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Who
are we?
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Picture this…festival
is a four day film and video festival for, by and about persons
with disabilities. It
is largely a volunteer effort of persons with disabilities, their
friends, allies and support people.
It is a non-profit event, initiated by Calgary Scope Society,
a registered non-profit society (#1182 4135 RR0001) (www.calgscope.org)
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What
do we want?
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Films and
videos that focus on some area of disability culture, and productions
on any subject that are produced, directed and/or written by a person(s)
with a disability are the theme of this festival.
Entries in English are welcome from around the world.
Entries will be screened by a panel of judges, and winning
entries will be screened at our fourth festival in February, 2005.
As well, all entries will be listed in a program, and attendees
to the festival will be able to screen any of the entries by requesting
a copy during the festival for viewing in a private booth.
Other fun, entertaining, and thought provoking events will
take place during the festival. |
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When
is it?
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Picture this…Film
Festival will hold it's fourth
festival February 14 - 18, 2005. This is a Monday to Friday event,
with morning, afternoon and evening programs. |
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Where
is it?
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Calgary,
Alberta, Canada (at the Rozsa Centre on the campus of the University
of Calgary) |
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Why
do we do it?
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Media festivals
are generally fun, 'good time' events. We want the disability community
in Calgary to attend this event and feel good about what they see,
hear and experience. As well, connecting with the disability communities
in other places around North America and the world will allow for
a forum to see what's happening elsewhere. Another impact is that
the broader community in Calgary will be invited to attend and enjoy
this event which is Canada's first international disability film
festival, and will help strengthen Calgary's position as a leader
in the disability movement. |
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How
can I contact you?
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General
e-mail is info@ptff.org
and our hotline phone is (403) 717-5610.
For more contact info
click here. |
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Why should I enter
my film/video in your festival?
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Picture
this is a competitive festival and an exhibition festival. So, whether
you're entering our festival to compete for an award and/or would
just like your work to be available to a larger audience, we feel
this festival is for you. Click
here for judging info. |
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How do you make
my work available to a wider audience?
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In
three ways:
- We screen
your work during the festival in our large screen theater area,
if it is a winner or honourable mention, or our programmers
decide to screen it in one of our themed programs.
- Your entry
is available for viewing to anyone attending our festival. We
do this in our library viewing area. Each viewing booth is suitable
for 1 to 3 people, who wear headphones to hear the sound. All
entries, whether a winner or not, are available to be viewed
in this way.
- We publish
information on your work in our festival program, and on our
website. In the future, we hope to have selected works available
for screening right off our website.
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How
much does it cost to enter a video or film?
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Take
a look at our Frequently
Asked Questions about Entries page to find out all about
our entry process. |
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What
happens to money raised?
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This
festival is a non-profit event. Any moneys left over from
our festival is used to help pay for our next festival. |
What
format for my entry?
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The video
tape you send should be Beta SP, DV, D8, SVHS or VHS. VHS entries
can be in NTSC, PAL or SECAM. All other videotape formats - NTSC
only. Good news - we can accept DVD's that are playable in North
America (region 1) AND this year we also accept videos viewable
on websites (quicktime, windows media, mpeg, realvideo).
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