Call for Comedy Films In Maine to AIFF in Florida

Dear AIFF Friends:

Interesting e-mail I received today that I want to share with you. Just this morning in finalizing our Submission Application Form for this Friday's release on our website, we added a Comedy Category for consideration. Let's see what happens in the next six weeks!!

Thanks to all,
Tony McAdoo
AIFF Inaugural Season First Screenings: Thursday, September 25, 2008

HERE IS THE LETTER

Comic Arts Laugh Festival @ Belfast, Maine www.comicartsfest.com April 9-13 /08

This is a call for comedy or humorous film submissions.

Films can be actual films or digital.

Film and digital arts submissions are as folows.

In 2008 we have to move very quickly. We’ll develop further and infinitely more complicated submission standards as we go along.

All films are open for submission as long as they are clearly humorous. Anything funny is on the table. Funny: ha-ha Funny: bad milk. Both ok. Black (the humor not the color skin) humor, dour humor, or ghoulish or sophomoric or doo-fus, amateurish, dirty, stupid, sweet, erotic…… it is all welcome. Yes: even your stupid youtube.com stuff is welcome for consideration.

Only DVD’s or web links will be considered for submissions. Do not send a 35mm print under any circumstances. You can send us a link to a web based video for consideration. You agree to provide us with a DVD for the showing if your film is accepted.

If a film has been shown and reviewed by multiple reviewers that will suffice for us to consider it as a submission. Please advise us.

If the film has been shown before or published on the web we do not care. Your work is welcome.

We can show either DVD or 35MM at the festival. A DVD makes it more likely that we’ll choose to show your movie as it will make it easier in the technical department.

Please send your DVD with a cover letter to CALF 93 Main Street Belfast, Maine 04915.

Clearly mark your DVD and the DVD case with your movie name and all contact information.

If you want your DVD back please include a prepaid mailer. If we do not receive a prepaid mailer we will not be able to send it back.

There is no submission charge.

We will notify you if the film is accepted.

Films will be chosen by April 1st at the latest.

Prizes to be announced.

Further information contact Mike Hurley 207-338-1975 info@comicartsfest.com

Comic Arts Laugh Festival www.comicartsfest.com April 9-13 2008 Belfast, Maine

AIFF Call for Film Submissions Feb 1, 2008

Dear Friends of AIFF:

I hope everyone is doing wonderful this week. I need your help, if possible, in directing our News Release for Film Submission that begins on-line February 1 thru March 15, 2008.

If you could pass along to your network of associates, friends, professors and other film makers about AIFF and our efforts, I would greatly appreciate it.

Go to www.AmeliaIslandFilmFestival.org. beginning Friday, Feb 1, 2008 to download the film submission application. We are having the our Inaugural Festival beginning on Thursday, September 25, 2008 here in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

If you have any other suggestions about this, please let me know.

We are hoping that our great local success with our Sneak Preview Screenings in the past 6 months on Amelia Island will be expanded to a wider audience comeSeptember !!

Thanks for your help in getting out the word!

Sincerely yours,
Tony

A Year of Many Volunteers for the AIFF

Dear Friends of The AIFF:

Thanks to the many AIFF 2007 volunteers who have help createda new organization and Film Festival Event forour community! Happy New Year To ALL !!!

December & January Notables:

Julia Nowlin -Membership Chair has been nominated for the Chamber's Volunteer of the Year that will announced on Friday, Jan 4, 2008 at the Chambers Annual Dinner at the Amelia Plantation 6-9 pm.

Barbara Lum - AIFF Founding Memberhas been working to create an exciting AIFF Theme- Table Centerpiece for the Chamber's Annual Dinner. A silent auction will determine who will walk away with her many gifts designed to promote the Film Festival. Wait to you see it!!! Some of her items will be available for purchase at the Palace on Wednesday & Thursday, January 23 & 24, 2008 at our next Screenings!

Susan Henderson & Joe Spino have been helping to organize the AIFF data base into timelines & spreadsheets to provide procedures for reporting donations and gifts by the contributing individuals and businesses.

And not Last or Least, Lyn Leto -AIFF Founding Member has finished writing and compiling the AIFF Grant Application to be submitted to the Amelia Island Tourist and Development Council in January.

Thanks so much to all and their support systems for helping this organization to grow and develop into a worthwhile series of events!!!

See you at the Chamber Dinner this Friday and at the Sneak Previews of LA VIE EN ROSE (2007) at the Palace on Wednesday or Thursday, January 23-24, 2008.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at:
Alexander's in Palmetto Walk,
UPS Store on Sadler Road,
Susi & Last Flight Out--Centre St.,
Both Chamber Locations--Gateway Boulevard orThe Depot Downtown

Founding Members, please let Julia, Cathy or myself know which performance you are planning to attend so that we can allow tickets to be released for sale so that all non-members may attend either of the 2 night screenings.