NYIFF 2013 Submission Deadline February 08, 2013

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We invite you to submit your films for consideration
at New York Indian Film Festival April 30 – May 4, 2013

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Films that have not been/will not be publicly screened or premiered in New York prior to NYIFF 2013, and meet the following criteria, will be considered.

ELIGIBILITY

INDIAN DIASPORA CINEMA: Films that feature the work of Filmmakers, Actors, Writers, Directors of South Asian descent living outside the sub continent. This may include films made by Non-South Asians that feature significant South Asian content, inspiration, subject matter.

OR

INDIAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA: Films from the Indian Subcontinent with a unique voice/message that may be labeled alternate, arthouse, reality, noir or independent cinema.

CATEGORIES

Feature Film – fictional works 40 mins and over
Short Film – fictional works under 40 mins
Documentary Feature – documentary works 40 mins and over
Short Documentary – documentary works under 40 mins

For a full list of acceptable film formats please visit our submissions page on Withoutabox
If you are unsure whether your film is eligible for submission, please contact us at nyindianfilmfest@gmail.com

DEADLINES

Late Deadline February 08, 2013
WAB Extended Deadline February 15, 2013

SUBMISSIONS CHECKLIST:

  • SUBMISSION FORM
  • SUBMISSION FEES
  • PREVIEW COPIES- 4 DVD Screeners
    (NTSC)
  • PRESS KIT – 4 Hi-Res publicity
    stills, 15-sec trailer, Director picture & bio, and Cast and Crew information.

Please submit digital materials to: nyindianfilmfest@gmail.com

Please mail all other materials to:

New York Indian Film Festival
Indo-American Arts Council
517 East 87th Street, Suite 1B
New York, NY 10128

For detailed information on rules, required materials, and fees please click the Withoutabox link above
Please direct all queries to nyindianfilmfest@gmail.com

the cartographer’s mistake: Southall and other places

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Sarindar Dhaliwal
A Space Gallery (MAIN GALLERY)
Exhibition runs January 18 2013 – February 23 2013
Reception: January 18 2013: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Essay by: Michelle Jacques
Copresented by: A Space Gallery, LIFT
Location:
A Space Gallery
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 110
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada
Tuesday to Friday 11am – 6pm
Saturday 12pm – 5pm
 
The title of Sarindar Dhaliwal’s solo exhibition identifies one very specific location – Southall, the suburban district of London, England, to which her family immigrated in the 1950s – and an indeterminate number of unnamed ones – the “other places.” These undisclosed sites likely include India, or more precisely, the Punjab, where the artist was born, and Canada, where, as a teenager, she moved with her family. Dhaliwal’s work, produced over the course of a career that has spanned more than three decades, also typically spans, to some extent or other, the three countries that she has called home. While Dhaliwal has employed many mediums in her œuvre, amongst them painting, photography, installation, printmaking and video, her work is unified in its consideration of identity, migration and Diaspora, and by its use of narrative strategies and autobiographical content. Ultimately these stories take her – and us – far away from that time and place in Southall, to the many other places, real and imagined, that ultimately determine who we are. Continue reading →