[spectre] Independent Exposure 2008, 13th Season - Call for Works

[Joel S Bachar]

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A Worldwide Screening Program of International Short Films, Videos and
Digital Works

Curated by Microcinema International and Asthmatic Kitty Records

Presented by Panasonic Broadcast


Grand Prize:

Panasonic AG-HSC1U 1/4" 3-CCD High Definition Video Camera
Selected Asthmatic Kitty Discography (20 most recent releases) and Garments

Second Prize:
Selected MicrocinemaDVD.com Catalog ($500 worth)
Selected Asthmatic Kitty Discography (10 most recent releases) and Garments

Third Prize:
Selected MicrocinemaDVD.com Catalog ($250 worth)
Selected Asthmatic Kitty Discography (5 most recent releases) and Garments

What We Are Looking For: We are considering short video, film and
digital-media submissions of 15 minutes or less and are seeking narrative,
artistic, humorous, dramatic, animation, documentary, experimental,
alternative, avant-garde, ambient, music videos, and underground works of
all genres, formats, and styles. 

We are primarily interested in innovative artistic presentation and
storytelling.

Deadline For Submission: February 29, 2008

Screenings: San Francisco, Asthmatic Kitty Unusual Animals Events, Other
Events Worldwide

Entrance Fee: $US 5

For more information and to submit, please go to independentexposure.com



If you want to know the whole story:

They met in Houston, Texas for a collaborative all-day, all-ages, all-free,
all-good five-band gig called Unusual Animals. But that short rendezvous was
not enough for either Microcinema or Asthmatic Kitty, so after a few
carefully written telegrams and telephone calls, the two are getting
together again to collectively present Independent Exposure 2008.

Since its inception in 1996, Independent Exposure has been a curatorial
effort designed to bring the newest and most innovative short films to an
untapped, broader audience by using non-traditional venues.  These showcases
are exhibited in non-traditional venues or "microcinemas" such as galleries,
cafes, bars, nightclubs, outdoors, and other alternative spaces that support
the independent arts. To date, Independent Exposure has been presented
hundreds of times in 44 countries plus Palestine and Antarctica and at base
camp on Mt. Everest.

Beyond regular San Francisco and Houston events, screenings in 2007 included
a film festival in Ithaca, NY, a full screening of every 2007 IE edition in
Alaska, a widely covered Halloween screening in San Francisco, a showing of
films at Virgin Mobile Fest and a screening of Independent Exposure at one
of Asthmatic Kitty Record's curated Unusual Animals show in Houston. 

Since 2005, Independent Exposure has teamed up with a partner to curate the
screening programs and select prize winners and a "best-of" selection.
Recent partners include Addictive TV and Hal Hartley. 

Asthmatic Kitty is currently one of the most influential independent record
labels in the United States, and is an ideal co-curator for Independent
Exposure 2008. "From the beginning 'musical' film and video have played a
central role in our program," says founder Patrick Kwiatkowski. "So a
curator with an eye for music is going to yield an interesting program.
Asthmatic Kitty is less a label than a curator of music, bands, and
musicians with a focused, yet evolving mission. They are a perfect partner
and I can't wait to see how they apply themselves to the film arts." 

Asthmatic Kitty also brings a festival component to the 2008 series. The
label hosts "Unusual Animals" in various cities around the country. It is a
curated showcase of regional musical talent and in 2008 a film component
will be added. 

"Microcinema mirrors the Asthmatic Kitty values of community and a love for
innovation and creativity. Within minutes it was obvious that they were a
family that we wanted to marry into," said A&R/Development Director Michael
Kaufmann. 

Independent Exposure 2008 is currently considering short video, film and
digital-media submissions of 15 minutes or less and are seeking narrative,
humorous, dramatic, animation, documentary, experimental, alternative,
avant-garde, ambient, music videos, and underground works of all genres,
formats, and styles. Of specific interest are those films demonstrating
artistic presentation and storytelling.

For full program information, rules, selection criteria, prizes, and how to
submit: 

http://www.independentexposure.com/festivals/independent_exposure/2008_call.
html



About Asthmatic Kitty - asthmatickitty.com
Born in 1999, Asthmatic Kitty Records was originally conceived as a platform
for musical projects by a community of artists from Holland, Michigan, a
small city on the shoreLake Michigan. Some were Holland natives, and others
had come to attend local colleges and universities. While the original
Holland nucleus has now dispersed to various parts of the country, the
fellowship is still growing, with new friends and shared projects with other
independent labels. Asthmatic Kitty is now based in Lander, Wyoming,
Indianapolis, Indiana and New York City.

Current artists on the label include: Bunky - Castanets - Cryptacize -
Future Rapper, et al. - Half-handed Cloud - Liz Janes - My Brightest Diamond
- Rafter - Chris Schlarb - Shapes and Sizes - Sufjan Stevens - The Curtains.

Asthmatic Kitty was named after Sara, a voluptuous orange and white longhair
who wandered out of the woods in 1995, pregnant, starving, and afflicted
with various parasites and ailments, including feline asthma. Although she
still wheezes a bit, especially when being chased by her sister Tabby, Sara
today enjoys a healthy and happy life of luxury. Cast-off animals make the
best pets!

About Microcinema International - microcinema.com
Microcinema's first activity was producing Independent Exposure. From our
activities in presenting this program a film distribution business was born.

Microcinema International is now a leading specialty 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. Microcinema's mission is to seek out, curate,
exhibit, promote, and distribute compelling works to a broad audience via
existing and emerging mediums. Through Microcinema's own DVD label
Blackchair Collection and Microcinema International DVD, a unique and
diverse catalogue of international DVD titles are distributed into retail,
wholesale, online, and institutional sales channels worldwide.