The Film Colloquium At The University of Washington is proud to announce its Second Annual Interdisciplinary Film Conference and Short Film Festival EMERGING FORMS: Media, Narrative and Technique in the Twenty-First Century November 7-9, 2001; Seattle, WA The world of media is one of continuous change. Currently, new production formats, such as Digital Video, and reception formats, such as DVD, are altering the way films are made and viewed. New cinematic spaces are not only mapped by new technologies, but also by developments within multiple areas of the globe. This conference explores the ways in which new forms, evolutions of traditional forms, and expansions within an international arena alter the cinematic landscape. Conference events include presentations of academic papers, a short film festival, a presentation by a filmmaker, and a lecture by a keynote speaker. Subject to funding and interest, we will attempt to publish select conference proceedings. For regularly updated information about the conference please visit our web site: http://courses.washington.edu/filmcol. CALL FOR PAPERS The Film Colloquium invites submissions on all related topics. Possible panels might include: *Discussions of Form within Films *International Cinema< Postcolonial Cinema *Emerging Film Genres< New Cinematic Spaces *Digital Video, DVD, and Other Production and Reception Formats *The Impact of New Formats on Production and Reception *Emerging Voices (Ethnicity, Sexuality, and Gender) *Experimental Uses of Traditional Formats *Evolutions of Traditional Genres Please submit a 350 word abstract and one-page CV. Mail submissions to the Film Colloquium, Department of English, Box 354330, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-4330, USA or send abstracts and cover letters via e-mail to [log in to unmask] CALL FOR SHORT FILMS The Film Colloquium is proud to announce an open call for films under 30 minutes in 16mm or VHS formats. Films selected by the programming committee will be shown during an evening screening. A $100 prize will be awarded to the film selected Best of Conference by a panel of judges. All submissions must be on VHS tape clearly labeled with contact information and accompanied by a $15 registration check (payable to the Film Colloquium). Mail submissions to the Film Colloquium, Department of English, Box 54330, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-4330, USA. All films not accompanied by sufficient return postage and self-addressed envelope become the property of the Film Colloquium. ********************************* NEW DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 ********************************* GUEST PRESENTATIONS: NISHA GANATRA will present _Chutney Popcorn_, her feature debut. This film has captured a number of awards including the Audience Award Second Place Prize at the Berlin Film Festival 2000, Best of Festival Award and Best Narrative Feature at the 2000 Ojai Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 1999 Newport Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the 1999 San Francisco Film Festival, and Best Feature Film at the 1999 Los Angeles Outfest Film Festival. GRANT GEE directed the critically acclaimed Radiohead documentary _Meeting People is Easy_. This film quickly established the director as an innovative visual stylist with a fresh sense of the relation between music and image. The film follows the band on their 1997 "OK Computer" tour, deftly avoiding the usual pitfalls of traditional "rockumentaries" while conveying a sense of the touring experience. With a background in music videos and experimental film, Gee and his work embrace the uses of technology without becoming dominated by their demands. VIVIAN SOBCHACK is professor of critical studies in the Department of Film and Television and associate dean of the School of Theater, Film, and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of _Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film_ and _The Address of the Eye: A Phenomenology of Film Experience_, along with numerous articles on contemporary cinema, film history, and popular culture. She is the editor, most recently, of _MetaMorphing: Visual Transformation and the Culture of Quick-Change_. RENEE TAJIMA-PENA is an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker and a powerful voice for the Asian-American community. Her film, _Who Killed Vincent Chin?_, explores the case of a murdered automotive engineer, mistaken as Japanese and blamed for threatening American auto-worker jobs. The murderer's subsequent evasion of justice in the US judicial system reveals far-reaching inequities and biases. _My America... or, Honk If You Love Buddha_, winner of the 1997 Cinematography Award at Sundance, follows Tajima-Pena and actor Victor Wong as they travels the highways of America, revealing the intricacy and variety of the Asian-American experience. **************************************************************** This event is made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors: the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, the College of Arts and Sciences, GO-MAP, the Program for Cinema Studies, the Hilen Endowment, the Department of Music, the Department of English, the Department of Comparative Literature, Scandinavian Studies, Spanish and Portuguese Languages, and Slavic Languages. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite