2023 Grand Prize Package

POST-PRODUCTION, EDITORIAL & PRIVATE FILM SCREENING

With over 12,000 sq. ft. spanning 3 floors of the Wiltern Tower on Wilshire Boulevard in the heart of Los Angeles, Sugar Studios LA offers everything from Dailies and Editorial to Color, Mix, and VFX and has truly redefined the post-production experience for independent filmmakers.

Sugar Studios LA will proudly supply the Grand Prize Winner with a post-production and editorial service package, along with a film screening for up to 10 people at the Sugar Studios LA Penthouse Theater.

LIGHTING & GRIP PACKAGE

The MBS Equipment Company, a division of The MBS Group, is one of the world’s largest sources of lighting, grip, and expendables. With proprietary technology, MBS’s equipment is the industry’s most technologically-advanced. Innovative, solutions-driven, and invested in success, MBS helps navigate the complexity of a production.

MBS Equipment Company will supply the Grand Prize Winner with an equipment rental package.

COLOR GRADING & DIGITAL MASTERING

Rocket Panda Post is a boutique post-production company based in Burbank, California.

Rocket Panda Post will be supplying the Grand Prize Winner with On-Line Picture Conforming, Color Correction/Grading, Closed Captioning Encoding, and other Post-Production Consultation Services.

CAMERA PACKAGE

Keslow Camera is a motion picture camera rentals resource, dedicated to offering world-class service and cutting-edge solutions.

Keslow Camera will provide the Grand Prize Winner with a camera rental package.

POST-PRODUCTION PLUGINS & TEMPLATES

MotionVFX, an official trusted partner of Apple, is the leading creator of plugins for Final Cut Pro & DaVinci Resolve and Apple Motion templates. It is also the provider of top-quality tools for video editors and motion designers.

MotionVFX will proudly award the Grand Prize Winner with a credit to be used at MotionVFX’s online store.

MUSIC LICENSING

West One Music Group is a collaborative community dedicated to producing music for the world’s media. With a focus on bringing visuals to life with a diverse and authentic music catalogue, West One Music Group offers music curation, licensing, custom music, sonic branding among other services.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive a music license for sync and master. West One Music Group will offer the winning
filmmaker access to their catalog of tracks, as well as music supervision services to help
them navigate their library of 60,000+ songs.

SOFTWARE LICENSING

Largo.ai provides next-generation storytelling tools for the audiovisual industry by using artificial intelligence. This empowers traditional content creation workflow and supports producers, distributors, and studios in their decision-making process.

Largo.ai will donate a Largo.ai software license to the Grand Prize Winner and two (2) Largo.ai software licenses to two Grand Prize Finalist filmmakers, each for a six-month subscription.

PRODUCTION SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

Birns & Sawyer, the premiere Los Angeles Production Equipment and Camera Rentals, has been serving filmmakers for over 65 years. Birns & Sawyer is committed to making the latest cinematic tools, services, and broadcast integration systems with ease, efficiency, and reliability so that filmmakers can engage in their best visual storytelling, no matter the budget, format, or screen size.

Birns & Sawyer will be supplying the Grand Prize Winner with a credit for production rentals, including cameras, lenses, grip, lighting, monitors, camera accessories, among others.

PRODUCTION OR COMMUNICATION RENTALS

Quixote is passionate about the art of storytelling. Quixote is committed to providing Production Supplies, Grip and Lighting Rentals, Studio Rentals, and Commercial Vehicles among other services.

Quixote will award the Grand Prize Winner with production or communication rentals.

STUDIO OR SOUND STAGE RENTALS

Solar Studios is the East Side’s premiere production studio and event space. Its beautiful, versatile styling and Sanremo-inspired European touches create the perfect atmosphere for upscale events as well as large film productions and photoshoots.

Solar Studios will supply the Grand Prize Winner with a Studio or Sound Stage rental package.

PRODUCTION SUPPLIES

Westside Production Rentals provides access to high-quality industry standard production supplies, walkie talkies, wireless internet boxes, video supplies, audio supplies and expendables. Westside Production Rentals also provides prepacked or empty production vehicles. 

Westside Production Rentals will be supplying the Grand Prize Winner with production rental supplies.

SOCIAL BOOST

As the premier independent film review site specializing in movie news, filmmaker interviews, film festival coverage and indie DIY how-to, Film Threat’s mission is to champion up-and-coming indie filmmakers while speaking truth to the entertainment industry.

Film Threat is providing the Grand Prize Winner with a Festival Pass & Pro Package, and is offering eight (8) Social Boost Packages to eight winners among the four major categories: Best Narrative Short, Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Short, and Best Documentary Feature.