I have always wanted to start a film festival:
Please help us transport festival culture and great creative work to the cornfields of Illinois!
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival
March 27-30, 2008
Call for Submissions
Deadline: February 29, 2008
We are looking for films of high artistic quality that satisfy at least two of the following criteria:
1. Films created with an eye for gender and/or social justice issues
2. Films that link local and global issues
3. Films created by people underrepresented in the media field (women, people of color, queer/transgendered, the
disabled)
4. Films made by people from the Central Illinois area
How to submit:
Send a DVD or digital videotape of your film and a cover letter addressing the film festival criteria to:
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival
Christopher Mitchell
Theatre Arts Department
600 Lincoln Ave
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
Guidelines:
1. Films should be short: under 60 minutes in length.
2. Film DVD or digital videotape should be labeled with 1) your name, address, and email address and 2) the title of your
film.
3. You should email us at cjmitchell@eiu.edu to confirm the submission.
4. In your cover letter, explain how you and your film fit our criteria and include a two-three sentence synopsis.
Note: There is no submission fee for this film festival.This film festival promotes the mission of our Women’s Studies Program at Eastern Illinois University: to promote an understanding of how issues related to gender, age, race, economic status, sexual identity, and nationality affect women’s lives and the communities in which they live. In order to promote an equitable and sensitive environment for all persons, the Council also responds to issues affecting women on campus and in the community.
