Film Makers Wanted

Oriel Myrddin Gallery and West Wales School of the Arts in Carmarthen will be staging a split-centre selected show of film for a period of 1 month in March 2009. Oriel Myrddin Gallery invite submissions from filmmakers/artists who are living or working in Wales, or are Welsh. The title of the show will be ‘My Place’.
Submissions could include broad interpretations on the theme, from the personal to the political.

Submitted films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length.

Only one DVD submission per artist will be accepted, a single DVD can include up to three individual works. The films will be screened as a single channel projection in the main gallery within a showreel format.
Multi screen works cannot be accommodated at this time.

The selectors are: Karen MacKinnon, Peter Finnemore, Anthony Shapland

Submissions Checklist:

1. A pal DVD, formatted with a navigatable menu if it features more than one work, labelled clearly with your name and contact details
2. A CV
3. A short artists statement (50-100 words)
4. A completed Oriel Myrddin Gallery application form

Submission deadline is 31 October 2008 as postmark.

Selected artists (only) will be informed during the final week of November 2008. The selectors decision is final and we are sorry that no discussion will be entered into.

Although we are not able to offer a fee, the gallery will produce a piece of high quality print with essay, relating to the selected film/makers.

Selected artists will be required to submit print quality stills by 19 December 2008.

For further details contact: Meg Anthony or Kathryn Dodd

For an application form please email: KDodd@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

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