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 for Quartet Metadata
Why do we choose this date for this particular theme? follow the blogs and articles below...
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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
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
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.
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Benjamin Harwood*
Performed by Quartet Metadata
November 9, 2019 4 - 9 pm
OPERA America | The National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
OF AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY
Special Guest: Quartet Metadata
performing original scores to Alice in Wonderland (1915) .
3:30 PM
Sign In/Reception
4:00 PM
Screening, 1stBlock
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Bernie Walasavage**
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Chang Lin**
AMERICAN MARRIAGE, by Giorgio Fontana
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Lauren Lucente*
ZOO by Mathilde Surieux
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Jeff Bloom**
*performed by Quartet Metadata
** Film Scoring Competition Winner
Short break
5 PM
Screening, 2nd Block
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Timothy Goplerud *
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Kazunori Tarumi **
AS ONE by David Spaltro
Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Benjamin Harwood*
DEAR LARA by Lara St. John, Score by Laurie Anderson
SEARCHING FOR CRYSTAL by Meschida Philip, Score by Benjamin Harwood
*performed by Quartet Metadata
** Film Scoring Competition Winner
6 PM
Dinner break
6:30 PM
Panel – Non-stereotypical female characters in movies through time
Moderator: Meschida Philip, filmmaker
Panelists: Sara Maamouri, documentary filmmaker and editor (We are Not Princesses), Holter Graham, Actor, V/O Artist, Tatyana Kot, Actor/Dancer/Model
7 PM
Feature Presentation
Feature presentation: We Are Not Princesses
by BRIDGETTE AUGER: CO-DIRECTOR/DP/PRODUCER, ITAB AZZAM: CO-DIRECTOR/DP and SARA MAAMOURI - PRODUCER/EDITOR
a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.
8:30 PM
Awards and networking
General seating
This year, our film scoring competition was for a short string quartet composition for a section of Alice in Wonderland (1915).The submission process has now ended.We congratulate our winning composers:
Quartet Metadata will perform their pieces live, during the first and the second screening block
We are now accepting short films that feature women and their stories.
To submit a film and see the official rules, go to:
This year's theme is Immigration. We will be screening films about and by Immigrants.
Submit yours today.
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
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.
Film by Carmern Kordas
Score by John Pinnella
Music by Benjamin Harwood; Films by Rogelio Sánchez Toledo, Michael Winokur, Hanspeter Ammann and Aman Bhanot
Our signature informal yet highly informative style presentation, with the authors (directors and composers) present to give an insight to their work and the process, this part screening, part networking opportunity in the heart of Manhattan is a must for film lovers and film industry people alike.
to submit your film to be screened, paper to be presented or to a panel member, download the form below and send us an email
to volunteer at the event (and see all the films and panels for free :) send us an email
4 - 5 pm - Screening: Dance on Film (featuring films developed collaboratively between Paracademia and University of Roehampton)
5:15 - 6:15 pm - Life in Black and White (featuring films by Maya Deren and Jean Epstein)
6:15 - 7 pm Dinner break - we will have yummy Italian Pizza from Il Baretto, if you prepurchase with your ticket
7 - 8 pm - Panel: Gender Equality in Film Industry; panelists: documentary filmmaker Meschida Philip, Audrey Clinet, the founder of EROÏN, Aaron Simms, the founder of Inwood Art Works and the international star Lara St. John
8 -9:30 pm - Female Directors (featuring films by Meschida Philip, Lara St. John, the EROÏN productions and others)
9:30 - 10 pm Cocktails and Networking
General seating; cash bar and $1 fresh MC-pops!