Film-lanthropy: using film to do good.
Two new initiatives created for FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival's.
The Children's Hospitals International Film Festival and the 7DAYPSA Competition were conceived by the award winning creative team at Original Concept & Development Associates (www.OCDA.biz) for the non-profit Flickers Arts Collaborative (aka the Rhode Island International Film Festival).
C.H.I.F.F.
The Children's Hospitals International Film Festival (CHIFF) brings an annual program of new and wonderful short films from around the world to the young patients in children's hospitals around the world. And, it's the kids who get to decide which films will win the awards. The first event took place in April 2017 at Boston Children's Hospital in association with their Seacrest Studio (Ryan Seacrest Foundation). We've had wonderful CHIFF events at the Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah, Cincinnati Children's, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Scottish Rite Children's in Atlanta, University of Iowa Children's in Iowa City, Sick Kids in Toronto (Ontario), St. Jude's in Memphis, University of Vermont Children's in Burlington, Children's Hospital at Darmouth, NH and additional festival events are in the works for even more children's hospitals in the US, Canada and the UK. The Children's Hospitals International Film Festival has also been endorsed by the US Surgeon General, Gerome Adams.
7DAYPSA
The 7DayPSA is a timed filmmaker competition created as part of Flickers' Creative Impulse Awards brand. The purpose of this competition is to challenge local filmmakers to use their skills and energy to meet a major need of local non-profit organizations, giving the filmmakers not only a great experience and a good feeling, but also a broadcast credit for their resumes. It is designed to build professional bridges, spurring networking and opening professional doors for the participants. Helping filmmakers be proactive about their careers and their karma.
It is about the arts using their skills to help out the non-profit world.
In an economic climate when deserving non-profit organizations continue to struggle for resources to operate, they do not have the funds to produce a broadcast quality public service announcement to raise awareness of their organization. It is this lack of public awareness that impacts both their ability to raise funds and to make the public aware of their services. Media outlets that had once been able to both produce and air public service announcements for free, no longer have the available production resources or personnel to produce those PSA’s. But there is a resource that is going untapped. Local independent filmmakers have the skills to produce original and imaginative short films and are looking to garner professional credits for their resumes.
The 7DAYPSA Competition brings filmmakers and not-for-profits together to provide these deserving organizations with broadcast quality PSAs and also a commitment from our local media sponsor to air the spots. This is a real feel good competition.
Since the competition’s beginning with competitions in Rhode Island, Boston and Northern New England, our agency team’s PSAs have received four New England Emmy Award nominations (Public service Announcement Single Spot) and one Emmy Award statue, as well as a Best PSA at the New Media Film Festival.
To date our competing agency teams have produced wonderful PSAs for: Big Sisters of Rhode Island (RI), the Sensational Child (RI), Planet Dog Foundation (ME), the Elderly Living at Home Project (MA), North Charles (MA), Birthday Wishes (MA), the Education Exchange (RI), Al's Moving Minds (RI), My Body My Choice (MA), the Maine Woman's Fund (ME).
Competitions Cities:
RHODE ISLAND 7DAYPSA (media sponsors: ABC-6, Cox Communications, WJAR-10, The CW-28)
BOSTON 7DAYPSA (exclusive media sponsor: WCVB-TV5)
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND 7DAYPSA (media sponsors: WCHS-6 and FOX 23)
This event is sponsored by FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival, WCVB-TV5, and Original Concept & Development Associates, with prizes sponsored by Rule Boston Camera, Imagine Magazine, New England Actor, the New Media Film Festival, Slate Casting, and more.
Two new initiatives created for FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival's.
The Children's Hospitals International Film Festival and the 7DAYPSA Competition were conceived by the award winning creative team at Original Concept & Development Associates (www.OCDA.biz) for the non-profit Flickers Arts Collaborative (aka the Rhode Island International Film Festival).
C.H.I.F.F.
The Children's Hospitals International Film Festival (CHIFF) brings an annual program of new and wonderful short films from around the world to the young patients in children's hospitals around the world. And, it's the kids who get to decide which films will win the awards. The first event took place in April 2017 at Boston Children's Hospital in association with their Seacrest Studio (Ryan Seacrest Foundation). We've had wonderful CHIFF events at the Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah, Cincinnati Children's, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Scottish Rite Children's in Atlanta, University of Iowa Children's in Iowa City, Sick Kids in Toronto (Ontario), St. Jude's in Memphis, University of Vermont Children's in Burlington, Children's Hospital at Darmouth, NH and additional festival events are in the works for even more children's hospitals in the US, Canada and the UK. The Children's Hospitals International Film Festival has also been endorsed by the US Surgeon General, Gerome Adams.
7DAYPSA
The 7DayPSA is a timed filmmaker competition created as part of Flickers' Creative Impulse Awards brand. The purpose of this competition is to challenge local filmmakers to use their skills and energy to meet a major need of local non-profit organizations, giving the filmmakers not only a great experience and a good feeling, but also a broadcast credit for their resumes. It is designed to build professional bridges, spurring networking and opening professional doors for the participants. Helping filmmakers be proactive about their careers and their karma.
It is about the arts using their skills to help out the non-profit world.
In an economic climate when deserving non-profit organizations continue to struggle for resources to operate, they do not have the funds to produce a broadcast quality public service announcement to raise awareness of their organization. It is this lack of public awareness that impacts both their ability to raise funds and to make the public aware of their services. Media outlets that had once been able to both produce and air public service announcements for free, no longer have the available production resources or personnel to produce those PSA’s. But there is a resource that is going untapped. Local independent filmmakers have the skills to produce original and imaginative short films and are looking to garner professional credits for their resumes.
The 7DAYPSA Competition brings filmmakers and not-for-profits together to provide these deserving organizations with broadcast quality PSAs and also a commitment from our local media sponsor to air the spots. This is a real feel good competition.
Since the competition’s beginning with competitions in Rhode Island, Boston and Northern New England, our agency team’s PSAs have received four New England Emmy Award nominations (Public service Announcement Single Spot) and one Emmy Award statue, as well as a Best PSA at the New Media Film Festival.
To date our competing agency teams have produced wonderful PSAs for: Big Sisters of Rhode Island (RI), the Sensational Child (RI), Planet Dog Foundation (ME), the Elderly Living at Home Project (MA), North Charles (MA), Birthday Wishes (MA), the Education Exchange (RI), Al's Moving Minds (RI), My Body My Choice (MA), the Maine Woman's Fund (ME).
Competitions Cities:
RHODE ISLAND 7DAYPSA (media sponsors: ABC-6, Cox Communications, WJAR-10, The CW-28)
BOSTON 7DAYPSA (exclusive media sponsor: WCVB-TV5)
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND 7DAYPSA (media sponsors: WCHS-6 and FOX 23)
This event is sponsored by FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival, WCVB-TV5, and Original Concept & Development Associates, with prizes sponsored by Rule Boston Camera, Imagine Magazine, New England Actor, the New Media Film Festival, Slate Casting, and more.