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PIFVA is hosting The Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s Open Screen on March 1, 2010
WHAT: PIFVA Hosts The Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s Open Screen
WHEN: Monday March 1, 2010 from 9-11pm
WHERE: The Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 COST: Free.
Meet us at 8pm in front of the theatre or an impromptu get together/mixer prior to the show.
We’ve been listening. Many of you have asked for more opportunities to share work and network with other area filmmakers. On Monday March 1, The Philadelphia Film and Video Association will host The Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s monthly Open Screen. At 824 W. Lancaster Avenue in Bryn Mawr, PA from 9-11pm.
We invite area filmmakers to screen their films shorts, docs, snippets or works-in-progress — just bring your film in DVD or VHS format, and we’ll run it on the BIG SCREEN. Host will be PIFVA board member Michael Dennis.
Admission, refreshments, and praise (or criticism) from your peers will all be offered free of charge. Even if you don’t have work to share, this is a great opportunity to meet and mix.
To have your film added to the screening schedule, just bring it to the theater box office, any time after 8:00 pm the day of the screening. Films are shown in the order registered.
Films or clips should be 10 minutes or less in length. For directions and more info about the venue, visit www.brynmawrfilm.org
Thanks to the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Joan, Denise, her three interns, Johnny Brenda’s, Jen from Full Sail, Rich Wexler, Mike Dennis, and Ben Kalina. Attendees included Sine 29, AudioPost, PsychoSane Films; Good Thievery; Advance Media; Dreamscape Music; Widget Studios; Melodyvision; Robert Hunt Music; Jack Ebbert; Keystone Pictures, Barnes and Noble, to name only a few. Filmmmakers, Musicians, Sound Design creators, Post-Production studios talked and connected in an intense evening of networking. Rich Wexler played musical work from attendees synched with his film wizardry.
A FACT we learned last night:
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Did you know that Barnes and Noble will stock your CD? The only criteria is that the packaging is shrinkwrapped. Call 856-486-1492
Here’s one comment on the event from Sean Mantorena:
Caroline,
Thank you very much for helping last night and introducing me to people in the crowd. It was a great time last night and it was a pleasure meeting you. If there is anything I can do to support the creative film community with my design/ artistic skills please don’t hesitate to ask. Thank you and I look forward to meeting with you in the near future.
ITVS is hosting a special live streaming webcast of Francisco Film Society (SFFS)’s Arts Forum, a bi-monthly workshop that includes dynamic presentations, topical panels, works-in-progress screenings, and trade secrets.
WHEN: Monday, February 8 at 10:30 pm EASTERN TIME TONIGHT!
Beyond the Box will be streaming the event live on Monday so filmmakers across the country –and around the world — can learn more. The forum, entitled “Thinking Outside the Doc Box,” is designed to explode the myth that funders and broadcasters only want one kind of film.
The evening will feature a keynote address by ITVS Senior Programming Manager Richard Saiz. Karen Everett, owner of New Doc Editing(and an alum of the Kopkind CID film camp!) will give an overview of innovative structural approaches to documentaries and Michele Turnure-Salleo, director of filmmaker services at SFFS, will address the topic of institutional funding of documentaries. The evening will conclude with a conversation between Saiz and Everett about contemporary issues in documentary production and questions from the live audience.
We hope you’ll take advantage of this great opportunity. The discussion will begin streaming on Monday, February 8 at 10:30 PM EST.
Meet PhillyCAM! Learn in these interactive meetings how you can get involved with Philadelphia’s first public access television channel. Hear from the staff, board and video producers about submitting programs, becoming a member, volunteering and other opportunities. Meetings will start promptly and not exceed 90 minutes.
WHAT: Annual PIFVA Member’s Meeting Screening and Networking, featuring films from the 2009 Finishing Funds, Board Elections, door prizes,and food/cash bar.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 19, 6:00pm WHERE: L’Etage, 6th and Bainbridge, above Beau Monde.
You can join at the door! or JOIN NOW! go to our MEMBERSHIP page to apply online.
Presented by the Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association (PIFVA) and the Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO)
Back by popular demand! Come join us at PIFVA’s annual networking event where Philadelphia’s independent media makers gather. This year we’re connecting composers, musicians, bands and all others of a musical persuasion with filmmakers looking for scores, cues or other sound effects. Music from local composers will be played throughout the evening, and filmmakers will leave with their ears buzzing.
This year’s special focus is on music but the evening is, as usual, about mingling and the liberal exchange of business cards. From PAs to producers, sound mixers to editors, composers to directors, this is for media makers from all sides of the industry. Bring 40-50 business cards, and remember, while speedcrewing is an informal networking event you should be sure to have a thirty-second elevator pitch about your work ready to go. Last year’s event drew over 120 people, and that’s a lot of folks to introduce yourself to.
Our MC this year will be Rich Wexler, VJ & DJ extraordinaire, and founder of Sherman Community Arts, an organization that promotes community building through music, films, and arts events (www.shermanarts.org).
*Note to Musicians: If you send us an mp3 in advance, we will be mixing your music throughout the evening as well as creating a “cue sheet” for filmmakers to follow up with you after the event. If you’re interested, please email an MP3 file with 4 minutes or less of your original music to contactus@pifva.org by 2/4. This can be an edited compilation of several songs, just one composition, or a mash-up or your work. Whatever you prefer, but in your email make sure to include your name or company and your contact information.
Friday, January 15, 2010 6 PM – the SUPERGIRL! 48 Hour Video Competition
Filmmaking teams are invited to create their own SUPERGIRL! themed
video. Teams will be given 48 hours to completely script, shoot and
edit their film. At the competition launch, on Friday January 15, teams will be given a
prop, a phrase and a character that MUST appear in the film. Prizes
will be awarded at the screening party on Saturday, January 23rd, 7pm
The SUPERGIRL! 48 Hour Video Competition is co-presented with the
Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association
Take your best shot at creating a film that redefines who is a
SUPERGIRL! in 2010.
GUIDELINES
1. All footage must be shot within the 48 hour time period of the
project. The launch will begin at 6:00PM on Friday, January 15th.
Works must be delivered to NEXUS by Sunday, January 17th between 12 PM
and 6:30 PM.
2. The required character, phrase and prop must be seen on-screen.
3. The finished film must have credits at the beginning and/or end of film
4. The finished film (including credits) must be 5 minutes or less.
5. Films must be submitted on one of the following media: miniDV; a
USB flash drive/dvd with a Mpeg4 file or NTSC Quicktime file at
720×480 pixels.PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION IS VIEWABLE.
6. Media should be labeled with the name of work, producers, director,
actors, music etc.
7. If you cannot hand deliver your film, please contact Jennie Thwing
PIFVA is a membership organization whose mission is to strengthen, promote and serve Philadelphia’s independent media community through programs which provide opportunities to learn, mentor, produce and screen work, advocate for the community and network. PIFVA is dedicated to increasing the creative capacity of Philadelphia media artists, promoting public appreciation of independent media making, and encouraging the talent and ability of the region’s creative community of filmmakers.
