DAY OF THE DEAD, ADDAMOVIE FILM FESTIVAL

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Congratulations to Sophie Dunér, Lara St. John, Kino Jin, Nika Leoni, Joseph Waters and Take A Pick whose short films were chosen to be screened this year.

A very special congratulations to Peter Dressel whose film North of Boston has been selected for our feature presentation.

And finally, congratulations to composers Elisabetta Chiarelli, Lauren Lucente, Benjamin Harwood, and Aaron Diamond, whose original compositions will be performed this year by our residence string, Quartet Metadata.

It is our great pleasure and honor to  welcome back Suzana Peric, who will be sharing her insights on the work of our composers.

We thank Dejan Kovačević for creating original films for this occasion and we look forward to seeing you Tuesday!

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Welcome - A word from our founder 

Short films by Sophie Dunér, Lara St. John, Kino Jin, Joseph Waters and Take A Pick

Original compositions by Elisabetta Chiarelli, Lauren Lucente, Benjamin Harwood and Aaron Diamond scored to short films and stories on the theme. 

Films by Dejan Kovačević and Herk Harvey. Story by  István György Örkény

String Quartet Metadata performing.

Feature presentation: North of Boston by Peter Dressel

Q and A with Peter Dressel

AFTERPARTY

There is no doubt that last couple of years have brought on many challenges; but perhaps also, they have provided us with a deeper sense of understanding of the realm of death and the dead.

We wanted to take this opportunity to address this phenomenon by dedicating this year's film festival to exploring our relationship to it.

On November 2nd, we’ll take a moment to reconnect with the ones we’ve lost - or better yet, with whom we’ve parted in this lifetime - while also honoring the time we’ve had together.

In many traditions it is believed that the walls between the living and the dead are particularly thin on Day of the Dead. Perhaps we can use this festival to have these two worlds reunite for the evening.

We have invited filmmakers to reflect on this idea in whichever way they feel appropriate.

We also invited composers to write an original string quartet to a unique movie collage created by our director, Dejan Kovačević specifically for this occasion.

We look forward to seeing you. Your ancestors are also! If you'd like  - dress for the occasion.  Wear roses, flower crowns,  veils and feathers.  

See you Tuesday, and good luck with the competition!

Chosen by a professional jury, up to ten films will be screened at our with the AddAMovie Award for the their films, and their creators will be invited to attend the AddAMovie Film Festival The Day Of The Dead festival presented in person (venue TBA) and online, on November and 2021. 

The official selection of the movies will be announced by Monday Oct 11th 2021.

The jury and our live audience 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.

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Film-makers - short:

Submit a recent short (2 – 10 minutes long) film in any of the categories:

-  Narrative

-  Documentary

-  Animation

-  Abstract

-  Experimental

The movie needs to be between 2 and 10 minutes in length and created in the last 5 years

You must have all the rights cleared and also be willing to grant us permission to use portion of the movie in our PR campaign leading up to the festival. You must also grant us the rates to keep the movie presence on our website for the next five years.

Film-makers - Feature:

The movie needs to be between between 50 and 90 minutes in length and created in the last 5 years.

You must have all the rights cleared and also be willing to grant us permission to use portion of the movie in our PR campaign leading up to the festival. You must also grant us the rates to keep the movie presence on our website for the next five years.

NOTE: Both categories have a submission fee of $25. This fee can be paid on FilmFreeway.

All submissions will have automatically entered the competition. The prices are not transferable and are redeemable within the calendar year 2021 and 2022.

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It is our pleasure to welcome you to this year’s installment of AddAMovie Film Festival, titled, Day of the Dead. 

This year’s film, specifically created for this year’s festival by filmmaker Dejan Kovacević is non-narrative in nature, and is a reflection on the sentiment of grief, loss and re-connection with the ones no longer with us in this life-form. 

The score should be for string quartet or a subset. One composition will receive a live public performance by Metada, our resident string quartet, on Nov 2nd., as a part of the AddAMovie 2021 - Day of the Dead film festival. Time and venue will be announced soon; the festival will be held for both live-in-person audiences as well as live streamed. Up to 3 finalists will receive an honorable mention. The winner and all the finalists will be invited to attend the festival. 

The competition is open between July 26th and September 1st. Results will be announced Sept 6th. Supplemental Materials for the selected compositions will be due September 13th.

.To enter the competition, follow these steps:

1. Pay the submission fee of $25 using the PayPal button below. You can also use FilmFreeway.
2. Email you the payment confirmation to info@paracademia.org – once we receive it, we will send you the link to the movie
3. Once ready, send us a download link to a SINGLE FOLDER consisting of:

• PDF of your score
• A bounce of the MIDI realization of your score with the click track
• A bounce of the MIDI realization of your score without the click track
• A Quick time file of the movie with your audio bounced to it
• IMPORTANT: ADD 2 BARS OF CLICK BEFORE THE MUSIC, IN THE TEMPO IN WHICH THE MUSIC BEGINS
• A written statement granting us the permission to show your film (if selected) and/or any of its portions for promotion
• A short bio/Resume   

THESE MATERIALS SHOULD BE SENT TO INFO@PARACADEMIA.ORG WITH THE SUBJECT LINE ADDAMOVIE, BY AND SEPTEMBER 1ST. IF selected, you will be asked to provide these Supplemental Materials by September 13th:

• PDF of your parts
• A short self tape consisting of a short statement about your participation experience (smart phone video OK)

All submissions will have automatically entered the competition. The prices are not transferable and are redeemable within the calendar year 2021 and 2022.

We have a 10 week accelerated summer course in film scoring email us to be a part. Signing up automatically enters you to win a composition competition!

Suzana Peric returns in an extended capacity! Stay tuned for details.

Any questions email us at: help@paracademia.org