Duke City Shootout Accepting Script Submissions

Duke City Shootout Accepting Script Submissions

Christopher Coppola Heads 'Script to Screen' Digital Filmmaking Festival

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned independent filmmaker Christopher Coppola and Digi-Fest Southwest founder Jim Graebner have joined forces with New Mexico's Digital Filmmaking Institute to launch the Duke City Shootout, the only film festival in the world that focuses on digital production, as participants must cast, produce, shoot, edit and premiere their film in only seven days. This groundbreaking film festival will take place July 22-30, 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is currently accepting short script submissions (no longer than 12 minutes) from independent filmmakers and screenwriters around the world.

EARS XXI, Coppola's New Media Studio, will select the seven best scripts to be produced and ultimately compete for the "Palm de Grease," the festival's most prestigious filmmaking award. The Shootout will fly the screenwriter to Albuquerque, where they will be given a budget, a cast, camera and lighting equipment, a production crew, post-production facilities, transportation, and even a professional mentor to help bring their pages to life.

"This festival captures the essence of filmmaking, highlighting cutting-edge digital media which is revolutionizing the film industry," says Christopher Coppola, President of EARS XXI, adding, "Artists have the opportunity to get down and dirty, bringing films from script to screen in one week."

Script submission requirements:
* Cover page including name of author, address, telephone number
* 12 minute script (i.e. 12 pages)
* Deadline: June 1, 2005
* Entry fee of $35 to be paid by May 1, 2005, checks payable to
Digi-Flick's on 66
* Entry fee paid after May deadline is $45
* Mail entries to: EARS XXI Script Contest, 6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 500
Hollywood, CA 90028
* See www.EARSXXI.com for more information.

About The Duke City Shootout:

The Duke City Shootout is the only film festival dedicated to bringing artist's visions from "script to screen" in one week It is a venue for independent filmmakers to get their films made.

About EARS XXI:

Ears XXI is A STATE-OF-THE ART NEW MEDIA STUDIO focused on digital/ high-definition production and distribution for film and television. The new studio will handle pre-production, production, post-production and distribution, as well as building an education arm which extends to universities and the Internet.

Source: EARS XXI

CONTACT: Deanna McDaniel of EARS XXI, +1-323-469-8500,
deanna@earsxxi.com; or Erik Bright of Insignia Inc., +1-310-777-1150,
ebright@insigniapr.com; or Alexis Kerschner of Rick Johnson & Company,
+1-505-266-7220, akerschner@rjc.com, both for EARS XXI

Web site: http://www.earsxxi.com/

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