Sunday, February 17, 2008

Urban Nomad Hong Kong: March 7-9



Whoopee! We're going to Hong Kong, and we're totally stoked about working with local HK groups Videotage and Microwave, who are helping us put on a 3-day festival right in the guts of Wanchai. Check out all the info on the Videotage website.

The programming will include our favorite Taiwanese stuff from our 2007 festival plus two feature films: Crossing the Line tells of the last American defector from the Korean war and his life in North Korea today. Pervert's Guide to Cinema features rock star philosopher taking a look at nearly a century of film history and telling us that "Cinema is the ultimate pervert art."

The best part will be Saturday night, March 8, when we re-appropriate Wanchai's Imperial Cinema. Having been closed and out-of-business for years, the Imperial Cinema remains as it was 30 years ago with the original lights, decorations, mirrors and movie posters from the 80’s. Years of non-use and neglect have left the interior theatre spaces and seats deteriorated. In hopes to make use of the rare and retro cinema space, (before land investors come to reclaim and gentrify the building) we will be taking over a section of the central hallway for a special feature-night screening event.

For specific times and locations, check the press release.

城市遊牧影展 香港站

時間:2008年3月7 、8、 9日 (周五/六/日 )

地點:錄影太奇(土瓜灣馬頭角道63號牛棚藝術村)
KLUUBB (香港灣仔軒尼詩道367號富德樓14樓)
京都戲院(灣仔巴路士街42號華都樓)

「城市遊牧影展」於2002年在台北成立,是台灣唯一獨立地下影展。 獨特的電影放映空間是「城市遊牧影展」的特色之一。組識致力破壞傳統「黑盒子」電影院概念並安排另類的放映空間,以解放死板的戲院經驗為目的,給觀眾帶來簇新的觀賞經驗,一個另類的溝通機會。這一站 - 香港 - 我們將會在懷舊的灣仔京都戲院播放影片及進行講座。

電影不止是娛樂、亦不是教我們如何扮有型;它是一個溝通及建構社區的媒介。是次影展,我們將介紹來自不同國家的短片及紀錄片,包括香港、台灣,北韓和三藩市等,亦邀請了影片導演Nick Bonner(英國/北京)進行演後座談。

價錢 // Tickets: HK$30

節目表 // Program schedule:

07/03/2008 (五) 7:30pm @ 錄影太奇
Everyday Tsunamis: Socially conscious documentaries, from HK, Taiwan and across southeast Asia (90min)

07/03/2008 (五) 9:15pm @ 錄影太奇
Wholphin - the San Francisco DVD magazine with shorts by Miranda July, Eroll Morris and others (75min)

08/03/2008 (六) 7:00pm @ 京都戲院
Taiwanese Indie Shorts: from Internet films to winner of Venice Critics’ Prize Lin Jing-jie (90min)

08/03/2008 (六) 9:00pm @ 京都戲院
North Korean documentary Crossing the Line (90min) with filmmaker talk with Nick Bonner (UK/Beijing)

08/03/2008 (日) 凌晨開始 after-party @ Kluubb
Free after-party w/ fun surf/skate videos from Urban Nomad.

09/03/2008 (日) 7pm @ Kluubb
Pervert's Guide to Cinema (150min) + closing gathering

第八屆「城市遊牧影展」徵片和義工!

第八屆「城市遊牧影展」徵片和義工!
獎金總額12,000元的短片競賽! !全新特殊影像藝術影幕! !誠徵義工! !

台灣唯一地下獨立「城市遊牧影展」影片徵片正式開始!除了「台灣最佳短片」之外,今年要設立影像藝術區 (video art zone),獎金總金額為新台幣12000元,歡迎各地的影音創作者踴躍投件。截止日期為 2009年3月1日,影展將於4月底在台北舉行,隨後巡展至新竹。

目前誠徵義工,特別需要翻譯與活動工作人員,歡迎熱心朋友加入我們,義工申請方式請恰城市遊牧網站。

曾有很多人問我們,影展主題是什麼? <性,毒,人權> (Sex, Drugs and Human Rights) ,2009年的諷刺當代價值的尖銳主題,請將你心血大作寄給我們,我們會提供一個完善的舞台來發表你的佳作。徵選類型不限國際,可為實驗性藝術片、劇情片、紀錄片、動畫、喜劇、有關政治、音樂、性別、社會專題、滑板、衝浪、kuso、各種怪東西的麻也賽喔!

