiences.”

More information about the submission process, rules and guidelines, and the festival can be found at www.southdakotafilmfest.org

The South Dakota Film Festival can be followed on twitter, @SDFilmFest, for the latest news, extension dates, and special guest announcements.

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Links:

• South Dakota Department of Tourism and State Development
• South Dakota Film Office
• South Dakota Film Festival

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Judge Alex Show Hiring Court Researcher

The Judge Alex Show, a nationally Syndicated Television Court Show on Fox TV, is now hiring part time Researchers to go to local court houses and gather small claims cases that are filed and have not yet been heard by a judge.

This is a great opportunity to be a part of a show that is going into it's 6th season!. Looking for smart, self-motivated, hardworking individuals to make runs to local courts a couple of days a week for several hours a day. The show pays the Judgment so it’s a win win for everyone!

You will be communicating with production staff on a regular basis. We are only interested in those who are reliable, friendly, and self motivated. Must have a car and Internet access.

What a fun way to earn extra money! If this is you, please respond to this post ASAP!

Tell me what court houses that process small claims cases are you closest too: e-mail: Hedda.muskat@judgealex.com Put in the subject line the city and state you living in.

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