Black Lily Film & Music Festival Call For Submissions

The Second Annual Black Lily Film & Music Festival

May 1-4, 2008 in Philadelphia

CALL FOR FILM + VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 1, 2007
Late deadline is December 31, 2007

The 2008 Black Lily Film & Music Festival (“The Lily”) is a film and music festival wholly focused on the contributions of women. Recognizing the parallels between the music and film industries—both male dominated fields in which women continue to strive for the acknowledgement and recognition often taken for granted by their male counterparts, this international, multi-racial, non-competitive festival seeks to highlight groundbreaking women filmmakers and musicians.

OPEN CALL

The films may be short-form (0-30 minutes) or feature-length (31-90
minutes) in any of the following genres:

Narrative Films
We are accepting works of fiction that deal with any topic or theme, provided that the work is directed and/or produced by a woman. Preference will be given to recent works, but it is not mandatory.

New Media/Experimental
We are accepting works that don’t fit into the narrative/documentary binary. Works that employ alternative technology and/or structure are encouraged to submit to this category.

Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to mount video installation, so please only submit works that are meant to be screened in a theater.

Documentary Films
These works may include shorts and features from 0 to 90 minutes. Works not originally produced in English must have English subtitles.

Music Videos
These works may feature artists that are signed or unsigned as long as the director has festival rights to screen the work. They should not exceed 5 minutes in length.

PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 1, 2007
Late deadline is December 31, 2007

Please mail submissions (and a postage-paid return envelope if desired)
to:

Black Lily Film & Music Festival
c/o Penn Women’s Center
University of Pennsylvania
3643 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6230 USA

Submission fees must be made out to Black Lily, Inc.

For updates and more information, check out
blacklilyfilm.org and myspace.com/blacklilyfilm

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