The Prized Pieces International Film & Video Festival, showcases films from around the world that address issues of human rights and social justice from a uniquely Black perspective. This year, the festival takes place on Columbus-Day weekend, October 7 – 10, 2005, at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NY. Submit your script for their Screenwriters Contest for a chance to win $2,500 (early submission deadline is June 17, 2005; Final submission deadline: July 30, 2005). Film entry deadline is July 30, 2005. And, write your favorite Harlem Story for a chance at $500 -- deadline is August 19, 2005. For more information, visit their website.