我們歡迎各類影片,但請注意以下格式及投件說明:
-15分鐘以內的短片有優先錄取的機會
-中英雙語的影片也將優先錄取。國語影片須有英文字幕,其他則須具中文字幕。
-影片製作年份須在 2007-2009 年之間
-請勿重復投遞往年曾經投遞過的作品
-每則影片須相應填具一張申請書
-每則投遞影片須獨立在一張 DVD 光碟,請勿在同一張光碟上包含其它影片或資料
-一份郵件則可包含多張光碟 (多則影片) 和多份相應的申請書
-寄件可使用一般郵寄,不建議快遞

一旦你的影片獲邀參展,我們將誠摯的邀請你參與開幕酒會及映前與觀眾的對談、講解。

義工:
翻譯: 約三至五部電影需英翻中的中文字幕,之外,約一至兩次導演座談會的英翻中口譯人員。
活動工作人員: 影片放映,音樂活動,派對。

截止日期:即日起至 2009年3月1日
徵片規格:DVD 或 MPEG2 (NTSC)
收件地址:100 臺北市金門街16號5樓

下載參賽報名表格:http://www.urbannomadfilmfest.blogspot.com
恰旬:urbannomadfilmfest@gmail.com

2009 Urban Nomad Film Festival Submission Form
2009「城市游牧影展」參賽報名表

Name of Film/ 電影影片名稱 (中/英) ___________________________________
Director/ 導演 (中/英) ______________________________________________
Contact Person/ 聯絡人 ____________________________________________
Telephone/ 電話 _________________________________________________
Email/ 電子郵件 __________________________________________________
Mailing address/ 地址 ______________________________________________
Year the film was produced/ 製作年次 _________________________________
Country where the film was produced/ 製作國家 _________________________
Length (minutes)/ 片長 (分鐘) ________________________________________
Language/ 語言 ___________________________________________________
Subtitles/ 字幕語言 ________________________________________________
Genre/ 類型:
narrative documentary animation kuso video art experimental / other
劇情片 記錄片 動畫 惡搞 影像藝術 實驗/其他

Is this film a premier? If so, is it for:/ 此影片是否將會是首映?
Taipei 台北首映 Taiwan台灣首映 Asia亞洲首映 World 世界首映

Please list past festival appearances and awards for your film
請列此影片曾經所參與過的影展和所得到的獎項





Brief introduction of film and filmmaker (200words or less )/ 劇情摘要與導演簡介(300個字以內):

2009 Urban Nomad Film Festival Film Release Form
2009「城市游牧影展」影片放映許可書


Applicant 參賽者 (以下簡稱甲方):__________________________________

Film 參賽影片 (以下簡稱影片):______________________________________

1) The applicant guarantees the work is original.
甲方聲明影片為本人所自行創作。

2) The applicant grants permission to Urban Nomad for purposes of the 2008 Urban Nomad Film Festival to screen the film as part of events related to the Urban Nomad Film Festival, publish still images from the film, and otherwise use the film for purposes of publicity, such as inclusion on a promotional DVD.
甲方允許城市游牧以「城市游牧影展」之用途而放映影片,並為了宣傳和活動用途而重製劇照,合製於宣傳用的DVD,等。

3) Urban Nomad has been invited to present films in art and film events outside Taiwan. I give permission for Urban Nomad to show my film at such invited events, provided Urban Nomad notifies me of the screenings.
城市游牧曾經被邀請於國際影像與藝術展出影像作品。在城市游牧的通知之下,甲方同意影片被放映於這些活動場合。

YES 同意 ______
NO 不同意 ______

4) Rebroadcast or future showing of the film not associated with Urban Nomad will require subsequent agreement by the filmmaker.
城市游牧只在以上同意的條件之下放映影片,若有其他的放映需求會先經過甲方的再度同意。

