Calls for entries

  • Call for entries: Here Comes the Sun

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    Night Vision_experimental cinema series_     invites you to take part in our show coming up this winter entitled Here Comes the Sun.

    We hope to bring that big ball of fire, warmth, and happiness indoors to brighten up our winter and need your help to do so.

    Please capture the sun however you like using the mediums of film or video.

    Here Comes the Sun will be a screening event on December 28th at the Climate Theater in San Francisco.

    Acceptable formats:

    Video, 16mm, and super 8 accepted. Sound or silent. No length restrictions.

    Please be prepared to supply your own film projector (video projector is supplied by us).

    Please mail submissions by Dec. 1st to:

    Night Vision

    Climate Theater

    285 9th st.

    San Francisco, CA

    Or email samples to:

    sfnightvision@gmail.com

    About Night Vision:

    " This bi-monthly series aims to trip you out with avant-garde,
    non-narrative, irreverent film offerings with music accompaniment and
    live projections."

    (Reyhan Harmanci, SF Chronicle)

    As practicing artists, the curators of Night Vision seek to provide
    a venue for film/video artists who use experimental techniques to push
    the boundaries of traditional cinema. In addition to our group shows,
    we offer an opportunity for artists to have solo screenings of their
    work, which is a rare opportunity for many emerging artists. In
    addition to showing experimental film and video art we also showcase
    work that involves live music or sound, performance and installation.
    All shows end with a Q&A between the artists, curators and
    audience.

    Climate Theater is an alternative arts space in SF’s SOMA district
    that encourages the development of non-traditional performance with a
    focus on collaboration and exploration. Established in 1985, Climate is
    known for such innovative landmark programs as the Solo Mio Festival,
    which helped launch the careers of Josh Kornbluth, and Anne Galjour and
    is currently home to a wide variety of music, film, new circus and
    other theatrical events. Climate is run by artistic director Jessica
    Heidt, formerly of Magic Theatre.

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  • 17th Annual $100 Film Festival

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    The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers:  17th Annual $100 Film Festival
    March 5-7, 2009
    Calgary, AB;  CANADA
    NO ENTRY FEE!  Offers PRIZES and ARTIST FEES!

    Deadline for entries:  December 2, 2008.

    16mm or Super 8 film under 22 min in length.  MUST be able to provide a Super 8 or 16mm film print for exhibition.
    Official release date after December 1, 2006.

    The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to present the annual $100 Film Festival from March, 2009.  The festival embodies the spirit of low-budget, independent filmmaking and brings the experience of projected celluloid to our audience by only screening film prints.  It is the only competitive festival in Canada that screens exclusively on Super 8 and 16mm film.  The $100 Film Festival does not charge any entrance fees and pays artist fees for all films selected for the festival.    The selected films will also be eligible for festival prizes.  For more information and entry forms, please visit: www.csif.org/festival or e-mail festival@csif.org.

    The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
    Building J2, 2711 Battleford Ave. SW
    Calgary, AB  T3E 7L4
    (403) 205 4747
    www.csif.org/festival
    festival@csif.org

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  • 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival

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    63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival
    17 - 28 June 2009

    Submissions for the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival is now
    open.  EIFF invites experimental short and feature projects for
    consideration in our Black Box Section. Submissions to Black Box are
    free.

    You can submit online through the EIFF website or download a form and post it to us.

    The 63rd EIFF will take place from 17  28 June in Edinburgh. The
    Festival aims to stand internationally as a festival of discovery, a
    celebration of cinema, a centre of debate and a catalyst for new films.

    Submissions Deadlines for Black Box - open NOW - final deadline Monday 16 February 2009.

    For full details, and to read our FAQs please go to http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/submissions

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  • Migrating Forms 2009

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    ABOUT MIGRATING FORMS
    Migrating Forms grew out of the New
    York Underground Film Festival (1993-2008), a grassroots endeavor that
    evolved into a landmark international venue for documentary,
    experimental and avant-garde narrative film and video. Over the past
    fifteen years, notions of "underground" have changed and NYUFF has
    transformed. Migrating Forms continues in the tradition of supporting
    and exhibiting underground film and video, focusing on filmmakers
    working to reinvent and recontextualize established practices to foster
    new forms of media art.

