MONITOR 6: New South Asian Film and Video

MONITOR 6: New South Asian Film and Video
DEADLINE: November 16, 2009


SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) invites submissions for its sixth annual experimental short film and video screening program, Monitor 6.

Monitor 6 is dedicated to the presentation of experimental short films and videos by and/or about South Asians from Canada and around the world. We invite independent and innovative short films and videos that explore the aesthetic and form of the moving image and its relation to narrative. Monitor 6 encourages new experimental work that takes risks and beckons the viewer’s active engagement.

Selected works will be screened at the sixth annual short film and video program, Monitor 6 on 24th March, 2010 at the National Film Board of Canada, Toronto. Monitor 6 will be curated by Toronto-based video artist and cultural critic Richard Fung in collaboration with a MONITOR Jury (TBC).

Works must be under 20 minutes and produced between 2007 - 2009. Submissions from first time directors are welcome. Artists’ fees will be paid.

Submissions should be sent on DVD (PAL, NTSC) enclosed with the following:
- Name artist or director
- Full contact information (address, phone, fax, email)
- Title of work
- Date of production
- Brief synopsis of the work
- Brief biography of the artist
- High-resolution production stills

Send all materials to:
SAVAC – MONITOR 6
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450
Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8

Inquiries can be sent to info@savac.net

All deliveries from international participants must be marked:
"NO COMMERCIAL VALUE" Please do not claim any monetary value over $50 on your package for insurance or otherwise or you will be charged customs, duties and taxes.

All submissions must be sent prepaid. SAVAC will not accept collect or C.O.D. shipments and will not accept shipments incurring expenses for duties, taxes or customs brokerage. Submissions will only be returned with a self-addressed stamped envelope (in Canadian postage) or send a cheque payable to SAVAC for the return postage amount.

For more information, please contact:
Srimoyee Mitra
Programming Co-ordinator
SAVAC [South Asian Visual Arts Centre]
Telephone: 416.542.1661
Email: info@savac.net
Website: www.savac.net