BLOOMINGTON, IND. – PRIDE, a Bloomington, Ind. film festival exploring a wide variety of issues and situations involving the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, is seeking full-length and short films and videos for its January 29-31, 2009 festival. The films can be on any topic relating to a diverse range of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and/or transgender issues. The deadline for submissions is Sept 1, 2008. The Midwest festival spans three days, with multiple showings at the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington.

Select filmmakers will be invited to attend the festival and speak about their work, and three cash awards will be given to the Audience Favorite, Jury Selection, and the Alfred C. Kinsey Prize winners. The Alfred C. Kinsey Prize is given annually to a film that furthers our understanding of gender and sexuality. PRIDE seeks films that express a range of viewpoints and feature many different personality types and situations, advocating community-wide attitudes of awareness, acceptance and appreciation of diversity. The goals of the festival are to strengthen the local community and celebrate artistic talent and achievement.

Entry details:

The film must be recent: no entries of films produced earlier than 2007, please. You may enter by sending a VHS preview tape or DVD along with details of the film, including length, format, year of production and a short synopsis, to:

Buskirk-Chumley Theater
ATTN: PRIDE
P.O. Box 1323
Bloomington, IN 47402

Length: Short films – maximum 30 minutes; feature-length films – maximum 120 minutes
Submission Formats: VHS (NTSC) and DVD
Presentation Screening Formats: VHS broadcast quality video, miniDV, Beta SP and DVD
Entry Fee: None

Deadline: Sept 1, 2008

For more information about PRIDE, please visit: www.pridefilmfestiv al.org

Contact: Danielle McClelland
Executive Director, Buskirk-Chumley Theater
(812) 323-3022 or
director@buskirkchu mley.org

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