From: Huckleberry Lain (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Nov 30 2009 - 22:00:11 PST
Oh, hey. I don't think it was meant at all to be disrespectful,
condecending or anything of that type. I just think it was supposed to make
things legible. Just like when forms say to "please print" or "all caps".
I actually wrote mine in because there was a weird glitch in the .pdf file
where the title would just keep deleting. I got a confirmation from them
via email with no problems.
I don't think it's any kind of an issue, but I'm sure they've had some crazy
entries where someone scribbled the title or they messed up the title in the
program because of strange handwriting and maybe the artist got angry.
Huck
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Myron Ort <email suppressed> wrote:
> Do you think I can blatantly ignore the "must be typed" command and just
> fill out the forms and send them in?
>
> What do you think their reason for using that (condescending) language was?
> Do you think they are well meaning but just careless. What exactly is
> their problem, and what kind of recommendation does that imply to me.
>
> I am now thinking of all the filmmaking heroes who never bothered with
> festivals.....
>
> I would only want to be rejected by an outfit I respected , not one I
> thought lacked subtlety from the start.
>
> mo
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>
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> On Nov 30, 2009, at 6:51 PM, Bart Weiss wrote:
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> it is a good festival and worth your time and effort.
>> bart
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Myron Ort wrote:
>>
>> There is a difference in tone between: (MUST BE TYPED) and (Please
>>> type or print clearly, thank you)
>>>
>>> "MUST BE TYPED" suggests that there may be some technological reason,
>>> like insisting on using the "special pencil provided" or the machine will
>>> not read your application and will discard.
>>>
>>> I will not feel confident about filling anything in by hand on this entry
>>> form until I hear a statement from Bryan Konefsky , Festival Director, that
>>> this will be acceptable or not in no uncertain terms.
>>>
>>> Otherwise I am not going to waste my time and/or money on this particular
>>> festival.
>>>
>>> Myron Ort
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Bart Weiss wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't recall ever rejecting a submission for handwriting
>>>> but it we want to get ahold of you and we can't read your address or
>>>> email or phone number that could be a problem.
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:55 PM, Allen Riley wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I often wonder this myself. Do festival committees really reject
>>>>> submissions over things like this? If yes, is "something exploitative and
>>>>> sleazy" going on, or do they do it in the name of "narrowing" the entry
>>>>> pool? If they do it in the name of narrowing the entry pool, isn't that
>>>>> exploitative and sleazy? Why aren't festivals responsive to technical
>>>>> questions about their selections process like Myron's?
>>>>>
>>>>> Allen Riley
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:51 PM, Myron Ort wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I downloaded the entry form and printed it out. I had two films to
>>>>>> submit. The entry forms specify (MUST BE TYPED). This is not convenient and
>>>>>> I do not even know how I would do that. So I started to print very neatly,
>>>>>> then I reconsidered, what if these guys are jerks and will keep my money and
>>>>>> my submission dvds and disregard my entry because I didn't put this form in
>>>>>> a typewriter and hand printed instead. Generally I get a feeling from most
>>>>>> "film festivals" that something exploitative and sleezy is going on anyway.
>>>>>> So I am just going to forget about it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Later,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Myron Ort
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Nov 23, 2009, at 10:53 PM, Bryan Konefsky wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all - our submission deadline is quickly approaching - See below -
>>>>>>> our postmark deadline is December 10-ish... let us know if you might need a
>>>>>>> few extra days for submissions and with a hefty bribe (kidding) I'm sure we
>>>>>>> can accomodate!
>>>>>>> all the best,
>>>>>>> bryan konefsky
>>>>>>> festival director
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Experiments in Cinema V5.1 (a Basement Films production in
>>>>>>> collaboration with UNM’s Department of Cinematic Arts) is currently seeking
>>>>>>> submissions for our 5th annual celebration of international, cinematic
>>>>>>> experimentation. This year’s festival will take place in Albuquerque April
>>>>>>> 15-18, 2010. We encourage all moving image artists creating unembedded,
>>>>>>> undependent, underground, experimental, personal, and wildly imaginative
>>>>>>> media to submit to our festival (postmark deadline for submissions is
>>>>>>> December 10, 2009… though if materials are dated a day or two later we will
>>>>>>> happily accept your work for consideration!!). See
>>>>>>> www.basementfilms.org and click in Experiments in Cinema V5.1 for
>>>>>>> details.
>>>>>>> Contact festival director Bryan Konefsky at bryank (at) unm.edu for
>>>>>>> more information.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>> Bart Weiss
>>>>
>>>> the VideoFest is coming Nov 5-9
>>>> go to videofest.org for more info
>>>>
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>> Bart Weiss
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>> the VideoFest is coming Nov 5-9
>> go to videofest.org for more info
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