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briefly, i have included a press release for a site/project i just finished
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October 18, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Bush Poll
Speaking to the George Bushes of the United States
http://Bushpoll.com
There are 153 persons named George Bush in the United States phone directory. 2 persons named George Bush are current and former presidents of the United States. The Bush Poll surveyed them in order to determine their political cohesiveness, their polarization over political issues, and their potential reflection of an American people divided over their Presidential representation.
Are the George Bushes Dying?
One of the interesting results of the poll was the findings about the age of the George Bushes of the United States. Of the 47 George Bushes we spoke to, 12, or 26% were too ill to speak, bedridden, or deceased. This trend is mirrored in the age statistics of the healthy George Bush population, where 83% of all George Bushes are over the age of 55. Reflecting their age demographics, the George Bushes have an extremely high turnout ratio, with nearly 90% having voted in 2000, and the same number planning on voting in 2004.
“My ethnicity is I am a Christian," George L. Bush, Lexington, KY
Equally interesting is the uniformity of ethnicity, with 89% of all George Bushes identifying as White. The remaining 11% either identified as "American" or "Christian." There were no George Bushes who identified as Black or African American, Latino, Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander.
Low Approval, but High Support
The George Bushes generally reflect the greater population in their political party, approval of the President’s job performance (55%), the war in Iraq (50%), and his ability to relate to the average American (38%). Yet they support him in much higher numbers at the poll: 69% of the George Bushes of the United States voted for George W. Bush in 2000, and 66% are projected to vote for him in 2004. So why would this group break their party affiliations, and break with their own views, to vote for George W. Bush? Do they identify with him? Do they admire him? Does it make them happier to see a man with their name on the TV daily?
“No, he’s not like me,” George W. Bush, Jasper, TX
Despite this apparent identification of the George Bushes of the United States with the President, they are polarized over the idea that they are similar. When asked if they hold George W. Bush’s values, 67% Agree, 0% are neutral, and 33% disagree. Yet when asked if they are like George W. Bush, the George Bushes of the United States flip the other direction: only 22% agree, 17% are neutral, and 61% disagree. They identify with his values, but if they identify with him, they might loose their individuality.
“I've been picked on about it, but not judged. It is fun being George Bush.”
George D. Bush, Bonham TX
Nearly half of all of the George Bushes of the United States said they were pre-judged by others because of their name. Two out of three said that the other person had viewed them negatively. Despite this apparent loss of control over their own representation, 83% said that this did not undermine their sense of individuality. It is as if they are saying that to be one of the George Bushes of the United States you have to be resolute, ignore what others say, and be prepared to protect and defend your identity as your own, regardless of namesake.
SEE THE FULL RESULTS: http://bushpoll.com
FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES: mailto:bushpoll@bushpoll.com
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“My name’s George Bush, of course I voted for him!”
George T. Bush, Cape Coral FL
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and the calls:
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Anti-Advertising Agency Call For Proposals
DEADLINE DECEMBER 15th
The Anti-Advertising Agency is an artist run organization creating
collaborative works which critically examine outdoor advertising and the
use of public space.
We are currently looking for proposals from artists able to work in the SF
Bay Area in 2005. Selected artists will:
- recieve up to $1000 stipend
- recieve up to $950 supply budget
- be able to work collaboratively with the Agency.
Please visit the site and download a detailed call for entries for more
information. The deadline for submissions is December 15th.
http://antiadvertisingagency.com
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exit art has three proposals deadlines. they send their stuff out in jpgs, not text.
here are the links:
praying project, interviews oct 28,29,30
http://www.exitart.org/emailers/emailer_prayingproject.jpg
other america, dec 1
http://www.exitart.org/emailers/emailer_america.jpg
homomuseum, feb 1
http://www.exitart.org/emailers/emailer_homo.jpg
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Media City, Windsor, Canada. Deadline: 19 November.
http://www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity/entries.html
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Earth Rites: Imagination and Practice in Sci-Arts Eco-Cultures
University of Washington Bothell
May 19-21, 2005
Call for Proposals
Earth Rites: Imagination and Practice in Sci-Arts Eco-Cultures investigates
issues and practices involved in building sustainable eco-cultures through
the intentional engagement of both the sciences and the arts. The Earth
Rites conference will examine connections between sci-arts and local
communities and address how our sense of place, location, history, memory
and embodiment are made manifest in art-making and scientific practices. The
conference seeks to advance discussion and research on the productive
linkages between culture, science, art, and the environment and how these
connections emerge as viable eco-cultures.
