New submissions are being considered for the 2014 edition of the festival. Please contact entry@alucinefestival.com if you require any further information.

DEADLINE: August 31st, 2013 (NO SUBMISSION FEE)

Our annual festival functions as a vital Canadian outlet for emerging and established Latin filmmakers living in Canada, Latin America and the diaspora-while our year round screenings, symposiums and workshops promote the development of Latin film and culture in Toronto. As one of the few Latin American Media Arts festivals in Canada; promoting independent productions, aluCine represents a rare opportunity for Latino Canadian artists to network and present their works in a competitive international setting.

aluCine’s 14th Latin Film + Media Arts Festival will take place April 2-12, 2014 in Toronto

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES

We welcome new film and video submissions by and/or about Latin Americans from around the world – including North America. Next year’s focus set:  Female and Indigenous (Latin American) directors. aluCine 2014 aims to provide an exclusive showcase for women and Latin-American indigenous directors of independent cinema.

1) ELIGIBILITY

We encourage submissions that are independently produced by North/South American diasporic artists in a key creative role (behind the camera and on screen). We welcome films and videos of all genres, including but not limited to: narrative,fiction documentary, short, animation,video art,experimental,web of all lengths and subject matter below 30 minutes. All works selected for aluCine are eligible for the Festival Awards. All films produced outside of Canada are considered international submissions.Incomplete applications will not be considered.

2) DEADLINE

AUGUST 31, 2013 (NO SUBMISSION FEE)

3) SUPPORT MATERIALS (in addition to printed and signed application form)

– A DVD preview copy (NTSC, Region 0 or 1) must be received post-marked by the deadline to be considered for the 2014 festival. Secure online screener links are also acceptable. (If submitting an online screener, please be prepared to send a DVD preview copy upon request.)

Do not send masters or irreplaceable material. Submitted DVDs must be able to play on standalone DVD players. Please label in ink each item clearly with title, director’s name, running time, year, and contact information. Previews will not be returned. Do not send unnecessary printed material.

4) SENDING INSTRUCTIONS (Don’t you can write more than the alloted space)

Send all submissions to: aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival, 898b St Clair Ave West, second floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6C 1C5

aluCine ENTRY FORM 2014 components. Please include this information with you submission:

Company Name:*
Print Source:
First Name:*
Last Name:*
Job Title Position:
Address Line 1:*
Address Line 2:
City:*
State:*
ZIP/Postal Code:*
Phone:*
Country:*
Email:*
Original Film Title:*
English Film Title:
Country (ies) of Production:
Language:
Year:
Running Time:
Synopsis :

PROGRAMMING

aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival (known also as the Southern Currents Film & Video Collective, aluCine’s legal entity). All of aluCine screening programs are curated and all submissions will be fully considered by aluCine’s programmers. Applicants will be notified if their work has been selected through the email address that they provide with their submission. The decision of the programmers is final. If a film is selected for screening at the festival, the entrant grants aluCine the right to utilize publicity materials related to the production (i.e. press kits, posters, stills, etc.) for promotional purposes, to broadcast or screen clips of a maximum of five minutes and to make dubs of their film for publicity purposes only.

For international packages: The customs declaration should clearly state the preview video has no commercial value, is for temporary consideration and for cultural use only. aluCine (Southern Currents) will not cover the resulting customs and duties charges, and will refuse the package.

5) EXHIBITION FORMAT and PRINT TRAFFIC DETAILS:Selected applicants must provide a 35mm, DCP, or HD Cam print. In some cases (esp short films),filmmakers may be required to provide a high quality MOV file for exhibition. We do not accept DVD as an exhibition format. aluCine is not responsible for transfer costs for the appropriate exhibition format.

The participant agrees to pay print shipping costs to the festival. The festival will pay the return shipping cost (one way). Shipping information (such as where/when the tape/print is coming and going to) must be settled upon confirmation of participation. The exhibition tape/print must arrive at the festival one month prior to the festival: March 1st, 2014.

7) ARTIST FEES 
aluCine is committed to paying artist fees to directors in selection and follows standard rates set by the Independent Media Arts Alliance. Artist fees will be paid post-festival.

For any questions regarding submissions, please contact entry@alucinefestival.com. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD ARTS NETWORK ANNOUNCES THE TELUS NEWCOMER ARTIST AWARD!

Have you recently moved to Canada?

Are you a professional artist?

Are you a resident of the City of Toronto?

With the common goal to support and celebrate newcomer artists in the City of Toronto, TELUS and the Neighbourhood Arts Network are pleased to announce the TELUS Newcomer Artist Award, a $10,000 cash prize celebrating a newcomer artist living in the City of Toronto. Administered by the Neighbourhood Arts Network and Toronto Arts Foundation, this prize is specifically geared for an individual artist who is a newcomer to Canada, a resident of the City of Toronto, and making a positive impact in their community through their artistic practice.

You are eligible if you are:

• An individual artist
• A newcomer to Canada (having moved to Canada within 1 to 7 years)
• Over the age of 18
•  A current resident of the City of Toronto (Must have lived in Toronto for a minimum of 1 year)
• A Neighbourhood Arts Network member (You can sign up for our free membership prior to applying at www.neighbourhoodartsnetwork.org)

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS ONLINE APPLICATION! 

Deadline for submissions: September 10, 2013

Award Selection Process:

Applications will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary jury selected by the Neighbourhood Arts Network and Toronto Arts Foundation. Jury members will have recognized expertise, prestige, credibility, and experience, along with a sense of history and perspective. The jury will be comprised of participants who are practitioners of the arts, organizers, programmers, producers, curators, critics, commentators and lay specialists. The Neighbourhood Arts Network and Toronto Arts Foundation will endeavor to ensure that the majority of jury members are arts and culture professionals.

For more information on the application process please contact Ella Cooper at 416.392.6802 ext. 212 /ella@torontoarts.org or Angie Aranda at 416.392.6802 ext. 218 / angie@torontoarts.org

 MS Word Doc Application Form Download 

Organized by Kapisanan Philippine Centre co-presented by San Miguel Beer, KULTURA Festival is our signature, annual Filipino arts event. Since 2005,  KULTURA has featured outdoor live music, spoken word poetry performances, and an arts & crafts market with goods made by Filipino-Canadian artists available for sale.

Inside the KAPISANAN gallery, we mount a visual arts exhibit featuring our CLUTCH Program for young Filipino women and theatre readings co-presented by Carlos Bulosan Theatre in our performance space.

Coming back this year is the Philippine Culinary Competition with the theme of Kain Kalye: Filipino Street Eats, where Toronto’s best Filipino restaurants and chefs will go head to head with their own interpretations of Filipino roadside cuisine. Don’t miss it!

For full events schedule please visit Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/341135482685592 

or website: http://www.kapisanancentre.com