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]
>> -------------------------------
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>> 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
>>
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