OPEN CALL FOR
ENTRIES
Site Projects, Inc. is now accepting submissions of original short films
that interact with or relate to Felice Varini’s public art installation,
Square
with four circles, in Temple Plaza, downtown New Haven.
Shorts must be two minutes or less and entered into one of three categories:
Professional/Amateur Filmmakers, Student Filmmakers (18-22) and Young
Filmmakers (under 18). A panel of judges will choose winners based
on
creativity, impact, composition, and technical competence. Cash prizes
will
be awarded to the winners in each category:
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Professional / Amateur Filmmakers
First Place: $1000
Second Place: $500 + $200 in gift certificates
Third Place: $300 + $200 in gift certificates
Young Filmmakers
A total of $300 in cash prizes and $100 in gift certificates will be awarded in this category at the judges' discretion.
Other prizes and awards will be announced
Submission deadline: April 15, 2011.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Site Projects is pleased to have commissioned the artwork of renowned
Swiss artist Felice Varini for downtown New Haven. Seen by more than
100,000 people, Varini’s 110 ft. tall wall painting, Square
with four circles,
is his first large-scale public artwork in the United States. The architectural
characteristics of the site, Temple Plaza, served as generators of
his design.
Varini’s artwork challenges notions of perspective and visual perceptions.
The form and velocity of the figure are never stable, but rather shift
dramatically between geometric form and fragments depending on one’s
point
of view.
Site Projects celebrates this novel experience through:
Sites.Camera.Action! A Film Shorts Festival.
We welcome all genres
that address
the theme.
(experimental, documentary, narrative, animated, etc.)
All appropriate films will be screened at the end of April 2011.
Please review the Terms and Conditions before beginning your project.
QUESTIONS?
Please email SitesCameraAction@gmail.com.
Link to Flickr!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/siteprojectsnewhaven/
By
submitting to this film festival, you agree to the following:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The individual submitting the film
(filmmaker(s)) guarantee(s) that:
1) The submitted film is the filmmakers’ original work and does
not infringe
on any copyrights or other rights of third parties. All necessary
permissions
to use music, sound and/or images in their films have been obtained.
2) By entering this film(s) filmmaker(s) agree that Site Projects,
Inc. and
Sites.Camera.Action! will not be held liable for any copyright
infringements
perpetrated by them, members of their team, or their film.
3) All ownership rights and copyrights to films submitted are
retained by
the filmmaker.
4) Site Projects has permission to use film shorts for any promotional
and
advertising purposes that relate to the festival and to Site
Projects for
an unlimited amount of time, including uploading films to YouTube®
and
our websites.
5) Should the film be shown by the filmmaker in other venues
acknowledgement will be given to Site Projects, Inc. and Sites.Camera.Action!
6) Should unforeseen problems arise in downloading and/or viewing
the
film(s), filmmaker(s) will resubmit the film in order for Site
Projects to
accept the film into Sites.Camera.Action! film shorts festival.
7) They will not in the course
of producing the film permit or allow any action or omission that might reasonably be expected to result, indirectly or directly,
in damage to persons or properties, including the artwork, and
hold Site Projects Inc, the City of New Haven, and New Haven
Parking Authority harmless for any breach of this condition.
8) They understand and accept that
pedestrians are not allowed to use the ramp of the Crown Street
garage.
9) The safety of filmmaker(s) and
the safety of the crew is the sole responsibility of the filmmaker(s).
Breaching
the terms and conditions will disqualify you from entering
into the Sites.Camera.Action! film festival.
For those under 18, a parent/legal guardian must countersign this
agreement.
At the time of submission, please send a hard copy of this signed form.
Sponsors: Hulls Art Supply & Framing; Kennedy & Perkins; Citrin Cooperman
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The film must
be titled: title and credits should be included as shown below. Run
this screen for the first 6-8 seconds before your film begins, in
black background with white lettering.
HOW
TO SHARE YOUR FILM SHORT FILE
Click the YouSendIt Link to UPLOAD your Short Film to our Dropbox.
SitesCameraAction Dropbox
1. UPLOAD your Submission to our YouSendIt Dropbox.
2. Fill out the following information...
• Full Name: Name(s) of the Filmmakers
• Email: Best way to get into contact with your Production
• Subject: Title of your Short Film Submission
• Message: Please list your age & submission category
3. Hit SEND IT to Submit your film to our festival.
Please ask us questions if you need help
with the application
process.
Contact:
SitesCameraAction@gmail.com
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Winners will be notified by email prior
to screening.
Good Luck!
The Site
The architectural characteristics of the site
served as generators for Varini’ s design.
 Located in the heart of downtown
New Haven, Temple Plaza is a public
space in the middle of a block defined
by Chapel and Crown, Temple and
College Streets. This public space is surrounded by a diverse
mix
of building types, including the
Shubert Theater and the Crown
Street Garage, which is owned by
the New Haven Parking Authority.
Temple Plaza enjoys active daytime and nighttime
usage.
The competition favors simply-made films, but
productions requiring automated and / or large equipment that
block the flow of pedestrians will require permits from Dept
of Traffic + Parking, City of New Haven. Filmmakers are responsible
for obtaining the necessary permits. Site Projects does not condone
destructive acts to any surrounding property or the artwork.
Furthermore, buildings surrounding the plaza are privately owned
and climbing on them is against the law. If such acts occur,
the film and filmmaker(s) will be immediately disqualified from
the festival.
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