There is no shortage of ideas in the filmmaking world, but when it comes to funding those ideas, well, that's a different story. Finding enough money and resources to create the film you're envisioning is one of the biggest obstacles you'll ever have to overcome, but Musicbed is hoping to make it all a little easier. If you have a burning desire to tell a story, the Musicbed Film Initiative wants to bring it to life by offering you $70K worth of cash, production gear, and post-production support.
This is only the second year of the Musicbed Film Initiative, but it has clearly struck a chord with the filmmaking community's desire to not only tell the stories that we're passionate about, but to also connect with those who want to offer support in our efforts to do so. After receiving nearly 7,500 submissions for the contest in 2016, Musicbed decided to up the ante and offer $20K more in prizes.
No Film School spoke with Musicbed founder and CEO Daniel McCarthy about his desire to help filmmakers develop their passion projects through the Musicbed Film Initiative. "Every filmmaker has at least one story in their head that they want to tell at some point, but so many of those stories never see the light of day," said McCarthy. "With the Musicbed Film Initiative, we’re making that day come sooner for one filmmaker." He continued, "We were floored to see thousands of the entries pouring in when we launched the Initiative last year. It obviously resonates with the filmmaker community, which is why the grant is even larger this year.”
The Musicbed Film Initiative is looking for any type of project, whether it's a black-and-white Western, a short film, or a feature length documentary about cats. Really, the sky's the limit, and with the award package they're offering—which includes $20K in cash, a MōVI Pro gimbal stabilizer, and tons of post-production software—you'll be able to take your project there, too.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, which includes Stranger Things writer Jesse Nickson Lopez; Senior Curator at Vimeo, Ian Durkin; Venice Film Festival programmer and CEO of CINEMAVEN, Tom Davia; and President of Batya Communications, Nancy Jacobs, as well as last year's Musicbed Film Initiative winner Patrick Beisemans. Winners will be announced April 7th.
The Musicbed Film Initiative is free and open to filmmakers in any part of the world. The submission process is simple: write a short synopsis for your idea and then upload a PDF of your pitch, which can include your script, treatment, or mood board. The call for entries is open now and closes March 24th (3:00pm CT).
So, if you want to make your great film idea a reality, Musicbed is ready to help make it happen. Head on over to their website to get the process started.
This morning, Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominees for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, and there are some exciting contenders.
Movies likeEmilia Pérez, The Brutalist, and Conclave prove that this year's race is going to be a tight one.
On the television side, shows like The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, and Shōgun are all competing as well.
There were so many other titles to add to my watch list as well.
Want to know who else is in the running? Read on for the full list of nominees, and get ready for a glamorous night with the best in film and television!
The Globes will air January 5, 2025th, at 8PM EST.
2025 Golden Globe Nominees
Best Motion Picture – Drama The Brutalist (A24) A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) Conclave (Focus Features) Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures) Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios) September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy Anora (Neon) Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios) Emilia Pérez (Netflix) A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures) The Substance (Mubi) Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Animated Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films) Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films) Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix) The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Alien: Romulus (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures) Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Twisters (Universal Pictures) Wicked (Universal Pictures) The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Usa / France / India Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France The Girl With The Needle (Mubi) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Neon) – Usa / Germany Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) Angelina Jolie (Maria) Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door) Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) Daniel Craig (Queer) Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Amy Adams (Nightbitch) Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) Mikey Madison (Anora) Demi Moore (The Substance) Zendaya (Challengers)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in aMotion Picture – Musical or Comedy Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) Hugh Grant (Heretic) Gabriel Labelle (Saturday Night) Jesse Plemons (Kinds Of Kindness) Glen Powell (Hit Man) Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) Ariana Grande (Wicked) Felicity Jones (The Brutalist) Margaret Qualley (The Substance) Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture Yura Borisov (Anora) Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown) Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice) Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)
Best Director – Motion Picture Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) Sean Baker (Anora) Edward Berger (Conclave) Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) Sean Baker (Anora) Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) Peter Straughan (Conclave)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture Volker Bertelmann (Conclave) Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist) Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot) Clément Ducol, Camille (Emilia Pérez) Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers) Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture “Beautiful That Way” –– The Last Showgirl Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson “Compress / Repress” –– Challengers Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino “El Mal” –– Emilia Pérez Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard “Forbidden Road” –– Better Man Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek “Kiss the Sky” –– The Wild Robot Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi “Mi Camino” –– Emilia Pérez Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille
Best Television Series – Drama The Day of the Jackal (Peacock) The Diplomat (Netflix) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) Shōgun (FX/Hulu) Slow Horses (Apple Tv+) Squid Game (Netflix)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (FX/Hulu) The Gentlemen (Netflix) Hacks (HBO | Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Disclaimer (Apple Tv+) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) The Penguin (HBO | Max) Ripley (Netflix) True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama Kathy Bates (Matlock) Emma D’arcy (House of the Dragon) Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Keira Knightley (Black Doves) Keri Russell (The Diplomat) Anna Sawai (Shōgun)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama Donald Glover (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent) Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal) Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun) Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This) Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building) Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) Jean Smart (Hacks)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside) Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) Jason Segel (Shrinking) Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer) Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country) Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) Sofía Vergara (Griselda) Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans) Kate Winslet (The Regime)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Colin Farrell (The Penguin) Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) Kevin Kline (Disclaimer) Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) Ewan Mcgregor (A Gentleman In Moscow) Andrew Scott (Ripley)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) Dakota Fanning (Ripley) Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) Allison Janney (The Diplomat) Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun) Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) Harrison Ford (Shrinking) Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) Diego Luna (La Máquina) Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy On Television Jamie Foxx (Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was) Nikki Glaser (Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die) Seth Meyers (Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking) Adam Sandler (Adam Sandler: Love You) Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady) Ramy Youssef (Ramy Youssef: More Feelings)