AddAMovie Film Festival 2021 - (in)Voluntary Body Mutilation

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Online and in person, if possible. Stay tuned for more info.

The focus of the festival , this classic work has been scored by our composers forQuartet Metadata 

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation

 Why do we choose this date for this particular theme?  follow the blogs and articles below...

Outcry in Iran at nine-year sentence for man who beheaded daughter

https://www.britannica.com/science/body-modifications-and-mutilations

https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-harm

Each year, the AddAMovie Film Festival  (an initiative of Paracademia Center, Inc.) organizes a composition contest for international film composers to demonstrate their talents.

Participants are asked to write a piece for a selected film or series excerpt. This year, the chosen film is Lotte Reiniger’s Cinderella. Composers will pick a short (up to 4 minute section) of the movie, and write a string quartet score for their selected excerpt.

Chosen by a professional jury, up to three winners will be honored with the AddAMovie Award for the their compositions. In addition, the first place winner will receive an archival recording of their piece, performed by Quartet Metadata, a New York based string quartet, our ensemble in residence. The finalists will also be invited to attend the AddAMovie Film Festival 2021 - (in)Voluntary Body Mutilation festival presented virtually on March 8th 2021. They will also receive a consultation with the member of the quartet, as well as with one of our resident composers.
 

Applications will be accepted between October 12th, 2020 and January 15th, 2021. 

HOW IT WORKS

• The participant should write a composition for an excerpt of Cinderella, an animated film by Lotte Reiniger. 
• The participant should write an original composition for string quartet (2 violins, viola and violoncello).
• A jury consisting of minimum three professionals with experience on the international scene will appoint three finalists, who will be invited to our festival presented virtually (and possibly live, depending on COVID and safety regulations) on March 8th 2021. The festival will remain online for up to a year after the premiere.
• The winners will be announced by February 15th 2021.
• A registration fee of $25 must be paid at time of submission.

NOTE: The three finalists give permission to AddAMovie Film Festival to use (part of) their compositions for informational and promotional purposes for the composition contest. This permission is valid for the entire duration of the copyright on the composition and for all countries worldwide. 

For more submission information, click HERE.

Each year, the AddAMovie Film Festival  (an initiative of Paracademia Center, Inc.) organizes a film contest for international film makers to demonstrate their talents. 

Films can be narrative, documentary, animated and/or abstract in nature, and must adhere to the annual theme. This year's theme is (in)Voluntary Body Mutilations.

Films can be between 3 and 40 minutes in length.

Chosen by a professional jury, up to ten films will be screened, and their creators will

be invited to attend the AddAMovie Film Festival on March 8th 2021. The films will be announces by February 15th 2021.

The jury, as well as our live audience (in the event of a virtual only festival, the audience will cast their votes online, real time), will choose 3 winners of the selected/screened films. The winners will be announced at the event. In addition, the first place winner will receive a commitment to have their next film scored by one of our residents composers free of charge.

Applications will be accepted between October 12th, 2020 and January 15th, 2021. 

HOW IT WORKS

• The participant should submit a short film that related to the theme (in)Voluntary Body Mutilation. 
• Films can be between 3 and 40 minutes in duration.
• Films can be narrative, animated, documentary or abstract in character
• A jury consisting of minimum three professionals with experience on the international scene will appoint finalists, who will be invited to our festival presented virtually (and possibly live, depending on COVID and safety regulations) on March 8th 2021. The festival will remain online for up to a year after the premiere.
• The winners will be announced by February 15th 2021.
• A registration fee of $25 must be paid at time of submission.

NOTE: The finalists give permission to AddAMovie Film Festival to use (part of) their films for informational and promotional purposes for the composition contest. This permission is valid for the entire duration of the copyright on the composition and for all countries worldwide. 

For more submission information, click HERE.

This year's theme is Immigration. We will be screening films about and by Immigrants.

Submit yours today.

Gallery MC

at 545 West 52nd St. 

8th floor

Manhattan, NYC

4:30 PM - door/registration/cocktails/network 

5 PM - Screening: Music, Art and Shorts

5:30 PM -Screening, The Immigrant with the original live score byAddAMovie Composers, played by  pianist Ilya Laskin 

6 PM - conversations with filmmakers, composers and the pianist

6:30 PM - break - dinner (surprise immigrant food available for purchase)

7 PM - Panel: Immigration through the film lens; panelists Patricia Shih, Musician and Filmmaker, Linda Mason, Artist, Gene Pritsker, composer
Moderated by Milica Paranosic
7:45 PM - Awards

 8 PM - Feature Presentation, Undocumented by Patricia Shih

9:15 PM Q and A with Patricia Shih, Greg Blank and if we're VERY LUCKY

Dr. Harold Fernandez

9:45 PM - Network 

General seating/cash bar

Mulled wine, surprise immigrant food and $1 Pop-Corn!!!

We are inviting you to submit your work in three categories:

 - original film score to an independent short film

 - original film score to Charlie Chaplin's The Immigrant

 - original short film

Please refer to the downloadable documents below for details.