Appreciate this suggestion, Eric. I'll definitely check out expcinema.org. Thanks! Laura
On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 2:57 PM Eric Theise <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > My understanding about Scott's hi-beam.net site is that its day-to-day > operations have been taken over by Anna Kipervaser, with, maybe, help from > others. > > Laura, I suggest you also look at expcinema.org. > > I always post about my shows to hi-beam/"This Week" but I find Marcos > Ortega's expcinema.org to be the better platform. There's > greater participation from non-US venues. Images can be associated with > screenings, festivals, books, whatever, and all of these things can be > edited after submission. If one adds a new venue for a screening the system > retains it for future use (hi-beam never retains cities or venues > that aren't already in the database). Daily updates go out via email and > social media (e.g., https://www.instagram.com/expcinema/ or > https://twitter.com/expcinema) as opposed to the uncertain weekly > schedule of "This Week". Venues and festivals can be searched or scrolled > through alphabetically or geographically using a map. It's even possible to > link events to one another so one could trace back through the entire chain > of, for example, my dozens of "A Synesthete's Atlas" performances. > expcinema.org has been indispensable to me in tour planning overseas. > > Neither expcinema.org nor hi-beam.net are perfect and one might say "let > a thousand experimental film directories bloom". It takes time and/or money > to host servers, to program new features or squash bugs, and to upload and > moderate content. and with a small number of volunteers–we're not talking > FilmFreeway here–it sometimes seems too bad that there are even two. > > Eric > > > On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 11:03 AM Gilbert Guerrero < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Of course, open calls will be the most up to date, as they are posted by >> the festivals themselves: >> >> http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?readanns=yes&type=calls >> >> >> >> On Jun 16, 2024, at 10:54 AM, Gilbert Guerrero < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Scott Stark maintains a pretty comprehensive list, including >> Experimental Friendly Festivals: >> >> http://www.hi-beam.net/links.html#Alternative%20CinemaShowcases >> >> Though I’d say go on tour and hit the Microcinema circuit: >> >> http://www.hi-beam.net/org/showindex.html >> >> If you make it out West, let us know at Shapeshifters! We love >> expanded/live cinema in particular! ;) https://shapeshifterscinema.com/ >> >> Cheers, >> Gilbert >> >> . . . >> >> Gilbert Guerrero, Director of Operations & Brewing >> [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> Shapeshifters Cinema >> 567 5th Street, Oakland, CA 94607 >> http://shapeshifterscinema.com >> >> On Jun 16, 2024, at 9:05 AM, Laura Ivins <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hello! >> >> I'm emailing to see if experimental filmmakers on the list have festival >> recommendations. >> >> I've just completed a non-narrative, experimental feature (60 min) that >> I'll begin submitting to festivals next month. Is there a festival you've >> screened at or attended that shows experimental features and was a good >> festival experience? I've only ever submitted short films before and would >> love recommendations! >> >> Thank you, >> Laura >> >> -- >> Laura Ivins >> https://dualprojection.wordpress.com/ >> -- >> 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 >> > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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