Producers Challenge Short Film and Webisode Contest, Presented by PGA

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) today announced its
first ever Producers Challenge contest,
giving short film and webisode producers ultimate access to top professionals
and the opportunity to win exceptional prizes.
Finalists will be screened for attendees of the Guild’s Produced By
Conference on June 6 at Sony Pictures Studios.

The PGA is now accepting submissions in three specific
categories – narrative short films, documentary short films, and
webisodes. Producers Challenge registration can be found at www.producedbyconference.com.

A jury composed of award-winning producers of film,
television and new media will select the finalists and winners, each of whom
will be invited to screen his or her work at the Produced By Conference.

Prizes will include a mentoring lunch with a mega-producer,
such as Gale Anne Hurd (The Incredible
Hulk, Terminator), Marshall Herskovitz (Blood
Diamond, The Last Samurai) or Mark Gordon (2012, Grey’s Anatomy), an all-session access badge to the 2010
Produced By Conference, equipment for future projects and much more!

The Produced By Conference, presented by Plymouth Rock
Studios, will host more than 50 sessions, offering unprecedented access to Hollywood’s most
prestigious producers. Programs are
designed for both established and less-experienced producers, and include
panels and round table discussions with the producers of Avatar, Gran Torino, Iron Man, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,
Gladiator, Desperate Housewives, Lost, An Inconvenient Truth, Deadliest Catch and
many more.

Produced By Conference attendees will view state-of-the-art
demonstrations of 3D and motion capture technology, get an up close and
personal look at the newest generation of digital cameras, learn how to finance
and distribute their films, discover how to perfect their pitches and find out
how the best television series are developed, produced and sold. Among
its many other benefits, Conference registration additionally allows for
reduced entry fees for the Producers
Challenge.

The Producers
Challenge’s mission is to promote the work of emerging storytellers,
spotlighting producers who demonstrate outstanding promise in their respective
fields. The PGA seeks to deliver
exciting new projects to a wider audience and expand the reach of the
entertainment community to include the next generation of great
producers.

Producers
Challenge applications, as well as complete rules and pricing can be
found at www.producedbyconference.com.

Producers
Challenge submission packages are as follows:

• $50
  fee for Produced By Conference attendees
• $75
  fee for those not attending the Produced By Conference

Producers
Challenge guidelines:

·
Narrative and documentary shorts may
not be over 40 minutes including all credits.

• Webisodes
  must run one to five minutes each and have a minimum of three
  submitted. A webisode is a short
  episode which airs initially as an Internet
  download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast
  or cable television.

·
Producers may submit multiple
entries. Each entry must be accompanied
by its own application and entry fee.

·
All film submissions must be received
on NTSC DVD.

·
Each entry must be submitted by one of
the film's authorized rights-holders.

Registration and payment can be made online or by mail. All registrants must send two (2) DVDs of
their submission to the following address:

The Producers Guild of America

c/o Rachel Klein

8530
Wilshire Blvd.

Suite
450

Beverly
Hills, CA 90211