Tony Conrad 716-400-8738 Department of Media Study 231 Ctr for the Arts University at Buffalo 14260
190 Bedford Ave, #126 Brooklyn NY 11249 On Fri 05/10/13 6:01 AM , Heath Iverson h...@st-andrews.ac.uk sent: > CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS > > Pirate Cinema--a mobile moving-image installation powered by renewable > energy--in collaboration with the Maldives Pavilion at this year’s > Venice Biennale, will be presenting a program of short (10 minutes or > less) films on the topic of environmental activism, climate change, > and its causes and consequences for people and the natural world. > Filmmakers and artists are encouraged to submit short works to be > screened in Venice this summer on Pirate Cinema’s solar and bicycle > powered screen. We are seeking to include films representing a range > of cinematic voices--from activist filmmakers documenting > environmental campaigns to experimental artists offering poetic > explorations of our relationships to nature and the environment. > Pirate Cinema is an ecologically friendly open platform and catalyst > for engaged art, guerrilla promotion, street politics and people’s > empowerment. It organizes short and feature films screenings, > experimental music, and festivals. > http://piratecinema.nl/ [1] > > The Maldives Pavilion seeks to bring together artistic responses to > the current the ecological crisis facing the Maldives, a tiny island > nation which current climate estimates predict will be completely > submerged under rising sea levels by 2080. The Pavilion is an > eco-aesthetic space, a platform for environmental campaigners, artists > and thinkers.Through inviting artists and contributors to the Maldives > Pavilion’s intention is to provide a meaningful aesthetic experience > and extensive knowledge of the concept of “Contemporary > Environmental Romanticism.” > http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/background/ [2] > > Submission Deadline: May 25, 2013 > Submission format: Preferably Quicktime file via WeTransfer using the > email address or DVD via post > No Submission fee > > Please complete the attached submission form and send with your film > via email or post to: > > Pirate Cinema > c/o Heath Iverson > 224/2 Bruntsfield Place > Edinburgh, EH10 4DE > -- > Heath Iverson > PhD Student, Film Studies > University of St Andrews 99 North Street St. Andrews, KY16 9AD > Scotland, UK > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://piratecinema.nl/ > [2] http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/background/ > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
