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MORE GREAT EXPOSURE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO SUBMIT THEIR WORK TO THE WRITING/PITCH COMPETITION (www.nextventertainment.com/writers).

Please welcome David Saunders, head of the feature lit dept at APA Talent and Literary Agency.  This is a big deal.  APA is one of the top agencies in the business and David is a partner there and runs one of their most important literary departments.  He’s a great guy and excited to be involved with us.

TWO WEEKS LEFT AND IT IS ALL OVER…DONE.   recommend that you give it a shot.  Either you’ve got a screenplay, a pilot, a short story, a play, a graphic novel…or a TV idea.  Submit to win lots of great stuff (including the Apple iPAD!), but mostly exposure to great industry leaders like David at APA, Josie Freedman at ICM, UTA, FOX, MGM and so on….

Smaller than a laptop but bigger than an iPhone, the iPad is not yet on the market, but is being hailed as one of the top new products of the year.  In short…it’s freakin’ cool and has $30K in free e-books that comes with it.

Submit your Screenplay, TV Pilot, Short Story, TV Idea to win this and an already robust prize package! www.nextventertainment.com/writers

WINNER OF THE 2009 NEXTV WEB SERIES & SHORT FILM COMPETITION USES GRANT TO BEGIN FEATURE VERSION OF HIS SHORT!

Honoring their promise to go above and beyond their generous sponsorship of the NexTv Grant, New Mexico will fly Michael Swingler and his producer, Judith Levine, in to town to begin prepping their feature film production of MIDLIFE (winning short).  Once production begins, the $60,000 Panavision camera package, plus the labor, props, transportation, and all of the rest that the $140,000 grant provides will come into play.

New Mexico is already one of the first places that the studios, networks and indie producers go to shoot, in part because of their huge talent pool and one of the most comprehensive and effective film incentive programs in the country (25% rebate on every dollar spent). They want to introduce their state to a new generation of filmmakers and chose NexTv as the vehicle to do so. If you are looking for a place to shoot, seriously consider New Mexico…I’m telling you, the film commission is incredibly helpful, the head of the local union is an amazing advocate for filmmakers, they’ve just built a $90 million studio in Albuquerque and another huge one in Santa Fe.  The crews are awesome.  Topography is surprisingly versatile, etc… Visit New Mexico Film on the web (www.nmfilm.com) or email me at rbecker@nextventertainment.com and I’ll send you to the right people down there.  I’m from Detroit and New York, by the way, so I have no ties to New Mexico outside of the film industry.

We’ll post periodic updates about MIDLIFE and other projects helped by NexTv here on the blog. (www.nextventertainment.com/blog)

WINNER OF THE 2009 NEXTV WEB SERIES & SHORT FILM COMPETITION USES GRANT TO BEGIN FEATURE VERSION OF HIS SHORT!

Honoring their promise to go above and beyond their generous sponsorship of the NexTv Grant, New Mexico will fly Michael Swingler and his producer, Judith Levine, in to town to begin prepping their feature film production of MIDLIFE (winning short).
Once production begins, the $60,000 Panavision camera package, the $60,000 in labor, props, transportation, etc…and all of the rest that the grant provides, will come into play.

New Mexico is already one of the first places that the studios, networks and indie producers go to shoot, in part because of their huge talent pool and one of the most comprehensive and effective film incentive programs in the country (25% rebate on every dollar spent). They want to introduce their state to a new generation of filmmakers and chose NexTv as the vehicle to do so.

If you are looking for a place to shoot, seriously consider New Mexico…I’m telling you, the film commission is incredibly helpful, the head of the local union is an amazing advocate for filmmakers, they’ve just built a $90 million studio in Albuquerque and another huge one in Santa Fe.  The crews are awesome.  Topography is surprisingly versatile, etc…

Visit New Mexico Film on the web (www.nmfilm.com) or email me at rbecker@nextventertainment.com and I’ll send you to the right people down there.  I’m from Detroit and New York, by the way, so I have no ties to New Mexico outside of the film industry.

On a personal note: NexTv began as an idea I had in the shower.  The idea, became a mission, now it is a REALITY for more than just me.

Moral of the story: I need to begin showering again!

Check back for updates on MIDLIFE the feature.

- RANDY BECKER

As another part of our effort to become a truly valuable resource for filmmakers, writers and industry professionals, we have created a place where dialogue about the exciting challenges of our industry can begin.

Come back and see what we are up to. We will have interesting articles about the industry, interviews with relevant players from all four corners of this business, competition updates, exclusive deals from NexTv and from vendors around the world, videos, photos, and some targeted musings by me and my staff. We encourage all of you to get involved.

We will begin a series called “Live from On Set”, where filmmakers will have the opportunity to keep a log, of sorts, of their daily experience on set. Whether you are shooting a web series in Burbank, a commercial in Michigan, a documentary in Dubai or a film in India, we want to peak into the daily life of a filmmaker. Contact me directly at rbecker@nextventertainment.com if you want to get involved…or if you have other ideas for us. We get a lot of traffic on our site and will get a ton more in the coming months. This can be a valuable resource for someone who wants to reach out to NexTv’s large online community. We’re extremely excited about all of the possibilities.

Here’s to the beginning of something!

Randy Becker
Founder, NexTv Entertainment