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> G F V F
> Grassroots Film & Video Festival
> 4522 S. 2nd - Austin, TX 78745
> 512.441.4701
>
> This is an invitation for you to submit your video and/or film
> projects
> for the first annual Grassroots Film and Video Festival, June 19, 20,
> & 21,
> 1998, in Austin, Texas. The GF/VF is part of the the Grassroots News
> and Media Conference hosted by the Grassroots News Network (GNN).
> The festival is a great place to present your work to worldwide media
> groups and independent media producers.
>
> The GNN is a coalition formed by members of community radio stations
> that has now grown to include micro-broadcasters, print journalists,
> community organizations, and independent producers. The objective of
> the Conference is to allow for these diverse and varied parts of the
> coalition to gather, set up a structure, and learn what each other is
> doing. We can all help each other in our struggles because we are
> all
> in the fight -- to allow for alternative voices to be heard in the
> media.
>
> *PURPOSE*
>
> The purpose of the Grassroots Film and Video Festival is to showcase
> progressive film and video works that focus on issues that are not
> recognized by mainstream media or works that tackle issues in ways
> not
> done in mainstream media. The emphasis is on content, though we will
> not exclude a piece of work simply because it has style.
>
> *SUBMISSION*
>
> Please submit a 1/2" VHS copy of your work. The film/video work must
> be completed and postmarked by Friday, April 17, 1998, to be included
> in the festival. Notices of acceptance will be mailed no later than
> May
> 1st 1998.
>
> All submissions will be reviewed by a panel elected by the Austin
> branch of the Grassroots News Network.
>
> There is a $10 registration fee for each submission.
>
> The address to send your work to is:
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> Thuyet An Truong
> GFVF
> 4522 S. 2nd
> Austin, TX 78745
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> Comrade Odekirk
> Grassroots News Network
> Austin, Texas
> grassroots@tao.ca
> http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/1082/
>
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