Southern Appalachian Film Festival Taking Submission For 2009
July 15, 2009 by filmnashville
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SOAPIFF announces call for entries..
Southern Appalachian International Film Festival, (SOAPIFF) situated in Johnson City, Tennessee announces the call for entries for the 2009 international film festival. 2009 SOAPIFF competition will accept short and feature films from professional and student filmmakers in the following categories:
Cultural Minorities: Films emerging from or about cultural minorities in any country. Native American, African American, Asian American, Hispanic American films as well as non-English speaking African, Asian, European, Hispanic and other peoples making their way into the “American Melting Pot.”
Appalachian: Films that are a product of Appalachia, Appalachian filmmakers, or films with subject matter that emerges from the culture, individuals, geographic area, and history of Appalachia.
Gender Subjects: Films that deal with the perspectives of the female (women’s studies) or male (men’s studies) experience, as well as films about gender orientation, bisexual, lesbian, gay, trans-gender themes, issues and influence.
Documentaries: Non-fiction subjects, biographical, nature, historical, environmental, etc
Animation: Films that primarily employ motion graphic or stop motion technique in the image.
Children: Family friendly films directed toward children, entertainment for immature audiences, films for or by children, no adult content or adult language, violence or gore. Made by children 14 and younger.
Features: All narrative films that run more than 45 minutes. Features and Shorts are accepted in all genres and subjects, including categories not listed.
Horror: Films that provoke intense fear, dread, or dismay.
Art: Films exploring non-traditional approaches to form, narrative, and presentation, audio or cinematic technique.
Environmental: Feature, documentary or short films that deal with the issues that impact of man’s footprint on earth.
The purpose of SOAPIFF is to publicly recognize, promote and preserve the work of independent filmmakers and encourage film production and film culture in Southern Appalachia. SOAPIFF has revived an annual film festival in greater East Tennessee, the birthplace of the oldest continuous independent film festival in the American South (the Sinking Creek Film Celebration). Therefore one of our most prestigious awards is dedicated to Sinking Creek founder Mary Jane Coleman.
All filmmakers worldwide are invited to participate including film professionals, teachers, faculty, students both high school and college.
Please Call, Write, Fax or e-mail for information:
Attn: Mark Compton, Director SOAPIFF Phone: (423) 743-7627
205 Union Street, Suite #4 Fax: (423) 439-4393
Erwin Tennessee 37650 Cell: (423) 534-7120
e-mail: markcompton@soapiff.com WEB Address: www.soapiff.com
There is a film that I would like to suggest for showing at the festival this year. Christian author, Karen Kingsbury, has a novel that made a movie this year, but was not in theaters anywhere in this area, to my knowledge. She has been to Johnson City and spoke at the Women’s Conference at Freedom Hall, was a huge hit and has many, many fans in this area. If this film was showing, I will definitely be attending!
Thanks,
Jessica Ward
Excellent suggestion, however realize that FilmNashville is NOT the festival, we are merely posting information of interest to our readers. You would need to contact the festival itself for consideration. Good luck. FN