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SXSWclick Call For Entries
Filed under: Documentary », Independent », Music & Musicals », SXSW », Shorts », Tech Stuff », Contests », Cinematical Indie »
I love SXSW. It's by far the most favorite film festival to attend, in no small part because it's seemingly the last major film festival that cares about whether or not its audience is having fun. So when the people behind the acronym called and asked me to sit on the jury of their offshoot, SXSWclick, I jumped at the chance. SXSWclick, to quote the official website, "is a year-round initiative created to showcase short-form storytelling via mobile devices and the web." In other words, it's a festival specifically for shorts designed for digital, if not device-specific, distribution. There are five categories to submit work in, ranging from music videos to documentary, to "What the F*$!?" - or, the "Not sure we 'get it' -- but it's pretty cool" category. All work has to be under ten minutes, and it needs to arrive at the SXSW offices via VHS or DVD by June 12. Winners receive a passel of prizes, as well as a chance to screen their film for the ever-expanding crowds at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival, and all entrants will be seen by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals, including Jason Reitman, Bob Sabiston, Kirby Dick, and, well, me. Wanna enter? Here's the link.George Lucas calls Spielberg names, seeks "immaculate reality"
Filed under: Tech Stuff », DIY/Filmmaking », George Lucas », Steven Spielberg »
George Lucas gave the opening keynote speech at SIGGRAPH 2005 in LA yesterday, and CinemaTech took notes. Interestingly, Lucas claims his overall mission stems from an idea he picked up from Akira Kurosawa: "The secret of this whole thing is immaculate reality." Lucas said, "Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality." To that end, he insists that the digital way is the only way, and that "people will look back at film, and say, `That is so 19th century.'" And as always, he's got a barb or two for his good buddy Steven Spielberg: "I won't say Luddite, but he was a little slow to accept the new world." If there was a take-away to the talk, it would probably be this: "I know that it's going to happen - but how long is it going to drag on before we get to the digital world?" What a
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