by Emily Kim
Tim Kang, best known for his role as Kimball Cho on CBS’ “The Mentalist,” recently launched his own film production company, One Shoot Films (OSF). OSF is currently accepting story idea submissions for its 2012 Short Film Competition. All story ideas are limited to topics related to child abduction and/or child exploitation.
The winning writer/director will have a chance to see their idea come to life through a $15,000 production budget to shoot the film, which will be overseen and produced by OSF, which will also cover all of the winner’s pre- and post-production housing expenses. Kang and his team will work to push the winner’s film to be entered into nationwide film festivals.
Kang, who was “disconcerted” with the the majority of films presently available to audiences, started One Shoot Films in order to “go back to the basics” of film making. Through his company, Kang hopes to tell “the most interesting, most poignant” stories with casts consisting of people that “actually represent what we see and experience.” Through these films, he hopes to prove that it is possible to produce films that are both “entertaining and engaging” with a $15,000 short film budget.
Through this film competition, Kang hopes to reach out to the vast pool of writers located in the United States.
“There’s a lot of untapped potential out there,” Kang told iamKoreAm.com. “A lot of writers out there are fantastic, but have no idea how to plug themselves in. They don’t know how to get their stuff read.”
The Los Angeles-based actor is certain that there are a lot of amazing stories to be told, but the only thing holding writers back is the lack of resources.
“That’s why we’re providing all of the production services. They don’t have to do a thing. They get $15,000 to shoot the film, and all they have to do is come in and be creative.”
The topic of the film is limited to child abduction/exploitation because Kang is an avid supporter of and current spokesperson for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
“When my daughter was born, she became the most precious thing in my life,” said Kang. “And when I thought, ‘What would be the worst thing that could happen to me?’ It was to lose her.”
OSF began accepting submissions for the competition on Jan. 24 and has already began to receive many submissions. Because of the positive response, Kang is optimistic that he and his company will “slowly [be] making headway” toward getting their films noticed and creating buzz for the winning writer.
Scripts must be submitted online here. Contestants must be 21 and older, and only U.S. entries will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 12, 2012.
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