Second call for submissions - Beneath the Waves Film Festival! The Beneath the Waves Film Festival is one of the only film festivals that is housed within an academic conference. We are partnered with the Benthic Ecology Meeting, a group of marine scientists that meet once each year to present research, network, and promote collaboration. The next Benthic Ecology Meeting and Beneath the Waves Film Festival will take place on March 16-20, 2011.
Please visit http://beneathwavesff.wordpress.com/ for more information. CRITERIA Films must relate to or focus on marine or freshwater systems or subjects. We encourage a broad range of entries: documentaries, interesting stories, research videos, natural history, etc. Films with conservation messages are preferred, but not required. Films with good a story or narrative (or agenda) will be most successful going into the selection phase. We require that all films be under 30 minutes in length. In the advent of time for our festival, 20 minutes or less is preferred. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 15, 2011 We strongly encourage all interested directors and filmmakers to contact the BTW staff as early as possible. Getting your film in early certainly can’t hurt. If your film is selected for entry into the 2011 Festival in March, you will be contacted by February 2011. HOW TO SUBMIT All interested filmmakers and parties should email one of the festival director (gallagher.aus...@gmail.com) or any of the other BTW coordinators as soon as possible. In your email, please introduce yourself and briefly describe your film. There is NO COST to submit an entry. We will then follow up with you immediately. If your film is selected for entry, you will be required to register for the film festival, which will include a small registration fee. Filmmakers are also encouraged to send DVDs to the following address: Austin Gallagher, Beneath Waves Film Festival 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149, USA SHIPPING Cost of shipping is the responsibility of the entrant. DVDs must be sent to the us prepaid. The festival cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of materials in transit. In your package, please include a word-processed sheet containing pertinent information (Name, Film Title, Address, Email, etc). Please also send an email when sending packages. RETURN OF SUBMITTED DVDs We strongly encourage you to only send materials you do not wish to have returned, it’s cheaper and easier for all involved. Please do not send us masters, originals, your only copy, etc. DVDs will not be returned. Please send 2 copies. …send us your film now!!
