[Frameworks] Call for Submissions: Pirate Cinema at Venice Biennale 2013

[Tony Conrad]

Tony Conrad     716-400-8738

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On Fri 05/10/13  6:01 AM , Heath Iverson hai at st-andrews.ac.uk sent:
> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
> 
> Pirate Cinema--a mobile moving-image installation powered by renewable
> energy--in collaboration with the Maldives Pavilion at this year’s
> Venice Biennale, will be presenting a program of short (10 minutes or
> less) films on the topic of environmental activism, climate change,
> and its causes and consequences for people and the natural world.
> Filmmakers and artists are encouraged to submit short works to be
> screened in Venice this summer on Pirate Cinema’s solar and bicycle
> powered screen. We are seeking to include films representing a range
> of cinematic voices--from activist filmmakers documenting
> environmental campaigns to experimental artists  offering poetic
> explorations of our relationships to nature and the environment. 
> Pirate Cinema is an ecologically friendly open platform and  catalyst
> for engaged art, guerrilla promotion, street politics and people’s
> empowerment. It organizes short and feature films screenings,
> experimental music, and festivals. 
> http://piratecinema.nl/ [1]
> 
> The Maldives Pavilion seeks to bring together artistic responses to
> the current the ecological crisis facing the Maldives, a tiny island
> nation which current climate estimates predict will be completely
> submerged under rising sea levels by 2080. The Pavilion is an
> eco-aesthetic space, a platform for environmental campaigners, artists
> and thinkers.Through inviting artists and contributors to the Maldives
> Pavilion’s intention is to provide a meaningful aesthetic experience
> and extensive knowledge of the concept of “Contemporary
> Environmental Romanticism.” 
> http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/background/ [2]
> 
> Submission Deadline: May 25, 2013
> Submission format: Preferably Quicktime file via WeTransfer using the
> email address  or DVD via post
> No Submission fee
> 
> Please complete the attached submission form and send with your film
> via email or post to:
> 
> Pirate Cinema 
> c/o Heath Iverson
> 224/2 Bruntsfield Place
> Edinburgh, EH10 4DE
> -- 
> Heath Iverson
> PhD Student, Film Studies
> University of St Andrews 99 North Street St. Andrews, KY16 9AD
> Scotland, UK
> 
> 
> Links:
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> [1] http://piratecinema.nl/
> [2] http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/background/
> 
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