PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL INVITES LOCAL FILMMAKERS
BLOOMINGTON, IN– Seven days, one theme, one prop, one line of dialogue, creative people. Results – a three minute film and the warmth and encouragement of your community. The PRIDE VIDEO SHOOT OUT, sponsored by the Bloomington, IN PRIDE Film Festival is an opportunity for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, queer people and their allies to make short videos for presentation at the annual PRIDE Film Festival, Jan 28-31, 2010. All budding filmmakers, goofy hams who like to be in from of a camera, serious investigators of social issues, and groups of friends or families are invited to participate in a short-term, good-natured competition of creative endeavor.
“After seven years of watching films from all over the world, seeing such a wide range of styles and execution, we really wanted to do something to encourage South Central Indiana to take out their cameras and do something,” says Danielle McClelland, Executive Director of the BCT Management, Inc., the private non-profit that leads a volunteer Steering Committee in planning the Festival each year. “We think this will be a low-commitment way for people to try their hand at making a film, a chance for filmmakers to do something new and challenging, or even a chance for a group of friends to convey their ideas on the theme.”
The PRIDE VIDEO SHOOT OUT correlates with the overall theme of the 2010 PRIDE Film Festival, which is “Rural Queer”. Several of the featured films in the Festival line-up will address issues or storyline of LGBTQ individuals or communities in small towns and rural areas, and a Community Discussion at Saturday, January 30th at 2pm will focus on scholarship and experience, both personal and political of living a LGBTQ life outside of the urban metropolises. Suggested alternate interpretations of the theme are “small town sexy,” “the gay Midwest,” or taking the lead from local author Mary Gray’s new book, “Out in the Country.” Filmmakers are encouraged to begin developing ideas around the theme now, but actual filming should not start until the competition commences at the Wed, Jan 20th registration deadline and kick-off event. At the kick-off event, filmmakers will also be given a line of dialogue and a prop that must be included in every film. Completed films will be submitted to the Festival no later than 8am on Jan 27, and will be shown at the Opening Night Screening of the PRIDE Film Festival at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Thursday, Jan 28, 2010. The audience will vote on their favorite film, and the winning film will be announced and shown again on Friday. Registration for the competition is $10 per team.
For more information about the PRIDE VIDEO SHOOT OUT contact Danielle McClelland, 812.323.3022 or director@buskirkchumley.org
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