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Film and Video Funding News, Volume #30 Published on February 7, 2006 Dear Film/Video Artist, Welcome to Film and Video Funding News, Volume #30. This free Noted with Sadness - This week saw the passing of three female pioneers, civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, feminist Betty Friedan, and playwright Wendy Wasserstein. They widened our vision, challenged us, and gave us hope. We will miss them. Pictures of Artists Needed - The Fund for Women Artists is creating a five minute promotional video about our work and we would like to include some pictures of the women artists we serve. We need about 25 high-resolution close-ups of women artists for the opening montage – preferably pictures of you in some work setting or costume with your face showing clearly.
Share This Newsletter - Please feel free to disseminate this information to other artists, but please credit The Fund for Women Artists. If you know of good sources for this kind of information that you want to recommend, or you have a listing you would like to add, please send it to me at grabo@WomenArts.org. Contents - This newsletter is organized into three sections:
Highlighted entries - Entries highlighted in orange are specifically seeking works by women.
Best of luck in all your good work, Carrie Grabo Newsletter Editor The Fund for Women Artists
CineWomen NY Screening Series – “Motherhood” is
theme for May screening of films by mothers at The Pioneer Theater in
NYC. Films must be from mother’s (not daughter’s) POV. Possible topics
include mother as human being, deciding to become a mother, mothers who
have lost a child (e.g. in Iraq or other war). CineWomen NY is also interested
in any film on any topic that a woman with 2+ children had the motivation
to make. Humor and upbeat films welcome. Short shorts, shorts, or features
(up to 1 hour). NO FEE. Jillian Abbott, CineWomen NY, P.O.
Box 1477, Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276, T: (212) 604-4264, screenings@cinewomenny.org, Los Angeles Film Festival (June, 2006) - International, with Filmmaker and Documentary awards from Target of $50,000 each. Features (narrative and doc), shorts (incl. by high school students), and music videos, completed after January 1, 2005, in English or English subtitled. Eligibility: features - no public or festival screening in greater Los Angeles area, no broadcast on Internet; features and shorts - no commercial theatrical or TV play in U.S. World/U.S. premieres preferred but not required for feature films, not a factor for shorts or music videos. FEE: $30-$70 (high school shorts free). Richard Raddon, Director, Los Angeles Film Festival, c/o Film Independent, 8000 Sunset Blvd., Suite A301, Los Angeles, CA 90046, T: (310) 432-1240 or (866) 345-6337, lafilmfest@FilmIndependent.org, www.lafilmfest.com. Final deadlines: February 10, 2006 (short films, music videos), March 1, 2006 (features - narratives and docs)
Atlantic Center for the Arts Artists-in-Residence Program, with master artist filmmaker/producer Christine Vachon (June 19-July 9, 2006) - Through process open to U.S. and international applicants, master artist selects Associate Artists to participate in informal groups, collaborate on projects, and work independently. Accepted Associates pay $850, receive private room, board, 24-hour access to shared studio space; responsible for costs of own travel and materials. NOTE: Financial aid available. APP. FEE: $25. ACA, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168, T: (386) 427-6975 or (800) 393-6975, FAX: (386) 427-5669, program@atlanticcenterforthearts.org, www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org. Deadline: February 10, 2006
Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program (Toronto Island, Toronto, Canada, May 19 - June 17, 2006) - Open to Canadian and international artists of all disciplines - including new media, film/video, and theatre - engaged in research, development, or creation of work. Emerging, mid-career, and established professional artists eligible. Accommodation, private work studio, and all meals at no cost. NOTE: Travel and material costs are responsibility of artist. Inquiries by email only. FEE: $55. Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program, Artscape, Suite 111, 60 Atlantic Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1X9, CANADA, residency@torontoartscape.on.ca, www.torontoartscape.on.ca/call_for_submissions_2006. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006, 4 p.m.
The Arts Center of the Capital Region (Troy, NY) - Open call for visual art in all media, including installation, video, and performance presentations. Possible thematic exhibits. NO FEE. Gina Occhiogrosso, Gallery Director, The Arts Center of the Capitol Region, 265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180, T: (518) 273-0552, info@theartscenter.cc, www.artscenteronline.org. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006, 5 p.m.
Arizona Short Film and Video Festival (April 15, 2006, Tempe) - Seeking films of 10 minutes or less. Student work welcome. Exhibition format: VHS (NTSC preferred). NO FEE. John D. Spiak, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tenth Street and Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85287-2911, T: (480) 965-2787, FAX: (480) 965-5254, http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/filmfest/guidelines.htm. Deadline: February 10, 2006
Arcipelago International Festival of Short Films and New Images (June 16-22, 2006, Rome) - Dedicated to new formats and new trends of international independent cinema. Numerous categories - regional, Italian, and international films of all genres and varied lengths, using film, video, and digital technologies and/or conceived for Web distribution. NO FEE. For regular mail: Festival Arcipelago, c/o Associazione Culturale 3E-medi@, P.O. Box 6154, 00195 Rome RM, ITALY; for quick mail or courier: Festival Arcipelago, c/o Associazione Culturale 3E-medi@, Clivo di Monte del Gallo 22, 00165 Rome RM, ITALY, T: +39-06-39387246, FAX +39-06-39388262, info@arcipelagofilmfestival.org, www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org. Deadline: February 13, 2006
CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition - Seeking entries from professional filmmakers and video producers; students, and independent filmmakers; networks, distributors, and sponsors; and individual craftspeople such as directors, screenwriters, editors, etc. Every CINE entry is viewed and judged, with entries accepted from sources worldwide. Numerous nonfiction and fiction categories. FEE: $75 (student), $100-$125 (independent); professional entry fees higher. Bruce Bucklin, Director of Competitions, CINE, 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036, T: (202) 785-1136, FAX: (202) 785-4114, info@cine.org, www.cine.org. Final deadline: February 15, 2006
Ivy Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (April 7-9, 2006, Brown University) - For short and feature-length screenplays by writers with student status at any higher educational institution (grad, undergrad, specialized school) at time script was completed. FEE: $30 ($15 each additional entry). Ivy Film Festival, Box 1930, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, screenplay@ivyfilmfestival.com, www.ivyfilmfestival.com. Deadline: February 15, 2006
