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Go From Script-To-Screen
Go From Script-To-Screen
Access Humboldt now offers our year-round short film incubator that takes 10 award-winning short film screenplays through production to a World Premiere at the Eureka Theater. Humboldt County residents can now enter their scripts for a chance to participate in a short film incubator that will result in 10 shorts created in Humboldt County each year. Participate with us every season of the year!
FALL:
Submit a Screenplay of 10 pages or less to compete. Winners go through to the next round
WINTER:
Take advantage of Pre-Production, Production, and Post Production classes.
SPRING:
Finish planning your short film and take advantage of the community Cast & Crew Call
SUMMER:
Shoot & Edit your short and prepare for the World Premiere event using our tools, spaces, and mentorship.
BOLDtFEST Modules
BOLDtFEST Modules
Screenwriting 101
Screenwriting 101
This Seminar style workshop will be held over 4 Thursdays, October 2-23, from 6-8pm at Access Humboldt at College Of The Redwoods Campus. FREE for Members, $60 for Non-Members
Christina Jeffers goes over what it takes to write a great 10-page screenplay. By the end of class you will have a script that can be submitted to any contest. In this workshop you will learn:
Proper Format
Story Arc
Character Development
Writing for engagement success
Writing for affordability in film-making
Pre-Production 101
Pre-Production 101
Held over three Thursdays, November 6, 13, & 20, 2025 from 6-8pm at Access Humboldt at College Of The Redwoods Campus. FREE for Members, $60 for Non-Members
Learn from Christina Jeffers what it takes to break down 10-page screenplay so you can have the most successful shoot. By the end of class you will have a:
Broken Down Script
Budget
Schedule
You will need a 10 page script printed out, some markers/highlighters, a pen.
Capturing Audio & Visual For A Good Edit
Capturing Audio & Visual For A Good Edit
This one day module will go over the tips & tricks to a smooth capture process. This 3 hour class Occurs December 4, 2025 from 5-8pm. By the end of class, you will know:
Workflows & methodologies to getting the scene captured correctly
How to document what you have shot in your "Production Bible"
Where to focus your attention when considering a low budget film so it looks like a million bucks!
Lighting Basics
Lighting Basics
This one day module led by Gordon Clatworthy goes over basic lighting tips & tricks and occurs December 11, 2025 from 5-8pm. By the end of class, you will know:
Three-point lighting
How to use natural light to your advantage
How to match/fix lighting methods before you "fix it in post".
Acting/Directing Actors For The Camera
Acting/Directing Actors For The Camera
This one day module led buy Michele Simms will jump start your acting on camera skills and occurs December 18, 2025 from 5-8pm. By the end of class you will know:
Acting for the camera has different methods from stage acting and how to convert those skills
Continuity in performance when capturing scenes "out of order"
How to be "An Actor's Director"
How to convey big and small emotions as a Director using basic framing and angles
Editing 1, 2, 3
Editing 1, 2, 3
This three day workshop will occur on Thursdays, January 8, 15, 22, 2026, from 5-8 pm. This series will teach you:
Running DIT on set/ in the lab: Ingesting data, placing data in the timeline based on Script Supervisor's notes.
Creating the Assembly Edit, Rough Cut, and Picture Lock
The Audio Edit and enhancing with basic SPFX like Tiles, Mattes, and Color
Cast & Crew Call Feb 28
Cast & Crew Call Feb 28
The whole community is invited to gather and network! Audition on camera as an Actor, or get on the sign up lists for a film making team. Do you Direct, Grip/ Gaff, PA, Script Supervise, 1st AC? Maybe you have no idea what those jobs are, but you can cook for a team (Craft Services), or serve as a driver (Transpo)? Do you like sewing clothes (Wardrobe Master)? Or designing sets (Swing Gang)? Perhaps you have a GREAT location to host a film shoot? WE WANT YOU.
10 Shorts Premiere Annually
10 Shorts Premiere Annually
Experience the thrill of the red carpet!
Experience the thrill of the red carpet!
Whether you are a serious filmmaker in the making, or a hobbyist looking for a complete experience, the Red-Carpet Premiere Event is an exciting portion of BOLDtFEST and a glamorous way to wrap up the year's program.
Win Audience Choice & Other Awards!
Win Audience Choice & Other Awards!
Once you are selected to participate in BOLDtFEST, you are already winner! Participants in BOLDtFEST are selected from our short screenplay contest. But there's more. Our formal awards show is televised on Cable TV & Streaming. Compete for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and MORE.
VIP Pre-sales NOW OPEN
VIP Pre-sales NOW OPEN
Do you love Film Festivals? Get in on all the fun with the Red Carpet, Backstage Access, Meeting the Filmmakers, Swag Bags and Perks. VIP is where it's at! We are only releasing 100 VIP Tickets! When they are gone, they are GONE. The audience is what drives filmmakers and fuels this program. When you buy a LIMITED Presales VIP ticket for 2026, you are benefiting with all of the VIP Perks, AND providing the workshops for the filmmakers. You are also providing the equipment, the studio time, the media lab, and the guest instructors to the community. You are giving Humboldt County a way to radically self-express their visions through short films!
Entrance to 2026 Festival
Limited Edition VIP Wrist Band
Red Carpet Interview & Professional Photograph
VIP Suite/Lounge Privileges
Food, Beverage & Alcohol (21 and up)
VIP Priority Seating
Swag Bags
Be a BOLDtFEST Founder
Be a BOLDtFEST Founder
We are looking for 11 more Champions to step up and support this new Incubator Program. Do you love short films? Do you believe in the power of local voices? Do you think it would be fun to be a Patron of the Arts? be one of 20 Founders TODAY! Film Festival Founders enjoys a myriad of benefits including:
VIP entry to the annual Red Carpet World Premiere Event for LIFE
Recognition as a Festival Founder in the Program & Online
Founder's Pin Identifying YOU as a Champion of BOLDtFEST
Join our First Champions in the Founders Circle!
Sponsorship & Founder Opportunities
Sponsorship & Founder Opportunities
When you sponsor BOLDtFEST, you are empowering Humboldt residents to realize their artistic vision through a robust short film development program. Every Humboldt resident deserves the chance to freely express themselves, building empathy and understanding between cultures and multiple demographics. Filmmaking is the only medium where the participant cannot afford to fully realize their vision alone. By supporting this program, you are giving an extraordinary opportunity to any person living in Humboldt County. Today's program participants will be tomorrow's filmmakers.
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