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Submissions

You can download the 2006 Call for Submissions and the Submission Form from this website. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email the herland office.

Call for Film/Video
Call for Art Work
Call for Essays and Articles

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - FILM & VIDEO

herland is now accepting film & video submissions from women artists for the 2006 Festival (May 1st - May 7th)

Gala Feature Length Film or Video: We are accepting feature length films/videos for our annual gala night celebration. Themes & Special requirements: The submission can feature any topic or theme, provided that the work is Canadian, fits into herland's mandate of highlighting works by women and is a work of fiction. Preference will be given to recent works.

May Day: International Workers Day: Every year herland collaborates with the local activist, labour and women’s groups to contribute to the celebration. Themes & Special Requirements: Wages and work conditions, industry labour practices, “women’s work” and equal opportunity, unregulated working environments, exploitation, emotive and experimental depictions of lifestyle in relation to our work lives. Screening copies must be available in either DVD or BETA. Any pieces under 75 minutes in length. Priority will be given to content relative to Canada. However, all submissions will be viewed and considered.

Local Motion: Themes & Special Requirements: Works created by artists who live in Calgary and the surrounding area. Artists who have recently relocated must indicate date of move and completion date of works submitted. Any pieces under 75 minutes in length.

International Programme: Themes & Special Requirements: This year's International Programme will feature works from Southeast Asia. Any pieces produced, written, and/or directed by artists from Southeast Asia with a running time under 75 minutes in length.

Shorts Programme: Special Requirements: Only pieces running under 35 minutes in length will be viewed. Strictly Canadian content.

Aboriginal Programme: Themes & Special Requirements: The work and talent of Aboriginal women is presented in a multi-disciplinary presentation. Film and video works, poetry, song, drumming, installations and storytelling proposals are welcome. Priority will be given to film and video works created in and around the Canadian region. However, all submissions will be viewed and considered. Any pieces under 75 minutes in length.

Queer & Gender Continuum Programmes: Themes & Special Requirements: Works created by, for, or about queer women or transgendered persons. Content must have relevant themes or address relevant issues. Any pieces under 75 minutes in length.

Eco-Feminism: Eco-feminism challenges the notion that the natural world only has value in terms of what it contributes to the GNP. Increasingly industrial and post-industrial cultures have come to recognize that what has been lost in the assimilation of indigenous cultures, and the unconscious drive to 'pave paradise' is not simply 'planetary sustainability', but some essential part of what it is to be human. We are looking for work that explores the diversity of Eco-feminist approaches to current environmental, social, and political problems. Themes (not limited to) & Special Requirements: Climate Change and Indigenous Cultures, Biotechnology/Genetic Theft, Anthropocentrism/Speciesism, Women's Spirituality and the Natural World, Environmental Imperialism & Women, Eco-feminist Comedy, Population

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
Feature Length - Short - Experimental - Narrative Silent - Animation - Comedy - Political - Documentary - Drama - Independent

OVERALL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
During the creation of your production, women must have fulfilled a minimum of two of the following three positions: Producer, Writer, Director.

Unless stated otherwise (See "Special Requirements" for each programme) works submitted must have Canadian producers and must have been produced within Canada.

For the submission process ALL film and video viewing copies must be in NTSC VHS format.

Specify which programme you are submitting your work to (IE: Attention: Shorts Programmes) on the envelope containing your viewing copy.

Previewing copies must be clearly labeled on the case and the tape with the following information:

  • Producer / Artist Name
  • Current email address, phone number, and mailing address.
  • Title of the piece
  • Date the work was completed

* Preview tapes without a return address will not be returned.

Your submission must include:

  • The programme to which you are submitting your work (i.e., Local Programme).
  • A short synopsis of the work (the story or content, genre and length of the piece).
  • The formats your work was created with, and is available for screening with.

There are no submission fees.

Submit your work EARLY, submissions received after the September 15th deadline will not be viewed.

Submissions are viewed by volunteer programming committees, and selections are made by consensus through a process of reflection and discussion. herland is a non-competitive festival with no jury or award competitions. If your work is selected, you will be contacted by our office in January, 2006.

If you are interested in participating on a programming committee, please contact our office as soon as possible!

