[Filmfestivalresearch] Watson Fellowship on Politics of Film Festivals
Courtney Sheehan
courtney.sheehan88 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 20:33:06 CEST 2011
Dear Festival Researchers,
I am a recent recipient of the Watson
Fellowship<http://www.watsonfellowship.org/site/what/what.html>,
a one year grant for international travel and research. I intend to attend
and study film festivals in Croatia, Bosnia, the Netherlands, India, and
Russia.
Currently, I am seeking to develop contacts in these countries, especially
with festival staff, but I am eager to establish contacts with anyone in the
various film communities. If any of you are either based in one of these
countries or know of someone who might be interested in speaking with me
about my project, I would be grateful to hear from you.
I am including my itinerary/contact list below. If you would like to know
more about the Watson Fellowship or my project, I would be happy to
correspond further.
Finally, I am not necessarily restricted to the countries listed above and
would welcome suggestions for additional countries/festivals/contacts.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Courtney Sheehan
CROATIA & BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINIA (July – August)
Main Contacts: Toni Meštrović and Nadija Mustapić, Filmmakers and Media
Activists
Owen Kohl, former Watson fellow currently based in Zagreb
Croatian Film Association, Zagreb: Early July
Awaiting reply: Vera Robić-Škarica
Pula Film Festival: Mid-July
zlatko.vidackovic at gmail.com<https://mail.grinnell.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=94d2afe9b6584fc786dd0240b8e95dd3&URL=mailto%3azlatko.vidackovic%40gmail.com>
(Artistic
Director) Asked for CV
Motovun Film Festival: late July
[matko at motovunfilmfestival.com]<https://mail.grinnell.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=94d2afe9b6584fc786dd0240b8e95dd3&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmail.grinnell.edu%2fowa%2f%3fae%3dItem%26t%3dIPM.Note%26a%3dNew%26to%3dmatko%2540motovunfilmfestival.com%26nm%3dMatko%2b-%2bMotovun%2bfilm%2bfestival>
; silvana at motovunfilmfestival.com<https://mail.grinnell.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=94d2afe9b6584fc786dd0240b8e95dd3&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmail.grinnell.edu%2fowa%2f%3fae%3dItem%26t%3dIPM.Note%26a%3dNew%26to%3dsilvana%2540motovunfilmfestival.com%26nm%3dsilvana%2540motovunfilmfestival.com>
;office at motovunfilmfestival.com<https://mail.grinnell.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=94d2afe9b6584fc786dd0240b8e95dd3&URL=mailto%3aoffice%40motovunfilmfestival.com>
-offered volunteer position
Sarajevo Film festival: late July
Awaiting reply: Ivana Pekusic, Sarajevo City of Film
National Film Archive Bosnia-Herzegovina: August
THE NETHERLANDS (early September – early December)
Main contact: Marijke de Valck (marijke at filmfestivalresearch.org)
Co-Founder, FilmFestivalResearch.org, Professor in Media at the University
of Amsterdam
Film By the Sea, Vlissingen: Second week of September
Established Contact: Cindy Willemsen, Programmer
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival: mid-September
Yvonne van Ulden (yvonne at klikamsterdam.nl)
Creative Director, KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival
Offered volunteer position at festival as well as opportunity to interview
staff
Netherlands Film Fest: Late Sept/early Oct
Established Contact: Marco Meijdam, Producer, Holland Film Meeting
Cinekid, 32 locations: Late October
Leids Film Festival, Leiden: Late October
Awaiting reply: Ivo Wever
Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht: Early November
Awaiting reply: Marieke van Bueren
EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam: Building to be constructed by late 2011
Established Contact: Linda Wiegers, Personnel Department
INDIA (early December – March)
Humanity Explored, Pune: December
International Film Festival of Kerala: mid-December
Sadho Poetry Film Festival, New Delhi: late December
Pune International Film Festival: early January
Hyderabad Film Festival: January
16:9 Student Film Festival, Mumbai: two days in mid-January
International Short Film Festival of India, Chennai: late January
Silver Salt Animation Festival, Pune: early February
Established Contact: Jidnyesh Mhatre, Festival Founder and Director
ViBGYOR Film Festival, Thrissur: mid-February
Established Contacts: Benedict varghese Chiramel, Secretary of the ViBGYOR
Film
Collective and Director of Chetana Media Institute
Sarath Cheloor, Programme Coordinator
Alpavirama South Asian Short Film Festival, Ahmedabad: 3rd week of February
Established Contact: Arun Gupta, Festival Director
We Care Film Festival, Dhenkanal: Late February
Established Contact: Satish Kapoor, Festival Director
Bring Your Own Film Festival, Puri: Late February
Established Contact: Gurpal Singh, Festival Organizer
National Film Archive of India, Pune: March
RUSSIA (April – early July)
Main Contact: Galina Aksenova, Filmmaker and Film Professor at Moscow Art
Theater School
Gosfilmofund Russian Film Archive: May
Russian Film Commission: early June
Contact to be developed: Anna Plusheva, Coordinator
Moscow International Film Festival: June
St Petersburg International Film Festival: mid-June
Kinoalliance, Russian exhibitors association: late June
Contact to be developed: Dmitri Kazuto
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