Call for Filmmakers: "Faces of Austin" Video Exhibit

Looking for a filmmaking opportunity? The Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin has issued a call for filmmakers to participate in its "Faces of Austin" multimedia program. Short Austin-centric films and video works will be selected for display at City Hall, as well as streamed online by Channel 6 video on-demand. The city previously picked films for this program in 2005 and 2006; it's good to see it again.

The full press release follows after the jump.

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS!
Faces of Austin is conducting its 3rd Call for Entries!

Austin, TX - The FACES OF AUSTIN, a multimedia program of the City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division, is conducting a call for entries to exhibit short films on-demand on the widescreen video displays in the Atrium of City Hall. Featured works highlight Austin's unique sense of place and diverse cultural identity and showcase the creative talent of Central Texas filmmakers. The deadline for film submissions is January 13, 2010 by 5:00 p.m.

Selected films from the 2010 Call for Entries will also be shown in a public screening in City Council Chambers during the People's Gallery exhibition opening February 19, 2010, and then on-demand on the City Hall video displays and on Channel 6 video on-demand.

For an application and more information about the project and past selections visit the Faces of Austin website at: www.ci.austin.tx.us/redevelopment/austinfaces.htm or contact Janet Seibert at (512) 974-7860 with questions.

The Cultural Arts Division within the Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office provides leadership and management for the City’s cultural arts programs and for the development of arts and cultural industries. The Cultural Arts Division is responsible for the Cultural Arts Funding Programs, Art in Public Places Program, community-based arts development, and programs to assist the development of music, film, and creative industries in Austin. For more information, visit www.ci.austin.tx.us/redevelopment/cad.htm.

Contact: Janet Seibert, (512) 974-7860