Artivist 2009 Call for Entries
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"ARTIVIST" is the 1st international film festival dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children’s Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Advocacy. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of international activist artists – "Artivists" – while raising public awareness for social global causes.
The 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival is currently accepting international Film and Video submissions that concern themselves with human rights, social or political issues, children’s issues/advocacy, animal issues/rights, or environmental issues. Artivist also accepts films that tell inspirational stories or are empowering. Each year Artivist screens shorts, feature-length films, documentaries, narratives, music videos, experimental and animated shorts directed by established international filmmakers, novice filmmakers and the YouTube community. Since 2004, Artivist has showcased 350 films representing 52 countries, and has publicized its events to over 15 Million people in the United States, U.K., and Portugal.
The Artivist Film Festival ONLY accepts Films/Videos that address either a human rights, social, political issue, children’s issues/advocacy, animal issues/rights, or environmental issues. In essence, "activist" films that raise awareness about a particular issue or topic. Artivist also accepts films of individuals and organizations creating or inspiring positive change around them. Artivist screens shorts, feature length films, documentaries, narratives, music videos, animated works, experimental and animated film and videos directed by international filmmakers.
The following must accompany a submission for it to be considered for The Artivist Film Festival:
1. Completed WithoutaBox Entry Form, including the WithoutaBox digital press kit.
2. Entry Fee. Artivist accepts check, money order, or on-line paperless Credit Card payments made payable to The Artivist Collective.
3. Two (2) DVD Screeners of your Film/Video. Multiple entries may be conveniently placed on 1 DVD. We then require two (2) copies of that DVD for viewing purposes.
More information here.
Artivist Los Angeles is scheduled to take place Oct 8-11, 2009.
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