Opportunity

The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions.

Theme:

Consider the challenges of the era, economic, environmental, and political and respond to the fundamentally shifting norms shared about beauty, gender roles, and spiritual belief. New Normal addresses the evolving ideals of social relationships, ecological engagement, media and culture in our ever changing world.

Information

Awards:
Jurors Award $300.00 and a Blurb Book Award
Directors Award $200.00 and a Blurb Book Award
2 liveBooks Website Awards each worth $399.00
Honorable Mention Award $100.00

Requirements

Entries due: August 31, 2010

Notice of acceptance: September 10, 2010

Exhibition dates: Nov. 5 - 27, 2010

Fees

Members: $20 for the first three images.

Non-Members: $35 for the first three images. Additional images may be submitted for $10 each.

There is no limit to the number of images that may be submitted.

Contact

Visit: http://www.c4fap.org

Email: exhibitions@c4fap.org

Call: 970.224.1010

http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2010NewNormal/index.asp

Opportunity

Fellow filmmakers, the 1st Annual Sikh Coalition’s  Diversity Video Competition is accepting applications now. You could have a chance of winning $1,000, a free round trip ticket to New York City (if you live in the U.S.), and 2 passes to the Sikh Art and Film Festival.  Your film will also be premiered at this popular New York film festival in October.

Information

The purpose of the Competition is to provide a space to engage in an artistic dialogue on civil rights issues, stereotypes, and myths surrounding minority groups with a particular anchor in the Sikh experience.  It is through this dialogue that we hope to dissolve ignorance and spread awareness of discriminated minorities.

Requirements

All submissions should be received on August 15, 2010.Please visit http://www.sikhcoalition.org/Video_Competition.asp to read more.  There you will find instructions, an application form, judging criteria, rules, and submission guidelines.  You will also be able to read more about the 2 judging phases:

1) All videos will be reviewed by an expert judges’ panel and narrowed down to the top two.

2) Then, the 1st place winner will be determined by a popular vote.

Contact

If you have any questions, please email Sikh Coalition at dvc@sikhcoalition.org.

Opportunity

The Diablo Valley Film Festival is now taking submissions from student film makers for their September 11th event.

Information

The Diablo Valley Film Festival exists to promote film that would not be otherwise seen commercially by the public. The Diablo Valley Film Festival celebrates the independent spirit of cinema. The festival offers a screening venue for upcoming and established filmmakers from around the globe. The festival presents all genres of films including narrative features, shorts, music videos and documentaries with an emphasis on innovative storytelling, creative technical expertise and experimental approach.

The festival is centered in historic downtown Martinez, California.

Requirements

Submission deadline: June 30th

Student films include can include features or shorts of any genre. Students must be enrolled in an accredited school at the the time of production completion and must provide proof of enrollment. Students category is limited to those filmmakers under the age of 21 years old. Proof of age must accompany submission. Student must be either the producer and/or director on project.

More detailed submission information and entry form can be found on their website http://www.diablovalleyfilmfestival.com/Diablo_Valley_Film_Festival/About_the_Festival.html

Contact

Anthony Blackburn

T: 925.231.5365

E: anthony.blackburn@gmail.com

Opportunity

The Rencontres Internationales is now open for entries and will take place at the Centre Pompidou, and other places in Paris from November 25 to December 4, 2010. The same program will be shown in Madrid in April 2011 and in Berlin in July 2011.

The Rencontres Internationales offer more than just a simple presentation of the works. It introduces an intercultural forum gathering various guests from all over the world - artists and filmmakers, institutions and emerging organizations - to testify to their reflections and their experiences, but also to artistic and cultural contexts that are often undergoing deep changes. The Rencontres Internationales reflect specificities and convergences of artistic practices between new cinema and contemporary art, explore emerging media art practices and their critical purposes, and make possible a necessary time when points of view meet and are exchanged.

These three events will propose an international program dedicated to cinema, contemporary video  and multimedia work, gathering works by artists and directors recognized on the international scene along with younger artists and directors.

Information

All individuals or organizations can submit one or several proposals. The call for entries is open to cinema, video and multimedia works, without any restriction of length or genre. All submissions are free, regardless of geographical origin.

Visit http://www.art-action.org/ for more information on Rencontres Internationales

Requirements

Submission Deadline: July 10, 2010

You may choose between two types of registration:

-Paper entry form to be mailed in or

-100% online entry form with video upload.

Visit www.art-action.org/call to access entry forms and complete submission guidelines.