If you require the return of any information, materials or tapes, please contact the office to make this request. Or, send a self addressed, stamped envelope with your request.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!

herland Feminist Film and Video Festival
The CSWAC - herland Office: #208, 223 - 12 Ave SW
Calgary Alberta Canada T2R 0G9
Website: www.herlandfestival.com
Email: herlandfestival@telus.net
Tel: 403.245.3441 Fax: 403.234.9532

Send Attention: Old Y Administrative Office, if sending submission by courier

IF YOUR WORK IS SELECTED FOR THE 2006 FESTIVAL

herland honours the guidelines provided by CARFAC as fees for artists whose work is selected and screened during the festival.

You will be notified in January, 2006 if your work has been selected for screening at the 2006 festival. At the time of notification, you will be asked to send the following, to be received by January 30, 2006:

  • A short artist biography.
  • A digital, captured image taken from the production for use in the programme guide.
  • A screening copy of the work selected must be delivered to herland by April 15th, 2006.

Unless stated otherwise, herland is capable of screening the following formats during the festival.

  • 8mm
  • 16mm
  • 35mm
  • BETA / sp
  • DVD
  • NTSC VHS
  • hi-8
  • digital hi-8

herland requests that all copies of selected works be kept and saved to our archival library.

Screening copies and payment will be shipped directly following the festival.

herland requests that the copies of all selected works be kept in our video archive. The purpose of the video archive is to continue to promote the work and the artists to our members. Members can view the archive copy prior to contacting the artist/distributor regarding screening the selected works. All requests will be made through herland and the CARFAC rates will be paid to the distributor/artist for additional screenings. These tapes will NOT be copied and will not be screened without the authorization of the artist/distributor.

All materials need to be sent digitally to: herlandfestival@telus.net or can be burnt to CD and sent to us by January 30th, 2006 to:

herland Feminist Film and Video Festival
The CSWAC - herland Office: #208, 223 - 12 Ave SW
Calgary Alberta Canada T2R 0G9
Website: www.herlandfestival.com
Email: herlandfestival@telus.net
Tel: 403.245.3441 Fax: 403.234.9532

Send Attention: Old Y Administrative Office, if sending submission by courier

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - ARTWORK

Artwork
Creative images, paintings, photographs etc that infer femininity, cultural diversity and expression. Selected work will be featured on all 2006 Festival promotional materials, advertisements, the website and the Programme Guide.

Please label your submission with the following information:

  • Artists Name
  • Current email address, phone number, and mailing address
  • Title of the piece
  • Date the work was completed

DEADLINE FOR ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS IS SEPTEMBER 15th 2005.

Please do NOT send slides. Submissions can be made via email or by sending printed photo's to our office:

herland Feminist Film and Video Festival
The CSWAC - herland Office: #208, 223 - 12 Ave SW
Calgary Alberta Canada T2R 0G9
Website: www.herlandfestival.com
Email: herlandfestival@telus.net
Tel: 403.245.3441 Fax: 403.234.9532

Send Attention: Old Y Administrative Office, if sending submission by courier

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - ESSAYS AND ARTICLES

Regarding contemporary feminist issues, concepts and activity. Maximum 1,000 words. Selected pieces will be published in our Programme Guide and on our website for the 2006 Festival season.

Please label your submission with the following information:

  • Artist's Name,
  • Current email address, phone number, and mailing address,
  • Title and origin of the piece, and
  • Date the piece was written.

Submissions must be made digitally (via email) or sent on floppy or CD to our office:

herland Feminist Film and Video Festival
The CSWAC - herland Office: #208, 223 - 12 Ave SW
Calgary Alberta Canada T2R 0G9
Website: www.herlandfestival.com
Email: herlandfestival@telus.net
Tel: 403.245.3441 Fax: 403.234.9532

Send Attention: Old Y Administrative Office, if sending submission by courier

DEADLINE FOR ESSAYS AND ARTICLES SUBMISSIONS IS NOVEMBER 1ST, 2005.

**herland gratefully acknowledges and celebrates the diverse minds and skills of Canadian women (and everywhere!) and is proud to appropriately credit writers and artists for their work. Unfortunately, CSWAC-herland does not currently receive funding support to provide fees for essays, articles and artwork. Copies of all 2006 Festival materials will be reserved for your records and portfolio.**

    
   
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