Montclair International Film & Video Festival (April 20-23, 2006, Montclair, New Jersey) - Winners of Best Feature and Best Short will be offered acquisition/distribution agreement through festival parent company, HP Production, LLC. For films completed after January 2002. Exhibition formats: Beta SP, DVD, 35mm, SVHS, Mini DV, DVCAM. In English or English subtitled. FEE: $35-45 (regular), $40-$50 (final). The Montclair International Film Festival, c/o HP Productions, LLC, 427 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 207, Montclair, NJ 07042, T: (973) 509-7300, contact@montclairfilmfestival.com, www.montclairfilmfestival.com. Deadline: February 15, 2006 (regular), March 1, 2006 (final)
LA Freewaves 10th Celebration of Experimental Media Arts - Showcasing experimental media art from around the world at art venues in Los Angeles in November, 2006, and through the Freewaves website. Works from festival will also appear on public TV, cable stations, and via video-stream on the Internet. $200 paid for selected works. Experimental video and film (narrative, documentary, art, animation, etc.), DVDs, websites, simple installations, video billboards, completed after January 1, 2003. NO FEE. Anne Bray, LA Freewaves, 2151 Lake Shore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039, T: (323) 664-1510, anne@freewaves.org, www.freewaves.org. Deadline: February 15, 2006
Art Tech Media 06 (Spain) - Video, Net, and Computer Animation artists worldwide invited to contribute to meeting of artists, museum directors, art centers, media labs, thinkers, curators, gallery owners, collectors, cultural agents, politicians, and the public. Meeting explores nontraditional methods and concepts in producing exhibiting, and contemplating art. Selected works will be exhibited in variety of Spanish museums. NO FEE. Art Tech Media 06, C/ Mendez Nunez, 102 - 6 D, 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN, artechmedia@artechmedia.net, www.artechmedia.net/menu_en.htm. Receipt deadline: February 15, 2006
Call For Papers:
Northeast Historic Film Summer Symposium, The Working Life (July
20-22, 2006). Northeast Historic Film invites papers and presentations
that explore the working life as a subject of amateur and noncommercial
film. Interested in moving images offering new historical, cultural,
and critical understanding of work since late 19th century. Symposium
aims to consider details, diversity and perspectives on work that often
escape recognition in mainstream media representations. Inquiries and
proposals preferred sent by email. Janna Jones, Associate Professor,
Dept. of Communication, CIS 1040, University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL 33620-7800, jjones1@cas.usf.edu,
Maryland Film Festival (May 11-14, 2006, Baltimore) - Non-competitive festival looking for feature-length and short films - narratives and documentaries, domestic and foreign, animation, experimental, misc. Directors of accepted features and of some shorts provided travel and lodging. FEE: $10-$50 (waived if 50% or more of film was shot in Maryland). The Maryland Film Festival, 107 E. Read St., Baltimore, MD 21202, T: (410) 752-8083, FAX: (410) 752-8083, info@mdfilmfest.com, www.mdfilmfest.com. Deadline: February 17, 2006
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2006(July 15-23, Saitama, Japan) - The latest digital cinema, in 2 categories: Features (international, produced for theatrical release, 80+ mins., not yet released in Japan), and Shorts (shot in Japan, less than 60 minutes). All films must have been shot in digital, able to project in digital. Cash prizes. NO FEE. Hiroko Usui, P.R. Manager, Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza, 5F, 3-12-63 Kamiaoki, Kawaguchi City, Saitama 333-0844, JAPAN, T: 81-48-263-0818, FAX: 81-48-262-5635, info@skipcity.com, www.skipcity-dcf.jp/en/index.html. Deadline: February 17, 2006
Bicycle Film Festival - Featuring dozens of films on variety of bicycle styles - BMX to urban bike culture, cycling to commuting. Festival will tour 10 cities including NYC, LA, San Francisco, Tokyo, Seoul, and London. All lengths (short is great, easier to program). Eligible genres include: BMX, animation, narrative, docs, experimental, Hollywood, cycling. NO FEE. Brendt Barbur, Bicycle Film Festival, 70 A Greenwich Ave. #307, New York, NY 10011, brendt@bicyclefilmfestival.com, www.bicyclefilmfestival.com. Deadline: February 17, 2006
D>Art.O6 (April 2006, Sydney, Australia) - Ffeaturing new and experimental video, web art, and works using mobile technologies, presented in month-long program of screenings, a forum, and an exhibition at Sydney Opera House. Categories: Experimental Video (15 minutes max.); Online Web works suitable for gallery exhibition; Locative/Mobile artworks made with or for mobile technologies. Completed in 2005 or 2006 only. NO FEE. dLux media arts, P.O. Box 306, Paddington, NSW 2021, AUSTRALIA, dlux@dlux.org.au, www.dlux.org.au/dart06/. Receipt deadline: February 18, 2006
Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival (May 4-12, 2006, Ankara, Turkey) - Introducing native and foreign women directors to the Turkish audience and reconsidering cinema through a feminist perspective. Features (narrative and documentary, 35mm) and shorts. NO FEE. Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Buyukelci Sok, 20/4 K. dere, 06700 Kavadlidere Ankara, TURKEY, T: +90 312 427 00 20, FAX: +90 312 466 55 61, festival@ucansupurge.org, http://en.ucansupurge.org. Receipt deadlines: February 20, 2006 (shorts and docs) and March 6, 2006 (narrative features)
Film Independent’s Project:Involve - A diversity mentoring, training, screening, and job placement program providing emerging filmmakers with exposure, experience, and connections in film industry. Runs October 2006 - June 2007 and includes educational workshops, free 1-year membership to Film Independent, and 4-month mentorship. Applicants must meet Project:Involve’s mission of increasing cultural diversity in film industry. FEE: $25. Francisco Velasquez, Project:Involve Coordinator, Film Independent, Project:Involve, 8750 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, T: (310) 432-1280, FAX: (310) 432-1206, www.FilmIndependent.org/program.html. Deadline: February 20, 2006
Art Video Screening (March - May, 2006, Vasteras, Sweden) - Selected art and experimental videos by artists, filmmakers, and students will be shown at one or more of 3 village screenings. 10 minutes max., submitted in Mini DV format. NO FEE. Jonas Nilsson, Ronnbergagatan 8A, S-723 46 Vasteras, SWEDEN, contact@jonasnilsson.org, www.jonasnilsson.org/video.html. Deadline: February 20, 2006
Trenton Film Festival (May 5 -7, 2006, Trenton, NJ) - For independent and foreign films, with cash prizes. Feature categories: Narrative, Documentary, Foreign. Short categories: Narrative, Documentary, Foreign, Animation, Experimental, Family. Must be available for jury screening on VHS (NTSC); English or English subtitled. FEE: $40 - $50 (students $25, all categories). Trenton Film Festival, Submissions, P.O. Box 22430, Trenton, NJ 08607, T: (609) 396-6966, info@trentonfilmfestival.org, www.trentonfilmfestival.org. Deadline: February 21, 2006
Yale Short
Film Screenwriting Contest - Seeking short film scripts to be produced
and exhibited in Intensive Filmmaking and Acting in Film Workshops.