    CALL FOR ENTRIES 
    On the next page you'll find the entry form for our 2009 festival, which will be held April 15-19 at Anthology Film Archives in New York. 
    We use an online entry form. You will receive
    an email confirming receipt of your entry after you submit it. If you
    have questions about the entry form or are unable to complete the form
    online, email help@migratingforms.org 
    KEEP IT SIMPLE 
    Please, do not send elaborate presentation materials,
    press kits, binders, etc. with your entry. All that is necessary to
    send is a clearly identified DVD and, if you like, a synopsis or
    contextual statement about your work. These are the only items that the
    programmers will see when they evaluate your submission. We don't want
    you to pay for unnecessary materials, and they generate lots of waste. 
    If your film is selected for the festival we
    will contact you about images and press kits. or better yet: put these
    materials online and type the URL into your entry form. Also, do not
    affix any stickers directly onto your disc, they interfere with our
    ability to watch your DVD. 
    DEADLINES AND FEES 
    Early Deadline: December 1, 2008 ($30) 
    Regular Deadline: December 15, 2008 ($40)
    Late deadline: January 15, 2009 ($50)

    It's
    unfortunate that we must collect entry fees to offset costs of
    producing the festival. We are working to develop an infrastructure
    that will enable us to operate without entry fees. Until then, thank
    you for sharing your work with us and for supporting us through this
    broken system. We know it sucks. 

    Continuing a policy of the New York
    Underground Film Festival, filmmakers whose work screened with us
    during NYUFF may opt to waive the entry fee. If you would like to do
    this, please note the title of your film/s that screened at the NYUFF
    and the year/s.
    If you are working in a
    part of the world where an entry fee would prohibit you from submitting
    your film, contact us at info@migratingforms.org to request a fee
    waiver.
    EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT 
    A school may send a bundle of ten or more entries by
    multiple entrants (students and/or faculty) for $10 per entry-that is
    $10 per film, not per entrant. We do occasionally screen work made by
    students, in fact in recent years some have figured prominently in our
    programming. And it's always good to get wo Students or educators who
    wish to arrange an educational discount may direct an inquiry to
    schools@migratingforms.org. 

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  • Cambridge Super 8 film festival

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    The Super 8 format has undergone a creative renaissance in the last few
    years due to the digital revolution. The festival competition and
    panorama programmes will show the best films originated on the
    brilliant Super 8 format.

    In 2008, the second Cambridge
    International Super 8 Film Festival was a successful event with more
    than 88 short films shown in three days!

    More than 20 filmmakers
    from all around Europe joined the festival for a great three days of
    networking and films. All genres were represented ( animation, fiction,
    documentaries and experimental film ), showing the  diversity of our
    selection.

    The Festival is now accepting submissions its next
    edition which will take place at the end of April 2009. Cambridge Super
    8, a unique short film festival, is looking for innovative and exciting
    films ( shot on Super 8 or Single 8 ) from across the globe of any
    genre.

    Online submission for the 2009 festival are now open, as usual no entry fees! More info on the festival website www.cambridge-super8.org

    The Cambridge Super 8 Group is dedicated to the exhibition and creation of Super 8 film as a crucial art form in its own right.

    As
    well as the annual festival, the Cambridge Super 8 Group has been
    active in programming a multitude of screenings, director talks and
    educational events in the city of Cambridge and in East Anglia ( UK ).

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  • The 8 fest - Toronto

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    *The 8 fest* is a unique festival that presents all forms of small-gauge film: 8mm, Super 8 and 9.5mm, as well as works in installation, loops, and 'proto-cinema devices' like zoetropes.* The 8 fest* is a festival for anyone using small-gauge to create rough little gems on film – personal,  handmade, experimental, animations, diaries, essays, collage, cut-ups, performance/film, music/film.

    We present audiences with films from Toronto, across Canada and from small-gauge creators and communities around the world. *The 8
    fest* showcases the 70+ year history of small-gauge film – from artists' work in the form since the 50's and 60's, to it's wider cultural use in home movies, instructional loops and beyond.

    *The 8 fest* provides a forum for filmmakers who want to show their work on small-gauge and for people who want to see this work in its  original formats. *The 8 fest* is committed to keeping the exhibition of small-gauge film a viable presentation medium.
    Our first festival was held in Toronto February 2008 , we will present *The 8 fest* 2009 coming January 30-31 + February 1.

    Our call for submissions is now posted on our website, Kindly forward this announcement to small-gauge enthusiasts! NO SUBMISSION FEES and SCREENING FEES PAID for all works presented (thanks to the Canada Council + Ontario Arts Council)

    the 8 fest
    http://www.the8fest.com
    the8fest [at] gmail.com

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  • Digital Shrine at Parade of the Lost Souls 2008

