The Caribbean
Diaspora's most dynamic film festival group --- with bases and events in
Toronto, Barbados and New York, and partnerships across the region and
the globe --- showcases Caribbean themed films of all genres. Our
programming celebrates the unique voice of the Caribbean in all its
shapes, incarnations and diversity, including: culture, comedy,
animation, sci-fi, diapora stories, stories of cultural identity and
multicultural relationships.
We are looking
for short films and features - Please follow the guidelines below and
send your application by email to our Malinda Francis, Artistic
Associate and Incubator Co-ordinator, CaribbeanTales 2012 Toronto
Showcase, at mali.caribbeantales@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing
your work.
DEADLINE: Monday, July 31st 2012 (NO ENTRY FEE)
SUBMISSION RULES:
• All lengths and genres accepted.
• CT seeks
works made by filmmakers from Caribbean backgrounds and/or that
celebrate and explore Caribbean themes, and themes of interest and
relevance to audiences from the Caribbean Diaspora; films that push
forward the debate about what constitutes a Caribbean aesthetic and
brand.
• Preview
screeners must be sent through secure online storage, for example a
password protected Vimeo account. Submission link should be sent via
email to: Malinda Francis, Artistic Associate and Incubator
Co-ordinator, CaribbeanTales 2012 Toronto Showcase.
• Please label
your previews with the director’s name, the film title, length, country,
contact info, genre and year of completion, as well as 150 word
Synopsis, and 2 hi res images of the film.
• Films in foreign languages must be subtitled in English.
• If selected,
participants agree to pay print shipping costs to Toronto. The festival
will pay the cost of shipping copies back to the participant only if
requested to do so.
• DO NOT SEND preview screening copies by courier to Toronto.
• All preview
tapes will be added to CT's archives for considertation for our
year-round international programming, unless filmmaker indicates in
writing that they do not wish it so.For more info Caribbeantales-worldwide.com
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