Independent Exposure 2008 - 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 full program information, rules, selection criteria, prizes, and how to submit, click here.
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.
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