This year the DFF 09 program is being shown in the 5th edition of the extraordinarily artistic Pocket Film Festival in Paris, France from June 12-14, 2009. THE DETAILS: June 12-14, 2009 @ Forum Des Images - Forum des Halles, 2 rue du cinéma, 75045 Paris cedex 01.
The Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 to celebrate the artistic potential of disposable video: short films made on non-professional devices such as one-time use video cameras, cell phones, point and shoot cameras, webcams, computer screen capture software, and other readily available video capture devices. With people everywhere posting videos online, we felt the time was right to draw attention to the creative potential of this new mode of filmmaking. Far beyond its initial roles for video blogging and documentation, the DFF offers a forum to display how disposable media can be used for creative purposes. The DFF hosts screenings, competitions, and other events to showcase the best work within the disposable genre.
Disposable Film Festival 08:
Events: • Over sold out two screenings at San Francisco premiere in January 2008. • New Media Powering Entertainment panel featuring Co-Founder Carlton Evans and selected screening at SXSW, March 2008 • Collaboration with Spike Lee on Nokia Productions feature film, Summer 2008 • Program featured as part of the New Media Meeting in Norrköping, Sweden, Sept. 2008 • 5 week film workshop at Dave Eggers’ 826 non-profit, culminating in a special screening of kids’ films at KQED-TV’s studios, October 2008 • New Media and Film panel at UC Berkeley featuring Co-Founders Carlton Evans and Eric Slatkin and selected DFF shorts, October 2008 • Screening at New York’s Anthology Film Archive, November 2008 • DFF 08 program screened at Mobile Video conference as part of the Association of Moving Image Archivists Annual Conference, organized by Harvard archivist, Melissa Dollman, November 2008.
Outreach Reached over 45,000 people in one year through online and live screenings.
Disposable Film Festival 09:
• Over 500 submissions from 30 countries • Jury included: • Dennis Klein, creator of Larry Sanders Show, Exec. Producer of Cosby, and a host of seminal TV shows since the 1960s • Hawk Otsby, writer of Best Picture Oscar-nominated of CHILDREN OF MEN and IRON MAN.
• Four days of events to premiere in San Francisco: • Thursday, 1-29-09: • The Big Event: Competitive Shorts night at the Victoria followed by after party (location TBD) • Friday, 1-30-09: • Artist profile: Red Bucket Films' feature length disposable film, BUTTONS at Artists’ Television Access. Red Bucket’s last feature was an official selection at Cannes 08. • Saturday, 1-31-09: • Artist profile: Fritz Donnelly's shorts at Artists’ Television Access • Sunday, 2-1-09: • Disposable film panel featuring members of our jury and selected filmmakers including Fritz Donnelly, members of RBF, and others (location TBD)
Other Projected DFF 09 events:
• Guerilla Drive In Disposable Screenings partnering with Zipcar • Screenings in cities across America (including New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago) • Multiple speaking engagements for DFF founders • 2nd 826 film workshop planned for Summer 2009
