MONO NO AWARE: CALL FOR ENTRIES

You are welcome to submit. MONO NO AWARE is is an international exhibition of contemporary artists and filmmakers open to any person or group of persons making work that incorporates Super 8mm, 16mm, 35mm or altered light projections as part of a live performance or installation. For example: blending film & theater performance, musicians creating a visual experience for their sound, & experimental filmmakers working with story tellers. Submissions including digital projections will not be considered (i.e. DVcam DigiBETA, DVD, BetaCamSP)

Part of our purpose in having this gathering is to put an emphasis on the cinematic experience. Film & video are so easily accessible, you can watch something on a website, television, a home projector, or even your cell phone. For some filmmakers those vehicles are copies of the original artwork, each one degraded by its format. We believe there is a magic in seeing the film as a print. There is a presence a poet has reading his/her own writing. There is a feeling that resonates in your chest when you see a band live. For these reasons we are encouraging live music, performance, and audio to expand the cinematic experience beyond the screen. We ask that in the spirit of the festival you not video or create copies of your performance. Some participants have gone as far as to destroy the work after its first run at the event.

Embrace the film medium. Cut & splice found footage you picked up at a yard sale. Take all your unused footage from an old project and create something new with the unused scenes. Spend 50 bucks to shoot & process 100 feet of 16mm & make a 3 minute masterpiece with a friend's Bolex. Paint on the film surface. Go on eBay and pick up a dozen old reels for ten bucks. Run 10 projectors at once on a single screen. Splice, dice, paste, shoot, and do it all over again. Create visual poetry, colorful abstractions, a comedic narrative, a cinematic comet that will light up the space for several minutes and live in the minds of those there to see it in its pure state. While it's there, fill the audience's ears with a score nothing short of sonorous.

Frequently we would receive inquiry from performance artists and visual artists who were unfamiliar with film as a medium but interested in making work with a cinematic element. As a result in August of 2009 we started offering a range of workshops to those interested in making work for submission who might not be familiar with filmmaking practices. These workshops are now open for registration (CLICK ON WORKSHOPS) here in Brooklyn and will occur at festivals throughout the US. Contact us to be added to our mailing list if you are interested. We also will have Super 8mm and 16mm cameras, editing and projection equipment available for rental from our home office, if you are interested please contact us to set up an appointment.

Our next deadline for submissions: October 31st, 2012
RECEIVED BY DEADLINE.

Please send entries to the following address:

MONO NO AWARE
PMB # 303
302 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
United States

*Please note that the PMB is not a POB! A PMB is capable of receiving FedEx, UPS, and other mailing services that require signature and can receive mail 7 days a week.

Selected film performances will be announced
November 14th 2012.

The event will be held December 1st 2012 at CAUSEY CONTEMPORARY. 92 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York.

No Fee for submissions. No Fee for entry. Funded by local filmakers, The Brooklyn Arts Council and participants of the Mono No Aware Workshops.

Please be sure the following items are included with your entry: 1. An example of the film element of your performance. You may send a digital copy for consideration but the performance must be on 35mm, 16mm, Super 8 mm or altered light from a film projector** 2. The entry form filled out in its entirety. 3. A visual sample of the sound, poetry, theatrical performance, dance, installation or written description.

**NOTE: You may also elect to send in materials that represent your past work with a proposal for the event. These can also be sent in DV format. This means you may send a DVD of your work ONLY as a sample. PLEASE REMEMBER YOU MAY ONLY EXHIBIT IN 35mm, 16mm, Super 8mm or with altered light projections from a film projector.

There is NO SUBMISSION FEE. We believe that your time and effort are fee enough. But, if you would like your film and materials sent back to you it is necessary to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with enough postage to get your items from Brooklyn, NY. (11211 zip code) back to your mailing address. Those of you who are submitting films from overseas, Canada, and Mexico you will need to include a International Money Order issued at the post office for the amount of $15 USD.

The all important clause. We are not responsible for any materials lost/damaged by mail. We are a small collective of filmmakers working to make this event happen, many of us with years of experience behind cameras and projectors. Please know that your work will receive the white glove treatment while being reviewed for the event (whether it is a DVD copy or the film print itself) and returned in the best condition possible to you should it not be accepted. If selected it will be kept free from dust and stored in a climate controled environment. As experienced as we all are, even the best of us have had a film damaged by what would appear to be an act of god. Film works that are hand edited can get caught up on splices in the projector or any number of other unfortunate accidents can occur. Because of the nature of the film/beast, we feel its important to make you aware, if you don’t already know first hand, that accidents happen and we can not be held liable for such incidents. Double splice your work, if you are sending original copy. Every year we receive actual film prints in the mail and everything works out quite well.

Projection and sound equipment will be made available to those who need it. If you would like to run multiple projectors, or will need special sound equipment please include that information with your entry form. We will do our best to cater to your audio/visual needs.

It's important to note that this is an one night only exhibition not a traditional "film ‘festival’". There are many reasons film festivals are put together; to promote a film not yet released, create awareness of a film, to generate money for the filmmakers, sell T-shirts…

MONO NO AWARE's focus is on the cinematic experience created by contemporary artists and filmmakers, nothing else.

There will be NO ADMISSION FEE to those who wish to attend.