For initial round, submit 1-page, plot-driven treatment. Stories should
be character-driven, focused on age range 18-28. Keep in mind locations
and stories producible on Yale campus facilities and in New Haven. NO
FEE. Sandra Luckow, Yale Summer Session, 55 Whitney Ave., Suite
402, New Haven, CT 06510 (or P.O. Box 208355, New Haven, CT 06520-8355), OjedaFilms@aol.com, www.yale.edu/summer/courses/filmmaking/film3.htm. Deadline:
February 24, 2006
Atlanta Women of Color Film Festival (March 24-26, 2006) - Produced by Iyalode Productions in collaboration with Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, a festival of films and videos by and about women of African, African-American, Asian, Australian-Aborigine, Caribbean, Latina, and Native American descent. Works must have been completed after January 1, 2003, and should have a woman of color in a key creative position in production. Exhibition formats: ½” VHS (NTSC) and DVD. FEE: $10 (students, $5). Mojisola Sonoika, Atlanta WOC International Film Festival, Iyalode Productions, 919 Bramble Way, Grayson, GA 30017, T: (404) 399-4332, FAX: (770) 972-9980, moji@iyalodeproductions.com, www.iyalodeproductions.com/atlwocfilmfest.html. Deadline: February 28, 2006
“My Kingdom for a Horse” (London) - Screening of international, intriguing, folksy films/videos at Rio Cinema in East London on May Day, 2006. Organized by Charlie Phillips of London’s “take 291” sessions, a platform for those who love or hate what May Day stands for. Looking for films about folk heroes, devils, and peculiarities; working-class idols; middle-class guilt; peoples’ princes and princesses; ethnic pride or shame of any background or persuasion. No ironic films - looking for genuine testaments to folk culture and everyday triumph/glorious disaster. Any genre or length, though prefer shorter and more experimental. NO FEE. Charlie Phillips, 54b Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6BJ, UK, rio@angelsedition.com, www.angelsedition.com. Deadline: February 28, 2006
PureScreen (Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK) - Regular, free screening event of recent independent work by new and emerging artists, filmmakers, and animators. Interested in inventive, alternative, and/or collaborative approaches to form and materials, using film, video, sound, software, and other new media technologies, especially as related to current artistic, social, scientific, and political concerns. Experimental advertising, design, cinema, and music promos also welcome. “Best Of” DVD will be compiled to profile work at international festivals and events. For works completed since January, 2003. NO FEE. Purescreen, Castlefield Gallery, 2 Hewitt Street, Manchester, M15 4GB, UK, T: 0161 832-8034, purescreen@castlefieldgallery.co.uk, www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk. Deadline: February 28, 2006
“Back to Nature” Exhibition (May 28-July 23, 2006) - Responding to emotions, dialogs, and idealizations built around notions of “nature” and “natural,” from the romanticism and nostalgia of rural tourism to the irrational fear of life outside the city witnessed in horror films like "Jeepers Creepers" or "Children of the Corn." Possible media include installation, performance, film. Will consider proposals for work to be specifically created for this show (funding available). FEE: $15. Back to Nature, CAC, 189 Beaver St., North Adams, MA 01247, T: (413) 663-9555, Hezzie@thecac.org, www.thecac.org/calls.html. Deadline: February 28, 2006
CON-CAN Movie Festival (Tokyo, Japan) - For moving images up to 20 minutes long, any theme, genre, style, or language. Selected movies will have exposure to jury of international film professionals and to worldwide audience via the Internet. Cash prizes, including $10,000 Grand Prix. NO FEE. CON-CAN Media Plaza Executive Committee, 4F SK Building Sendagaya, 4-14-4 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0051, JAPAN, T: +81-3-5414-6532, FAX: +81-3-5414-6510, www.con-can.com/cust/contact.html, www.con-can.com/festival/index.html. Receipt deadline: February 28, 2006
Altar Magazine Girls’ and Women’s Films (Spring, 2006) - All-day girls’ and women’s film event in New York City at Pioneer Theater. For films from U.S. and abroad that highlight girls’ and women’s experiences and politics. Must be directed or co-directed by a woman. Categories: features (60+ min.), narrative, documentary, student, shorts (59 minutes max.). Contact Altar Magazine for required submission form. Exhibition formats: BetaSP (4:3 or 16:9) or 35mm. NO FEE. Mandy Van Deven, Editor and Publisher, Altar Magazine, Attn: Film Submissions, 955 Metropolitan Ave., Suite 4R, Brooklyn, NY 11211, info@altarmagazine.com, www.altarmagazine.com. Receipt deadline: March 1, 2006
Big Bear Lake Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition (September 15-17, 2006, Big Bear Lake, California) – This year with sidebar showcasing female directors. Films: competitive screenings of U.S. and foreign independent features, shorts, student films, docs, animation, family films, completed since January 2004, in English or English subtitled, exhibition formats 35mm, BetaSP, DVD. Screenplays: 90-130 pp, in English. FEE: Films, $35-$40; Screenplays, $40-$45. Monika Skerbelis, Artistic & Programming Director, Sandy Steers, Screenwriting Competition Director, Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, P.O. Box 1981, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315-1981, T: (909) 866-3433, BigBearFilmFest@aol.com, www.bigbearlakefilmfestival.com. Deadlines: March 1, 2006 (films, early; screenplays, regular); April 1, 2006 (screenplays, late); June 15, 2006 (films, regular) - New!
VideoChannel: Video Works on Gender Identity – Seeking video works reflecting on male, female, gay, lesbian, transgender, etc. identity as well as on the question of defining oneself by gender, to include in selection of gender identity-themed videos to be presented at video festivals. Videos available for viewing or downloading online preferred. Running time 1-5 min., one submission per artist, submit by email only. For technical req. of submission, go to http://rrf2006.newmediafest.org/ and click on “Calls.” NO FEE. videochannel@newmediafest.org, http://videochannel.newmediafest.org. Deadline (extended): March 1, 2006 - New! The Delta International Film and Video Festival (April 21-22, 2006, Cleveland, MS) - At Delta State University in the heart of Mississippi Delta, showcasing independent work that exhibits exceptional artistry, insight, and innovation. All categories and genres; established and emerging artists, including current college and university students, working in U.S. and internationally. FEE: $15-$25. Robyn Moore, Festival Coordinator, The Delta International Film and Video Festival, Delta State University, Art Department, Box D-2, Cleveland, MS, 38733, T: (662) 846-4731, rmoore@deltastate.edu, http://art.deltastate.edu. Deadline: March 1, 2006
Nantucket Film Festival and Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition (June 14-18, 2006) - Films: features and shorts, completed on 16mm, 35mm, or Digi Beta. FEE: $25-40. Screenplays: original, feature-length (90-130 pp.), in English, never produced. FEE: $45. Nantucket Film Festival, 1633 Broadway, Suite 14-124, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 708-1278, www.nantucketfilmfestival.org. Deadline: March 1, 2006 (postmark deadline for films, receipt deadline for screenplays)
Q-Me Con 2006 (Queer Media and Entertainment Conference, New York City, April 14-16, 2006) – Conference designed for industry professionals working in, or looking to break into, LGBTQ content creation for burgeoning queer TV and new digital media arenas. Seeking independently-produced LGBTQ-themed or LGBTQ-inclusive digital content for inclusion in Q-Me Con 2006 Mix Tape Content Showcase. NO FEE. Jennifer Howd, punkmouse, 375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, T: (212) 941-4092, jennifer@punkmouse.com, www.punkmouse.com. Receipt deadline: March 1, 2006
