short film fests

[Witkacy]

I've already sent my film to Hamburg, Vilo do Conde, Toronto, BC, LA and other fests.  I missed Oberhausen, Archipelago and some others (finished too late).
Does anybody know of any good short film fests that are very politcally minded?   My film is not an industry calling card.  I really love small vibrant fests that have no fear of losing their funding.

[rustinglass]

You mean Vila do Conde
what's the name of your film?

[Witkacy]

Yeah... Vila....
Searching for Saddam

[Ghostboy]

My favorite local one is the longstanding Dallas Video Festival. They're very open to experimental / low-budget stuff (shot on any format), but they won't play crap...thus, you get all the stuff that is too offbeat to play at Sundance and the like, but none of the home videos that plague smaller festivals. They're also the only festival I know that will actually pay everyone a portion of the proceeds (it's never much, usually not even enough to make back the entry fee, but the fact that they do it at all is awesome). www.dallasvideofest.org is the address, I think.

[The Perineum Falcon]

Instead of starting a new topic, why don't I use a very old one that, maybe, could be used more often??

Anyway, my local film & video fest is in urgent need of submissions.
By the 23rd.
Yes, of Feb.
I realise it's terribly short notice, my friends and I are scrambling to swiftly change this.

Any and all submissions would be great. Tell your friends, Romans, and countrymen about it. The success of this year's fest will determine the likelihood of another next year. So, as unfortunate as it is to say, I don't care about the quality, neccessarily. I don't think those asking for submissions to this fest have that luxury. I only really care about numbers, for now. I'd like to bombard them to the point of asphyxiation and render no choice but to have one next year.

Here's all that I'm supposed to tell you:

2007 Chattahoochee Short Film and Video Competition
Saturday, March 24
Entries are now being accepted for the Chattahoochee Short Film and Video Competition.  Winners will receive the following cash awards: First Prize — $700, Second Prize — $400, Third Prize — $250.  Entries will be judged by the Columbus Film Society Board on creativity, originality, communication of theme and craftsmanship.  Judges' decisions are final. Student filmmakers are encouraged to enter. Entries must be submitted on standard, full-sized NTSC-format VHS tape or as DVD-R disk. 30-minute length or less is preferred. Entries will not be returned.

Those interested in entering this competition must submit an official entry form and $15 entry fee with each video by the deadline of February 23, 2007.  The entry form can be downloaded here. Finalists will be notified by March 20, 2007. Winners and most interesting entries will be screened at the Chattahoochee Short Film and Video Festival in the Patrick Theatre of the Columbus Museum on Saturday, March 24, 2007.  Winners will also have the opportunity to screen their videos on the Columbus Museum's website.  For more information, call 706.748.2562, ext. 35.

Please help, friends and fellow Xixaxers, I kiss your feet!

[The Perineum Falcon]

An UPDATE is plenty o' reason for a double post!!!

We've succeeded in having the deadline pushed back to March 2! Your submissions must be postmarked by the 2nd of March!

Please submit to my pleas!!