AIVF Birmingham
Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
 
Ezine Number 37, April 16, 2003
 
Chattanooga Film Festival

CHATTANOOGA TO KICK OFF INAUGURAL FILM FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER 2003

Sidewalk Moon Films of Birmingham, Alabama announces it will sponsor Chattanooga's inaugural film festival scheduled for October 17th and 18th at the Historic Tivoli Theatre and the UTC Fine Arts Center.

The event will feature some of the country's top independent films as well as a demonstration given by Panasonic, featuring its new 24 FPS digital cinema camera. This two day event will feature shorts, documentaries, student films and more.

Deadline for film entries is July 31st or please contact Steve Moon at Sidewalk Moon Films at 205-567-8518 or swmoon1@hotmail.com. A unique feature of the festival is the "24 hour short". This is a call for filmmakers to script, shoot, produce and edit a short up to 11 minutes within 24 hours. This means the filmmaker has exactly 24 hours to complete a work for submission.

Sidewalk Moon Films is a production company located in Birmingham, Alabama, specializing in script supervision, casting and production of short films, documentaries and feature films.


Audition for "Thirty Pieces"
 
Open auditions will be held Saturday April 19th between 11 AM and 5 PM at
the Madison Children's Theatre. (see attached map)
 
The cast is varied and diversified and should present a challenge for those
chosen, so take a look at the character list to
 
Sides will be provided at the time of audition
 
Sorry here are no speaking parts for children under 16
 
There is no pay up front but cast members will have a stake should the film
be distributed.
 
Thirty Pieces is a +/- 30 minute short film that is being produced by
Michael Malone (Shadowbox) and the newly formed RunWolf Studios.
for more information visit Michael's website listed below
 
Michael Malone
Total Riot Productions
http://www.totalriot.com
 
                       For audition questions you can email me
                        Charles White  tearlach@knology.net
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Character List:
 
Larry Bethany
Male
Caucasian, Middle-Eastern
35-45
Good looking, physically fit.  An antique dealer, expertise in old and
ancient coins.
 
J. I. Carriot
Male
Caucasian, Middle-Eastern
35-55
Distinguished businessman.  Very powerful looking.
 
Lorna Gambroni
Female
Race Doesn't Matter
25-45
Museum Curator.  Attractive, smart, classy, ambitious
 
Azazel
Female
Race Doesn't Matter
16-22
School Girl type, innocently sexy, young looking (Japanese male fantasy
schoolgirl)
 
Gabriel
Male
African American
25-65
Street Musician, street preacher, charismatic, expressive
 
Sean
Male
16-22
Race Doesn't Matter
Reformed thief and delinquent, street smart, tough, young looking
 
Martha Bedford
Female
Caucasian, any
55-75
Southern Grandmother
 
Deloris Bedford
Female
Same race as Martha
18-25
Martha's Great-Granddaughter, pregnant
 
Speaking Extras:
The Mayor
The Auctioneer
 
Extras:
At Auction  (dozen minimum)
At Museum (dozen Minimum)
In Park (dozen minimum)
 
Inserted JPEG map to the Madison Children's Theatre in Huntsville, Ala.
 
Script Development Workshop
 
The next meeting of the Script Development Workshop will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday April 17th at Books & Co. in Brookwood Village. The meeting generally last until 9:00 p.m. although you can stay and talk until store closing. Contact Angela at angela@boang.com
 
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Ezine Editor, aivfbham@bellsouth.net