Note new deadline and schedule for 2008 2009
Special Festival Celebration at El Rio in San
Francisco, CA September 23,
24, 2008, Additional Dates and Venues TBA
Tour Begins: September 2009
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Early Bird Deadline: Nov 3, 2008
Late Bird Deadline: Jan 12, 2009
Start sending your submissions as early as September
2008.
Dear Filmmaker,
Thank you for your interest in the The MadCat Women¹s
International Film
Festival. MadCat has its sights set on our 12th Annual
event coming this
September. This year, MadCat presents several special
screenings in
celebration of its superlative history of showcasing
the finest work by
women directors everywhere. Look for future
announcements of the program to
feature archival works, live music, and a surprise
multimedia event.
If you directed or know of a wonderful silent movie
that could work with one
of our September live music events please email us and
we will let you know
what to do. Again, we are not sending out our open
call for submissions
until the fall! Keep your eyes peeled for details.
MadCat¹s open call for submissions will resume this
September. Please note
the new set of deadlines.
Early Bird Deadline: Nov 3, 2008
Late Bird Deadline: Jan 12, 2009
MadCat¹s Call for Submissions is now exclusively for
touring programs, which
will travel to More than 20 venues across the United
States in the Fall of
2009. Please spread the word.
Although our schedule has changed, our commitment to
women¹s contributions
to the film arts is unwavering. As always, MadCat
seeks films directed or
co-directed by women that are produced ANY year.
MadCat accepts ALL GENRES
experimental, documentary, animated, narrative,
hybrid, etc. The Festival
favors work that pushes the genre and expands notions
of visual
storytelling. These works will reach audiences at a
variety of venues that
in the past have included: Anthology Film Archives,
Brown University, Harn
Museum of Art, Harvard Film Archive, the New School,
Pacific Film Archive,
PRATT, and RISD Museum of Art, among other venues.
Please note MadCat has a new location in Brooklyn, NY.
The NYC mailing
address for submissions and contact information is
written below. You can
also find our guidelines and frequently asked
questions on our web site.
Please forward share this exciting new announcement
with your fellow
filmmakers and colleagues. Thank you.
Sincerely,
MadCat Film Festival
www.madcatfilmfestival.org
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http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org/>
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
MadCat seeks provocative and visionary films and
videos directed or
co-directed by women. Films can be of any length or
genre and produced ANY
year. MadCat is committed to showcasing work that
challenges the use of
sound and image and explores notions of visual story
telling. All
subjects/topics will be considered. Submission Fee:
$15-$40 sliding scale.
Pay what you can afford. International entrants may
disregard the fee. For
more details go to
www.madcatfilmfestival.org. Preview
Formats: VHS or DVD.
Exhibition Formats: 35mm, 16mm, Super8, Beta SP, Mini
DV, VHS, DVD. All
entries must include a self addressed stamped envelope
for return of
materials. Previews will not be returned without a
self-addressed stamped
envelope. Early Bird Deadline: Nov 3, 2008; Late Bird
Deadline: Jan 12, 2009
TOUR 2008
MadCat TOUR is currently in progress with a portion of
last year¹s Festival.
We will let you know if MadCat plans to travel to your
area. Or let us know
if you want to set up a screening near you.
Private Eyes
³Private Eyes,² the first program in curator, Ariella
Ben-Dov¹s series
features an eclectic selection of experimental
documentaries and animated
works from the UK, Czech Republic, Norway and the US.
The Intimacy of
Strangers, follows a clandestine film crew that prowls
the streets,
capturing phone conversations. The filmmaker ³steals²
these intimate moments
and explores the ever-shrinking gap between private
and public spheres. Deep
Woods is a performative video that lures male
participants through evocative
advertisements. These innovative works reveal the
power of modern
technologies to upend of notions of privacy.
www.madcatfilmfestival.org
Fools Tricks
The second program in curator Ariella Ben-Dov¹s series
³Fools Tricks,²
highlights experiments in avant-garde filmmaking.
Optical printing, painting
on film and other tricks of the cinematic trade create
an intriguing body of
work. Set against the background of real and imagined
calamities, Boll
Weevil Days re-conceptualizes the disaster narrative.
A fragile paper city
and yellowing pictures of rescue workers from the
1930s creates an
elliptical portrayal of intimacy in the face of
oblivion. Blending
documentary and conceptual audio Tune-In uncovers the
world of amateur radio
operators. Also see an abstracted lunar eclipse, the
inner workings of a
monastery¹s bakery and the re-creation of planets,
among other stories.
www.madcatfilmfestival.org
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