> > As someone who screened in the most recent Basement Media Festival, I > fully endorse it and encourage everyone to continue submitting. I screened > work in 28 film festivals all over world in 2011, from tiny grassroots > events to well-established, well-funded festivals. Having run the gamut of > good and bad festival experiences, I mush say that the Basement Media > Festival is definitely among the good! LJ and Nick were always > communicative, accommodating and kind to their filmmakers (they even > extended the offer of a couch to crash on when I told them I was likely too > broke to travel to the festival!)
> Not only that, but they wound up securing us more than one screening > opportunity! The Basement Media Festival was supposed to just be in > Boston, but due to their go-getter attitude, they also got the program > screened in Brooklyn, NY. Their comportment as festival programmers rivaled > many of the other larger-scale festivals I participated in. They're good, > hard-working guys. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:08:38 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] BASEMENT MEDIA FEST #3 (2012) CALL FOR ENTRIES > I don't really understand what the big regret is, Mike - the festival > was free to submit to. Was that the only copy of your film or > something? If so, I can see about sending it back to you if you could > send me some money to cover postage. > -LJ > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:56 AM, mike rice <bacnhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I submitted because my friend, who went to Emerson and apparently knows > you > > guys suggested that I do. Trust me, I regret it. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:51 PM, lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> and here's a link to the screening info from last year's festival: > >> > http://spectacletheater.com/730-basement-media-festival-a-night-of-lo-fi > >> -lj > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:30 AM, lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Well, I suppose I have a two-part answer for you: > >> > First-off, I apologize. The festival is basically completely organized > >> > by just two people with full-time jobs and we haven't in the past been > >> > able to respond to everyone who submitted. We're working on changing > >> > that this year, and will be sending out an email to everyone who's > >> > submission we receive, regardless of whether they get in to the > >> > festival. > >> > As for the tape, we aren't able to return submission materials to > >> > filmmakers who send them in. We have absolutely no budget for the > >> > festival, as the festival is free to submit to, and any fees for > >> > screenings have gone entirely to cover the cost of the screening > >> > venue. Due to this, we simply cannot afford the postage (not to > >> > mention the time involved) to send submission materials back to > >> > filmmakers. I'll make a note of this on our entry form going forward. > >> > Additionally, we're only accepting submissionms on NTSC DVDs this > >> > year. > >> > This festival was started three years ago by a couple of guys who had > >> > no experience running a festival. This whole thing is a big learning > >> > experience for us, and I hope you'll bear with us. > >> > Again, thanks for submitting and I'm sorry if you feel slighted in any > >> > way > >> > -LJ > >> > > >> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:21 AM, mike rice <bacnhe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> I submitted to the base media fest last year and heard no response, > and > >> >> never got my DV tape back? Why should I expect anything different > this > >> >> time? > >> >> Did the festival even happen? > >> >> > >> >> Mike > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 3:15 PM, lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Hey there, folks. The BASEMENT media festival is officially issuing > to > >> >>> you, the fine people of FrameWorks, this call for submissions. > >> >>> The BASEMENT media fest is a low-fidelity film and video festival, > >> >>> that focuses on shorts of a non-narrative nature. We accept > >> >>> submissions of all formats, from hi-8 to 16mm to DV, as long as the > >> >>> work focuses on the mediated aspect of motion picture recording. > >> >>> In a world filled with 2K Cameras and IMAX, we celebrate the low-res > >> >>> and the low-tech. > >> >>> For more information on BASEMENT, including our past programs, visit > >> >>> our website: http://basementmediafest.com. > >> >>> And here's a link to our submission form, just in case you're > >> >>> interested in that sort of thing: > >> >>> http://basementmediafest.com/2012entryform.pdf > >> >>> It's free to submit, and the DEADLINE is JULY 29th. Screening will > >> >>> occur in late 2012 - more info to come. > >> >>> Thanks folks, > >> >>> -LJ > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> FrameWorks mailing list > >> >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > >> >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> FrameWorks mailing list > >> >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > >> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> FrameWorks mailing list > >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > > -- > ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Capone <jdcap...@gmail.com> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:19:39 -0500 > Subject: [Frameworks] Shipping Hard Drive Internationally > Hi Frameworkers, > > I recently shot a couple hours of HD footage that I need to send to > a colleague in the UK. I tried to Print to Video, but the transcoding is > taking weeks on my current system. Since the project is long over due, I > think my only option is to ship a hard drive with the project files on it. > Anyone have experience shipping a Hard Drive with information on it from > the US to UK, or somewhere similar? Does anyone know of the best way to > ship this safely? > > Best, > Jonathan Capone > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Flick Harrison <fl...@flickharrison.com> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:37:28 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Shipping Hard Drive Internationally > Copy the hard drive to another hard drive. > > Verify that the copy works. (Toast has a utility that compares folders). > > Then send it off and don't worry about it. When it arrives intact, and > they verify everything's there, you can delete your copy. > > Customs is a different matter - anything sensitive on there? > > *--* > ** WHERE'S MY ARTICLE, WORLD?* > http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Harrison > > ** FLICK's WEBSITE & BLOG: *http://www.flickharrison.com > > [image: Zero for Conduct - Flick's > News]<http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ZeroForConduct/~6/1> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Capone <jdcap...@gmail.com> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:53:00 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Shipping Hard Drive Internationally > Hi Flick, > > There are no sensitive files, just project files. Any ideas about the > best shipping method, USPS, UPS? > > Thanks, > Jonathan > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Flick Harrison > <fl...@flickharrison.com>wrote: > >> Copy the hard drive to another hard drive. >> >> Verify that the copy works. (Toast has a utility that compares folders). >> >> Then send it off and don't worry about it. When it arrives intact, and >> they verify everything's there, you can delete your copy. >> >> Customs is a different matter - anything sensitive on there? >> >> *--* >> ** WHERE'S MY ARTICLE, WORLD?* >> http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Harrison >> >> ** FLICK's WEBSITE & BLOG: *http://www.flickharrison.com >> >> [image: Zero for Conduct - Flick's >> News]<http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ZeroForConduct/~6/1> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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