URBAN NOMAD 2007: CALL FOR FILMS
IT’S ON!!! NT$5000 Prize for best short film
Urban Nomad, Taiwan’s only underground film festival, is seeking entries for this year’s big to-do, which will be held in Taipei in late April/ early May.
We want films that push boundaries, challenge conventions, have local flavor or alternative views and in all kinds of ways really hit home. We like: experimental film/ video, animation, comedic shorts, political documentary, music documentary, skateboard/ surfing, gender, migrant workers, Internet shorts, etc.
Due to our limited schedule, there are only so many films we can show, so shorter films (under 15 minutes) stand a greater chance of getting accepted. Also, films need to be accessible to both English and Chinese speaking audiences, which means films with subtitles and subject matter pertinent to Taiwan will be given priority.
If your film is accepted, you will be invited to an opening party, toasted royally, and potentially asked to speak before the screening of your film. We are also offering a cash prize of NT$5,000 for the best original short from Taiwan – regardless of category.
Urban Nomad was founded in Taipei in 2002 by two expatriate journalists in Taiwan, David Frazier and Sean Scanlan, and is possibly the festival in Taiwan that is both fully independent and receives no government funding. The ongoing project is to create a community-oriented film environment and put an end to the impersonal ‘black box’ movie theater environment where hundreds of people can watch films without really noticing each other as human beings. We’ve held our five festivals to date in warehouse or outdoor spaces at Taipei’s Huashan Arts District and Treasure Hill. In 2006 we also held screenings at National Chengchi University.
ENTRY DEADLINE: March 26, 2007
FORMAT: DVD, MPEG, VCD (for some accepted films, we may later ask for mini DV, beta SP or other high quality versions)
ADDRESS: #2, Alley 1, Lane 12, Jinmen Street, Taipei, Taiwan
地址 : 臺北市金門街12巷1弄2號
Download application forms: urbannomadfilmfest.blogspot.com
Questions/contact: urbannomadfilmfest@gmail.com
Tel: 0930-371-036 or 0922-428-070