Pacific
Cinémathèque and curator Heather Haley are seeking videopoem submissions from
around the world for the annual Visible Verse screening and performance poetry
celebration, Nov. 6, 2008. Visible Verse is North America's sustaining venue for
the presentation of new and artistically significant
videopoetry.
Official guidelines:
*Visible Verse seeks videopoems,
with a 15 minutes maximum duration.
*Either official language of Canada
is acceptable, though if the video is in French, an English-dubbed or-subtitled
version is required for consideration. Videos may originate in any part of the
world, however.
*Pieces will be judged on true literary merit. The ideal
videopoem is a wedding of word and image, the voice seen as well as
heard.
*Please, do not send documentaries, as they are outside the
featured genre.
*Videopoem producers should provide a brief bio, full
name, and contact information in a cover letter. There is no official
application form nor entry fee.
*Submission deadline is 1 September,
2008. Send, at your own risk, videopoems and poetry films/preview copies (which
cannot be returned) in DVD format to: VISIBLE VERSE c/o Pacific Cinémathèque,
200--1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2L7, Canada. Selected artists will be
notified by 1 October, 2008 and receive a screening fee.
For more
information contact Heather Haley, hshaley @ emspace.com
Vancouver's
Pacific Cinémathèque Pacifique, a not-for-profit society dedicated to the
understanding of film and moving images. http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca