Carnegie Museum of Art Announces a Call for Submissions for Two-Minute Film Festival

Deadline for Submissions is June 15
There is no fee to enter and entrants must be at least 18 years of age.

The Carnegie Museum of Art invites artists and filmmakers (amateur or professional) to submit their finest—and shortest—work for consideration for inclusion in the Two-Minute Film Festival.

Submissions should respond in some way to the broad theme “A Brief History of…” and may be created using media of the filmmaker’s choice (camera, camcorder, cell phone, animation program). Entries must be two minutes or less in length, include a title card, and be submitted via CD or DVD as uncompressed QuickTime files (.mov) for compilation purposes. Entrants must also include a screening copy of their film—either by providing a YouTube link or a playable DVD.

Ccomplete details and entry form, available at www.cmoa.org/2minutefilms.

Call for Submissions – 4th Cairo Video Festival

4th Cairo Video Festival Video Art & Experimental films

Deadline for submissions: 15th of June 2010

Medrar for Contemporary Art is sending out an open Call for Submissions to the Forth Video Festival hosted in Goethe institute Cairo-Downtown.

Initiated by the Cairo-based artist initiative Medrar for Contemporary Art in 2005, this festival continues its focus on providing a platform for sharing and discussing newly produced high concept / low budget experimental videos. Based on a call for works by emerging artists, the festival program takes the format of a concise series of video screening on accompanied by talks/discussions with active video-makers and curators to tackle some of key themes and issues presented in the works.

More information and application from: medrar.org/4thvf.html

a micrometer from here

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Connecticut Film Festival: Call for submissions

The 5th Annual Connecticut Film, Writers, Music & Interactive Festival and Conference is accepting film and script submissions for the June 2-7, 2009 festival being held in downtown Danbury CT. The festival and conference will feature the exhibition and competition of more than 130 independent films, 100 music performances and 100 workshops, panels and keynotes as well as dozens of parties, industry VIP events and network opportunities.

Deadline for submissions is April 15th, 2009.

For full details: http://www.ctfilmfest.com/submit.php

Filmed by Bike: Call for Submissions

Film submissions now being accepted for Filmed by Bike, a festival of bike-themed movie shorts. Submissions come from around the world and we want to see what you’ve got!

Filmed by Bike embraces the art and innovation of bikes through the eyes of imaginative storytellers who use moving images to celebrate the world's most efficient and creative form of transportation. Now in its seventh year, the festival showcases a love of two wheels in eight minutes or less. This premier festival happens once a year in Bike City, USA: Portland Oregon. The event grabs hold of an entire weekend of screenings and features movies from around the globe.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2009…….….LENGTH: 8 minutes or less

FORMAT: DVD…………COST: Free

Download the entry form on our website.

More info is on our website

The 25th Annual Olympia Film Festival

The 25th Annual Olympia Film Festival

kicks off this Friday, November 7th, and runs through the 15th!

(Olympia, Washington : www.olympiafilmfestival.org)



Fest is packed with fantastic films and videos from all over

but there are some particularly fine treats in this year's

CINE-X Expanded Cinema programming:

[Many of the filmmakers and video artists in these programs

will be present for Q&A following each screening!]



CINE-X INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE

Saturday Nov 8th at 4:00 PM

http://olympiafilmfestival.org/movieDetail.asp?id=37

Half Video / Half Film!

Opening with a live multi-media performance by Amber Smith

and featuring new work on 16mm by Scott Stark, Pip Chodorov,

Jon Behrens and others!



3x3: NEW WORK BY WEST COAST WOMEN ARTISTS

Sunday Nov 9th at 2:30 PM

http://olympiafilmfestival.org/movieDetail.asp?id=39

(3 artists showing 3 pieces each)

featuring

Vanessa O'Neill (San Francisco) - abstract 16mm film

Amber Smith (Portland) - autobiographical, performance-based, confessional video

Wynne Greenwood (Seattle) - performance-based video



Kanako Wynkoop's new and hilarious short, BUTT LICKIN',

will be the opening short at the BEAUTIFUL LOSERS screening

Weds, Nov 12th, 10pm



THE MUSE SERIES: New Work by Kerry Laitala (San Francisco)

All Northwest, and a few World, Premieres!

Thursday Nov 13th at 3:30 PM

http://olympiafilmfestival.org/movieDetail.asp?id=43

16mm and 35mm film! a multi-projector performance!

wonderful abstractions / homage to early cinema's magic and aesthetics



World Premiere!

Robert Schaller's WILDERNESS FILMMAKING EXPEDITION!

Friday Nov 14th at 3:30 PM

http://olympiafilmfestival.org/movieDetail.asp?id=21

Robert is visiting from Boulder, Colorado,

to present a documentary about this last summer's expedition

and to show handmade films made during that trip!



LOCALS ONLY!

Saturday Nov 15th at 2:00 PM

http://olympiafilmfestival.org/movieDetail.asp?id=45

An incredible program showcasing work by film and video artists

working in the Olympia area and neighboring locales.

Features a wide variety of themes and filmmaking styles!