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		<title>2013 Young Filmmaker Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! MOVIEMAKING CAMP SWAMP is pleased to be able to offer multiple sessions of its popular moviemaking camp this year! SESSION 1: August 5-9 SESSION 2: August 12-16 SESSION 3: August 19-23 For more info and to register, click HERE!]]></description>
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		<title>Become a Member!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to some technical difficulties, to become a SWAMP Member make sure you can renew or sign up, please go to the Membership Signup Page which is not listed under out top menu right now. In addition to our standard membership benefits that include discounts to SWAMP workshops and events, discounts to film screenings at the Museum of Fine Arts and Rice Media Center, discounts on equipment rental and updates of local, and statewide media-news through our monthly Media Bulletin e-newsletter, SWAMP joined Open Arts Network at Fractured Atlas, a New York-based non-profit organization, to provide new and unique opportunities for filmmakers at the “Filmmaker Access” and above levels. Through this partnership, SWAMP offers filmmakers a variety of benefits that enables members to produce films as professionally as possible while keeping an eye on the bottom line.  Need production insurance for your upcoming feature or short?  SWAMP can help you get it at a fraction of what most insurance providers charge.  Need affordable health insurance?  Yes, we now offer that, too!  Plus, you get the added benefit of knowing your contribution will help SWAMP to continue supporting filmmakers, video artists and educators by providing opportunities for exhibition, education and current information. Support SWAMP, Support Independent Filmmaking in Texas! We&#8217;ve got great workshops coming up, Teen Camp, and Business of Film.  DON&#8217;T DELAY!  BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!]]></description>
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		<title>Houston Short Film Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennywaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a desire to help Houston-area filmmakers to develop their craft, Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) inaugurates the Houston Short Film Fund in 2013.  The deadline has passed to submit, but stay tuned for the winner(s) announcement on May 31st! For details on the Application, click HERE!]]></description>
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		<title>Become a SWAMP Reader!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennywaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SWAMP is putting together a group of Readers to read scripts and write Coverage for SWAMP members for FREE (non-members pay a $10 per script fee). Readers are often screenwriters/filmmakers themselves and writing Coverage is a great way to learn what makes scripts work to better their own work.  Non-filmmakers are encouraged to become Readers as well because it&#8217;s just plain fun to read scripts and write summaries and analyses! While not a paying gig, Readers will hone their writing and analysis skills and help foster better and better scripts and films from our local filmmakers! Attendance at the Script Coverage Workshop on May 18th required OR submit your sample Coverage to swamp@swamp.org for consideration.  Information on how to write Coverage will be posted after May 18th.]]></description>
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		<title>Become a Reader in Hollywood!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennywaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCRIPT COVERAGE WORKSHOP Planning to move to Hollywood?  Want a job IN the Industry that’s actually fairly easy to get??  Become a Reader! A Reader reads scripts, novels, treatments, and the like for one (or more) production companies and then writes Coverage.  The Coverage includes a summary of the story and then an analysis about what worked, what didn’t work, and most importantly: what’s the commercial viability.  And the best part is you get paid per job and you can work as much or as little as you need while you work on your own projects! $10 SWAMP Members; $15 General Public  Saturday, May 18th 10:00am – 1:00pm SWAMP House  1519 West Main Register TODAY!]]></description>
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		<title>No Budget Film School &#8211; Register Today!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennywaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday &#38; Sunday, June 8-9 9AM &#8211; 4PM SWAMP House 1519 West Main No Budget Film School presents its famed two-day micro-budget filmmaking class in Houston June 8 &#38; 9, 2013. Specifically designed for no-budget filmmakers who are ready to finance their own projects, the lessons, tools, and techniques gained will maximize limited resources and minimize critical errors that can doom otherwise worthy projects. Producer Mark Stolaroff – former principal of IFC’s Next Wave Films – and guest experts teach the specific methods, models and priorities unique to micro-budget filmmaking, whether the budget is $200,000 or $200, in this in-depth, one-of-a-kind class. Attendees will walk away with powerful ideas that they can use immediately, saving them time and money. These cutting edge techniques can NOT be found in a book, at film school, or in other film classes. FREE PRODUCTION SOFTWARE INCLUDED! No Budget Film School has partnered with Write Brothers and Showbiz Software to bring you an incredible offer. All attendees will receive Movie Magic Screenwriter software and Showbiz Producer software absolutely FREE! (a $340 Value!). Attendees will also receive special discounts on Budgeting and Scheduling software by Showbiz Software, on Quick Film Budget’s innovative budget-making tool, and on LightSPEED eps’ new cloud-based production management system. SPACE IS LIMITED! REGISTER TODAY! $200 SWAMP Members $225 General Public]]></description>
