CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM FILM FESTIVAL
Entries are sought for the Salish Sea Ecosystem Film Festival, to be held in conjunction with the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, on October 25, 2011, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Entries can be submitted in electronic, DVD or videotape formats and must have relevance to natural or human dimensions of the Salish Sea ecosystem. Submissions must be under 20 minutes (total, including credits) running time and can include stand-alone segments of longer works. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges, which will make its recommendations for the final lineup of films.
Entries must be received (or posted to the festival’s FTP site) no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on September 2, 2011. Please include written information on:
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The entry’s title, director and prod ucer
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A brief (250 words maximum) description of the entry, its running time and its relevance to the Salish Sea ecosystem
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The year produced
Please send entries to:
David G. Gordon, Science Writer
Washington Sea Grant
3716 Brooklyn Avenue NE
Seattle, Washington 98105-6716

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