Dear Film Lover/Filmmaker/Distributor, The following is submission guidelines for the Fifth Annual MadCat Women's International Film Festival. Our Early Deadline is coming up on April 30th, 2001. Please post this on your site, send us your entries, and pass this along! MadCat showcases avant-garde experimental and independent films and videos directed by women of all lengths and genres. MadCat is currently touring across the country with a portion of last year's festival and our Fifth Annual festival will take place in September in the Bay Area of Northern California at El Rio Outdoor Cinema and the Pacific Film Archive. Please go to our web site for an entry form at www.somaglow.com/madcat. If you have trouble accessing the web you can find an entry form below. You may want to re-format this document to create more space in order to fill in the correct information. Please pass this email on to other filmmakers or other interested parties. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Ariella Ben-Dov Festival Director MadCat Film Festival 639 Steiner Street Apt C SF, CA 94117 USA (415) 436-9523 (415) 934-0642 FAX [log in to unmask] www.somaglow.com/madcat Fifth Annual MadCat Women's International Film Festival Call For Submissions GUIDELINES MadCat is seeking films and videos that challenge the use of sound and image and explore notions of visual story-telling. We accept work of all genres and lengths directed by women. Films can be produced any year and about any topic. Early Deadline April 30th, 2001 Late Deadline July 5th, 2001 Previews on VHS only Exhibition Formats: 35mm, 16mm, Super 8, Beta SP, 3/4", SVHS, VHS Entry Fee: $10 - $30 sliding scale. Pay what you can afford. International Entrants Disregard the Entry Fee. Call For Submissions Entrant: Production Company: Address: City/State: Zip: Country: Phone: Fax: Email Address: Title of Film or Video: Brief Description (2 or 3 sentences): Original Format: *Super 8 *16mm *35mm *Beta SP *DV *Hi8 *Other Exhibition Format: *Super 8 *16mm *35mm *Beta SP *3/4" *SVHS *VHS BW or Color?: Silent or Sound?: Running Time: Year Completed: Country of Production: Would this be a premiere of any kind? If not that's ok!: *World *United States *West Coast *California *Northern California *Bay Area Would you like to be considered for the touring program?: Do you have any suggestions or contact information for possible tour venues? If yes, please share with us!: If we didn't track you down how did you year about MadCat?: Checklist: *Sign form Below. *VHS Copy of your submission *Please label tapes: Title, entrants name, address, phone, email. *One page or less description. *A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RETURN OF TAPE. Videos will not be returned without this. (Please do not use a meter machine for your postage.) *A self addressed stamped postcard if you would like confirmation of receipt of your entry. No calls please. *List of previous screenings (if any). *Publicity materials and stills (optional). *Entry Fee $ I hereby allow Wisegirl Productions and the MadCat Film Festival to preview my work and screen it if selected. I understand that MadCat, although they will take every precaution, cannot be held responsible for the loss or damage of entry and preview materials. Signature Date ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]