A Gathering of the Tribes - Exhibition curated by Robert Storr (of MoMA / Contemporary Art and curator for upcoming 2007 Venice Biennale) at Tribes Gallery in New York City’s Lower East Side. Open to all artists worldwide with original artwork in all creative processes and forms, including video. 1st place wins solo show at Tribes in Fall, 2006; 2nd and 3rd places win dual show at Tribes during 2006-07 season. FEE: $35. Tribes Gallery, 285 East 3rd St., New York, NY 10009, T: (212) 674-3778, info@tribes.org, www.tribes.org. Receipt deadline: March 1, 2006
Festival of Nations (June 16-24, 2006, Ebensee, Austria) - Open to all non-commercial films and videos, any topic, completed within past 2 years. Juried competition, but every filmmaker who attends festival will have work shown, regardless of pre-selection jury findings. Exhibition format: 16mm, 8mm, all usual video systems and DVD (VHS or Mini DV preferred). NO FEE. Erich Riess, Festival Director, Festival der Nationen, Gaumbergstr. 82, A-4060 Linz, AUSTRIA, T and FAX: ++43-732-666 2 666, eva-video@netway.at, www.8ung.at/filmfestival/. Deadline: March 1, 2006
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition - First prize of $10,000; screenwriting software from Write Brothers for top 30 winners. Over 70 production companies read all entered scripts; competition is supported by WGA west Registry. For original scripts by any writer 18 or older; any genre, 80-140 pp, multiple authorship okay. FEE: $45-$50. Scriptapalooza, 7775 Sunset Blvd., PMB #200, Hollywood, CA 90046, T: (323) 654-5809, info@scriptapalooza.com, www.scriptapalooza.com. Deadline: March 3, 2006 (regular), April 14, 2006 (final)
2nd International
Festival of Multimedia Art, “The Salt of Water” (Museum
of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad, Russia) – A festival of video
and photography meant to be a pure, joyful, aqueous artistic project
timed to coincide with Worldwide Annual Day of Water on March 22. Inquiring
into water from all perspectives. Short films, 5 minutes max. NO
FEE. Janna Moroz, Museum of the World Ocean, Petra Velikogo Embankment,
1, Kalingrad, 236006, RUSSIA,
Outfest 2006 (July 6-17, 2006, Los Angeles) - Gay and lesbian film festival in the heart of the entertainment industry. Seeking narrative, documentary, experimental, and animated films and videos (features and shorts, 35mm, 16mm, Beta NTSC) of interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, and/or transgendered people. Also seeking submissions and/or proposals for multimedia, performance, and interactive projects for Platinum, the experimental and new media section of the festival. FEE: $25-$35. Outfest 2006, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1022, Los Angeles, CA 90010, T: (213) 480-7088, FAX: (213) 480-7099, programming@outfest.org, www.outfest.org. Deadline: March 10, 2006
Chica Luna Short Film Festival – Promoting and showcasing works by women of color filmmakers that break the stereotypes usually portrayed in mainstream media. Eligible: Short films (30 minutes max.) from U.S. and its territories, made by, featuring, about, and/or for young women of color; completed no earlier than 2004; all genres. Films produced/directed or written by young women of color ages 15-30 preferred. Exhibition format: 35mm, 16mm, video. FEE: $10. Chica Luna Productions, Attn: Film Festival, 4049 Broadway, #256, New York, NY 10032, T: (212) 410-3544, filmfestival@chicaluna.com, www.chicaluna.com. Deadline: March 10, 2006
The Rural Route Film Festival (July 20-24, 2006, New York, NY) - Films and videos that can lay claim to a “rural” theme - from a camping-trip-gone-wrong comedy to a documentary about a Kansas farming family. Primary setting should be rural or within an ag-based city of 200,000 people or fewer; works that include alternative country, country western, and folk music encouraged, as are those that play loud rock in cornfields. Completed in any year, in any country, shot in any medium, and of any length. FEE: $20-$45. Alan Webber, Rural Route Film Festival Coordinator, P.O. Box 3900, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, T: (718) 389-4367, filmfest@ruralroutefilms.com, www.ruralroutefilms.com. Deadline: March 10, 2006
Heart of Gold International Film Festival (October 26-29, 2006, Australia) - For shorts and documentaries that make a positive contribution to the world - thought-provoking films, hilarious comedies, inspirational stories; family and children’s films showcased. Cash prizes include $5,000 AUD for Jury Award Best Film. No explicit sexual acts, nudity, excessive profanity, or gratuitous violence; no films that condone racism, drug use, or cruelty. For films completed after October, 2004. FEE: $25-$45. Heart of Gold Film Festival, P.O. Box 726, Gympie Queensland, 4570, AUSTRALIA, info@heartofgold.com.au, www.heartofgold.com.au/faq.html. Deadlines: March 14, 2006 (early) to July 14, 2006 (extended)
Athens Video Art Festival (April, 2006) - Innovative festival for digital art in its moving form, combining photography, movement, music, and experimentalism (no employed performers, no dialogue, no narrative or plot, i.e., no “cinema as entertainment”). Optional theme: images on the terms “man,” “freedom,” “nature,” “society,” “honey bee,” “motion,” “life.” Categories: video art, video installations, live art, artistic constructions. 15 minutes max., completed after January 1, 2003. Screening in DVD format. NO FEE. Multirab Productions, Athens Video Art Festival, Elias Chatzichristodoulou, Fleming 7, Postal Code 143 42, Nea Philadelphia, Athens, GREECE, info@athensvideoartfestival.gr, www.athensvideoartfestival.gr. Deadline: March 15, 2006
Call for Papers: Shifting Landscapes - Film and Media in European Context (June 16-18, 2006, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey) - Addressing complex and intertwined issues in European film and audiovisual media arising from transformations in technology and social/urban landscapes, and in the macro forces of economics and politics. Researchers and professionals from broad cross-section of related schools and disciplines invited to contribute. Submit 250-word abstract by email with title of paper, full name(s), affiliation, current position, email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe your submission. Serazer Pekerman, conference@bilgi.edu.tr. Deadline: March 15, 2006
achtung berlin (May
11-17, 2006) - International competition for features and docs about
city of Berlin and/or Brandenburg region. Cash prizes. Films produced
after January 1, 2001. Exhibition formats: 35mm, Digi-Beta, BetaSP/PAL
or mini DV. NO FEE. achtung berlin - new berlin film award, Chausseestr.
50, D-10115 Berlin, GERMANY, program@achtungberlin.de,
PAGE International
Screenwriting Awards - Designed to judge scripts within, rather
than across, genres. Features (80-130 pp.): Action/Adventure, Comedy,
Drama, Family Film, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Horror. Shorts (under
40 pp.) is its own category. Original TV Pilots (30-70 pp.): Half-Hour
TV Pilot, One-Hour TV Pilot. Judge’s feedback available for additional
$60. Scripts must be original, unencumbered. No adaptations. Writers
must be 18 or older and must not have earned over $25,000 (individually
or as a team) writing for film and TV. Writers outside U.S. may enter
but in English only. FEE: $49-$59 (up to 2 additional entries, $10
each). PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 7510 Sunset Blvd.
