I submitted because my friend, who went to Emerson and apparently knows you guys suggested that I do. Trust me, I regret it.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:51 PM, lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > and here's a link to the screening info from last year's festival: > http://spectacletheater.com/730-basement-media-festival-a-night-of-lo-fi > -lj > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:30 AM, lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well, I suppose I have a two-part answer for you: > > First-off, I apologize. The festival is basically completely organized > > by just two people with full-time jobs and we haven't in the past been > > able to respond to everyone who submitted. We're working on changing > > that this year, and will be sending out an email to everyone who's > > submission we receive, regardless of whether they get in to the > > festival. > > As for the tape, we aren't able to return submission materials to > > filmmakers who send them in. We have absolutely no budget for the > > festival, as the festival is free to submit to, and any fees for > > screenings have gone entirely to cover the cost of the screening > > venue. Due to this, we simply cannot afford the postage (not to > > mention the time involved) to send submission materials back to > > filmmakers. I'll make a note of this on our entry form going forward. > > Additionally, we're only accepting submissionms on NTSC DVDs this > > year. > > This festival was started three years ago by a couple of guys who had > > no experience running a festival. This whole thing is a big learning > > experience for us, and I hope you'll bear with us. > > Again, thanks for submitting and I'm sorry if you feel slighted in any > way > > -LJ > > > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:21 AM, mike rice <bacnhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I submitted to the base media fest last year and heard no response, and > >> never got my DV tape back? Why should I expect anything different this > time? > >> Did the festival even happen? > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 3:15 PM, lj frezza <ljfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hey there, folks. The BASEMENT media festival is officially issuing to > >>> you, the fine people of FrameWorks, this call for submissions. > >>> The BASEMENT media fest is a low-fidelity film and video festival, > >>> that focuses on shorts of a non-narrative nature. We accept > >>> submissions of all formats, from hi-8 to 16mm to DV, as long as the > >>> work focuses on the mediated aspect of motion picture recording. > >>> In a world filled with 2K Cameras and IMAX, we celebrate the low-res > >>> and the low-tech. > >>> For more information on BASEMENT, including our past programs, visit > >>> our website: http://basementmediafest.com. > >>> And here's a link to our submission form, just in case you're > >>> interested in that sort of thing: > >>> http://basementmediafest.com/2012entryform.pdf > >>> It's free to submit, and the DEADLINE is JULY 29th. Screening will > >>> occur in late 2012 - more info to come. > >>> Thanks folks, > >>> -LJ > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> FrameWorks mailing list > >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> FrameWorks mailing list > >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > > > > -- > ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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