hey all,
this is the final final draft of the film festival submissions brief
thanks to the wordsmithing of tom & cass
it's been sent to the mailing list, will also post it on these message
boards:
manifesta
ladyfest manchester
leeds queer mutiny
bristol queer mutiny
la di dah
but that's all that sprang to mind, any other good boards for posting?
forward at will!
humey xxx


S U B M I T T O T H E Q U E E R S !

KAFFEQUEERIA QUEER FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

KAFFEQUEERIA is a queer collective based in Manchester. Not wanting to buy
into the commercial gay scene we are creating spaces to share with like
minded folk of all genders and sexualities, putting on the sort of diy non
profit events we'd like to go to. Most of these are based round the
wonders of music and food.

Have a look at www.kaffequeeria.org.uk
For more info and to subscribe to our wondrous mailing list!

THE KAFFEQUEERIA QUEER FILM FESTIVAL is an open invitation to all
independent, diy, no/low budget filmmakers, film enthusiasts and passive
auteurs with plenty of ideas and suggestions to make a pleasantly queer
weekender feature show happen at The Basement Social Centre, Manchester
City Centre between Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July
2006. (For info on the basement go to
http://thebasement.clearerchannel.org/

All manner of queer-themed submissions will be considered for screening.
We intend to make the Queer Film Festival a heady cocktail of shorts,
feature

films and diy films. Enthrall us!

We extend a welcome, in particular, to those who have had queer-themed
submissions rejected by more commercial film festivals

We encourage folks of all genders and sexualities to submit
(broadly defined) queer-themed submissions.

We will provide a unique forum for diy filmmakers who produce
queer-themed films to run film-related workshops during the Saturday
afternoon prior to the film festival/ introduce their work/
run "Q&A" Sessions after their screening for an "up for it" queer
audience!

G E T I N V O L V E D
If you would like to have your say about what feature/shorts/diy films
should be shown at the Queer Film Festival, please subscribe to the
Kaffequeeria Mailing List by emailing kaffequeeria@.... If you
would like to be part of the collective running this festival and other
spangly not for profit queer events, please come to our regular meetings @
The Basement Social Centre (see www.kaffequeeria.org.uk for details)

S U B M I T
To submit your work to be considered for screening at the
Kaffequeeria Queer Film Festival, please send a clearly labelled copy of
your work on DVD/VHS Format only to the following address no later than
7th June 2006:-
Kaffequeeria Queer Film Festival Submissions
C/O 27 Cromwell Avenue
Manchester
M16 OBQ.

S u b m i s s i o n G u i d e l i n e s

- Please submit only VHS or DVD format films

- Please provide a brief film synopsis/description for each queer-themed
submission, in order for us to accurately promote your work if it is
selected for screening.

- Please indicate whether or not you are willing to run a film-related
workshop on the Saturday afternoon, prior to the screening of your
work/introduce your submission/run a "Q&A" Session with a friendly queer
audience.

- Please indicate clearly and include an S.A.E. if you would like your
submissions to be returned to you after the selection process and
screenings.

- Please be creative, but please do not waste our time and yours by
sending inappropriate material, principally home made sex
tapes/exploitative
material.


- Ensure that your submissions are received at the above mailing address
by the 1st week of June 2006, i.e. NO later than 7th June 2006, as
unfortunately we will be unable to consider your work for screening after
this time.

- Keep checking the Kaffequeeria Website and Mailing List for further
Queer Film Festival info.


D E T A I L S
Event - Kaffequeeria Queer Film Festival
Date - Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th July 2006
Venue - The Basement Social Centre, 24 Lever Street, Manchester City
Centre. Deadline for submissions - NO LATER than 7th June 2006.

"i'd like to be excused from spending my pink pounds on overpriced
drinks in unfriendly gay friendly venues that will look down on me if i am
bi, or trans, or black, or not so very well off, or not wearing the same
as
everyone else, or a woman, or not part of a hen party, or...
i appreciate this means that i have no 'pride' and that i may be barred
from the gym of my aspirational new loft style apartment.
but hey, at least i've got kaffequeeria."