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Focus Forward Documentary Winners Announced, Watch All 5 Including the $100K Grand Prize Film

01.23.13 @ 12:08AM Tags : cinelan, contest, documentary, filmmaking, opportunities, shortfilm, shorts, vimeo, watch

It was announced all the way back in February 2012, but the Focus Forward documentary short film competition has finally come to a close, and they’ve announced the winners at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The contest, sponsored by General Electric and Vimeo, and in partnership with Cinelan, has awarded $200,000 in prize money to five short films around the theme of invention or innovation. Check out all of the winners below, plus a new short film from Morgan Spurlock. More »

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Vimeo and Cinelan to Award $200k in Prizes for Short Docs

02.2.12 @ 12:16PM Tags : cinelan, documentary, opportunities, vimeo

In conjunction with General Electric and Cinelan, Vimeo has launched a new short documentary series entitled Focus Forward, and they’re opening the series up for submissions. There’s a $100k Grand Prize at stake — along with a premiere at next year’s Sundance — as well as an additional $100k in prizes. The details: More »