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AddAMovie Film Festival 2021 - (in)Voluntary Body Mutilation

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March 8th 2021

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

Lotte Reiniger, Cinderella 1922. Silent animation. As Inspiration.

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

FGM is associated with cultural ideals of femininity and modesty, which include the notion that girl

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

International Women's Day

 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

Body modifications and mutilations, intentional permanent or semipermanent alterations of the living

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

Deliberate self-harm, also called self-injury, is when people inflict physical harm on themselves

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

CALL FOR ENTRIES - COMPOSERS

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.

CALL FOR ENTRIES - FILMMAKERS

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.

Call for Composers (pdf)Download
Call for Filmmakers (pdf)Download
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Pay Your Entry Fee

$25.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card


From our Recent Event:

Excerpt from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Score by Benjamin Harwood*

Performed by Quartet Metadata

Festival 2019 - We Are Not Princesses

A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM

A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM

A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM

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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

We Are Not Princesses 

(download the EPK)

Special Guest: Quartet Metadata

performing original scores to  Alice in Wonderland (1915) .






Program

A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM

A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM

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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

tickets

Composition Competition

Composition Competition

Composition Competition

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:

  • Chang Lin
  • Kazunori Tarumi
  • Bernie Walasavage
  • Jeff Bloom


Quartet Metadata will perform their pieces live, during the first and the second screening block

Film Competition

Composition Competition

Composition Competition

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We are now accepting short films that feature women and their stories. 


To submit a film and see the official rules, go to:

https://filmfreeway.com/AddAMovieFestival

We Are Not Princesses EPK

WeAreNotPrincesses_EPK (1) (pdf)Download

Festival- previous years

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Second Annual Add A Movie Film Festival - Immigration

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

Submit yours today.

December 15th 2018

Gallery MC

at 545 West 52nd St. 

8th floor

Manhattan, NYC

Content

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!!!

Competition

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.

TICKETS

Photo Gallery

Competition Rules

Film competition (pdf)

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Film score competition (pdf)

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Film score competiton_TheImmigrant (pdf)

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Trailer

Film by Carmern Kordas

Score by John Pinnella

Add-A-Movie Festival

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Gallery MC

545 west 52nd Street 8th Floor, NYC

December 16 2017

4PM - 10PM

AddAMovie Festival Photos

Trailer

Music by Benjamin Harwood; Films by Rogelio Sánchez Toledo, Michael Winokur, Hanspeter Ammann and Aman Bhanot

Festival 2017 schedule and info

About

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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.

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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 

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to volunteer at the event (and see all the films and panels for free :) send us an email

Schedule

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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!

Submission Forms

ADDAMOVIE FILM SUBMISSION FORM (pdf)

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ADDAMOVIE Pannel Sign_Up (pdf)

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ADDAMOVIE paper SUBMISSION FORM (pdf)

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