Themes and Questions:
What defines 'environment'?
What are 'eco-cultures'?
What is environmental art practice? How can it engage, merge, or diverge
with and from sustainable scientific practice?
How is the inquiry process in science comparable to that of art making? How
can scientists and artists productively collaborate? What constitutes points
of intersection for scientific practice and art making?
How can critical conceptions of nature and culture inform contemporary
practice?
What cultural frameworks-economic, social, religious-have historically
influenced access to environmental resources?
How do the arts act as vehicles for civic engagement?
What are the intersections between transformational learning, community
leadership, art, and bioregionalism?
How can indigenous approaches guide these emerging practices and
relationships to the land?
How can current discussions in both aesthetics and science help us
understand some of the challenges of ecological restoration?
How are knowledge management systems integral to emerging sci-arts
eco-cultures?
What role does design and/or engineering play in relation to new
possibilities in sci-arts eco-cultures?
How can art, ecology, and spirituality help us create new paradigms for
community?
The location and environment of the host site are an important thread in the
fabric of the conference. Situated near a functioning wetland at the
University of Washington, Bothell, the venue is also part of the
Cedar/Sammamish watershed, Water Resource Inventory Area 8 in the Puget
Sound basin of Washington State, as well as part of the larger and
transnational Cascadia bioregion. Project organizers seek to cultivate
meaningful community responses locally and regionally, and explore and
expand upon relevant models of practice for the bioregion and beyond. We
invite scholars, community leaders, artists, adult learners, youth and
others to share ideas and practices that utilize traditional academic and
artistic methods, as well as non-traditional and indigenous approaches.
Formats:
" Individual Papers: 20-minute paper proposals that address issues of
sci-arts, environmental art, etc. Please submit a 300 to 500-word proposal
and biography.
" Roundtable: Discussions comprising four participants focusing on a
specific topic related to theory, organizational models or practice. Please
submit a 500-word proposal with qualifications and/or experience of all
participants.
" Performance: Presentation of short theatre, dance, spoken word, or other
pieces. Submit 300-word proposal, biography and additional information.
Please include length, required technical support if appropriate, number of
participants, etc.
" Workshops: Hands-on discussion. Please submit 300-word proposal,
biography and additional information. Please include time (up to 1.5 hours),
technical or other requirements, min/max number of participants, etc.
" Media Room: Display materials including videos, internet sites, CD ROMs,
DVDs, fine art, poster presentations. Please submit a 100 to 300-word
proposal or sample, and biography
" Outdoor Exhibition: Temporary site exhibits. Please submit 100 to
300-word proposal or sample, and biography
Deadline for submission of proposals: October 30, 2004
For further information, please contact Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren at the
address below.
Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren
President of Art Culture and Nature, Assistant Professor, Performance
Studies, University of Washington, Bothell.
Email: kkochhar@uwb.edu
Visit the website at http://faculty.uwb.edu/kkochhar/ACN
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D4D’s FINAL TRIP TO THE BATTLEGROUNDS OF OHIO
Join Downtown for Democracy as we make our last trip to seal the deal in the
most crucial of swing states, Ohio. We will leave no one behind! To
guarantee that everyone who is interested has the opportunity, we have
scheduled two rounds of trips over the final weekend before the election:
Thursday 10/28, one bus will leave the D4D offices at 10pm, to return on the
evening of Sunday 10/31.
Friday 10/29, multiple vans will leave the D4D offices at 10pm, to return on
the morning of Wednesday 11/3.