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    Call for submissions
    Digital Shrine at Parade of the Lost Souls 2008
    Oct 25th, 2008, Grandview Park, Vancouver, BC
    Time: 6.30 PM, procession at 7:00 PM
    The
    Parade of the Lost Souls is a lively commemoration of the cycle of life
    and death, and of facing fears in order to live life to its fullest.
    Costumed stilt walkers, jugglers, dancers, skeletal brides, blessed
    witches, ghastly ghouls, and prancing pixies lead a walking procession
    through the neighbourhood to honour the dead, wake the living and
    celebrate.
    The Digital Shrine
    at Parade of the Lost Souls is an installation where hand-made / solid
    shrine objects are placed, notes of remembrance can be written and
    posted on paper or video, and a projection screen mixes text, pictures
    and video. The Digital Shrine is a way to pay tribute to friends and
    loved ones who have DIED or things that have PASSED.
    Send your text, images, video up to 10mb to Shrine08 curator Flick Harrison: shrine08@publicdreams.org
    OR post to YOUTUBE / FLIKR & tag with shrine08 and we'll find it!
    Deadline for youtube / flikr / email content:  Oct 24th
    Text / picture SMS messages: During Parade only.
    text / pic to: 778-320-6673
    or TWITTER #shrine08
    Or come to Shrine Making Workshops:
    and SEE THE DIGITAL SHRINE at Grandview Park at Parade of Lost Souls
    Terms of Use: All submissions will be licensed to Public Dreams Society under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5, Canada terms.
    Digital Shrine Website, including submission instruction sheet / handbill:
    Public Dreams society thanks Fearless Media and Community Arts Network for their help in creating the Digital Shrine.

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  • PDX Festival 2009

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    Peripheral Produce's Eighth Annual Portland Documentary and
    eXperimental Film Festival (PDX Fest, for short) is now accepting
    submissions for its five-day exposition taking place May 6-10, 2009 in
    Portland, Oregon.

    PDX Fest is dedicated to showcasing new and innovative work in film and
    video from around the world. Focusing on non-narrative and documentary
    films that goes against the grain of mainstream entertainment, the PDX
    Fest is looking for artistic, underground, quirky and challenging work
    that reflects contemporary culture, documents historic oddities, and is
    otherwise unclassifiable.

    Experimental, documentary and/or underground work of all lengths will
    be considered. Exhibition formats include 35mm, 16mm, Beta SP, and DV. Live, multi-media and performance-based works with a film or video emphasis are also encouraged to submit.  We are also accepting video installation proposals for the festival's satellite installation exhibit.  Please see our submission guidelines for complete details!

    Early Bird Deadline: December 12, 2008
    Final Deadline: January 23, 2009

    PDX FEST GOES GREEN!
    In the hopes of reducing the amount of waste we accumulate as a film
    festival and minimizing our impact on the environment, we have greatly
    simplified the submission process, paring it down to the bare
    essentials.  We are asking film and video entrants to send only their
    entry form and a one-page description/bio along with their
    submissions.  As much as we love seeing everyone's groovy posters, cool
    DVD cases, and awesome press kits, we ask that for the sake of our
    environment (and our tiny little office), that you refrain from sending
    such additional materials with your entry.  If your film is selected
    for the festival, press materials may be requested at that time. 
    Ultimately this will save you time and money with a simpler, lighter
    submission package to mail off, while saving us the guilt-inducing task
    of recycling or throwing out (when necessary) a massive load of
    additional materials come the end of the festival. Please see the entry
    guidelines for the full run down on submission materials to include.
    Thanks in advance for helping us out with this!

    PAY ENTRY FEE ONLINE!
    We are once again taking entry fee payments via PayPal as well as check
    and money order ($1 transaction fee applies for online payments).  Just
    look for the buttons on the PDX 2009 page of our website!

    For complete details on all submission guidelines and to download the entry form, please head to our website www.peripheralproduce.com. We look forward to seeing all of your work!

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  • Beyond Film Festival 2008

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    Beyond Film 2008
    Open Call for Submissions

    The
    event has been developed by a core of 4 partners within Durham City:
    Gala Theatre and Cinema, Durham County Council Arts Team, Durham 2020
    Vision and DCA (Durham City Arts).  This will be the first event of its
    kind within the city and aims to showcase a range of exciting emerging
    and established artists’ work.

    The event is an exploration of
    the use of film and video as a medium for creating artwork, for
    communication and for innovation.  The event will spark debate about
    the role of film and video with art, and conversely the role of
    artists’ film within the wider film world.

    The aims of Beyond Film are:
    o To provide a platform for new and emerging artists and film-makers to show their work within the public domain.
    o To develop and encourage an audience for experimental film and digital art within Durham and its environs.
    o To show a dynamic and exciting programme of film and digital artwork in an unusual setting.

    The
    theme of this year’s festival is Journeys.  This is a broad theme and
    can be interpreted in many ways, from a physical journey from place to
    place, to a spiritual or emotional journey. 

