![]() ![]() Her 2003 debut, DOMINOES, which she produced and co-wrote, premiered as a feature film at the Seattle International Film Festival. Potential sponsors may also find information on the website.Jessica has produced and written independent feature films, film shorts, books, and short stories, throughout her career. The rules for the contest as well as the sign-up for bands can be found at. We’re trying to give the bands something, so there’s a difference there,” he explained. This is trying to bring bands up rather than getting something out of bands. “I don’t want people to think that this is something where we’re gonna have bands sell tickets or anything like that. “I think it’s really important to mention that this is not pay to play,” he said. ![]() The final round will be the “final showdown,” where the finalists will face off and one band will walk away with the grand prize.įilkovsky wanted to drive home the point that this is not meant to be a “traditional” battle of the bands. One band from each night will go on to the final round. The dates and locations have yet to be announced. Round 3 will be a battle of the bands held over three nights. 1, and the top nine to 12 bands will move on to round 3. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite band online until Jan. 1 kicks off round two, when voting begins. 1, when the music video must be completed.ĭec. 1, bands will receive a list of three things that must appear in the video to ensure that it was made within the allotted time. The video can be made with an iPhone or a point-and-shoot camera, and edited with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. The contest begins with round one, where bands must submit a homemade music video that was created in three months. “The music scene here is not as lively and thriving as it was in Colorado when I lived there, and hopefully The Big Break kind of brings some bands out and shows the public that there is a music scene here,” Filkovsky said. Now that he’s here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Filkovsky decided to get it started back up. The contest was originally held in 2012 for Denver bands, and was created by Filkovsky and Trevor O’Connor. The grand prize for the winning band is a music video fully produced by Filkovsky, one track recording, a multi-cam live recording of one song, a photo shoot and a column write-up. I’m hoping this contest brings people out of their homes and gives them something positive to look forward to.” ![]() “I feel like it’s important for people to get out and experience life post-COVID. “Being a musician myself, and knowing how it is to be in bands and feel like you have what it takes but don’t have the financial backing to move forward, and being a filmmaker kind of made me want to give something to a deserving band,” Filkovsky explained. ![]() It hasn’t been a great year or so for local music, but one Denver-to-NEPA transplant is hoping to help liven it up again.Įyal Filkovsky, a filmmaker who moved to the area from Colorado around 2016, will hold The Big Break contest this fall, an opportunity for Pennsylvania bands to compete for high quality material. ![]()
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