Shoot! by Jo Hill. Read more in Getting Noticed

Do you want to become the next Steven Spielberg? Now's your chance! Here are two competitions for you to enter:

1) From tomorrow, budding film-makers can post their shorts at MySpace Movie MashUp, a competition organised by MySpace, Vertigo Films and Film 4. The winner will get to direct a feature-length film with a £1m budget, which will be released in cinemas in 2008. Any British resident, regardless of past film experience, can participate. The deadline for submission is April 27. More information on the MySpace Movie MashUp page.

2) Also, there is still time to enter our Make Your Mark in Film competition. The UK’s best young film-makers are being encouraged to enter a unique and ambitious collaborative competition to make a ten episode full length feature film. Each episode will be shot by different teams of young filmmakers across the UK and the film will premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007.

Teams of 18-30 year olds have until 12 March 2007 to apply for the production phase of the Make Your Mark in Film competition, which is run by the Make Your Mark campaign and CobraVision. The initiative is designed to encourage young people in their teens and twenties to have ideas and make them happen. Full details and entry form on the Make Your Mark in Film website - and you can find other people to work with on the Make Your Mark in Film MySpace page.

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[BenP]

We wanted to let you know about a new service for all filmmakers and film students that can be seen on www.mymovienetwork.com. Our community of filmmakers is growing rapidly and would be interested in your upcoming festival. We would like to offer you an opportunity to promote your festival through our service and/or if you’re looking for an online partner to host and present the films entered into the festival we can fill that need.

About www.MyMovieNetwork.com
Launched in 2006, MyMovieNetwork is a unique online community that provides tools for filmmakers to showcase their work around the world by posting their films and portfolios as well as, learn from, network and collaborate with fellow movie makers. All members and visitors can watch, critique and rate submitted content based on its quality while at the same time enjoy the entertainment provided to them for free. MyMovieNetwork runs contests to find the best filmmakers, provides tools for scouting, blogging and linking to personal film archives. In addition each user can create a studio where all their films, cast and crew are associated with the studio. MyMovieNetwork community is growing so drop by and if you have a story to tell we’d love to hear from you and see your work.