reported by Betty Paulsino, CyberScreenwriter.com

On Saturday, July 7th, hundreds of Toronto filmmakers will compete to create an original short film in just 12 hours, from noon to midnight. They will be taking part in the first Toronto Film Race, part of the nationwide Film Racing Tour, which will visit more than 10 cities in 2007.

At exactly 11:59AM on July 7th, filmmakers will be assigned a theme for their film. Past examples of themes include revenge, bad advice and spare change. The teams must write, shoot and edit an original short film, no longer than 4 minutes and submit their films 12 hours later by the midnight deadline. All completed films will premiere for the public a few days later at a local theater. The top films from the Toronto Film Race will compete for thousands in cash and prizes, against top films from each of the cities on the 2007 Film Racing Tour.

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reported by Nicholas Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com

Rain Bird Corporation, a leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, is giving all filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their talents while bringing about a greater knowledge and awareness of the need for water conservation in the face of a water crisis of global proportions. The Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition seeks short films (1-20 minutes in actual or excerpted run time) that focus on the topic of water conservation. Narrative, documentary, animated, experimental and/or student-made productions should explore approaches and ideas to intelligently manage and efficiently utilize the Earth's most precious resource.

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reported by Jason Gallagher, CyberScreenwriter.com

Award-winning television and film producer Albert Fisher launched on AOL's UnCut Video (http://uncutvideo.aol.com) a worldwide initiative called "A Minute of World Peace" to encourage the creation and online submission of one-minute videos to promote world peace.

"Never has the time been more appropriate or the technology more readily available for individuals to express themselves creatively on this universal issue than right now," explains Fisher. "This is a unique opportunity for people of all ages to create 60-second films to share their individual feelings about the global quest for world peace."

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