Extended Deadline-Call for Submissions
The San Francisco Sex Workers Film and Arts Festival May 2013- Biennial, since 1999
http://www.sexworkerfest.com/ http://www.sexworkerfest.com/callfor.html
Extended Deadline: March 15, 2013
Dear Filmmakers,
We have extended the deadline for submissions for the 2013 San Francisco Sex Workers Film and Arts Festival! This year we have received a number of wonderful works, but we are still seeking additional work to complete our program. We are particularly looking for shorts in the following categories: sex worker made shorts; Spanish language shorts; perspectives of transgender and male sex workers; perspectives of clients or work about the effect of ‘end demand’ strategies on clients and sex workers; short works by sex workers from countries that have adopted the ‘Swedish Model”; international shorts; experimental shorts by sex workers; work from sex worker parents; perspectives of people working in U.S. street economies; and work from the Bay Area and California. We are happy to receive URLs if your work is posted on the web, so please don’t hesitate to submit forms with url links. Applications are linked here:http://www.sexworkerfest.com/callfor.html We also posted a preliminary and partial schedule of events at our website at http://www.sexworkerfest.com/swfest2013/schedule2013.html.
About The San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival
The San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival began screening in 1999, providing a forum for the accomplishments of sex worker film and video makers and to screen works about sex workers and the sex industries from around the world. The San Francisco Sex Worker Festival has evolved over the past decade to include panels, performances, political actions, art shows and more. The Festival provides an opportunity to recognize and honor prostitutes, dancers, porn performers and other sex workers, who have historically been a dynamic part of arts communities.
To date, our Sex Worker Festivals have screened more than two hundred works and generated much interest in the media. In addition, the festival presents performances and events including Whore College, the Roaming Hookerfest, Whores Bath, Whore-A-Palooza, Modern Asian Sex Slavery: The Musical with Mariko Passion, Natural Born Hooker by Konrad Product, Kirk Read’s Army of Lovers and much, much more.
Films and videos for the Festival focus on sex workers’ rights; organizing efforts and working conditions for strippers; global sex work and sex work as a labor issue on the international agenda; sex workers as artists; queer sex workers; sex work and gender identities; sex education, sex art, porn and erotica; portraits of strippers, prostitutes, doms, madams… We encourage diverse participation and diverse perspectives.
Guidelines-
Qualifying Entries: Films and videos must be:
1) directed or produced by someone who has worked in the sex industries OR
2) about any aspect of sex work.
Please note: We are interested in art, experimental work, music videos, narratives, documentaries and all works that challenge conventional stereotypes and stigma regarding prostitution and other forms of sex work.
Upon filmmakers consent, all such works will be included in our location-based library of films about sex work, available for researchers and activists. If your work does not fit into these categories, please don’t submit it.
Entry forms are available online at our website. A separate application must accompany each work.
Deadline:
Entries may be sent on an ongoing basis. The deadline for the 2013 Festival has been extended to March 15, 2013, however later entries will be considered. (Please email us and let us know you sent it, or send us a link to the online video as we accept url links as well.) The festival will take place in late May 2013. Pre-festival screenings take place in mid-May, as we bring movies to agencies and organizations in the Bay Area as part of “The Roaming Hookerfest.” The screening at the famous Roxie Theater will take place all day and evening May 25th. The festival also sponsors ongoing screenings at festivals around the world and we accept work on an ongoing basis. Call415-751-1659.
Entry Fees:
A separate entry fee and application form is needed for each work. The entry fees are:
$10.00 for the first film or video, and $5.00 for each additional film or video.
Checks or money orders should be in U.S. funds. Entry fees will be waived based on financial need upon request. Fees are waived for makers in developing countries with no access to Sterling or US dollar currencies.
Formats:
Screening: NTSC DVD (preferred), miniDV , or Film-16 or 35mm (by special arrangement only)
Preview: Preferred: DVD and web links for viewing online. Also accepting NTSC videotape, miniDV.
Language:
Foreign language film and video should be made available with the original language soundtrack and English subtitles, however we will consider works in that have not been subtitled.
Judging:
Entries will be reviewed by SWFEST Festival Curator and a panel of sex worker film/video makers.
Mailing Information:
Include address label on both tape and container. All submissions must be shipped prepaid and packed in proper containers to arrive at the Sex Worker Fest offices no later than 2 weeks before the festival or other screening dates (to be announced). DO NOT send films for preview. Do not send submissions in fiber-filled envelopes, as the dust damages equipment.
If a film is invited to participate, the film must be shipped prepaid, insured and packed in proper containers. The San Francisco Sex Worker Festival will be responsible for return shipping charges for 16 and 35mm films upon prior arrangement only. The Sex Worker Fest will not pay for international shipping for domestic films (USA). The Sex Worker Fest does not assume any liability for damage to prints due to improper containers or otherwise. 16 mm and 35 mm films (only) in our possession will be insured against damage or loss while participating in the festival.
Upon acceptance, film cassettes and videos sent from outside the United States must be accompanied by a commercial invoice or b&w, value of shipment and sender’s name and address. Cassettes should be marked: ‘For Festival Screening Only.’
Publicity Materials:
Materials (photos, pict files, etc.) of films and videos selected for screening become the property of the Sex Worker Fest and can be used to promote The Sex Worker Fest and the programs of The Sex Worker Fest in all mediums including film, television, radio and the internet.
