AAlchemy’s “Give Me A Break” Film Festival – GMAB – may be exactly what you are looking for to showcase and win commercial streamer recognition for your creative genius.
Now in its seventh year providing free marketing support and funding for creator filmmakers, choreographers and dancers, the non-profit National Performing Arts Funding Exchange and its AAlchemy initiative have organized GMAB purposefully to showcase excellence in filmmaking and concert dance to the world's major streamers. When you click on the website link, you'll find out a lot more.
Submissions will be judged by an international team of senior film producers and performing artists who, during their professional careers, have been commissioned and supported by Google, the BBC, Apple, the African Games, major international venues, and major foundations to create and present compelling stage and screen productions.
ABOUT THE "GIVE ME A BREAK" FESTIVAL
With an emphasis on films and videos that incorporate and emphasize dance performance and choreography, GMAB is empowering innovative teams of filmmakers and performing artists to present short film works to new audiences and to major streamers like Netflix, HBO and Amazon.
GMAB reflects AAlchemy’s continuing focus on cinematic design, both traditional or experimental, that is centered on original choreographic themes and concert and site specific dance designed by creators, filmmakers and performers to tell a story.
Selected videos together with Festival winners will be presented during two days of screenings on September 27 and 28, 2022 in New York City at Arts On Site. Submission fees are minimal and Festival winners receive $500; details follow below.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Films will be judged on originality, creativity, cinematography, choreography, the story that the creators want to tell, and the ability of those creators to draw the audience into that story.
That is what AAlchemy’s “Immersion of the Mind” (tm) is all about: your ability to draw your audience so deeply into your story that they will be moved to tell others how much they have been swept away by your creativity.
ABOUT AALCHEMY.
NPAFE, AAlchemy and the GMAB Festival are purpose-built to provide filmmakers and performing artists a special space to express themselves, along with mentorship to help them navigate the cinematic and performing arts industries with confidence.
AAlchemy itself exists to meet the proven broad, deep, and growing audience demand for “Immersion of the Mind” immersive entertainment that viewers can experience at home via streaming ... without the need to wear expensive VR equipment.
Immersion of the Mind is achieved when creators and performers collaboratively take on the role of project directors, defining what they want the audience to be experiencing and how they want the camera people, film editors, and orchestrators to achieve this result.
Excellence in Filmography - $500
Excellence in Choreography - $500
Honorable Mention (x2) - $200
Laurels for above and for being selected for screening at the Festival