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Oct 2010 25

Cinebeasts presents “Night of the Living Wet Bed”0

Posted In Blog,Events

Brooklyn-based Cinebeasts is hosting an evening of fun and horror at Brooklyn Fireproof this Wednesday, Oct. 27.  Several films by FilmShop members will be screened, in addition to splatterific vintage horror music videos, a jawbreakingly frightening cartoon from the Dark Ages, and a super-rare early short by Tim Burton.  This great event space hosted the Bushwick Film Festival last month.  Come check it out, if you dare!!! Muah ha ha ha ha….

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Oct 2010 18

Glorified Reality: Tales of a Street Vending Artists0

Posted In Arts & Music,Experimental,Life & Culture,Non-Fiction

Watch the Film

Artist and Street Vendor Tricia Beck examines the reality of living her dream and its unexpected rewards.

Glorified Reality was created as part of the 2010 International Documentary Challenge. Portland Artist and Street Vendor Tricia Beck examines living her dream as an artist along with its harsh realities and unexpected rewards. The genre was experimental and the theme this year was dreams/nightmares.

Principal Crew:
Director/Producer/Editor: Kristiana Weseloh
Music: Chris Robley

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Oct 2010 12

CMJ starts Tuesday 10/19!0

Posted In Blog,Events

FilmShop’s New York and Brooklyn chapters are gearing up for the film premieres (and music! and parties!) that will be taking over NYC next week, when CMJ kicks Tuesday Oct. 19!  Some key info: a film-fest-only badge is only $50 through the site, but you can also purchase individual tickets to the programs you’d like to see.  Groupon is also offering a $99 5-day badge (normally $495) today, how cool is that!  Great write-off, if you ask us!

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Oct 2010 05

“Commercial” Art Video Call0

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Check out this fun little challenge from WOOLOO.org to take any broadcast commercial, cut it, dub it, repeat it, or flip it and make it art.

Artists, producers, directors kids, adults and non-art people are invited to submit a manipulated “commercial” of up to 60 seconds in length using a broadcast commercial as the raw footage. Each submission may utilize the video and audio in any way and may include other footage; pretty much everything is eligible. Videos must be under 3MB in length in MOV, AVI, WMV, and FLVf ormats.

All submitted and accepted videos will be available at www.apexart.org/videocall.htm and will be presented in an exhibition at apexart from November 10 – December 22, 2010. During the exhibition’s run, videos will be voted on by visitors of the exhibition space and the website. The top five works will be presented on a public screen in Manhattan and the creator of the top scoring work will receive a $2,000 cash prize.

All work must be submitted by Sunday, October 31, 2010. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from around the world. Commercials do not have to be in English.

GUIDELINES:

•Please be sure to provide us with the following information on your application: full name, email address, city, state or country, title of video.

• Videos will be accepted ONLINE ONLY now through October 31, 2010.

• Videos should be submitted in MOV, AVI, WMV, and FLV formats and under 3MB. All videos must be under 60 seconds.

• You will receive an e-mail confirmation upon submission. If you do not, please contact us at info@apexart.org