Wednesday, April 23, 2008

42nd Film & Video Festival call for entries

Deadline is June 27, 2008

The Council on Foundations and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM) are seeking submissions of films and videos for the Council on Foundations' 42nd Annual Film & Video Festival to be held May 4-6 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Film & Video Festival showcases films, videos, and television programs that have received
support from foundations, corporate giving programs, and donor networks, with the aim of encouraging grantmakers to use media to advance their philanthropic goals. The festival promotes foundation support of creative, high-quality productions that expand the boundaries of the use of media for the social good.

Complete the submission form online at www.fundfilm.org

2008 FESTIVAL FILMS
Winners of the Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film & Digital Media
* Hollywood Chinese
* A Lion in the House
* Made in L.A.
* ¡Salud!
* A Son's Sacrifice

Other festival films include -- Arctic Son · A Doula Story · The Last Atomic Bomb · Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black Liberation Movement · Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the War on Terror · Prison Town USA · Revolution '67 · Sierra Leone's Refugee -- All Stars · Standing Silent Nation · Third Ward, TX