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The New Parkway Theater is looking for short films to present before regularly scheduled features.

Themes: Your video may fall into one or more of the following themes:

1. Oakland
2. Parkwayish
3. Theater Etiquette
4. Low Budget Versions of Famous Movie Scenes
5. Fake Ads

Length: 2 minutes or less. No minimum requirement.

Aesthetic: You pick. Absolutely anything from animation to live action, documentary, black & white, color, etc.

Format: All entries must be posted to an online viewing site (Vimeo, YouTube, etc) and must be available in a high resolution digital format and submitted thusly if selected as a finalist.

Winners: Finalists will be picked by the New Parkway staff and their shorts will be screened at the theater this fall at a free event to which all applicants will be invited. Attendees will vote on the screened shorts to determine five winners, one in each theme category.

Prizes: Five winners will each receive an annual pass to the New Parkway Theater. Other finalists will receive 10 free movie tickets. Best of all, all finalists will get bragging rights and the recognition that comes along with having your short play at the beginning of New Parkway film screenings.

Submission Deadline: October 1, 2012

More information: http://thenewparkway.com/ShortsContest

Curators: Stephen McNeilly & Nora Foster | Judges: Jeremy Millar & Gareth Evans | Festival Screenings: 30 November 2012 | Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH, UK

Featuring films of 30 mins or less, the heart of the Swedenborg International Short Film Festival is to showcase the latest new and established talent. Submissions are invited on a variety of themes and genres, with priority given to themes encountered in the work of scientist, philosopher, radical theologian and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 – 1772).

Deadline for Submissions: October 19, 2012

More information: http://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/swedenborg_short_film_festival

Mono No Aware is an international exhibition open to any person or group of persons making contemporary art that incorporates Super 8mm, 16mm, 35mm or altered light projections as part of a sculpture, installation, dance, or expanded cinema performance. Mono No Aware is open to experimental filmmakers, fine artists, poets and musicians; to any and all persons working or interested in using the film medium as part of their presentation. All moving images should be from an analog source. Live music, performance and audio to expand the cinematic experience beyond the screen are encouraged.

The event will be held December 7th and 8th 2012 in Brooklyn New York.

Deadline for submissions: October 31, 2012

More information: http://mononoawarefilm.com/entries/