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		<title>LATIN WAVE 8!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eighth edition of Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America takes place Thursday–Sunday, May 2–5, with a group of new films premiering at the MFAH. Admission $10   General Admission $8     MFAH Members $8     Senior Adults $8     Students with ID Complimentary admission for students with ID on Sunday, May 5, only. Latin Wave 8 from Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on Vimeo.]]></description>
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		<title>Menil Fest 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennywaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SWAMP will screen a selection of films from our PBS Series &#8220;The Territory&#8221; as well as winners from our previous and NEW 2013 Citizen Filmmaker Contest (ENTER TODAY!) at 1:30 and 3:30 at the Byzantine Fresco Chapel! The Menil Collection and a group of surrounding non-profit arts organizations come together to host a free afternoon of art and entertainment that will extend across the Menil &#8220;campus.&#8221; Highlighting the diversity of the Menil neighborhood arts community the festival will include live music, film, readings, workshops, yoga, and children&#8217;s activities.  MORE INFO &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Salon: 48 Hour Film Project HOUSTON!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennywaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our April Salon will focus on the 48 Hour Film Project in Houston and feature 2012 Winner Gerald Morris of Raven Films! Always FREE and open to the public Tuesday, April 30th 6:30pm &#8211; 8:30pm SWAMP House 1519 West Main Houston 77006 RSVP &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Citizen Filmmakers: GO!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CITIZEN FILMMAKER COMPETITION! It&#8217;s that time again to make a 2 minute or under short video, get your community to vote, and then screen the winners!  This time, we are giving you a theme to work with: What inspires you to be creative? Using that theme, make a 2-minute documentary, fictional, or experimental video on your mobile device camera such as a cell phone, iPad, webcam or any &#8220;point and shoot&#8221; camera with an on/off button but no other settings. Email using WeTransfer the .mov or .mp4 files to swamp@swamp.org   No profanity, nudity, on-screen violence, or vulgar/explicit acts please! DEADLINE: Sunday, April 14th at 11:59pm. Videos will then be posted (BY SWAMP, please don&#8217;t post yourself) on the Citizen Filmmaker Facebook page for VOTING!  Get your friends and family to &#8220;like&#8221; your video by 11:59pm Thursday, April 18th. The top 5 videos will be screened during the Menil Fest Saturday, April 20th between 12:15 and 3:15pm at the Byzantine Chapel! In 1977, through the vision of the internationally acclaimed filmmaker and educator James Blue, with founding director Ed Hugetz and initial financial support of Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil, SWAMP became the first Texas independent nonprofit organization for the &#8220;citizen filmmaker.&#8221;  James Blue dreamt of a future when cameras as a tool for expression would be as available to everyone as a pencil or pen.  With the invention of the camera phone and other mobile devices, the democratization of camera equipment is a reality!  Now it is YOUR TURN to make a movie. The Citizen Filmmaker Contest is the opportunity to engage in your community, create a dialogue through videos, and support one another.  You have up to 2 minutes to tell a story that is about something important to you that you want to share with your community. AGREEMENT: You, the filmmaker, retain ALL rights to the video you create and you have the right to exhibit it without restriction. You, the filmmaker, agree that SWAMP has the non-exclusive right to exhibit the film, in whole or in part, in perpetuity in any and all media for SWAMP-related activities, programs, and/or promotional material. You, the filmmaker, assume all responsibility for obtaining any releases for people appearing in the film, the licensing for music and/or other copyrighted material that appears or is included in your film. You, the filmmaker, assume all liability if there is any infringement or dispute regarding your submission. You, the filmmaker, will make the video available for SWAMP a DVD copy, if requested. PROHIBITED: Any pornographic images Vulgar Language On-screen violence CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PREVIOUS WINNING CITIZEN FILMMAKER VIDEOS: December 2012 Winning Film BE STILL by Yossuana Aguilar SEPTEMBER 2012 Winning Films: 1st place &#8220;Why Should YOU Support Young Artists&#8221; with 738 LIKES! Directed by Chris Spisak and his student filmmakers from Sartartia Middle School in Sugar Land! 2nd place &#8220;Ollin&#8221; with 122!  Directed by Yunuen Perez Vertti 3rd place &#8220;Why Me&#8221; with 106!  Directed by Aneela Qureshi Thanks to everyone who submitted.  You are all Citizen Filmmakers!]]></description>
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