Applicant Signature / 甲方簽名 ___________________________________

DATE / 日期 : __________YEAR年__________MONTH月___________DAY日

Submission Rules
參賽規則

Application deadline: March 1, 2009
收件截止日期:2009年 3月1日

Format: DVD or MPEG2 (for some accepted films, we may later ask for mini DV, beta SP or other high quality versions). Do not send us .MOV files. We will not watch them.
徵片規格: DVD、MPEG2,我們不收.MOV檔案。之後可能會請您另外提供 mini DV、beta SP 或其他畫質較佳的影片規格。
Subtitling: The festival aims to be bilingual in Chinese and English. Films with subtitles will be preferred. We reserve the right to refuse films without subtitles.
字幕規格: 「城市游牧影展」希望以中英雙語字幕播放,有字幕的影片將優先錄取。

Production year and other restrictions: Films should be produced 2007 or later and have never been used to apply to Urban Nomad previously. Please fill out one application per film you send.
製作年與其他限制: 製作年要2007-2009。年如果去年以一部影片申請 , 請別再以它申請。每部申請的影片須要附一張申請書。

Fee: There is no fee, but we ask you to sign a release form giving us permission to show your film.
費用: 免費,但請您加簽許可書,准許我們放映您的影片。

Questions/contact: urbannomadfilmfest@gmail.com
任何疑問請洽: urbannomadfilmfest@gmail.com

Address:
Urban Nomad
5F, #16 Jinmen St., Taipei, Taiwan

收件地址:
城市遊牧影展收
臺北市金門街16號5樓

UN 2009 CALL FOR FILMS!

URBAN NOMAD 2009 CALL FOR FILMS!
NT$12,000 in prizes! New section for video art! We need volunteers!

The Urban Nomad Film Fest is now accepting entries for its 2009 festival, to take place in Taipei and Hsinchu in late April and early May. We will give NT$12,000 in prizes for the best short local films. The entry deadline is March 1.

We are also looking for VOLUNTEERS, especially translators and event staff. If you’re interested, please apply through our website.

People keep asking us what our theme is, so we came up with “Sex, Drugs and Human Rights” for 2009. If you have no idea what that means, don’t worry about it. We’re looking for films that are: weird, funny, extreme, socially concerned, political, sex-related, documentary, rock ‘n roll, skate/surf, experimental, etc., etc.

This year we will create a second, special screen for video art. Get excited. It’ll be near the beer.

Rules and Suggestions:
- Films under 15 minutes stand a greater chance of getting accepted.
- Priority will be given to films with both Chinese and English: in other words, Chinese language films should English subtitles, and all other films should have Chinese subtitles.
- Films should be produced no later than 2007.
- Do not submit the same film you submitted in previous years.
- You must fill out one application form per film.
- Each film should be on its own DVD.
- You can send more than one DVD per package.
- Please send regular mail via the post office, no need for express or courier mail.

If your film or is accepted, you will be invited to an opening party, toasted royally, and if you can speak at the screening of your film, that would be awesome!

Volunteers:
- Translators: English to Chinese translation subtitles for three to five films. English to Chinese interpretation for one or two director talks.
- Event staff: For screenings, music events and parties. Come have fun with us!

International Applications: We are very happy to receive submissions from outside Taiwan and even outside of Asia. Every year we invite several international feature-length films and documentaries to screen as part of the festival and in recent years we have invited directors to speak. If you have a feature-length film, please let us know about it by late January, which is when we usually decide on feature programming. We are willing to show any important or new ideas, approaches or histories in film, but also please remember that we are fundamentally a local film festival for Taiwan, and it is only from this position that we can establish links to the Asia region and the rest of the world. Films with Chinese are logistically much easier for us to show, and we’re always looking for great films from Taiwan’s neighbors. That said, if you believe you have a great film that fits our style, we’re very happy to take a look.

ENTRY DEADLINE: March 1, 2009
FORMAT: DVD or MPEG2 (NTSC)
ADDRESS: 5F, #16 Jinmen St., Taipei, Taiwan


PLEASE SEND IN THIS FORM WITH SUBMISSION!!!