#610, Hollywood, CA 90046,
Death Penalty-Related Art Exhibition - International, all-media, juried exhibition on view May 6 - May 22, 2006 at Gallery Lombardi in Austin, Texas and online for at least one year. Work in all media, including video, eligible. Must address issue of death penalty. Artists who engage issue from all sides welcome. Purpose of show: foster creation of new artwork on death penalty, celebrate artwork already created, encourage and enhance civic engagement and dialogue about death penalty. Cash awards. FEE: $15. Texas Moratorium Network, Attn: Death Penalty Art Show, 3616 Far West Blvd., Suite 117, #251, Austin, TX 78731, T: (512) 302-6715, info@deathpenaltyartshow.org, www.deathpenaltyartshow.org. Deadline: March 20, 2006
Darklight 2006 (Dublin, Ireland) - Explores the convergence of art, film, and technology and focuses on work that challenges concepts, visual aesthetic, narrative, access, methods of production, and dialogue, through contemporary filmmaking techniques. Eligible: feature films, documentaries, all CG animation (Flash, 3D etc.), experimental works, music videos, commercial work, motion graphics, game sequences, live action shorts, student work, films shot on camera phones, and films from outreach and community projects. Any genre, length, number of submitted works. Particularly interested in works by or related to immigrant, refugee, and minority communities, especially those within Dublin and Ireland (e.g., from India, China, Nigeria, Romania, Latvia, Bosnia, Poland, and Russia). NO FEE. Darklight Festival,69 Dame Street, Dublin 2, IRELAND, T: +353 1 6709017, queries@darklight-filmfestival.com, www.darklight.ie. Deadline: March 20, 2006
Derapage 6 (April 13, 2006, Montreal, Quebec) - Festival of non-narrative audio/video experimentation created by students and teachers at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM, Canada) opens to international artists for first time. Awards include Best Video Editing and Best Sound Editing. Films 30 seconds to 3 minutes. Send in QuickTime DV NTSC format on DVD (data) or CD. NO FEE. Derapage, Ecole de design de l’UQAM, 1440, rue Sanguinet, Montreal (Quebec) H2X 3X9, CANADA, info@derapage.ca, www.derapage.ca. Deadline: March 20, 2006
NewLatino Filmmakers @ Anthology Film Archives Screening Series - The New York chapter of NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) sponsors series showcasing work by emerging Latino filmmakers/producers and work by non-Latino filmmakers that has Latino/a theme focus and portrays community respectfully. Upcoming theme: “RAZA de ORO: A Pre Cinco de Mayo Film Celebration,” May 3, 2006. Filmmakers must not have had major commercial theatrical release. All subjects, all genres (narrative, doc, experimental); shorts 30 minutes max. preferred, but longer acceptable. Exhibition formats: 35mm, 16mm, Beta SP, DVD, Mini DV. NO FEE. Edwin Pagan, Chapter President, NALIP New York - “NewLatino Filmmakers,” c/o POV - American Documentary, 32 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10004, T: (646) 336-6333, FAX: (212) 727-0549, epagain@pagan-images.com, www.nalip.org/newyork/newlatinofilm_sub.htm. Deadline: March 31, 2006
Mobile Exposure 2006 - International touring exhibition of moving image art made by or for mobile handheld devices, presented by Microcinema International and judged by the UK’s Addictive TV, with grand prize of a Panasonic AG-DVX100A 1/3" 3-CCD 24P/30P/60i DV Cinema Camera. Looking for works made using cell phones, obsolete video cameras, wrist cams, toy (NON-vhs/dv/hi-8) video cameras, PDAs, and even small cameras that create mpg moving images. For films destined FOR the small screens of hand-held devices, any method of filmmaking acceptable. Works 15 minutes max, including all titles (video ringtones, 2 minutes max). FEE: $5. Stephanie Martz, Associate Curator, Independent Exposure 2006, c/o Microcinema International, 1528 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006, T: (415) 864-0660, FAX: (509) 351-1530, submissions@microcinema.com, www.microcinema.com/index/mobile2006. Deadline: March 31, 2006
Art in General Commissions - Artists living and working in greater New York City propose projects in any medium or format, including performance, video, or heretofore undefined type of art or interdisciplinary work. No thematic or spatial parameters; may represent long-standing or emerging interest. Artists enrolled in college or university art degree-granting program between Summer 2006 and Summer 2007 not eligible, but those graduating by Spring/Summer 2006 are eligible. NOTE: Online application only. NO FEE. Art in General, 79 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013, T: (212) 219-0473, help@artingeneral.org, http://commissions.artingeneral.org. Receipt deadline: March 31, 2006, 11:59 p.m. EST
Firefox Flicks Ad Contest - Panel of accomplished film, TV, and advertising pros will judge entries for 30-second Firefox commercial. Prizes include $5,000 gift certificate to B&H Photo, a multi-LCD display from 9X Media (45-inch-wide screen, 3840x1024 resolution), and Alienware media center PC. Any style (live action or animated) that brings Firefox to life for Web users who have not yet experienced it. NO FEE. www.firefoxflicks.com. Receipt deadline: March 31, 2006
9th Revelation Perth International Film Festival (July 13-23, 2006, Western Australia) - Interested in passion and motivation, in progressive styles and approaches, in films that really explore the deep language and history of the 7th Art. All genres, all styles, all budgets. FEE: $36 AUS (approx. $27 U.S.). Revelation, Perth International Film Festival, P.O. Box 135, South Fremantle, Western Australia, 6162, AUSTRALIA, T: +61 8 9335 3904, admin@revelationfilmfest.org, www.revelationfilmfest.org. Deadline: April 17, 2006
Euganea Movie Movement International Festival of Short Films and Documentaries (July 10-16, 2006, Padova, Italy) - Festival has 3 sections: Italian Shorts, for movies produced in Italy, any genre, format, or subject, up to 30 min. long; International Shorts, for movies produced outside Italy, any genre, format, or subject, up to 30 min. long; and International Documentary, for docs made after January 1, 2005, any genre or format, up to 60 minutes. NO FEE. Euganea Movie Movement, via Donizetti n 3, Monselice, 35043, Padova, ITALY, T: 347-2935535, info@euganeamoviemovement.it, www.euganeamoviemovement.it. Deadline: April 30, 2006
“Film Your Issue” National College Competition - Engaging young people (18-26) to create 30- to 60-second live-action or animated “issue films” on topical social issue. “Open” as well as specific categories. Five top-voted finalists will have work broadcast on mtvU, MSN Video, and MSNBC and be flown to NYC for reception at U.N. headquarters. VIP judges include: Walter Cronkite, George Clooney, Sen. Barack Obama, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villariagosa. Judges looking for raw, open, honest expression and inventive cinematic and creative approach - NOT generic, polite, “well-intentioned” brief films (but contact organizers with any questions about copyright and/or obscenity legal boundaries). Must be American resident to submit. Must be submitted online via website. NO FEE. http://filmyourissue.org/index.php?id=45, www.filmyourissue.com. Deadline: May 1, 2006
