Monthly Dispatch
Where Filmmakers Converge
MAY 2025
The month of ACTION
The Chat Zone
is LIVE 🙌

No longer is networking and chatting a hurdle across different platforms — it's all possible right inside the Zone, to stay in the Zone. 😎

Interactions can now enter light speed.

How to get started
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Head to openfilmzone.com/chat and jump in — the Chat Zone is ready for you.
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To manage email notifications, open Settings on the bottom-left of the Chat page and toggle "Enable notifications via email" off.
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Public Square — the group chat open to everyone in the Zone — is the best place to talk about the future of film and filmmaking. Create new pathways forward together. 🫶
Enter the Chat Zone
We hope systems are operating smoothly 👍 — reach out if you run into anything unexpected.
Spread the Word

This month we ask everyone to invite fellow filmmakers and film enthusiasts to check out the website and vote on this month's showcase. 👌

You may also promote your own work on social media. Everybody is talking about the Zone, I hear. 😎

You can see the new Founding Creators on the Zone Wall →

The Winners 👏

Congratulations to all the winners — may May bring equally awesome films and filmmakers to the spotlight on the OFZ home page.

Best Feel-Good Film
Seize The Day Daniel K Hatton
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Most Thought-Provoking Concept
Choices Liza Derenchenko
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Keep Creating 🎬

Keep making films and creating content. We'll see you in the Zone — and from now on, chat there too. 😉