From: Patrick Friel (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2008 - 13:06:05 PDT
Hi All,
We're not on Frameworks currently at Chicago Filmmakers, so I'm posting from
my own email; questions or inquiries should be directed to
email suppressed
I'm hoping many of you will be interested in submitting to the 20th
anniversary festival.
***Note that the deadline is going to be extended to April 25.
Regards,
Patrick Friel
Festival Director and Programmer
The Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
(a production of Chicago Filmmakers)
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THE 20th ONION CITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Chicago Filmmakers announces the call for entries for The 20th Onion City
Experimental Film and Video Festival. Onion City will take place June
19-22, 2008.
Please read the festival regulations and entry procedures below. Contact us
if you have any questions or concerns.
You can also enter through Withoutabox at: www.withoutabox.com
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Last yearıs Onion City festival presented 10 programs featuring more than 60
films and videos from 11 countries.
2007 Judges: Julia Gibbs (Film Studies Center at the University of Chicago);
Rebecca Meyers (Harvard Film Archives and filmmaker); and Mark McElhatten
(Co-Founder and Co-Curator of the "Views from the Avant-Garde" program at
the New York Film Festival, freelance film programmer, film archivist for
Martin Scorsese).
2007 Award Winners
First Place - "Kittens Grow Up" by Luther Price
Second Place - "Foggy Mountains Breakdown More Than Non-Foggy Mountains" by
Jessie Stead
Third Place - "The General Returns from One Place to Another" by Michael
Robinson
Honorable Mentions:
"Black and White Trypps Number Three" by Ben Russell
"Capitalism: Child Labor" by Ken Jacobs
"More Than Meets the Eye: Remaking Jane Fonda" by Scott Stark
"A Stranger Comes to Town" by Jacqueline Goss
"What the Water Said No. 4-6" by David Gatten
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THE 20th ONION CITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Festival Dates: June 19-22, 2008
Regulations and Entry Procedures
Entry Deadline: April 25, 2008
Your film or video entry, accompanied by a signed entry form and entry fee
(for US entrants; free for international entrants) must arrive at our office
by 5:00 PM, April 25, 2008. Send to: Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark
St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640.
Entry Form
Please fill out the entry form completely and sign it. A separate entry
form is required for each title. Feel free to photocopy the form for
additional entries.
Materials
In addition to your entry, please enclose a description or synopsis of your
entry along with a short biography for the film/video maker(s). We strongly
encourage you to include at least one photo still or digital image (or
indicate that these can be emailed or downloaded). Please also send any
press kits, reviews, or publicity materials you might have.
Entry Fee
US ENTRANTS: Please enclose a non-refundable entry fee (check or money
order in US Dollars only) for each entry, made payable to "Chicago
Filmmakers." $25 for the first entry and $5 for each additional entry by the
same entrant.
INTERNATIONAL ENTRANTS: Free (international entries are free due to the
much higher shipping costs and the excessive cost and hassle of getting
international money orders).
Eligibility
Any experimental works completed between 2005 and 2008 are eligible. No
length restrictions. Chicago premieres are highly preferred but not
required. Onion City may be able to consider uncomplicated installation
works. Please contact the festival separately about this rather than going
through the normal entry process..
Eligible Formats
Entries should be submitted for preview on 1/2" videocassette, either NTSC
or PAL, DVD (any region; NTSC or PAL; no DVD+RW) or Mini-DV (NTSC only);
contact Onion City if you prefer to submit film prints for preview. Note:
preview copies will NOT be returned (except for film prints - contact Onion
City before submitting film prints).
Acceptable formats for exhibition include: FILM - 35mm, 16mm and Super-8mm;
VIDEO - DVD (no DVD+RW), Mini-DV (NTSC only), BetaSP (NTSC only), 1/2"
(NTSC or PAL). Foreign language work must be subtitled in English. We
strongly prefer and encourage BetaSP and Mini-DV (NTSC only) for exhibition
of video work.