Contact

http://www.art-action.org/site/en/contact/index.htm

Opportunity

The FreshiFilms, LLC works to give young people ages 8-18 the ability to bridge generational, racial, religious and cultural gaps communicating through film to a larger audience encouraging an honest dialogue between all people. This program strives to give young people the tools to communicate their unique visions in their own voices through hands-on experiences in filmmaking empowering them to skillfully craft and create their own stories to share with others worldwide.

Information

The camp is a five-day, 6 hours a day, immersive experience that gives each student a chance to work on a film crew and create their own movie. Both beginner and advanced levels of filmmaking are available at each of the camps, so any young filmmaker will fit right in! Each of the completed films is automatically entered into the IFFF Youth Festival which is an annual sidebar of the IFFF

For the first time this year, Freshi is offering an Acting Camp,”Discovering the Storyteller Within You!” in tandem with each of the film camps. Students enrolled in both camps will serve as the actors in the filmmaking class and have a chance to leave the camp with a demo reel of their acting work.

The age range for both camps is 8-18. Lunch, beverages and snacks are offered each day and included in the admission fee. All materials and equipment are also included. For out of town youth, a full tour package can be arranged with a reputable tour operator for Hollywood who specializes in educational tours

Requirements

For more complete information and application forms please visit the website http://www.freshifilms.com For each of the camps the times are 9:00am- 4:00pm

There are three camp sessions

Session 1:
Film: July 5-9
Acting: July 12-16

Session 2:
Acting: July 26-30
Film: August 2-6

Session 3:
Acting: August 16-20
Film: August 23-27

Contact

FreshiFilm contact: suzanne Shoemaker 818-332-7951

email: suzanne.shoemaker@freshiflix.com

Opportunity

The 16th annual International Family Film Festival affirms that since the beginning of time “Great Stories Bring Families Together”. With that theme as a slogan, IFFF launches on March 16-20, 2011at the Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Information

As is tradition, the festival features premieres and film screenings, the Screenwriters Showcase, Panel Discussions with industry professionals, and lots of opportunities to network with agents, producers, writers, distributors and working professionals in the film industry. Not only is this a great place to have your film screened or your script read, the festival also provides filmmakers an opportunity to conduct market research directly with their audience.

The categories for films are: drama, comedy, computer animation, classic animation, documentary, musical, and educational. Deadline for film and screenplay is January 16, 2011.
The categories for screenplays are: drama, comedy, animation, and sci-fi/fantasy.

Along with Awards for the Best Films and Screenplays, the IFFF presents the most coveted Award of all: the Top Applause Award (the audience favorite).

Requirements

Submission Deadline: January 16, 2011

The categories for films are: drama, comedy, computer animation, classic animation, documentary, musical, and educational.

The categories for screenplays are: drama, comedy, animation, and sci-fi/fantasy.

Contact

Go to: www.withoutabox.com and /or www.iffilmfest.org

IFFF Program Director: Patte Dee McKee 661-257-3131

email: info@iffilmfest.org

Opportunity

Massey Cancer Center is a part of the VCU Medical College of Virginia and treats thousands of patients. MCC pushes the frontiers of medical research through state of the art treatment and clinical trials. They are dedicated to treating their patients’ illnesses, while also providing a generally quality experience. This depends largely on the environment in which the patients receive treatment. Research has proven that visual art plays an important role in developing a healing environment. To that end, The VCU Health System Arts in Health care Program seeks student artwork that would enhance the patient’s experience. This initiative will provide VCUarts students a unique opportunity to exhibit and sell their artwork. There will be four exhibits during the next 12 months. Exhibits will last approximately 90 days. Artwork cannot be removed before the exhibit’s end date.

Information

Each exhibit will include a total of 10 pieces of paint/print/photography and 1 sculpture (weighing under 65 lbs). Two dimensional artwork can not exceed 48 inches in any direction including the frame. (preference will be given to representational artwork) Artwork is insured while under the control of the VCUHS Arts in Healthcare program.

Requirements

Submission Deadline: July 15th

Must be a VCU student in good standing.

Submit:
Completed registration form
Artist’s Statement
Digital pictures of artwork
SASE for the return of materials
Artwork must be framed and will be security hung requiring screws to be drilled in the back of wood frames. Pedestals for indoor sculptures are provided and outdoor sculptures must be structurally sound with no sharp edges.

Contact

Requested materials may be mailed to:

VCUHS Arts In Healthcare

P O Box 980510

Richmond, VA 23298

or emailed to: pbranch@mcvh-vcu.edu

Call 804-828-4706 for more information