Competition / Film Festival:
Monitor 5: International Short Film & Video
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) invites submissions for its fifth
annual international short film and video screening program *MONITOR 5*.
 MONITOR 5* is devoted to the presentation of experimental short films and
videos by South Asian artists, who explore the depths of their medium and
challenge the parameters of film and video making. *MONITOR 5* invites
innovative films of personal expression, documentaries, performance and
animation.
Selected works will be screened at the fifth annual program of international
short film and video, *MONITOR 5* in Toronto, Canada in February 2009. The
program will be curate by New York-based independent filmmaker and producer
Mridu Chandra.
Works must be under 30 minutes and produced between 2006 - 2008. Submissions
from students and first time directors are welcome. Artists’ fees will be
paid.
Submissions should be sent on DVD (PAL, NTSC) enclosed with the following:
- Name artist or director
- Full contact information (address, phone, fax, email)
- Title of work
- Date of production
- Brief synopsis of the work
- Brief biography of the artist
Send all materials to:
SAVAC – MONITOR 5
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450
Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8
Inquiries can be sent to *info@savac. net
All deliveries from international participants must be marked:
“NO COMMERCIAL VALUE” Please do not claim any monetary value over $50 on
your package for insurance or otherwise or you will be charged customs,
duties and taxes.
All submissions must be sent prepaid. SAVAC will not accept collect or
C.O.D. shipments and will not accept shipments incurring expenses for
duties, taxes or customs brokerage. Submissions will only be returned with a
self-addressed stamped envelope (in Canadian postage) or send a cheque
payable to SAVAC for the return postage amount.
*For more information, please contact:
Srimoyee Mitra
Programming Co-ordinator
SAVAC [South Asian Visual Arts Centre]
Telephone: 416.542.1661
Email: info@savac.net
Website: www.savac.net
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