Proscenia Newsletter - Opportunities

Call for Submissions|
Deadline Jan. 1st, 2005
FO A RM magazine #4 (topography)
By gathering together a variety of perspectives, methods and articulations, from the extravagant to the pedestrian (and those in between), we hope to discover the outline of a resonant subject. Our interests include (but are not limited to) writings on sound, film, performance and culture.

“Topography” treats the movement over, through or across a landscape and an act of documenting, utilizing or noticing an interaction with that landscape. It concerns a mapping of the points between self and space - traversing and/or transforming natural and urban environments.

We especially encourage cross-genre work: research, essays, maps, scores, documentation, investigative poetics, etc. Please send electronic copies (Word, Photoshop or Quark compatible) to: fo_a_rm@yahoo.com or hard copies to Bethany Wright, 122 Gates Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238

Intern Needed for Documentary Film Project. Portland documentary producers are looking for interns to help prepare our
film for post-production. The primary task will be transcribing
interviews and hand-written letters. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in documentary post-production.
Requirements: Some experience in Final Cut Pro, MS Word, and an eight hour a week time commitment.
The Film: Benjamin (working title) examines the real life story of a personable and responsible teenager who brutally murdered his girlfriend, Cassondra with no apparent motive. Why did he do it and what can we learn from this tragedy?
Told through the voices of their families, friends, counselors,
teachers, and the police, the film paints a portrait of loss, and the
need for understanding. Benjamin himself has appeared in five
interviews from Snake River Correctional Facility in Ontario, OR.
Themes explored in the film include family relationships, media
violence, drugs and alcohol, and the struggles of adolescence.
Benjamin is a sponsored project of the Oregon Film and Video Foundation. This is an unpaid internship.
If you are interested or have additional questions, please contact:

Jonathan Nastasi
Associate Producer
jonathan@luanafilms.com

Hidden Agenda—a contest designed for the college student with a penchant for video games, a passion for innovation and a hankering for $25,000. If you think you’ve got the skills, pull together an ace design team and build a fabulous new video game. The winners will get it all—the fame, the fortune, bragging rights and maybe even a date with that hottie in economics.
So what’s the hidden agenda? Well, you can’t build just any game for anybody. It has to be a genius game for a middle school crowd. So fun, in fact, that they don’t notice it ‘s also teaching them something. That’s the “stealth education” aspect. Learn more about this competition at the Hidden Agenda web site.

The 2005 PDX Film Festival Call For Entries.The Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival will take place April 20-24, 2005 and is 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. Entry deadline is December 15, 2004. Read the entry guidelines, download entry forms, and check out all the excitement you missed last year by visiting the festival page.

DIVA Presents 2nd Friday Film Forum. Individuals living in Oregon's Willamette Valley may want to pencil in a trip to Eugene on the second Friday of each month. The Down Town Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) offers a monthly showing of independent films. October: I Exist - an award-winning film about gay and listings of middle eastern descent, November, Youthvisions - local Eugene kids produced short videos, and December, Open Lens -a chance for filmmakers to screen their short films and videos. All programs begin at 8:00 PM. DIVA is located at 110 West Broadway in Eugene. Web site: www.divanow.org.

Open Lens - and evening of independent film and video. DIVA is providing an open evening for film and video artists to show their work on December 10. Individuals who have a short film or video are encouraged to submit their work for viewing on the big screen! Drop off a DVD, or VHS copy of your work at DIVA (110 W. Broadway). Mark the package Open Lens film night. Deadline is Wednesday, December 8. An hour of programs will be compiled from the submissions. For more information contact Hank Weintraub at filmfest@divanow.org

Microcinema International has been curating, exhibiting, promoting, and distributing the international moving image arts since 1996. The monthly screening program, Independent Exposure, will be celebrating its tenth season in 2005, submit your work(s) now to be considered for a special year-long screening celebration that will tour throughout the International Microcinema Network. Please see Call for Works for more details. Deadline November 31, 2004.

Call for Entries
The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF)
Early deadline for submissions: December 31, 2004
Final Deadline is February 4th, 2005

The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) is actively planning our 10th annual event scheduled for April 14 - 21, 2005. With the dates in place, we're now accepting film entries and would like to enlist your help in reaching filmmakers in your area to enter their selection.

We showcase over 80 American and Foreign independent films and are currently accepting submissions for features, featurettes, shorts and documentaries of all genres. During our fest your filmmakers will have an opportunity to experience our tropical locale, nightlife, seminars, and get together with other filmmakers from around the world. Surrounded by celebrity appearances, countywide events and parties this event captures wide-reaching attention.

As PBIFF is competitive, your filmmakers will also have an opportunity to receive awards. All films entered are eligible to be included in the competition for the Audience Favorite in the following categories: Feature, Short and Documentary. A select number of films will be chosen for competition in the following categories: Best Director, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short.

Entry forms and eligibility guidelines are available on the festival's
website at: www.pbifilmfest.org
E-mail: info@pbifilmfest.org
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Boca Raton, Florida 33432
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