Hear Hear Fred Civil discourse takes effort On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 2:49 PM Warren Cockerham <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree. The programming is probably the most eclectic out of all > “underground” film festivals. Even some of Dominic Angerame’s films have > played in the past. But CUFF shouldn’t just be a mouthpiece for the old > garde. Like Roger, I’ve seen work that I’ve never seen anywhere else. > Consistently, CUFF has been a platform > for new discoveries and bold premieres. I don’t always love the liquor > sponsorship requirements…. Fucking Jameson preshow reels a feel years back > hurt my soul… and I don’t love seeing feature films from a distributor > appear in the programming. But the genre-less, anti-academic approach from > CUFF is refreshing. Sometimes these things can be a big tenure-track jerk > off in the states. Glad CUFF has avoided that route. Programming > non-commercial films for 30 years in the U.S. takes some doing. > > Cheers to Bryan and CUFF for hanging on abs for giving a voice for > thousands that wouldn’t have had an outlet otherwise. > > Warren > > On Jan 3, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Beebe, Roger W. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Not every festival is for everyone, but I’ve had great experiences at > Chicago Underground, where I’ve screened regularly over the past two > decades, including this fall’s in-person festival. The festival has good > projection, solid audiences, is well attended by accepted filmmakers, and I > always discover some interesting new work when I go. I’m planning on going > again this summer (pandemic permitting). I’d encourage folks to look at > what has screened there in past years and assess whether it looks like a > potentially good fit for your work. If it does, I’d encourage you to > submit. > > > > There aren’t that many experimental-focused festivals out there, and for > my money, this is one of the really good ones. > > > > FWIW, > > Roger > > > > *From: *Frameworks <[email protected]> on behalf of > Bruce Cooper <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected] > > > *Date: *Monday, January 3, 2022 at 8:16 AM > *To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [Frameworks] Call For Entries - 29th Chicago Underground > Film Festival > > > > I completely agree Dominic. > > > > On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 11:05 PM Dominic Angerame < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Do not waste ur time with this festival. > > > > Dominic Angerame > > > > On Jan 2, 2022, at 4:55 PM, Bryan Wendorf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Submissions are now open for the 29th Chicago Underground Film Festival to > be held July 13-17, 2022 at the Logan Theater In Chicago. > > > > Deadlines > > February 1, 2022 Earlybird Deadline > > March 5, 2022 Regular Deadline > March 25, 2022 Late Deadline > > > > https://filmfreeway.com/ChicagoUndergroundFilmFestival > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/filmfreeway.com/ChicagoUndergroundFilmFestival__;!!KGKeukY!ijaBBucmbwsT-2GhcY146R2pj_KTjlYbQ7wydeZvqgUDpqt6_PTwikqQhVgsaPY3$> > > > > > Bryan Wendorf > Programmer and Artistic Director > Chicago Underground Film Festival > www.cuff.org > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.cuff.org/__;!!KGKeukY!ijaBBucmbwsT-2GhcY146R2pj_KTjlYbQ7wydeZvqgUDpqt6_PTwikqQhZ0uXkdk$> > > > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org__;!!KGKeukY!ijaBBucmbwsT-2GhcY146R2pj_KTjlYbQ7wydeZvqgUDpqt6_PTwikqQhciCBsiv$> > > > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org__;!!KGKeukY!ijaBBucmbwsT-2GhcY146R2pj_KTjlYbQ7wydeZvqgUDpqt6_PTwikqQhciCBsiv$> > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > -- www.marybillyou.com
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