
{"id":19554,"date":"2011-07-14T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T16:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=19554"},"modified":"2011-07-14T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T16:47:44","slug":"carrboro-calls-nc-connected-auteurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2011\/07\/14\/carrboro-calls-nc-connected-auteurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrboro calls NC-connected auteurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_19578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19578\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/07\/14\/carrboro-calls-nc-connected-auteurs\/recently2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/recently2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"recently2\" width=\"300\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/recently2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/recently2-113x131.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/recently2-96x113.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration by Phil Blank<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>RECENTLY . . .<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>By Valarie Schwartz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Calling all Tar Heel filmmakers! This year, for the first time, the Carrboro Film Festival will accept film submissions with connections to anywhere in North Carolina. <\/p>\n<p>For previous festivals, filmmakers had to prove a connection (past or present) to Carrboro \u00e2\u20ac\u201c now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s to anywhere in the Old North State. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re always trying to take it to the next level in regards to the films that we get,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Jackie Helvey, who co-founded the festival with filmmaker Nic Beery in 2006. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We want to get the best that we possibly can,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which they hope will happen by opening up the parameters for submissions, she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153One of the things that spurred it is that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re viewing the films online this year, so there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s less of an administrative process involved,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Helvey said. Previously, the judges, who are the eight members of the festival committee, would each pick up a bag of films, watch them and fill out paperwork for each film, and then pass the bag along to another for judging. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gone from completely 20th century with hard-copy applications to applying online, paying online and online reviews,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said committee member Chris Beacham, who set up the online process. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The online submission process is quick and simple and environmentally friendly,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Beery said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all the things we wanted to achieve as we head into our sixth year of the festival. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quick because if a filmmaker has a short film or two, all they need to do is go to our site and click submit and the form is online.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Beery further explained that if their films are online, filmmakers need only provide a link and password \u00e2\u20ac\u201c no need to mail a DVD. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And at the end of the submission form, they are able to pay online, so no more writing a check and having town staff run to the bank and use gas,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Beery said.<\/p>\n<p>The festival also provides an inexpensive submission cost \u00e2\u20ac\u201c until Aug. 20, the submission fee is $10; after that, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s $15 until the closing deadline on Sept. 30. There is no limit to how many films a person may submit, but a film may be no longer than 20 minutes. And those who apply don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to live in North Carolina \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they must simply prove a tie to it. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153A lot of our award-winning films have been made by people who came to school here to learn filmmaking at UNC, but have moved on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Helvey said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s festival saw more than 100 submissions, but Beacham said that almost 20 have already been received this year. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d say that 75 percent of them are from professionals and 25 percent are students,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re coming in pretty consistently, one about every other day. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably have the most to choose from ever.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The bigger the pool you have to choose from, the higher the quality,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Helvey said. <\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has attended any of the previous festivals knows the quality has been stimulating. <\/p>\n<p>Find out more (and maybe become inspired to shoot your own film) at <a href=\"http:\/\/carrborofilmfestival.com\/\">carrborofilmfestival.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For those who just like to watch the films, mark your calendar to attend the festival on Nov. 20.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nContact Valarie Schwartz at 923-3746 or valariekays@mac.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all Tar Heel filmmakers! 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