National Geographic / All Roads Film Festival - Films by and about indigenous groups and under-represented minority culture filmmakers, presented in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, CA, and Santa Fe, NM, in Fall 2006. Categories: Features, Shorts, Long Documentaries, Short Documentaries, Animation, Music Video. Review formats: one VHS or DVD copy AND one broadcast quality copy (Beta, Digi-Beta, mini DV, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm). [NOTE: All Roads also offers seed grants of $1,000-$10,000 - see listing below under Funding, March 15 deadline.] NO APP FEE; $15 to have film returned. All Roads Film Project, National Geographic, 1145 17th St., N.W., Suite M2106, Washington, DC 20036, T: (202) 857-7660, allroads@ngs.org, www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads. Receipt deadline: May 15, 2006
Construction
of the Collective Memory: 1976-2006, Thirty Years Since the Military
Coup in Argentina - Argentine and international community invited
to contribute to online timeline production by sending work related
to experiences during or in the traces of the years of dictatorship
in Argentina. Text files: testimony, investigation, essay, interview,
poetry, story, theatre, script. Image and sound files: photography,
visual arts, graphics, video, multimedia. Sound files: sound register,
music. Formats: TXT, DOC, HTML, up to 500 KB; PDF, up to 2 MB; JPG,
GIF, up to 100 KB; MPEG3, MP3, up to 5 MB; SWF, up to 2 MB. Submissions
must indicate where they fit on timeline. NO FEE. 1976_2006@arteuna.com, http://weblog.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog Queer Black Cinema (Brooklyn, NY) - New monthly film series by Our Stories Productions, featuring Black LGBTQ indie filmmakers and their gay-themed works - shorts, features, documentaries, and 1st works (narrative, documentary, animation, experimental). Will also present original music compositions, trailers, and health-themed PSAs (you do not have to be gay to submit in these categories, but you must be a person of color). NO FEE. Angel Brown, Director, Queer Black Cinema, c/o Our Stories Productions, P.O. Box 200595, South Ozone Park, NY 11420, queerblackcinema@yahoo.com, www.queerblackcinema.com. Raw Word Screenplay Readings (New York) - Screenplay excerpt, performed live. In the past, Charles Puglese, producer of “Boys Don’t Cry,” and Jeb Broady, producer of “Everything is Illuminated,” hosted and provided critical feedback. Next event: 8 p.m., February 16, 2006, at Rock Candy (www.rockcandyny.com, event is free). Email 10 pp. excerpt of your screenplay (NOT full screenplay) in PDF or Word format. NO FEE. rawwordreadings@yahoo.com. Not Just Air - Online arts journal seeks plays under 5 minutes, spoken word performances, and Flash movies, along with work in other genres. Previously published work welcome if not currently available elsewhere on Web. All submissions by email - details for various genres can be found on Not Just Air website (e.g., audio/graphical/multimedia submissions must be queried before sending). NO FEE. editors@notjustair.org, www.sundress.net/notjustair/.
Looking for original online films, video, shorts, or animations to post on new film section of artists’ website. Films will appear on either www.newyorkartistseries.com or a site being developed at www.artistseries.tv. Films must be already hosted online so that website may link to them. Each should include cast and credits, short description, and filmmaker’s information. A still of the film and a picture of director also preferred. Include film’s URL (web address). QuickTime preferred but can do mpeg. Email ceo@newyorkartistseries.com with information or questions. FlatFoot Fete / The Screening (Brooklyn, NY) - Welcoming shorts and works-in-progress for ongoing, monthly film salon (last Thursday of the month). The Screening celebrates the creative process, offering Q&A with the featured filmmakers among intimate audience of artists across disciplines (filmmakers, writers, designers, musicians, etc.). Works under 45 min., abstract, animation, narrative, documentary. Submissions on DVD. Upcoming dates: February 23, March 30. Location: Sputnik, 262 Taaffe Pl., Brooklyn NY. NO FEE. ksteger@flatfootfete.com, www.barsputnik.com. Tank.tv - Curated monthly theme- or event-oriented online exhibition of moving images, presenting works by established and emerging artists and offering new and innovative works in film and video to a large audience. 3 seconds minimum, 3 minutes max, submitted on Mini DV or QuickTime DVD data. Must use submission form available on website. NO FEE. tank.tv, TANK Magazine, 5th Floor, 49-50 Great Marlborough St., London, W1F 7JR, UK, T: +44 (0) 2074340110, submissions@tank.tv, www.tank.tv. Choices Video - Independent distribution company for documentary and educational videos seeks new films for potential home video distribution in North America. Send short synopsis of completed documentary along with any other relevant information via email. egudris@dslextreme.com, www.choicesvideo.net. Blueroom Open Video Projects - Blueroom’s weekly evenings of audio-visual interaction at Rome’s Rialtosantambrogio cultural center feature mix of live experimental music, rotating DJ line-up, live video-mixing, site-specific video installations, and poster art exhibition. Now launching Open Video Projects, with selected works included in Blueroom screening and additional submitted works included in searchable database on www.openvideoprojects.org website, with program guide, screening times, and links to websites of participating artists. Any subject. Formats: DVD, Mini DV, CD. Include name of artist, title, length, year of production, contact information (email and postal address), bio, and any additional information. NOTE: Email Blueroom when you’ve sent a submission. NO FEE. Blueroom, c/o H3E, Via Vitorchiano 81, 00189 Roma, ITALY, video@blue-room.it, www.blue-room.it. PublicDuck - Free weekly video Podcast network, delivering eclectic mix of video directly to portable media players or desktops. Seeking work of 5 minutes or less; all genres, including video art and new media design, narratives, humor, drama, animation, motion graphics, documentary, experimental, and music videos. Established and emerging artists welcome. Note: PublicDuck advises that on computers using Windows operating systems, website is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox browser. info@publicduck.com, http://publicduck.com
Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) Blair Sadler Awards - For visual, performing, or multidisciplinary art projects that have had a measurable impact on quality of healthcare experience for patients, visitors, and staff. Professional and student artists eligible; must hold current membership with SAH ($100 individual, $35 student). Awards are $1,000 (professionals) and $500 (students) and complimentary registration for the 2006 SAH Conference, vision + voice, April 26-29, 2006 in Chicago. Submissions must have been created or performed by February 10, 2006. NO FEE. The Blair L. Sadler International Healing Arts Competition, c/o Society for the Arts in Healthcare, 2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, T: (202) 299-9770, FAX: (202) 299-9770, mail@thesah.org, www.thesah.org. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006, 5:00 p.m. EST
AED New Voices
National Fellowship - The Academy for Educational Development (AED)
awards grants to U.S. nonprofits cultivating and strengthening the
leadership potential of creative and diverse “new voices” in
fields of Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Reproductive Rights,
HIV/AIDS, Racial Justice, Migrant and Refugee Rights. Grants provide
direct financial support and other professional and personal development
opportunities directly to individual fellows and provide organization
with salary support. Fellowship candidates reflecting diverse educational,
cultural, and experiential backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply.