    Submissions

    We invite submissions for films relating to the festival theme, separated into three categories, as follows:

    1. Young people (aged 16 – 21 years)
    2. Recent Graduates (graduated in the last 5 years)
    3. Professional Artists (graduated more than 5 years ago)

    Film
    work must be submitted on DVD, and should not exceed 10 minutes in
    length.  Along with your film work, please also include a statement (no
    more than 1 side of A4) about your work and a copy of your CV.

    The deadline for submissions is Friday 31st October at 5pm.

    Mark your submission ‘Beyond Film’ and send to:

    Victoria Manifold, Film Development Officer
    Gala Theatre and Cinema
    Millennium Place
    Durham
    DH1 4TD

    If
    you require us to return your submission, please enclose a stamped
    self-addressed envelope (with the correct postage, please).

    Timescales

    Friday 31st October        Deadline for submissions

    Week of 3rd November    Selection by Beyond Film steering group

    Monday 10th November    Selected artists informed

    Saturday 22nd November     BEYOND FILM EVENT
    Sunday 23rd November   
       
                Screening of selected films from Young People,            
        Recent Graduates and Professional Artists                    
    categories in Mobile Cinema

    For further enquiries, contact Victoria Manifold:
    Email: vmanifold@galadurham.co.uk
    Telephone: 0191 332 4058

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  • Call for Presentations: Transgressive Cinema Panel

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    SW/TX PCA/ACA
    Call for Presentations: Transgressive Cinema Panel
    Deadline for submission: November 15, 2008
    Online: http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html

    The 30th Annual Meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Associations
    February 24–28, 2009
    Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    The
    area chairs are seeking submissions for presentations on any aspect of
    Exploitation/ Horror/ Experimental film, although papers that
    explicitly engage with the concept of "transgression" are strongly
    encouraged. This is the third year for this area, and we are hoping to
    expand on the success of the previous two years in order to make SW/TX
    PCA/ACA an important forum for scholarly discussion of these kinds of films.

    This
    year, we will also be continuing our well-received film
    screening/discussion panel series. Last year, our focus was on James
    Landis' 1963 film, The Sadist, starring Arch Hall, Jr. This year, we
    will be screening Ruggero Deodato's notorious 1980 film, Cannibal
    Holocaust.
    If you are interested in participating in this roundtable discussion, please contact the area co-chairs.

    If
    societies are defined by the limits they place on personal behavior,
    then acts of transgression are necessary to identify just where those
    limits lie. Significantly, films that exist outside of the multiplex
    mainstream often traffic in representations of such taboo breaking. In
    other words, this panel is seeking presentations that look at films
    that "push the envelope to the point of tearing it."

    The types
    of films and filmmaking that we are looking for are not limited to
    traditional horror films, or even the many subgenres that can be
    described as "exploitation." Transgressive themes are frequently
    explored in experimental and arthouse cinema as well. Nevertheless, as
    a general rule these films all share a penchant for content that
    disturbs more than it placates. We encourage submissions to utilize a
    wide variety of methodological approaches, from psychoanalysis to
    reception studies.

    Some filmmakers to consider:

    Nick
    Zedd/Richard Kern/Genesis P. O and Psychic TV/Matthew Barney/Herman
    Nitsch/ Dwain Esper/H.G. Lewis/ Ruggero Deodato/Lucio Fulci/Dario
    Argento/Andy Milligan/Kenneth Anger/George Kuchar/Curt McDowell/ Ken
    Jacobs/Craig Baldwin/Georges Franju/ Bunuel/ Fellini/ Jörg Buttgereit/
    Jan Svankmajer/Takashi Miike/ Abel Ferrara/ Tony Tenser/Pete Walker/
    Monika Treut/Jane Campion/Alfred Hitchcock/David Cronenberg/Rob
    Zombie/Peter Greenaway

    These are only a FEW of the filmmakers one could look at; we strongly encourage papers that examine others as well.

    Co-chairs:

    Rob Weiner
    Box 53841
    Lubbock, TX 79453
    rweiner5_at_cox.net

    John Cline
    2200 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. Apt 808
    Austin, TX 78741
    john-cline_at_mail.utexas.edu

    Conference Rates: Professionals, $140; Graduate students $120; Spouse, partner $50

    Information
    about our areas of study, conference travel, lodging, and the
    organization can be found on our regularly updated website: http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html

    We
    look forward to seeing you this winter in sunny Albuquerque where we
    invite you to explore Route 66, local pueblos, hiking trails, museums,
    the Sandia and Isleta casinos, area ski resorts, and nearby Santa Fe.

    SW/TX PCA/ACA 2009 Conference
    February 24-28, 2009
    Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
    330 Tijeras Albuquerque, NM 87102

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