PO Box 116, Skagway, Alaska 99840
[email protected] www.skagwayartscouncil.blogspot.com
Dear Filmmaker: The Skagway Arts Council (SAC) is accepting submissions for our 6th Annual Winter Weekend Film Festival to be held February 21-23, 2014. Skagway Alaska is a small community of about 800 year round residents. During the summer months Skagway is a vibrant cruise ship port. Winter finds many residents unemployed and looking for diversions from the cold such as art classes, music and films after days spent outside skiing, snowshoeing or shoveling. Skagway does not currently have a movie theatre so our options are limited to what can be borrowed, leased, or streamed and watched at home. For the festival we rent a hall, LCD projector/player and large screen for film viewing. Over the past 5 years, our audience has grown and people look forward to the fresh new films such as yours, that are not widely available, have unique perspectives and are fun! Skagway Arts Council is a small group of volunteers. Currently we do not have the resources to accept a large number of submissions, screen them and select which films will be shown. Although we do not hold a formal judging with awards and prizes, we will pass on any comments we get from viewers to the filmmaker. Our current process is to research some festivals online and get recommendations from a few contacts that have viewed films at festivals around the country. We then invite filmmakers to submit films that fit our theme or that have subject matter that will interest local film buffs. Your film is one that interested our group and we feel it will appeal to our audience. All submissions will be returned postage paid to the artist promptly after the festival with an event poster and reviews. We would love to show your film at our upcoming 2014 festival! Thank you for considering our request, a submission form follows this letter on page two! Sincerely,
Donna Griffard Skagway Arts Council Board Member Film Festival Coordinator
PO Box 116, Skagway, Alaska 99840
[email protected] www.skagwayartscouncil.blogspot.com
6th Annual Winter Weekend Film Festival Information and Submission Form FORM DUE DATE: February 7, 2014 FILM ARRIVAL DUE DATE: February 14, 2014 Location: Convention and Visitors Bureau (AB Hall), Broadway between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, Skagway Alaska Contact: Donna Griffard, (907) 983-3222,
[email protected] U.S. submissions: Donna Griffard, P.O. Box 734, Skagway, AK 99840 Canada submissions: Alice Cyr, 405-32 Waterfront Pl., Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6V1 Films must be received on or before February 14, 2014. Please submit your form or contact us via email or phone by February 1, 2014 so we can arrange our program and include your film in advertising. If your film will be late arriving, please contact us. Feature films will be paid 50% of door receipts or a minimum of $100. Shorts will be reimbursed for postage and will include some audience reviews and event poster. Submission Form Title: Producer: Contact Name (if not producer): Address: Suggested rating: Duration: I would like to donate my DVD to the Skagway Public Library so that others may borrow and enjoy it after the film festival. Yes____________ No ____________ I hereby certify that I am the licensing agent or copyright owner for the film mentioned above and give permission to the Skagway Arts Council to use my film for advertising purposes (local radio and newspapers, posters, website/blogspot) and screening at the Skagway Arts Council 6th Annual Winter Weekend Film Festival, February 21-23, 2014. I have obtained permission from third parties where necessary and agree to be held solely responsible for all material included in the film, including but not limited to music score, characterizations, personal appearances, and general content. Printed Name:_____________________________________ Signature:_________________________________________ Date:_____________________