Organizations with annual budget of $100,000-$2 million preferred. NO
FEE. New Voices, Academy for Educational Development, 1825 Connecticut
Ave., NW, Suite 744, Washington, DC 20009, T: (202) 884-8051,
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice U.S. Fund Panel Grants - One-year, $4,000-$10,000 grants for Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including in film, video, media, and culture) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities. Organizations must have annual budget under $750,000. NO FEE. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003, T: (212) 529-8021, FAX: (212) 982-3321, grants@astraeafoundation.org, www.astraeafoundation.org. Receipt deadline: February 15, 2006
Edler G. Hawkins Foundation Funds to Preserve African American Arts and Culture - Grants of $1,500 - $10,000 to nonprofit arts organizations working to preserve African American arts and culture through youth education and community outreach programs. Organization annual operating budget must not exceed $300,000. NO FEE. Grants Chair, Edler G. Hawkins Foundation, Inc., 2897 North Druid Hills Road, Box 187, Atlanta, GA 30329, T: (404) 581-5151, grants06@eghf.org, www.eghf.org. Receipt deadline: February 17, 2006, midnight
Artist Trust Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program - For Washington State artists, all disciplines. GAP provides up to $1,400 to individual artists to develop new ideas and directions for specific projects, e.g., the development, completion, or presentation of new work; publication; travel for artistic research or to present or complete work; documentation of work; professional development. Applicant must be practicing artist, 18+ years old by February 24, 2006, and resident of Washington State at time of application and when award is granted. Students in degree programs ineligible. NO FEE. GAP Application, Artist Trust, 1835 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122-2437, T: (206) 467-8734 ext. 9 or 1 (866) 218-7878, info@artisttrust.org, www.artisttrust.org/4artists/grants/gap/default.html. Deadline: February 24, 2006
Rasmuson Foundation Project Awards - For individual artists living and working in Alaska. Up to $5,000 for emerging, mid-career, and mature artists for specific, short-term projects to be accomplished within one year of award date. Disciplines include: media arts, multidiscipline/new genre, literary arts/scriptworks, performance arts, choreography. Eligible activities include travel and fees for workshops and advanced study; professional documentation of work; costs of creating/installing work scheduled for public viewing. Must have been full-time resident of Alaska for 2+ years and remain so for grant period; must be 18+ years old and currently producing work. Students not eligible. NO FEE. Rasmuson Foundation, 301 West Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99503, T: (907) 297-2700, (877) 366-2700 (toll free within AK), FAX: 907) 297-2770, rasmusonfdn@rasmuson.org, www.rasmuson.org/index.php?switch=viewpage&pageid=94. Deadline: March 1, 2006
Target Corporation Grants for Arts in Communities - Providing grants averaging $1,000-$3,000 to nonprofit programs, including those in the arts. Arts grants are intended to make it affordable for the entire family to participate in arts and cultural experiences. Programs that bring arts to schools or children to the arts of particular interest. NOTE: Applications approved as received, so apply early. Apply through local Target Store Team Leaders: website lists required application materials and has link to Target store locator. NO FEE. http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/grant_guidelines.jhtml. Deadline: March 1 - May 31, 2006
Cable Positive’s Tony Cox Community Fund - Grants of up to $5,000 to encourage nonprofit, community-based AIDS organizations to partner with cable outlets in joint community outreach efforts or to produce and distribute new, locally-focused HIV/AIDS-related programs and PSAs. NO FEE. Dana Levitt, Tony Cox Fund, Cable Positive, 1775 Broadway, Suite 433, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 459-1547, dana@cablepositive.org, www.cablepositive.org. Deadline: March 10, 2006
All Roads Film Project Film Production Seed Grants - Project of the National Geographic Society, offering grants of $1,000 - $10,000 to be used by indigenous or minority-culture filmmakers toward development and production of feature film, long documentary, short documentary, shorts, animation, or music video. May be used for equipment, travel for field research, editing, etc.; may not be used for travel to film/media-related meetings or conferences, legal actions, land acquisition or endowments. NO FEE. All Roads Film Project, National Geographic, 1145 17th St. N.W., Suite M2106, Washington, DC 20036, T: (202) 857-7660, allroads@ngs.org, www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads. Deadlines: quarterly; next is March 15, 2006
Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation Francis D. Lyon Scholarship for Film Students - Grants of up to $3,000 to grad or undergraduate students of filmmaking who have completed 2 full years of college by June 30, 2006. Need not be member of Phi Delta Fraternity, but must be enrolled in college for full 2006-2007 academic year and must have demonstrable financial need. While Phi Delta Theta is a Fraternity with only male membership, the Lyon Scholarship has been given to many more women than men over the years! NOTE: On Phi Delta home page, type Francis D. Lyon Scholarship into search field at top of page. NO FEE. Carmalieta D. Jenkins, 2 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056, T: (513) 523-6966, FAX: (513) 523-9200, carmalieta@phideltatheta.org, www.phideltatheta.org. Deadline: March 15, 2006
MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago - $5,000-$15,000 operating support grants to Chicago area-based nonprofit arts and culture organizations with budgets of $500,000 or less. Organizations working in performing arts, visual and media arts, literary arts, interdisciplinary arts, and special projects, as well as museums and service, policy, or advocacy groups eligible (no arts education programs). NOTE: Professional theater companies with operating budgets less than $150,000 should apply instead through Small Theater and Dance Group Funding Project - April and September deadlines, watch website. NO FEE. The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 203 North Wabash Ave., Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60601-2417, T: (312) 641-5772, FAX: (312) 641-5736, richardcahan@driehausfoundation.org, www.driehausfoundation.org/support/. Deadline: March 16, 2006
SILVERDOCS and ACE Documentary Grant - SILVERDOCS joins forces with ACE (Animal Content in Entertainment), a new program of the Humane Society, to offer feature-length (40 min. or longer) documentary film grant of $10,000 for the creation of films which include animal issues. Filmmakers of top 5 selected treatments invited to pitch their projects to distinguished panel of executives at next SILVERDOCS in June, 2006. ACE will also provide assistance in obtaining film distribution and promotion. Project may be in any stage of development. NO FEE. SILVERDOCS, Attn: ACE Grant, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910, T: (301) 495-6738, FAX: (301) 495-6798, acegrant@SILVERDOCS.com, www.silverdocs.com/2006/ace.aspx. Deadline: March 24, 2006
Open Society Institute Katrina Media Fellowship - Fellowships of $15,000-$35,000 to dynamic print and radio journalists, photographers, and documentary filmmakers for new or already-begun projects on civic and social justice issues exposed by Katrina. 1-year fellowship term begins June 15, 2006 and should take project from research through production. Applicants must have proven track records as serious media-makers; those displaced by or resident in Gulf Region receive special consideration. Joint application okay but award still caps at $35,000. No projects that include lobbying activities. NO FEE. Kate Black, Program Officer, Katrina Media Fellowships, Open Society Institute, 400 W. 59th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 548-0170, KatrinaFellowship@sorosny.org, www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/katrina. Receipt deadline: March 31, 2006, 5 p.m.
MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Project - National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts offers grants of up to $15,000 to enhance arts learning in K-12 public schools through partnerships between public schools and Community Schools of the Arts (CSA). NOTE: Grants restricted to certain geographic regions - visit website for list. Partnering CSAs must be full members in good standing of National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts; if not, submit membership application and first year’s dues prior to applying for grant. Membership fees begin at $200. Kenneth T. Cole, Program Director, National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, 520 8th Avenue, Suite 302, New York, NY 10018, T: (212) 268-3387, FAX: (212) 268-3995, kencole@nationalguild.org, www.nationalguild.org. Receipt deadline: March 31, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Grants for Artists and Arts Organizations Affected by Katrina and Rita - Grants to individual artists, arts organizations, and small arts-related businesses in Louisiana, to defray costs related to physical loss or property damage, relocation, or other specific economic harm caused by the hurricanes, and to enable stakeholders in Louisiana’s cultural economy to continue or resume production/distribution of state’s unique cultural assets. Categories: Individual Artists and Artisans, up to $5,000 (no students unless they are professional artists or artisans); Nonprofit Cultural Organizations, up to $25,000; Galleries, Collectives, Cultural Economy Small Businesses, up to $10,000 (unless annual budget, number of employees, and financial need merit more). NO FEE. The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation, P.O. Box 44202, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, T: (225) 342-8196, cefoundation@bellsouth.net, www.crt.state.la.us/culturalassets/grants/. Deadline: April 3, 2006
Rosalynn Carter Fellowships
for Mental Health Journalism - Grants of $10,000 to U.S. journalists
($12,000 NZD to New Zealand journalists) to study topics related to
mental health or mental illness, as part of international effort to
reduce stigma and discrimination through better-informed productions
and reports. Stipends cover expenses during fellowship project and
2 expenses-paid visits to Carter Center in Atlanta. Fellows not required
to leave jobs. Applicants must have 2+ years experience in print or
electronic journalism (writing, reporting, editing, producing, filmmaking). NO
FEE. For U.S. applications: Rebecca G. Palpant, M.S., Program Development
Coordinator, Mental Health Program, The Carter Center, One Copenhill,
453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307, T: (404) 420-5165, FAX: (404)
420-5158, ccmhp@emory.edu, http://cartercenter.org/healthprograms/showstaticdoc.asp?programID
American Library Association Grants for Hosting Jazz Film Discussion Series - The ALA’s Public Programs Office and National Video Resources, in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, is offering grants to libraries and other organizations interested in hosting “Looking At: Jazz, America’s Art Form,” a 6-part, scholar-led film-viewing and discussion series that explores the history of jazz. After viewing and discussion series, film packages become part of participating library’s circulating collection. “Looking At: Jazz” Applications, National Video Resources, 73 Spring St., Suite 403, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 274-8080, nvrinfo@nvr.org, www.nvr.org/lookingatjazz/. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006
Matchbook.org, a new online cultural marketplace, MATCHES New England’s performing artists with the theatres, schools, coffee houses, and just about anyone else who wants to BOOK them to perform. Matchbook.org features a searchable directory of artists, performance spaces, and presenting organizations. Services are free and include the opportunity to create an online profile for yourself, your organization, or your venue. NOTE from The Fund for Women Artists: Women artists and women-run arts organizations might wish to include the word “woman” or “women” in their profiles to help someone searching by those keywords find you. Questions may be directed to (617) 951-0010 or info@matchbook.org. Browse or create your profile at www.matchbook.org.
UNESCO’s Creative Content / E-Platform International Films - Announcing 11 new films on the E-Platform! Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba/Spain, India, Peru, Philippines, and Sri Lanka are represented in this collection of fiction, documentary, and children’s program films. The E-Platform is searchable by title, country, or catalogue. Website also offers free video-making training films. All available free of charge at http://creativecontent.unesco.org. The National Youth Media Access Project (NYMAP) - Innovative partnership among public access centers from across the country committed to expanding services to young people. Initiated by the MNN Youth Channel, NYMAP seeks to nurture the right of free speech, to strengthen the much-needed presence of alternative and youth voices, and to connect young mediamakers from diverse backgrounds. www.youthchannel.org/NYMAP.html
“Efficient Process or ‘Chilling Effects’? Takedown Notices Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.” - Summary report published by the Intellectual Property Clinic at the University of Southern California. Based on sample of nearly 900 "take-down" notices sent by copyright owners to Internet service providers demanding that they remove material from their servers, researchers found "a disturbing number of legal flaws" in these notices, with a third of them demanding removal despite "a clear legal defense" to the claim of copyright infringement. For links to USC site and for other information related to free expression, visit www.fepproject.org/news/uscanddocumentary.html. To link to the summary report or full text: http://lawweb.usc.edu/news/releases/2005/legalFlaws.html. For the actual summary report in .pdf format: http://mylaw.usc.edu/documents/512Rep-ExecSum_out.pdf Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages gives links to schools, research resources, image collections, reference information, electronic discussion groups, and more. Compiled and hosted by the University of Michigan. http://art-design.umich.edu/mother/. Transart Institute MFA Low-Residency Program - Scholarships available. Included among numerous fields of study are Curatorial Work, Cyber Art, Film/Video, Game Design, Installation Art, Interactive Art, Interdisciplinary Art, Performance Art. Students create own course of study and work independently off site with support of faculty and self-chosen mentors. Lectures, critiques, performances, exhibitions, seminars, and workshops take place in 3 intensive summer residencies on-site in Europe. NOTE: European open house scheduled for February 18, 5 p.m., Gelbes Krokodil, Linz, Austria (email openhouse@transartinstitute.org). T: (415) 367-3470 (U.S.), (+43) 699 1169 0277 (Europe), FAX: (508) 682-2853, info@transartinstitute.org, www.transartinstitute.org. Deadline: April 1, 2006 (for European applicants: June 1, 2006)
indieIN (www.indieIN.com) offers FREE film listings to independent filmmakers who have shorts and feature films playing in festivals, as well as to filmmakers who are self-distributing. Launched April 2005, indieIN provides show time and theater information on independent and foreign films playing theatrically or in film festivals in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. indieIN offers filmmakers the opportunity to create a personalized page for their films, including show times, synopsis, cast/crew, and photos. Please visit www.indieIN.com or email listings@indieIN.com for more information on how to list your film. Forward In Time distributes educational films and documentaries suitable for college libraries and humanities, social science, and nursing programs, paying producers 40% royalty. Copyright owner retains all rights in most cases. Subjects of recently-added films have included AIDS, Ronald Reagan, tourism in Cuba, Burning Man, Euthanasia, A Search for Perfection, and Childless by Choice. plvideo@optonline.net, www.ForwardInTime.com/purchase.shtml. Article: “New Distribution Models: The Journal
of Short Film,” By Karl Mechem (December 12, 2005). The Journal
of Short Film (JSF), a collection of independent films distributed
on DVD 4 times a year, will be a new outlet for short film distribution.
JSF will support diversity - almost half of Volume 1's filmmakers are
women, and a wide range of film genres (narrative, documentary, experimental)
are represented. www.mediarights.org/news/2005/12/12/new_distribution_models Article: “New Distribution Models: Current TV,” By Shira Golding (December 12, 2005). While everyone from Participatory Culture to Google is confident that the future of television is online, Al Gore and the team behind Current TV have faith in the traditional tube and in the cable and satellite providers that determine what gets broadcast on it. www.mediarights.org/news/2005/12/12/new_distribution_models_current_tv More about Current TV – Free video tutorial “how to” guides on filmmaking basics are available in the Current TV website's Survival Guide section at www.current.tv/studio/survivalguide. Topics include Storytelling, Gear, Shooting, Editing, and Compression.
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