Authorization
By entering the festival, the entrant authorizes a public screening of the
work in the festival and agrees to provide an exhibition copy for the period
of the festival (June 19-22, 2008). Should the distribution rights for the
work change by the time the festival takes place, it is still the
responsibility of the entrant to provide an exhibition copy to the festival
without charge. Once a film/tape is submitted for entry, it may not be
withdrawn. Additionally, the entrant authorizes the festival to make copies
of their preview tape or DVD for press use.
Notification
If your entry is accepted for exhibition you will be notified by May 9,
2008. If your entry is not accepted for exhibition you will be notified by
May 16, 2008.
Receipt of Exhibition Copy: May 23, 2008
If your entry is accepted for exhibition, your exhibition film or videotape
should arrive in our office by May 23, 2008. Please inform us if this will
be a problem. Exhibition copies will be returned to the entrant by July 11,
2008 unless we are requested in writing otherwise. Transshipments of
exhibition copies to other U.S. festivals must be requested in writing.
Onion City cannot transship to other international festivals.
Festival Prizes
The festival will award cash prizes to films and videos selected by our
jury.
Shipping
Exhibition copies must be sent to the festival prepaid. Return shipping via
UPS or US Mail will be covered by the festival. Additional charges for
express shipping or transshipments to foreign film festivals must be paid by
the entrant or the recipient. The festival cannot accept nor assume
responsibility for damage or loss of materials while in transit. All film
reels, cans, videotapes and cases must be labeled with the title of the
entry. Please do not use fiber filled shipping envelopes; fibers damage
videotapes and equipment.
International Shipping
Foreign entries must be shipped prepaid. Exhibition copies must be sent
directly to the festival office with all transportation charges, delivery
fees, and any duties or taxes prepaid by the shipper. The entrant will have
to bear financial responsibility in the event that the festival is charged
any brokerage fees. Please be sure to include all proper customs
documentation. We recommend that the following declaration be printed on the
outside of the package and on customs forms: TEMPORARY IMPORTATION FOR
FILM FESTIVAL EXHIBITION ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL VALUE. Exhibition copies will
be returned to the entrant at the expense of the festival.
Contact Information
Chicago Filmmakers
Attn.: Onion City
5243 N. Clark Street, 2nd Floor
Chicago IL 60640
Phone: 773 293 1447 . Fax: 773 293 0575
Email: email suppressed
http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org
THE 20th ONION CITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Title__________________________________________________
Director________________________________________________
Producer_______________________________________________
Country of Origin_________________________________________
Year of Release____________ Running Time________________
Entrant Name___________________________________________
Relationship to Entry______________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
City_____________________________________________State_________
Zip/Postal Code_________________Country_________________________
Phone - Day__________________________________Eve___________________________
Fax__________________________________________________
Email________________________________________________
Website______________________________________________
Distributor or Print Source Contact (if different from entrant)
_____________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
City____________State___Zip________Country_______________
Phone_____________________Fax_________________________
email_________________________________________________
Exhibition Format (circle one):
35mm 16mm Super-8mm Mini-DV (NTSC) BetaSP (NTSC) DVD
1/2" NTSC 1/2" PAL
Sound: Optical Silent Mono Stereo Dolby
Film Aspect Ratio: ____________
Video Aspect Ratio: (circle one) 4:3 standard 4:3 letterboxed
widescreen anamorphic widescreen
Preview Format (circle one):
Video: NTSC 1/2" VHS PAL 1/2" VHS Mini-DV (NTSC) DVD
Film: (Please contact Onion City about this option)
Stills Enclosed (circle one):
Photo Digital File Online
at:_________________________________________
If accepted, this festival screening will be a:
World Premiere North American Premiere U.S. Premiere Chicago
Premiere
Please include a Brief Synopsis
Release Statement: I certify that I have read, understand, and do hereby
agree to be bound by Festival Regulations described herein, and that I have
the legal authority to submit this entry.
Signature_____________________________________________
Date__________________
For Office Use:
Entry #________Fee Encl.________Ack. Sent_______
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For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.