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DC Shorts Laughs: Fun and Films

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Joe Flood

DC Shorts Laughs featured local comedians with some of the funniest films from the DC Shorts Film Festival. Short flicks alternated with comics Jon Mumma, Brandy Reece and David Miller from the Funniest Fed competition (yes, there is such a … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make a Movie: DC Shorts Mentors

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Joe Flood

DC Shorts Mentors is a great new opportunity for aspiring filmmakers to learn how to make movies. Over four weekends in March and April, you learn how to write, cast, shoot and market your cinematic vision. I had the chance … Continue reading →

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Learn How to Make and Market a Film with DC Shorts

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Joe Flood

The DC Shorts Film Festival has a great new tagline: DC Shorts champions short filmmaking. Marketing taglines are a lot of times so much fluff, filled with words like “leveraging” and “cross-platform” and other tired buzzwords. But “DC Shorts champions … Continue reading →

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DC Shorts – Early Deadline Jan 31

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Joe Flood

Enter your short film or screenplay in DC Shorts! Early deadline is Jan 31, 2013. The DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast. Now in its tenth year, DC Shorts … Continue reading →

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Behind the Screens – Read it for Film Festival Secrets

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Joe Flood

Do you dream of walking down the red carpet? Want to see your film on a big screen? Then get Behind the Screens, the new book by Jon Gann that uncovers what film festival programmers really think. Gann, the founder … Continue reading →

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Photographing the DC Shorts Film Festival

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Joe Flood

I was a Photo Coordinator for the DC Shorts Film Festival, responsible capturing images of the event and managing the work of twenty volunteer photographers. DC Shorts is a ten-day long festival of short film that takes places annually in … Continue reading →

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The $100 Startup – Chapter Three: Follow Your Passion… Maybe

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Joe Flood

Some books deserve a closer read. One of these is The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau. Follow along as I delve into the book, chapter by chapter. I’ll breakdown each chapter, providing a sort of Cliff Notes summary. And I’ll include … Continue reading →

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Alpha Wins AU Visions Short Screenplay Contest

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joe Flood

I was fortunate to be a judge for the short screenplay category of the American University Visions 2012 competition. As an AU grad and screenwriter, I was glad to help. In past years, my fellow judges and I agonized over … Continue reading →

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Art, Food and Protest: My Year in Photos

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Joe Flood

A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for. – John A. Shedd 2011 was the year I decided that a camera in a bag was a dead camera. Our photographic tools (DSLRs, … Continue reading →

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DC Shorts Screenplay Competition Open for Entries

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Joe Flood

Can you write a simple ten-page film script? Enter the DC Shorts Screenplay Competition and you could win $2000 and see your vision on the big screen. And I’ll help – here are my tips on how to win the … Continue reading →

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