The T. Howard Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based organization charged with a mission to provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities in the entertainment and telecommunications industries, has created “The T. Howard Foundation Student Film Competition” to showcase short films (of 5 to 10 minutes duration) made by students of color and women. Showtime Networks Inc., in a new partnership with the foundation, will assist in identifying the Best Film in competition and host a 10-week paid apprenticeship for the student at the premium network, which will be funded by The T. Howard Foundation. In addition, the winning short will have its world premiere on SHOWTIME. The T. Howard Foundation Student Film Competition follows similar ventures that SHOWTIME has sponsored with graduate students from NYU’s Kanbar Institute of Film and Television and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. This competition also augments Showtime’s efforts to develop and support minority filmmakers through the Black Filmmakers Showcase and the Latino Filmmakers Showcase. Submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form and must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2006. If you miss the deadline, your film may be considered for the subsequent T. Howard Student Film Competition. Download forms by clicking here. To view and print entry form, rules and details, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. The mission of the T. Howard Foundation is to increase the number of women and people of color in the entertainment and telecommunications industries. To accomplish this mission, the Foundation strives to increase the talent pool of quality applicants and to dramatically increase employment opportunities for people of color and women in entry and management level positions. The T. Foundation’s cornerstone program, the THF Summer Internship Program, places students of color and women in paid internships within the industries it serves. The T. Howard Foundation, a 501-c-3 non-profit organization, was established in 1994 and named for Taylor Howard, the widely recognized founder of the direct-to-home satellite industry. All questions should be submitted via email to info@thowardfilms.org

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