AddAMovie Film Festival 2021 - (in)Voluntary Body Mutilation
March 8th 2021 5PM EST
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
Congratulations to our winning composers
Erik Ingalls, first prize
Adrian Bawtree, second prize
Juli Aoyama, third prize
Our first prize winner, Erik Ingalls, receives a performance and a recording of his quartet.
Our second and third prize winners, Adrian Bawtree and Juli Aoyama receive an honorable mention, a short online interview and a phone consultation!
Once again, congratulations and many thanks for participating!
Congratulations to Sophie Dunér,
We have chosen Distorted Souls by Sophie E. Dunér as part of our official selection.
A little birdie tells us that Sofie will compose a brand new score for her movie for this particular occasion.
Once again, congratulations and many thanks for participating!
Submission Information
All submission information can be found on our "Submit to the Festival" page
International Women's Day
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Film Scores Jury, 2020
Film Jury, 2020
Dejan Kovačević
Dejan Kovačević
Dejan Kovačević
Fllmmaker, writer, translator, carpenter, cultural critic and overall Renaissance man from Harlem, USA
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
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) .
Program
A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM
A FRESH LOOK AT HEROINES IN FILM
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
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
Festival 2018 - Immigration
Second Annual Add A Movie Film Festival - Immigration
The 2018 theme was Immigration. We screened films about and by Immigrants.
December 15th 2018
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
9:45 PM - Network
General seating/cash bar
Mulled wine, surprise immigrant food and $1 Pop-Corn!!!
Festival 2017 - First Annual Add-A-Movie Festival
