02/13/2009
Naturescapes Film Festival Seeks Submissions

Do you love to take photos? Does the thought of shooting video fill you with excitement? If so, then don’t miss the chance to have your work seen by a broad audience!

Pfeiffer Nature Center is preparing for their 3rd annual Film Festival, offered with the assistance of a Decentralization Grant from the NYS Council on the Arts. Although the Nature Center is located in and receives our funding through the Cattaraugus County Arts Council, Film Festival submissions are accepted from ten western New York counties. Submissions are encouraged from people of all ages and points of view. We want YOUR interpretation of this year’s theme: Naturescapes.

In response to requests, we’ve added a new participation category this year – automated PowerPoint presentations. So now you can enter the Film Festival whether you prefer working in video or stills! Be sure your submission packs a punch, because brevity is key: submissions must be between 30 seconds and 5 minutes in length.

“The Film Festival is so much fun! We’ve had winning entries from 8 year olds and art teachers, college kids and grandmothers. With the addition of a category for still photography this year, lots more people will be able to enter,” said Margaret Cherre, Pfeiffer Nature Center Executive Director. “This competition is certainly not limited to people who consider themselves artists; we want everyone to enter! It’s a great opportunity to explore the outdoors from a different perspective, and then to publicly share your work.”

Winning films will be shown at a public viewing of the Nature Center’s Film Festival in fall, 2009. Prizes will be awarded in two categories (videos and automated PowerPoint presentations), and in as many as four age groupings in each category. With no entry fee required, there’s no reason not to submit!

For more information, submission guidelines, and an entry form, visit the Pfeiffer Nature Center website at www.pfeiffernaturecenter.org/filmfest.html, or call our office at 716.933.0187.
GRAB YOUR CAMERA AND GO OUTSIDE!