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>SUPERFEST International Disability Film Festival Calls for Entries
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>Your Opportunity to Contribute to Disability Culture
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>SUPERFEST, the world's longest-running juried international
>disability film festival, is seeking your entry for submission to
>our 2011 film competition. SUPERFEST is the primary international
>showcase for innovative films that portray disability culture and
>experience in all its diverse, complex, and empowering facets.
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>This year we have selected a theme for Superfest: CHILDREN & YOUTH.
>Work must be about, feature or be appropriate for children or youth
>(up to age 24).
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>ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
>Work must be on the subject of disability.
>Work must be about, feature or be appropriate for children or youth
>(up to age 24).
>Work must be open/closedclosed captioned or subtitled in English.
>Work must have been produced since January 1, 2005.
>Work must be postmarked by January 15, 2011. No Exceptions.
>Work must be in NTSC DVD (Region 1) format.
>Must send 2 copies of your film to assist with the judging process.
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>FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE:January 15, 2011 (post-marked). Early-bird
>discount if mailed by Jan. 3, 2011. Judging will take place in
>Spring 2011, and winners will be announced on or around April 1st,
>2011. Winners will be screened in the Bay Area in June 2011, and all
>entries will be listed in the festival online catalog. Winners will
>be asked to provide still production photos and film copies for
>publicity purposes.
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>Superfest strongly encourages filmmakers to provide captioning and
>audio description so that films are accessible to the widest
>possible audience. For closed captioning information,
>visit:<http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/superfest/caption.html>http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/superfest/caption.html
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>Entry fees range from $30 to $90, depending on film length and
>production budget. Superfest is funded solely by entry fees, small
>grants, and individual contributions. For detailed information, and
>to download an entry form,
>visit:<http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/superfest/index.html>http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/superfest/index.html.
>You can also e-mail: [log in to unmask]; phone:
>510-845-5576, or send a legal size SASE to: CDT, P.O. Box 1107,
>Berkeley, ;CA 94701.
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>Superfest is presented by Culture!Disability!Talent! (CDT). CDT is a
>non-profit, collaborative organization that, since 1982, has worked
>to provide unique access, visibility and opportunities for
>performers and filmmakers with disabilities.
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>Contact us if you would like to volunteer or make a donation!
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>Please distribute our Call for Entries widely. Thanks for helping us
>spread the word!
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Contact Information:
Devva Kasnitz, PhD
President, Society for Disability Studies, http://www.disstudies.org/
Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology
Committee on Minority Affairs, American Anthropological Association
Director, Disability Studies, NAPA-OT Field School, Antigua, Guatemala
EMAIL: <[log in to unmask]>
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1614 D St
Eureka, CA 95501
Voice: 707-443-1973
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