Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

Northwest Film & Video Festival

By staff
posted Apr 19, 2004, 02:33

Festival dates: November 5-13, 2004

A juried survey of new moving image arts by independent Northwest film and videomakers, the Festival draws over 300 entries in all genres each year and is judged by a prominent filmmaker, curator or critic. Now in it's 30th year, the Festival provides a forum where outstanding independent work receives public recognition, critical appraisal and an engaged and enthusiastic regional audience. Past judges have included Gus Van Sant, Matt Groening, Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, Bill Plympton, Dan Ireland, Karen Cooper of FilmForum, B. Ruby Rich, Amy Taubin, Jim Hoberman,and John Cooper, Sundance and Outfest programmer. This year's judge will announced in September and follows last year's Judge, Jill Sprecher, the acclaimed independent director of "Clockwatchers" and "13 Conversations About One Thing." Generally, 30-45 shorts, features and documentaries are screened during the Festival, then 10-15 shorts are selected for the Best of the Northwest Tour program which travels the following year throughout the Northwest to media arts centers, museums, arts councils and universities. Total audience exceeds 6000.

ENTRY INFORMATION:

Eligibility:

Permanent residents of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington may submit two works of any length or genre released since August 1, 2002 and not previously entered in the Festival. Student entries (college and university only) must be from a school located in the Northwest.

Entry Procedures:

THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE.

An entry form is required for each work, preferably submitted (for jurying only) on 1/2� VHS tape. Please label cassettes clearly with name, phone, title, date and running time, and include a short description and/or synopsis, biographical information, black and white stills and any other publicity materials with your entry. All materials must be POSTMARKED by August 1, 2004. We appreciate receiving entries as early as possible. PLEASE DO NOT USE FIBERFILL ENVELOPES AS THEY DAMAGE TAPES/EQUIPMENT.

For further information, contact Andrew Blubaugh via email: [email protected] or phone (503) 276-4264 or by fax (503) 294-0874.


MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO:
Northwest Film & Video Festival
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

www.nwfilm.org

THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE

Notification and Entry Return

Artists whose works are chosen for the Festival will be notified by October 17, 2004. Works not selected for the Festival will be returned by October 31 only if the shipping & handling fee is included with the entry: $15 for US entries (returned via UPS), US $20 for Canadian entries (returned via US Post). Works received without the fee will be held until December 1, 2004 for in-person pickup.

Festival, Tour, Awards & Honoraria

Following presentation in Portland the Film Center will assemble selected works for the Best of the Northwest Touring Program which will circulate throughout the region in 2004. Works presented at the Festival and in the Tour will be screened in their original formats. This year�s Festival and tour participants will share in approximately $15,000 in lab service awards and Tour honoraria.