Take One (Sep-Oct 1972)

It is with considerable chagrin that we must announce that the interview with Ray Bradbury. that was the cover story of our Vol. 3 No. 11 appeared, withonly minimal changes, soon after in the Journal of Popular Culture. Arnold Kunert, the author of the piece, says that he submitted the article to the two magazines simultaneously, and that both accepted it. Regrettably, although the article was not published for some months, he did not feel obligated to inform the editors of the coming dual publication, and some considerable embarrassment has resulted. The editors of both magazines hope that, in the future, they will not find themselves placed in this awkward position. If an author submits an article to several magazines at the same time (which is a common practice), he should withdraw the other submissions upon acceptance by one periodical. Failure to do so causes, among other things, embarrassment — and makes it hard to get published again. — Ed. film school which was mentioned on the News Page of Vol. 3 No. 11. | will be studying in Europe and would welcome any chance of having an interview with Claude Lelouch. Bill Foster Santa Barbara, Calif. For Mr. Foster and the numerous others that have written or called us for additional information, Mr. Lelouch’s address is 15, avenue Hoche, Paris 8, France and his phone number (may he forgive us) is 227-0089. — Ed. Hacking it | can only express astonishment at the review of Westworld which Mr. Peary produced for your issue Vol. 3 No. 11. By what right does he call Michael Crichton a hack? Or, for that matter, term his novels ‘“‘pulpish’? It seems a case of the literary elitist peering down the rim of his long nose at the common entertainment. Somewhere else, it has been said that the only man with the right to call a writer a hack is another writer, a man who depends on his ability to tell a story in order to make his living. It is an ancient and honorable profession; the Odyssey will persist as a story long after the literary pretensions of meaning which surround it to infuse it with ‘respectability’ have died. After all, the essential difference between Literature and the pulps lies basically in the emphasis on action, and also in the greater sales, of the latter. Perhaps a_greater, more important difference has been developing since the Middle Ages; the favorites of the literary establishment have become more and more the descendents of the “Everyman” school, while the outcasts (the pulp writers) have by and large continued in the Greek tradition of the tragedy, whose central figure must be larger than life, the man who can do things. This is perhaps their fundamental strength, for are we not, after all, in the dark recesses of our mind each supermen who can Rise To The Occasion if ever given the chance? Donald E. Ayres Carbondale, Illinois FESTIVALS AND COMPETITIONS April 10 is the deadline for entries in the Geneva College Film Competition, which is open to student-made films in 16mm, 8mm or super-8. Questions? Write: Dr. Norman Carson, Geneva College Film Competition, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa. 10510. The 22nd International Competition for Mountain and Exploration Films is to be held, April 28 through May 4, in Trento, Italy. There are cash prizes, trophies and plaques to be won. Write the festival at Via Belenzani, 3, 38100 Trento, Italy. The Ann Arbor Film Co-op is presenting The Fourth Annual Ann Arbor 8mm Film Festival April 12 through 14. Any nonprofessional regular or super-8 filmmaker may enter (at a fee of $3 per film), before the deadline of March 15. Over $500 in prize money is expected. Write the Co-op at P.O. Box 8, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107 (or call Peggy Girshman, the Festival Director, at 313-764-0631). Carling O’Keefe Breweries have established the Carling Community Arts Foundation, to give financial assistance to Canadian community folk art projects, presumably including cinema. The emphasis will be placed on assistance to cover operational costs, rather than providing capital funding or financing conferences or conventions. Info: Mrs. Marie McCormick, Carling O’Keefe Breweries, 79 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto (416-921-4111). The Fifth International Experimental Film Competition, organized by the Royal Film Archive of Belgium, is to be held December 25, 1974 through January 2nd, 1975. Sound or silent films, in 16mm or 35mm, may be entered and there are interesting prizes. Deadline is Sept. 1 of 1974. Entry forms from the Secretariat at: Palais des Beaux-Arts, 23 Ravenstein, 1000 Brussels. Something a little different is Cinephilia Stockholmia 74, a stamp film festival to be held in connection with the International Stamp Exhibition in Stockholm this year (the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Universal Postal Union). Anyone who has made a film on stamps can enter it for the judging (the jury includes Lindsay Anderson) by writing: Cinephilia Stockholmia 74, Box 360, S-101 24 Stockholm 1, Sweden. The Rochester International Amateur Film Festival invites amateurs to submit their films (8mm, super-8, 16mm; silent or sound; any length) for the 16th annual Movies on a Shoestring film festival, to be held May 4. Deadline is March 23, and more data can be had from: Box 7604, Rochester, N.Y. 14622. And it’s probably worth reminding young filmmakers that the American Film Institute, twice a year, awards up to $10,000 in cash to independent film projects. Write: Independent Filmmaker Program, The American Film Institute, 501 Doheny Road, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210. Deadline is March 1st for the University of Kansas Amateur-8 Film Festival, open to films in either super or regular 8mm. There are $200 in prizes and the judges are to be William (The French Connection, The _ Exorcist) Friedkin and Les Blank. Info from KU Amateur-8 Film Festival, SUA, Kansas Union, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045. Any secondary school student (or nonstudent of the same age) can enter their super-8 or 16mm films in the Exposition of Ontario High School Student Films, to be held at York University March 6 through 8. Entry forms may be obtained from The Film Department, York University, Downsview, Ontario. 5