From: Chris Lynn (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Sep 13 2008 - 14:00:07 PDT
Hello everyone on Frameworks!
The 4th annual Urban/Rural program at the Utopia film festival is set and will be posted on their website. I just wanted to thank all who submitted. I plan on doing another program in December and possibly in February. So if you are not in the program in October-don't worry. I look forward to screening them.
Thanks again! I will post the link soon.
Cheers,
Chris Lynn-
any questions you cam email me at email suppressed
--- On Thu, 8/14/08, Jay McBride <email suppressed> wrote:
> From: Jay McBride <email suppressed>
> Subject: METAFEST CALL FOR WORKS
> To: email suppressed
> Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008, 3:27 PM
> METAFEST CALL FOR WORKS
>
>
> METAFEST - A juried online and offline film festival
> presenting the best in
> international creative and contemporary short-form video
> entertainment
>
> Presented by Metacafe and curated by Microcinema
> International
>
> Deadline for Submissions:
> .Digital submissions must be uploaded by September 10,
> 2008.
> .Physical submissions must be received by September 10,
> 2008.
>
> Visit www.metacafe.com/metafest for submission
> instructions.
>
> Entrance Fee: None
>
> Juror Panel:
> .Hillman Curtis is a designer, filmmaker and author. His
> film work includes
> the popular documentary series 'Artist Series,' as
> well as award-winning
> short films. His three books on design and film have sold
> close to 150
> thousand copies and have been translated into 14 languages.
> .Glenn R. Phillips is a senior project specialist and
> consulting curator of
> contemporary programs for the Getty Research Institute. He
> recently curated
> the "California Video" exhibition, the first
> comprehensive survey of the
> history of video art in California.
>
> Screenings:
> MetaFest will have a theatrical premiere screening in San
> Francisco on
> November 13th, online screenings on Metacafe.com, and
> numerous screenings at
> microcinemas throughout the U.S. and around the world
> beginning in November
> 2008 and continuing throughout 2009.
>
> Grand Jury Prize:
> .US$5,000 cash
> .Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days
> .Featured in press release and media outreach announcing
> MetaFest winners
>
> Short-Short Award for outstanding work in a video of 3
> minutes or less, as
> selected by Jury:
> .$2,000 cash
> .Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days
> .Featured in press release and media outreach announcing
> MetaFest winners
>
> Online Audience-Choice Award, as selected by Metacafe.com
> viewers:
> .$1,000 cash
> .DVD selections from the Microcinema DVD catalog worth $250
> .Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days
> .Featured in press release and media outreach announcing
> MetaFest winners
>
> Offline Audience-Choice Award, as selected by attendees of
> the San Francisco
> theatrical screening:
> .$1,000 cash
> .DVD selections from the Microcinema DVD catalog worth
> $250
> .Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days
> .Featured in press release and media outreach announcing
> MetaFest winners
>
> Honorarium Pool:
> .The creator of each film selected for the MetaFest offline
> program will
> receive a cash honorarium of $50 presented by Microcinema
> International.
>
> Producer RewardsR Earnings:
> .All filmmakers whose MetaFest submissions meet the
> eligibility criteria for
> the Metacafe Producer RewardsR program are invited to
> submit their work to
> the program. Those accepted will be paid for their work at
> the rate of
> $5/1,000 views, receiving the first payment after the video
> is viewed 20,000
> times.
>
> What We Are Looking For:
> Short video, film and digital media submissions of 10
> minutes or less that
> are narrative, humorous, artistic, dramatic, animated,
> documentary,
> mockumentary, music, experimental, alternative or
> avant-garde in any genre,
> format or style.
>
>
> We are primarily interested in engaging storytelling,
> innovative
> presentation, creative expression, and works that bridge
> the worlds of
> online and offline entertainment in a unique and compelling
> way. Films that
> are well-suited to both an interactive online-viewing
> experience and a live
> theater-viewing experience are preferred. Ideally, shorter
> is better,
> unique storytelling is preferred, quality production values
> and creative
> uses of technology are key, and a film that immediately
> engages viewers will
> fare well.
> We are not interested in "caught on camera"
> bloopers, how-to videos, films
> that rely heavily on sexually explicit themes or images, or
> works that are
> inappropriate for or uninteresting to a large and diverse
> audience.
>
>
> Multiple submissions are encouraged. Films that have been
> previously
> screened in other festivals are accepted. Please do not
> submit any films
> that may be under an exclusive distribution or exclusive
> exhibition contract
> with another online film/media website.
>
>
> Please read our FAQ for the submission process and Terms
> for additional
> information.
> All submissions are subject to MetaFest Terms.
>
>
> If you have further questions about submission guidelines,
> please contact:
> email suppressed
> If you have questions about the process for uploading your
> submission,
> please contact: email suppressed
>
> About Metacafe
> With nearly 30 million unique viewers each month, MetacafeR
> is one of the
> world's largest video entertainment sites. We
> specialize in short-form
> original content - from new, emerging talents and
> established Hollywood
> heavyweights alike. Metacafe delivers an exceptional
> entertainment
> experience by engaging and empowering our audience every
> step of the way.
> Our VideoRankT technology helps expose the most
> entertaining content, and
> our Producer RewardsR program rewards video creators for
> their best work -
> all as determined by viewer response. The privately held
> company is
> headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel
> Aviv, New York
> City and Los Angeles. www.metacafe.com
>
> About Metacafe Producer RewardsR
> The Metacafe Producer RewardsR program celebrates the
> creativity of our
> community of video creators and supports the art of making
> short videos
> well-suited to the web. Videos submitted to the program
> should entertain,
> amaze and inspire viewers by bringing an original idea to
> life and telling a
> story that captures viewers' attention and engages the
> imagination. The
> Producer RewardsR program has paid over $1 million to video
> producers for
> creating and submitting exceptional and entertaining
> original works. We pay
> $5 per 1,000 views - you receive your first payment for
> $100 after crossing
> the 20,000 views mark and being accepted into the program.
> Any creator of an
> original video that meets the program requirements may
> submit it for
> consideration.
>
> About Microcinema International
> Founded in 1996, Microcinema International is a leading
> international rights
> manager, exhibitor, and specialty markets distributor of
> the 'moving image
> arts.' Microcinema International specializes in the
> acquisition, exhibition,
> and distribution of independently produced works of an
> artistic and
> socially-relevant nature. Our mission is to seek out,
> curate, exhibit,
> promote, and distribute compelling works to a broad
> audience via existing
> and emerging mediums. This mission is realized through
> exhibition-based
> events, web-based platforms, educational outreach, modern
> marketing
> techniques, and digital and physical distribution.
> www.microcinema.com
>
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________________________
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> <email suppressed>.
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