Angles: Women Working in Film and Video (1992)

One Thomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005. 202/457-5353. PBS/CPB Call for Proposals. Deadline: Jan. 29. Invites proposals for series (no fewer than 10 episodes, no more than 52) suitable for primetime scheduling on public television at 8 p.m. E.T. weekdays. Independent producers, production companies, and public television stations are welcome to apply. To be eligible producers must have previously produced programming that has been scheduled nationally in primetime. For more information: Pat Hunter, PBS, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698. Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival. Deadline: Jan. 31. Seeks film and video productions for its spring 1993 event, sponsored by Visual Communications and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Categories: short and feature lengths in dramatics/narratives, documentaries, experimental works and animation/graphics films, and 1channel video works in ail genres. Super 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm films, and NTSC by Asians and Pacific Americans with themes involving but not limited to Asian Pacific American culture, history and experiences. For more information: Visual Communications, 263 S. Los Angeles St., Room 307, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 213/680-4463. FAX: 213/687-4848. Hiroshima International Amateur Film and Video Festival. Deadline: Jan. 31. Accepts works by amateurs only. Content must reflect a reverence for life and promotion of peace. No regulations regarding style or genre. Formats: 16mm, 8mm, 3/4” U-Matic, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, 1/2” VHS, or Betamax. Length: 30 minutes maximum, For more information: Hiroshima International Amateur Film and Video Festival Working Committee, c/o Chugoku Broadcasting Co., 21-3 Motomachi, Naka-Ku, Hiroshima, 730 Japan. 082/2221133. FAX: 082/2221319. CINE Golden Eagle Competition. Deadline: Feb. 1. Seeks outstanding non-theatrical films and videos of the year. The CINE award honors the best professional and amateur documentary, short subject, business, health, animated and educational 22 © ANGLES films/videos. The Golden Eagle award is also recognized by the Academy Awards as a qualification for entry. For more information: CINE, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1016, Washington, DC 20036. 202/785-1136. FAX: 202/7854114. Video Shorts. Deadiine: Feb. 1. Non-commercial videos, six minutes or less. Formats: 3/4”, 3/4” SP, SVHS, VHS, 8mm, Hi8. Special category: computer animation. Some works will be chosen for the Best of Video Shorts collection. For more information: Video Shorts, PO Box 20369, Seattle, WA 98102. 206/325-8449. Retirement Research Foundation National Media Awards. Deadline: Feb. 2. Seeks media on issues related to aging. Categories: independent films and videos; television and theatrical film fiction; television non-fiction; training films and videotapes. For more information: Ray Bradford, RRF National Media Awards, Center for New Television, 1440 N. Dayton, Chicago, IL 60622. 312/951-6868. Humboldt International Film Festival. Deadline: Feb. 13 (video previews), March 18 (prints). Seeks works by independents and students. Founded by the Humboldt State University film students. Formats: Super-8, 16mm and 35mm. No films originating from work done on video will be accepted. All work must have been done in the past three years. For more information: Humboldt International Film Festival, Theatre Arts Department, Humboidt State University, Arcata CA 95521. 707/826-4113. Ann Arbor Film Festival. Deadline: Feb. 15. Seeks 16mm, no video accepted for prescreening. All categories and genres independent filmmaking are eligible: documentary, animation, experimental, narrative. For more information: Ann Arbor Film Festival, PO Box 8232, Ann Arbor, Mi 48107. 313/995-5356. Big Muddy Film Fest!val. Deadline: Feb. 15. Seeks works which celebrate video film/video as an art form and expand the possibilities of the media. Formats: 16mm, 1/2” VHS, and 3/4". Works must have been completed after Dec. 1990 and not entered in previous Big Muddy competitions. The festival will be March 1-7. For more inforrna tion: Big Muddy Film Festival, Dept. of Cinema and Photography, Southern [illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901. 618/453-2656. Video Refuses. Deaciline: Feb. 15. Seeks all formats including video performance and video installation. Will be shown in San Francisco area in April. For more information: Video Refuses, 1083 Pine St., San Francisco, CA 94109. 415/567-7313. international Wildlife Film Festival. Deadline: Feb. 19. Seeks films and tapes related to wildlife. Categories: TV documentary, TV documentary series, children’s programs, independent production, TV news, music video, wildlife art, experimental programs, indigenous peoples programs, students, amateurs. Formats: 16mm film and VHS or 3/4" videos. Must have been produced, released or completed in 1992. Festival dates, March 30-April 3. For more information: international Wildlife Film Festival, 280 E. Front St., Missoula, MT 59802. 406/728-9380. FAX: 406/543-6232. San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Deadline: March 1. Seeks films and videos by and about lesbians and gay men, especially encourages work by people of color. Formats: 16mm and 35mm film and 3/4" video. Entries much be on 1/2” VHS or 3/4” video for previewing. Festival dates, June 18-27, For more information: Frameline, PO Box 14792, San Francisco, CA 94114. 415/861-5245, FAX: 415/861-1404. WorldFest Houston. Deadline: March 1. Seeks feature films, documentary, television production, experimental and independent films & videos, short subjects, TV commercials and PSAs, music videos, screenplays, student productions and new media. WorldFest includes a film & video market with buyers and distributors in attendance. The festival will be April 16-25. For more information: J. Hunter Todd, PO Box 56566, Houston, TX 77256-6566. 800/5241438. FAX: 713/965-9960. festivals New York Festivals. January, New York. Features professional television, film, video, interactive multimedia and audio/visual and multimedia presentations. Categories: TV programs and non-broadcast. For more information: International Film and Television Festival of New York, 655 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010. 914/238-4481. Sundance Film Festival. Jan. 21-31, Park City, Utah. The Sundance Institute presents its 15th annual festival, featuring the independent film competition for the best new dramatic and documentary films of the year. The 1993 program will include major premieres, seminars, international screenings, and special events. For more information: Sundance Film Festival, PO Box 16450, Sait Lake City, UT 84116. 801/3221700. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Jan. 29-Feb. 6, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Fiction, animation, documentary, school films, and experimental pieces will be showcased, along with a retrospective of the last 5 years of festival works. Last year films from over 45 countries were represented in the international competition, with more than 200 works. For more information: Kathryn Bowser, FIVF, 625 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. 212/473-3400. Miami Film Festival. Feb. 5-14. For more information: Miami Film Festival, 444 Brickell Ave. #229, Miami, FL 33131. 305/377FILM. Berlin International Film Festival. Feb. 14-26. International film competition for feature-length and short films. includes a children’s film festival, film market and Forum of Young Cinema. For more information: (U.S. represtative) Gordon Hitchens, 214 W. 85th St., Apt. 3W, New York, NY 10024. 212/362-0254. Filmfestspiele Berlin, Budapester Strasse 50, D1000 Berlin 30, Germany. 030/254890. FAX:030/25489249.