Call for Submissions 2008 NY Arab & South Asian Film Fest

Submit your film to the 2008 NY Arab & South Asian Film Festival Deadline: January 15, 2008 Festival Dates: March 6-16, 2008 @ Tribeca Cinemas No Submission Deadline

Callout closes 15-Jan-2008

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
for 2008 New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival
Date: March 7  March 16, 2008
At Tribeca Cinema, Art in General, & Columbia University

DEADLINE: January 15,2008

Seeking new works (produced 2004 or later) by South Asian and Arab directors
OR films about those regions and their diasporas by filmmakers of all
backgrounds.

New York Premieres preferred, but will consider works that have had limited
NY festival or non-theatrical screenings.

Films and videos of all genres and lengths welcome.

The 2008 New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival (NYASAFF, formerly Alwan
Film Festival) presents the best in recent features, docs, & shorts that
increase awareness of the creative vitality and sociopolitical realities of
North Africa, the Middle East, Iran, South Asia, and their diasporas. Given
the historical and cultural affinities between these geographic regions, as
well as the contemporary political landscape, several cultural and media
organizations, including Alwan for the Arts, 3rd i NY, South Asian Women's
Creative Collective, and Art in General have launched a series of
programming collaborations that encompass film, video, music, visual art,
and literature, culminating in the film festival from March 7 - 16th, 2008.

In a climate of misunderstanding between Arab, Iranian, and South Asian
communities and the West, we find strength in creating alliances to provide
more nuanced, yet genuinely critical views to New York audiences. Even while
under conditions of intense international scrutiny, and often in the shadows
of numerous oppressive local and international political and economic
regimes, the showcased filmmakers present artistic visions that range from
the brutally honest to the poetically sublime, with good doses of humor,
quotidian life, and popular culture. Together these media create a rich
living tapestry that counterpoints the threadbare popular representations of
these regions.

To submit please include:
1) DVD or VHS (NTSC or PAL) preview copy
2) synopsis, running time, year, country and year of production
3) director bio, cast/crew list
4) screening history, awards
5) all possible screening formats available
6) booking contact email, phone #, website if available
7) if above info provided on CD, please also include film stills at 300 dpi
as tiff or jpeg as part of the EPK

MAIL TO:
Film Submissions
Alwan for the Arts
16 Beaver Street, 4th Fl.
New York NY 10004
212-967-4318

Materials will be returned if prepaid, self addressed envelope is provided.
If selected, you will be notified by February 10, 2008.

For questions or to submit electronically email : info@alwanforthearts.org

For info about the fest, venue, and organizing orgs:
http://www.nyasaff.org/