Just a heads up to let y’all know that the call for entries for the 2010 DigiSPAA Digital Feature Film Competition opens up in a few weeks – April 21st to be exact.

Now in its 6th year, this ace competition offers one of the most lucrative film prizes in Australasia, as well as a recognised career boost with the support of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA), the MOVIE EXTRA Channel, Digital Pictures and CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam.

“Each year the caliber of entrants in DigiSPAA has continued to rise as producers become more adept with digital filmmaking. The cutting edge new talent we spotlight each year is exciting and exhilarating” says Antony I Ginnane, SPAA President and co curator of DigiSPAA.

The competition is recognised as the leading showcase for low-budget digital filmmaking in Australia and New Zealand and boasts a prize pool of$15,000 cash and $20,000 worth of post-production, a guaranteed screening of their film on the Movie Extra channel, plus a return airfare and free registration to the prestigious CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam. Nice!

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 17 September 2010. Eligible films are feature length, with a running time of at least 70mins, digitally produced and completed to advanced post-production stage no earlier than 30 August 2009, and independently funded.

For full details, application form and guidelines go to www.spaa.org.au

Image from ‘Men’s Group’ Winner 2007 DigiSPAA, John L Simpson, producer