(cut and paste into word file, also change the FONT color!!)
2009 Urban Nomad Film Festival Submission Form
2009「城市游牧影展」參賽報名表

Name of Film/ 電影影片名稱 (中/英) ___________________________________
Director/ 導演 (中/英) ______________________________________________
Contact Person/ 聯絡人 ____________________________________________
Telephone/ 電話 _________________________________________________
Email/ 電子郵件 __________________________________________________
Mailing address/ 地址 ______________________________________________
Year the film was produced/ 製作年次 _________________________________
Country where the film was produced/ 製作國家 _________________________
Length (minutes)/ 片長 (分鐘) ________________________________________
Language/ 語言 ___________________________________________________
Subtitles/ 字幕語言 ________________________________________________
Genre/ 類型:
narrative documentary animation kuso video art experimental / other
劇情片 記錄片 動畫 惡搞 影像藝術 實驗/其他

Is this film a premier? If so, is it for:/ 此影片是否將會是首映?
Taipei 台北首映 Taiwan台灣首映 Asia亞洲首映 World 世界首映

Please list past festival appearances and awards for your film
請列此影片曾經所參與過的影展和所得到的獎項





Brief introduction of film and filmmaker (200words or less )/ 劇情摘要與導演簡介(300個字以內):

2009 Urban Nomad Film Festival Film Release Form
2009「城市游牧影展」影片放映許可書


Applicant 參賽者 (以下簡稱甲方):__________________________________

Film 參賽影片 (以下簡稱影片):______________________________________

1) The applicant guarantees the work is original.
甲方聲明影片為本人所自行創作。

2) The applicant grants permission to Urban Nomad for purposes of the 2008 Urban Nomad Film Festival to screen the film as part of events related to the Urban Nomad Film Festival, publish still images from the film, and otherwise use the film for purposes of publicity, such as inclusion on a promotional DVD.
甲方允許城市游牧以「城市游牧影展」之用途而放映影片,並為了宣傳和活動用途而重製劇照,合製於宣傳用的DVD,等。

3) Urban Nomad has been invited to present films in art and film events outside Taiwan. I give permission for Urban Nomad to show my film at such invited events, provided Urban Nomad notifies me of the screenings.
城市游牧曾經被邀請於國際影像與藝術展出影像作品。在城市游牧的通知之下,甲方同意影片被放映於這些活動場合。

YES 同意 ______
NO 不同意 ______

4) Rebroadcast or future showing of the film not associated with Urban Nomad will require subsequent agreement by the filmmaker.
城市游牧只在以上同意的條件之下放映影片,若有其他的放映需求會先經過甲方的再度同意。

Applicant Signature / 甲方簽名 ___________________________________

DATE / 日期 : __________YEAR年__________MONTH月___________DAY日

Submission Rules
參賽規則

Application deadline: March 1, 2009
收件截止日期:2009年 3月1日

Format: DVD or MPEG2 (for some accepted films, we may later ask for mini DV, beta SP or other high quality versions). Do not send us .MOV files. We will not watch them.
徵片規格: DVD、MPEG2,我們不收.MOV檔案。之後可能會請您另外提供 mini DV、beta SP 或其他畫質較佳的影片規格。
Subtitling: The festival aims to be bilingual in Chinese and English. Films with subtitles will be preferred. We reserve the right to refuse films without subtitles.
字幕規格: 「城市游牧影展」希望以中英雙語字幕播放,有字幕的影片將優先錄取。

Production year and other restrictions: Films should be produced 2007 or later and have never been used to apply to Urban Nomad previously. Please fill out one application per film you send.
製作年與其他限制: 製作年要2007-2009。年如果去年以一部影片申請 , 請別再以它申請。每部申請的影片須要附一張申請書。

Fee: There is no fee, but we ask you to sign a release form giving us permission to show your film.
費用: 免費,但請您加簽許可書,准許我們放映您的影片。

Questions/contact: urbannomadfilmfest@gmail.com
任何疑問請洽: urbannomadfilmfest@gmail.com

Address:
Urban Nomad
5F, #16 Jinmen St., Taipei, Taiwan