Off-Centered Film Fest Wants Your Shorts

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If you've seen Beer Wars then you'll know who Sam Calagione is and maybe even why international beer writer Michael Jackson called Dogfish Head, which Calagione founded, "America's most interesting and adventurous small brewery." Known for being off-centered, the brewery has worked with an archaelogist to recreate ancient brews including an ancient Turkish recipe using the original ingredients from the 2700-year-old drinking vessels discovered in the tomb of King Midas. So what does a Delaware brewery have to do with Austin film?

Calagione himself brings this off-centeredness to Austin by hosting the Off-Centered Film Fest, part of a two-night event at the Alamo Lake Creek. The annual event includes a beer and food pairing as well as a short film competition. Submissions are currently being accepted until March 1, 2010.

Films should be no longer than 5 minutes in length, and must contain a theme of "off-centeredness," to be interpreted as the director sees fit. All submissions must include a reference to Dogfish Head in the script or have Dogfish Head product placement in the film. For more details including prize information and the submission form, visit the film festival website.

The submitted will be shown the second night of the Austin event, and three winning films will screen at the Rehoboth Beach Film Festival in November.

If you are interested in attending the local event, be sure to get your tickets early as this event sells out quickly. We will post to our event calendar when ticket sales are announced.

[Photo credit: Sam Calagione at 2009 Off-Centered Film Fest Beer Pairing, by Debbie Cerda on Flickr]