While in Ohio, we canvass neighborhoods and phone bank as part of our
continuing effort to get out every single progressive Ohio vote on Election
Day. Democratic registrations in Ohio are up 250% since 2000, and it is our
job to make sure that all these first-time or returning voters make it to
the polls on November 2.
On this last hurrah weekend, D4D is also hosting parties that remind
creative young voters of the impact they can have on their government.
Parties are scheduled for Dayton, Toledo, and Columbus, and they promise to
be spectacular, as is always the case with D4D. With only a few days left
to secure the outcome of this election, we hope that anyone with a few days
to spare can join us. In this last crucial push, be a part of history in
the making, and change the course of this country.
To sign up, send an email to getonthebus@downtownfordemocracy.org or call
718.290.9153.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GO TO OHIO, you can volunteer with D4D right here in
New York: until the election, we will be processing incoming voter data and
following up with Ohio voters to make sure that they get out and vote.
Phone-banking is a crucial step in ensuring solid voter turnout, and we are
currently scheduling Sunday-Thursday evening shifts (6-10pm) for volunteers
interested in local D4D GOTV activities.
If you are interested in helping us with this important project, please
email volunteer@downtownfordemocracy.org, or call (718) 290-9153.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
As part of an ongoing commitment to promote challenging, innovative
practices in the visual arts, UICA is seeking exhibition proposals for
solo shows, curated shows, and individual pieces that address
contemporary issues and concerns, and/or work that pushes traditional
boundaries in its treatment of materials or subject. There are five
exhibition opportunities described here:
http://www.uica.org/applyVisualArts.html
You can download the appropriate application form as a pdf.
Deadline
All entries will be reviewed for the 2005/2006 season if postmarked by
NOVEMBER 1, 2004. Notification of results will be sent by May 1, 2005.
[UICA]
[Membership]
[UICA]
© 2004 Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
41 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.uica.org
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Call to Artists
The Sparky Project
Open Deadline
The Sparky Project is an art collaboration between Nelson Santos, his dog Sparky and various artists. The aim of The Sparky Project is to collect 101 portraits of Sparky and/or Nelson and Sparky. Participating artists will become Lifetime Members of the Sparky Fan Club and will receive an “I Love Sparky” Sticker, Button, Membership Card, and Certificate of Excellence. Artwork will become part of the permanent collection of the Sparky Museum and is not for sale. Artwork is tentatively planned for exhibition and will also be featured on-line at www.sparkyandnelson.com
To participate in The Sparky Project, simply create an artwork involving Sparky and/or Nelson and Sparky. Artwork is open to all mediums; photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, video, etc. Theme songs, musical jingles and quick-witted limericks are also encouraged. For images of Sparky or to view competed artworks, please visit www.sparkyandnelson.com
For further information, additional images or to set up an appointment with Sparky, please contact: nelson@sparkyandnelson.com
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CTM.05 Conference:[ Splendid Isolation]
Urban and Rural Flows and Counterflows in Electronic Music and Related Media
10.-12. Feb. 2005, Berlin, Germany
The relationship between communication technologies and the city has been a
long and complicated one, where the density of communicative activity has
often been taken as defining characteristic of urban life. By contrast,
rural areas have been idealized and marked by the relative absence of these
technologies, a perception which tends to obscure the social and spatial
consequences of communication technologies there. Out of this dichotomous
set of associations has emerged a constellation of forces, ideas, images and
experiences which have defined both the city and rural zones in unique and
singular ways.
The history of art and music bears many traces of this productive tension,
in which being immersed in city life and rural hermitage act as polar
opposites. Popular music has been identified with contrapuntal movements
that fluctuate between the celebration and derogation of both the rural and
the urban. Within this interplay, various technologies, in particular
electronic communication, have provided the principle forms of mediation
between urban and rural areas, bridging and binding people and places in
multiple ways and creating new hybrid territories situated within a shared
mediasphere. In this context, the challenges of cultural production in and
between rural and urban regions continue to be inflected by the specific
demands of electronic/digital production, distribution and consumption.
