Thanks 30 Stefan for such an honest and clear answer. I remember renting Belagan some films a few years ago and you seemed to have survived quite well. I will be starting a similar basement film screening showcase here in SF, the space will only hold about 30 people and everything will be at no charge. My friend owns the gallery, I have donated a projector, sound, etc. He has donated digital equipment. I will let Frameworkers know about the place once we start in about a month.
Dominic Angerame On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Stefan Grabowski <ste...@radonlake.com> wrote: > Hi Roger > > Yes, the fundraising is for the Balagan Film Series to continue our > regular programming. We plan to hold several screenings this summer and > take donations from the audience as an alternative to fundraising platforms > like Kickstarter that leach off the creative community by taking large cuts > of donated money. Normally we pay a modest honorarium to every filmmaker > that we screen but as our funds are currently dwindling, we cannot offer > that in this case and must ask the filmmakers that submit to "donate" their > works. > > If anyone is curious about what the film series needs money for in > particular - in addition to paying filmmakers, there is also print > trafficking, print rental, promotion of our events, and other occasional > costs such as travel for filmmakers presenting their work. We, the > curators, work on an entirely volunteer basis and are seeking ways for the > series the become more sustainable in the future. Unfortunately, until > we're able to find a long-term solution, we need to seek out the generosity > of our audience and the filmmaking community from time to time. > > Best, > > Stefan Grabowski > > ------------------------------ > From: rogerdwil...@sympatico.ca > To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 01:49:32 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Open call for summer screenings > > > Who are you raising funds for? Balagan films? > > > Roger D. Wilson > Film Scientist > 613 324 - 7504 > rogerdwil...@sympatico.ca > http://www.rogerdwilson.ca > > Without failure you can never achieve success. I have based my process and > my career as an experimental film artist on this statement; and I welcome > it as it pushes me forward as an artist to try something different, > something new. > > > ------------------------------ > From: ste...@radonlake.com > To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:39:39 -0400 > Subject: [Frameworks] Open call for summer screenings > > > > > Balagan is seeking short experimental > works on 16mm, super8, 35mm, and > video for a series of fundraising > screenings this summer. > > We are an independent series with a > fourteen-year history that continues to > be curated by Boston filmmakers. Our > events run on a shoestring budget and > volunteer labor. At this time, we ask for > the support of our filmmaking friends in > order to continue programming, with the > goal of maintaining a viable experimental > community, locally as well as globally. > > To submit, please send a preview to > submissi...@balaganfilms.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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