SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN CENTER, INC.
INTERTRIBAL ENTERTAINMENT
& VSA ARTS OF NEW MEXICO

Invite Native storytellers to submit a 10 page screenplay
in any genre that reflects the American Indian experience

Two scripts will be selected by a panel of judges from the entertainment industry and the Native American community

One script will be produced and screened as part of the
2nd Annual Two Worlds Festival of Native Film and Theater
in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September 2009

The other script will be produced by
InterTribal Entertainment in Los Angeles during the Fall of 2009
with a world premiere screening to be held in 2010.

The winning writers will be provided with airfare, hotel and meals for their respective world premiere screenings. The winning writers, if local to the shooting location of their scripts, will have the option of participating in the production of the short in any capacity based on their interest and level of experience.

The purpose of the award-winning Creative Spirit initiative is to provide employment and training opportunities for American Indians in film production.

VISIT www.nativefilm.com TO DOWNLOAD A SUBMISSION FORM

You can send a hard copy of your entry and submission form to:
CREATIVE SPIRIT
c/o Southern California Indian Center, Inc.
3440 Wilshire Blvd. #904
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Or you may e-mail the script and forms with an electronic signature to:
jameslujan@nativefilm.com

Visit www.nativefilm.com to view the trailers of previous Creative Spirit productions and to download the guidelines and submission forms. There is no entry fee and you may submit more than one script. However, scripts which have been submitted in previous years to Creative Spirit will not be eligible.

Deadline is June 26, 2009.