This conference intends to address topics relating to the many debates and
discourses produced by the intersection of cultural production, electronic
arts/media, and social relations in urban and rural settings. We encourage
artists, practitioners, journalists, writers and academics to participate in
what promises to be provocative conference. In keeping with the overall
theme of transmediale and club transmediale [BASICS], which investigates the
aesthetic and ethical foundations of a hyper-potential culture, papers
should address, but need not be restricted to, the following frameworks:
* (Exo/Endo)Polis: electronic music, urban/rural dynamics, and cultural
politics
* Refashioning Networks: circuits, nodes,communities, scenes and subcultures
and extended milieu
* Mediations: the rural/urban digital nexus, imagining/representing nature
in the city/the city in nature; electronic music and the experience of
nature
* Counterflows: fluctuating movements between urban and rural music
subcultures
* The Best of Both worlds: bridging the urban/rural divide
* Splendid Isolation: productivity between seclusion, media networking and
boredom; sound cultures beyond the major metropoles
* Perforating the Mainstream: marketing the margin
* Opposing Urbanity: f(r)actions of rural subcultures in the metropolis
* The City and Its Other: critiques from the centre and periphery, speaking
from and to rural and urban perspectives
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The conference will be held in English.
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and are due by November 15,
2004. Panel proposals and project presentations are also welcome.
Papers should be kept to 20 minutes, including audio and visual clips.
Please notify us at to what audiovisual equipment you will need..
Please submit them to: conference@clubtransmediale.de
or mail them to:
club transmediale
Schoenhauser Allee 167c
10435 Berlin
Germany
Please notify: Mailing costs are borne by the entrant. Submitted materials
will not be returned. Packages from abroad containing additional materials
(CDs, DVDs etc.) will only be accepted with customs declaration forms
completed correctly. Packages dispatched from outside the European Union
must bear the following information: indication of the content plus the note
"Not for trade - temporary loan for festival. Value = 0".
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funded by the Haupstadtkulturfonds, Berlin
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reply to submit_art@yahoo.com
Art Talk's Artists' Collective is hosting their third international
exhibition of postcard art which has been inspired by, or incorporates
the red ribbon.
A silent/telephone/web auction will be held to benefit persons living
with HIV/AIDS.
Please send your postcard sized artworks to:
Victoria Persons With AIDS Society
330-1105 Pandora Avenue
Victoria BC V8V 3P9
on or before Friday, November 5th, 2004.
(Note: Postcards will be displayed on walls ala gallery style, so
decorating is only necessary on one side of your postcard.)
Please see www.geocities.com/submit_art for specifics, as well as for
links to our other exhibitions, and our homepage.
Questions? Please write to submit_art@yahoo.com
THANK YOU in advance from
Art Talks
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Call for Art Submission by Arti-Smoking
Theme: Quanyin-The Goddess of Mercy and Compassion - Commemorate
Quanyin the Chinese Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, is one of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition. She is a boddhisattva, a person who has earned the right to leave this world of suffering and enter heaven, but instead has chosen to stay on earth to help others reach enlightenment.
Arti-Smoking is organizing an exhibition that represents angelic blessings and spirit of Quanyin for tobacco victims. Arti-smoking invites artists to submit artworks that commemorate tobacco victims and brings awareness of danger of tobacco smoking to the public. (According to the World Health Organization, more than 5,000,000 people will die from tobacco related illnesses this year globally.)
All submitted artworks will be exhibited in the Arti-Smoking Gallery on its website and selected works will be exhibited in a venue in Toronto, Canada during the summer of 2005. The submitted works will be kept by Arti-Smokingís archives for future exhibits.
Medium: Any medium including net based art is welcome.
