CALL FOR FILMS
DEADLINE DECEMBER 2, 2011
The Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) at the University of Illinois will
once again organize the video screenings held in conjunction with the 2012 AAS
Annual Conference, which will take place March 15–18, 2012 at the Sheraton
Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
We are seeking films related to Asia from both distributors and independent
filmmakers.
We particularly seek suggestions about films we may not otherwise know about,
from filmmaker-scholars who have yet to find a distributor, for example. Films
produced in Asia are welcome, but they must have English narration or
subtitles.
About twenty videos will be selected for scheduled showings. Criteria utilized
in the selection process include timeliness, broad appeal to the scholarly
community, and examples of new field work.
All films presented in the conference will be listed in the AAS Annual Meeting
Program Addendum and described in Addenda available at the meeting, including a
list of distributors and contact information.
Films the length of a typical class period (40 minutes or less), or which have
segments the length of a class period, are encouraged (but are by no means
necessary).
If you have seen a film you would like to recommend, please let the filmmaker
(or AEMS) know.
Filmmakers wishing to apply can find the instructions and application form
here: http://www.aems.illinois.edu/aas/submission_2012.pdf .
The deadline is for submission is December 2, 2011.
We will not be accepting any films that had scheduled showings at past
meetings.
If the film is not yet available on DVD, please contact [email protected] for
special instructions.
We expect the selection process to be completed by January 31, 2012.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
distributors.
