The 3rd Annual Boston Motion Picture Awards have officially opened for entries!

The independent-film and screenwriting competition, which was founded with the purpose of providing funding, distribution, exposure, and other resources to indie filmmakers, is off to its most successful start yet.  This year, we've assembled a panel of judges that range from Boston-area film professionals to Hollywood writers and actors, and the panel is still growing.  Here's a rundown of judges who are participating in this year's event:

Judges: International Short-Film Competition
     
From left to right: Stephen Root (actor: Dodgeball, actor: Office Space); Keiko Agena (actress: Gilmore Girls, actress: Kim Possible); Cirroc Lofton (actor: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, actor: The Hoop Life); Sayed Badreya (filmmaker: AmericanEast, actor: The Insider); Ty Burr (author, critic for The Boston Globe), and our very own Safa Sadeghpour -- more judges coming soon!

Judges: International Spoof-Writing Competition
  
From left to right: Siu Ta (actress: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, filmmaker: Kata Practice); Jane Bussmann (writer: South Park, writer: So Graham Norton), and Toddy Walters (actress/musician: South Park, actress: South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut)  -- more judges coming soon!

This year, the BMPAs are giving away 1,000s of dollars in cash and prizes, including a distribution agreement, the opportunity to have your script produced, and other assorted prizes from Cineaste Magazine, Showreel Magazine, and MovieMaker Magazine.

To learn more about the Boston Motion Picture Awards, please visit www.BostonAwards.com.

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