Size of work: 8.5"x11" or smaller
Submission deadline: February 19th, 2005
Submission methods: e-mail to artismoking@yahoo.com (limit file size to 300 kb max, for net art please send URL)
or by regular mail to: 55 Michael Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2H2A4
Contact: Director, David Cheung artismoking@yahoo.com
Curator, June Rhee rheejune@hotmail.com
Website: www.geocities.com/artismoking
Exhibit Period : Ongoing at Arti-Smoking Virtual Gallery and at a venue in Toronto, Canada during summer 2005.
Submission form:
Artist Name:
Country:
Address (optional):
Email:
URL for Net Art
Personal Website:
Title of Work:
Medium:
Dimension:
Date Created:
(Please note if submitting by email, limit image file size to max 300 kb or work will not be accepted. All artists give rights and consent to Arti-Smoking to use images of artwork for publicity and promotion. All submitted artwork will be kept by Arti-Smokingís archive.)
Arti-Smoking is a registered non-profit organization incorporated in Canada. It uses art projects and creative methods to enhance public awareness of the danger of smoking and the epidemic magnitude of deaths from tobacco uses (currently over 5,000,000 each year globally).
For more information about Arti-Smoking, please visit website at www.geocities.com/artismoking .
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Digital Media Bursaries for Disabled and Deaf Artists in London, Artsadmin. Deadline: 8 November http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/digital
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Arts Council South West Fellowship, Spike Island, Bristol, UK. 3 month fellowship at Spike Island to start in the Spring of 2005. A stipend and production budget is being offered as well as a Studio and separate living accommodation.
Deadline: 5 November. http://www.spikeisland.org.uk
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Residency. Grizedale Arts, Ambleside, UK. Deadline: 29 October. http://www.grizedale.org
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Research and Development Residency, Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust, UK. Visual arts working with light, sound and digital technologies are sought to develop ideas in the Forest of Dean for an event next year. Deadline: 18 October. http://www.forestofdean-sculpture.org.uk
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UHM AND AHH, Sheffield, UK. a new regular platform for artists film and video. Deadline: rolling. More info contact kurcewicz@tiscali.co.uk
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London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, UK. Deadline: 17 December. http://www.llgff.org.uk
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Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan. Deadline: 15 December. http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/2005/entry/05entry-e.html
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EXPERIMENTA 2005 The 3rd international festival for experimental film in India, Bombay. Deadline: 1 December. http://www.filterindia.com/CALLEXP05.htm
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exposure 2, LUX/ Candid Arts, London. Deadline: 8 November for 7 December event. Open screening event for artists' moving image in London. See http://www.lux.org.uk/exposure for entry requirements and more details
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Recorda que LA DATA LÍMIT per l'enviament de ponències i/o obres per a les
V Jornades sobre Art i Multimèdia
és el 1 DE NOVEMBRE
Remember that the DEAD-LINE for proposals (both papers and works) for the
5th Symposium on Art and Multimedia
is NOVEMBER, 1
Recuerda que la FECHA LÍMITE para el envío de ponencias i/o obras para las
V Jornadas sobre Arte y Multimedia
es el 1 DE NOVIEMBRE
http://www.mediatecaonline.net/5jornades/
check out our BLOG METANARRATIVES @ http://metanarratives.blogspot.com
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ˆ Performance for Video
312 seeks one channel artist videos of performance specifically
designed/arranged for video. 312 is looking for performances that engage
video, are integrated with video, or were designed with video in mind.
312 welcomes submissions from emerging and established artists. Please do
not send installation or performance proposals˜this is for one channel
video format only.
The work should look good on a small screen (11‰ wide x 8.5‰ high/28 cm
wide x 22 cm high). Duration: between 1 ˆ 7 minutes in length.
Send only NTSC miniDV, VHS or DVD. Please ensure that your DVD+/-R works
on a conventional home player. Please include an Artist Statement, Brief
Bio (50-100 words), CV, Video Description, and SASE. Do not send
submissions in fibre-filled envelopes.
DEADLINE: Postmarked November 22, 2004.
Selected works will be exhibited one work per month in a series.
