Purescreen - Film & Video Programme - open call for submissions

May 8, 08:48 PM by Kate Taylor

PureScreen, Manchester’s Castlefield Gallery’s regular screening event, invites new submissions from artists, for our 2008-2009 series. The programme provides a platform for outstanding recent film and video work and aims to support new and emerging practitioners and curators. In addition, we distribute touring programmes to partner venues, and provide a resource for other organisations involved in contemporary moving-image practice.

We are interested in a broad range of independent approaches to form and materials, using film, video, sound, software and other new media technologies. The selected work will demonstrate inventive use of its medium, propose alternative modes of cinematic language, or offer interdisciplinary perspectives through collaboration. We aim to feature work relating to current artistic, social, scientific and political concerns. PureScreen also seeks experimental advertising, design cinema and music promos.

From the year’s selection we will also compile a ‘Best Of’ DVD to profile work at festivals and events throughout international artists and filmmakers communities. Film and video works must be produced since January 2006, on VHS-PAL or DVD preview, with master copies available as a QuickTime uncompressed file, DV-PAL, or mini-DV only. (NB: the PureScreen call is not open to fiction-oriented short film productions.) For an application pack please see our website. Alternatively you can email purescreen@castlefieldgallery.co.uk. For a printed version, please telephone the gallery on +44 (0)161 832 8034.

4th Renderyard Short Film Festival Call for Entries

May 8, 08:47 PM by Kate Taylor

Renderyard is pleased to announce we are now accepting films for the 4th Renderyard Short Film Festival running from the 1st – 5th October 2008. Submit your film to this year’s festival to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize of 3000 including a Renderyard Award and getting your film placed our web site and Free Membership for a year. To send us your films please visit our web site to find out more. www.renderyard.com

Virgin Media Short Film Competition

May 8, 08:45 PM by Kate Taylor

Fancy showing your work in 211 cinema screens nationwide for a whole year. Plus, winning up to £30,000 to make your next film with Virgin Media and the UK Film Council? Submit your work to Virgin Media’s Short Film ccompetition and you could see your work broadcast in front of millions, online, on TV, through mobile internet and in 211 cinema screens, nationwide (not just once, but for a whole year). Plus, you could win up to £30,000 and work direct with the UK Film Council and Virgin Media to shoot your next film. If you’re interested, simply upload your up short film (up to two and a half minutes long) online at: www.virginmediashorts.co.uk The competition opens on 1st May and the closing date for entries is 30th June 2008. If you have any questions on the competition most should be answered in the FAQ’s but otherwise let me know and good luck!

Grierson Awards - call for entries

May 8, 08:44 PM by Kate Taylor

Documentary filmmakers are being invited to enter the UK’s most prestigious documentary awards, named after the Scot said to be the ‘father’ of the genre. The annual Grierson Awards commemorate the work of pioneering Scottish filmmaker, John Grierson. Established in the year of his death – 1972 – they have previously recognised the work of, among others, Olivia Lichtenstein, Nick Broomfield and Pawel Pawlikowski. For more information, please visit www.griersontrust.org. Deadline for entries is 6pm on Friday 30 May 2008.

Africa in Motion Short Film Competition

May 8, 08:42 PM by Kate Taylor

There is only one month left before the deadline of our short film competition! Emerging African filmmakers are invited to submit short films of up to 30 minutes, of any genre, for the chance to have their film screened at AiM 2008 and win a significant cash prize. Please see www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/call.html for full information.

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