<div dir="ltr"><div><div><em>The following call might be of interest to creative researchers exploring celebrity culture and journalistic representations of celebrities.</em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><strong>2015 CALL FOR SHORT FILMS and VIDEOS<br></strong></div><div><strong>The Terrace Club</strong> <strong> 25 W.<br> 51st St. (Off Fifth Ave.)<br> Manhattan, New York City</strong></div><div><strong></strong><br><strong>September 2-3, 2015 </strong></div><p>Are you a researcher, filmmaker, broadcaster, videographer or screen image artist critically exploring celebrity culture and journalism in media?</p><p>Receive an exclusive screening opportunity of your work and eligibility for $100 CMCS screen award at the <em>Celebrity Chat (CC) Screening </em>event in Manhattan, New York City. The screening will offer an international platform for creative researchers, filmmakers, broadcasters, and video artists that critically engage with fame. It will also launch the CMCS <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" href="http://cmc-centre.com/celebrity-chat/series/" target="_blank"><em>Celebrity Chat</em> </a></span>video series, for which you can be interviewed. Entrance will be determined upon evaluation by our review committee.</p><p><strong><u>Entry guidelines:</u></strong></p><ul><li>250-word proposal</li><li>Original short films, video presentations, recorded interviews, media installations, audiovisual performances, and network based projects (max 30 mins)</li><li>Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if applicable</li><li>Submit the proposal to Chairs Dr Jackie Raphael and Dr Samita Nandy at <a href="mailto:celeb.studies@gmail.com"><font color="#0066cc">celeb.studies@gmail.com</font></a> </li><li>DVDs should be sent to the mailing address below (if the proposal is accepted).</li><li>Entry deadline: <strong>July 6, 2015</strong></li><li>Registration deadline: <strong>July 31, 2015</strong></li><li>Screening dates: <strong>September 2-3, 2015</strong></li></ul><p>Registration includes printed program<strong>,</strong> screening session, professional development workshop, evening reception event at Club Quarters, Rockefeller and consideration for the $100 CMCS screen award.</p><p><em>Celebrity Chat (CC) Screening</em> is an exclusive part of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) international conference series in Manhattan, New York City. Visit conference URL <a href="http://cmc-centre.com/conferences-2015/nycsept15/"><font color="#0066cc">http://cmc-centre.com/conferences-2015/nycsept15/</font></a> for information on the conference.</p><p>We accept submissions on zip files as well.</p><p><u>Mailing address</u>:</p><p>3939 Duke of York Blvd.<br> Suite #2705<br> Mississauga, Ontario<br> Canada L5B 4N2</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline">Deadline</span>: Friday, July 6, 2015</p><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><img width="93" height="96" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B_ckFM3USjxHMEgzRWpoN3hUWG8&revid=0B_ckFM3USjxHZUgzcDhKK1lndGc4NCtWdnRZUnJ5UUZtVTFzPQ"></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"><font color="#666666"><strong>Dr Samita Nandy<br></strong>Director, Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS)<br>Reviewer, Routledge, SAGE Publications and Wilfrid Laurier University Press<br>PhD Curtin University, Australia (Media / Celebrity)</font></font></font></font></font></div></div><font size="1"></font><div><font size="1"><font color="#666666" face="Arial" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">MA and BA York University, Canada (Communication)<br></font></font></div><font face="Arial"><span><font face="Arial"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="mailto:samitanandy@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#666666" size="1">URL</font></a><font color="#666666" size="1">: </font></font><a href="http://www.cmc-centre.com/" target="_blank"></a><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.cmc-centre.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#666666" size="1">http://www.cmc-centre.com/</font></a><font color="#666666" size="1"> </font></font><br></div></font></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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