Send to:
Attn: 312
14 Beothuck Cres., Apt. 312
Corner Brook, NL
A2H 6A6
312 is an alternative video exhibition space housed in the small foyer of
an apartment. Showcasing one channel video work on a television, 312
offers the visitor an intimate experience˜a relaxing chair, a set of
headphones (or speakers for two people) and video art. It‚s homey, it‚s
small, and it‚s for video.
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The PDX Film Festival
CALL FOR ENTRIES
www.peripheralproduce.com
Festival Dates: April 20-24 2005.
Entry Deadline: December 15 / late entry Jan 15.
The Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival is a five-day exposition dedicated to showcasing new innovative works of film and video. Focusing on non-narrative works that go against the grain of mainstream entertainment, the PDX Film Festival is looking for artistic, underground, quirky and challenging work that reflects contemporary culture, documents historic oddities, and is otherwise generally unclassifiable. Categories: experimental, documentary, underground. All lengths accepted. Formats: 35mm, 16mm, Beta SP. Preview on VHS or DVD. $15 entry fee. Deadline: December 15 ’04 (late deadline Jan 15 ’05- late fee applies).
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
The PDX fest is eager to see experimental and documentary films and videos of all shapes and sizes, but please note that for our festival we are looking for work that might best be described as “underground” in style. We are looking for artistic, non-narrative, quirky and challenging work that reflects contemporary culture, progressive issues, documents historic oddities, or perhaps is just generally unclassifiable.
CALL FOR ENTRIES /// how to enter:
Review the entry guidelines and download an entry form at www.peripheralproduce.com
Entries must be submitted on VHS NTSC videocassette or DVD.
each entry must be accompanied by
- a completed entry form
- a synopsis and/or artist's statement
- entry fee
- press kits, reviews, or publicity materials if available
PLEASE CLEARLY LABEL YOUR ENTRY MATERIALS WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
ENTRY DEADLINE: postmarked December 15, 2004 (late entry- January 2, 2005)
ENTRY FEES:
$15 per entry postmarked by December 15 2004. $25 for late entries postmarked after December 15 but before January 15, 2004. Entry fees must be in U.S. funds. Checks or money orders should be made out to Peripheral Produce. Entry Fees are not required from filmmakers who have previously screened at PDXFF in the past. Filmmakers living and working in Portland Oregon are also exempt from the screening fee.
If you would like to enter multiple short works from the same artist, you may do so with an entry fee of $5 per additional title. Titles may be on the same videocassette, but each must have its own entry form.
PLEASE CLEARLY MARK ALL TAPES OR DVDS WITH TITLE, RUNNING TIME, DIRECTOR’S NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. PLEASE LABEL DIRECTLY ON TAPE (SPINE LABEL IS PREFERRED) OR DVD, AS CASES EASLY GET MIXED UP.
SHIPPING
Cost of shipping preview copies and exhibition prints to the festival is the responsibility of the entrant. Preview tapes and DVDs will not be returned. If your work is selected to screen in the festival: Exhibition copies must be sent to the festival prepaid. All film reels, cans, videotapes and cases must be labeled with the title of the entry. For exhibition formats, THE FESTIVAL WILL COVER RETURN SHIPPING VIA GROUND OR US MEDIA MAIL ONLY. The entrant or the recipient must pay any additional charges for express shipping or shipments to foreign film festivals. The festival cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of materials while in transit. Please use only plastic or bubble pack cases when shipping entries and screening formats.
PLEASE DO NOT USE FIBER ENVELOPES. FIBER ENVELOPES ARE MESSY AND WILL DAMAGE TAPES AND EQUIPMENT!
mail all entries to:
PDX FILM FESTIVAL
c/o The Northwest Film Center
1219 SW Park AVE
Portland OR 97205 USA
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Programming decisions are made by the festival selection committee. Selections will be announced in March of 2005. If accepted, the print of your film, or a Beta SP video, will need to be in our office by April 10, 2004. The festival does not pay rental fees for submitted work that is programmed.
HOW TO CONTACT US
For more information please visit www.peripheralproduce.com or email us at pdxfilmfest@peripheralproduce.com
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