http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/index/ en info@mainefilm.info Copyright 2012 2012-01-31T02:49:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/request_for_proposals_for_video_production_services_maine_legislative_counc/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/request_for_proposals_for_video_production_services_maine_legislative_counc/#When:02:49:00Z The Maine Legislative Council, acting on behalf of the Maine Legislature, is seeking proposals for Video Production Services in Augusta, Maine. The Maine Legislative Council, acting on behalf of the Maine Legislature, is seeking proposals for Video Production Services in Augusta, Maine. Statement of Purpose The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to retain a qualified service provider who has the capability to perform the tasks described in the Scope of Work and within the established time schedule. The Maine Legislative Council is the management arm of the Maine State Legislature, a branch of State Government. Among its numerous responsibilities, the Legislative Council is responsible for providing orientation of legislative services, functions and Constitutional and statutory responsibilities to newly-elected and returning Legislators at the beginning of each legislative biennium. As part of its orientation program, the Maine Legislative Council shows a video to Legislators on the fundamental aspects of legislating and legislative functions. The Legislative Council is seeking a firm to produce an updated video. The service provider will be required to make available qualified personnel, knowledgeable about the legislative process, and sufficient resources to complete the project on time and within budgeted legislative resources. Proposal Duration The Bidder shall guarantee proposal terms through March 9, 2012. Proposal Submission Interested bidders must submit a sealed proposal. Proposals will be accepted until 3:00 PM on February 10, 2012. Proposals must be delivered to the address below. The Legislative Council assumes no responsibility for delays caused by any delivery service. Postmarking by the due date will not substitute for actual proposal receipt by the Legislature. Late submittals will not be accepted. Office of the Executive Director Attn: Legislating Maine RFP Maine State Legislature 210 State Street, 115 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0115 For further information, contact the Office of the Executive Director, Maine Legislature at 207-287-1615. 2012-01-31T02:49:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/48_hour_film_project_portland_seeking_new_producer/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/48_hour_film_project_portland_seeking_new_producer/#When:17:13:00Z After a great year Ben Keller of the 48 Hour Film Project in Portland, Maine is moving on. Allen Baldwin, who last year released the film “Up Up Down Down,” and then co-created the mini film festival “Damnationland” has been named the new producer at Portland 48 Hour Film Project.  Best wishes to Allen and another great year for the 48 Hour Film Project! After a great year Ben Keller of the 48 Hour Film Project in Portland, Maine is moving on. Allen Baldwin, who last year released the film “Up Up Down Down,” and then co-created the mini film festival “Damnationland” has been named the new producer at Portland 48 Hour Film Project.  Best wishes to Allen and another great year for the 48 Hour Film Project! 2012-01-24T17:13:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/mfva_meeting_in_collaboration_with_juice_30_conference/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/mfva_meeting_in_collaboration_with_juice_30_conference/#When:19:54:00Z Saturday, November 5th, 10:15 - 1:15pm, First Congregational Church • 55 Elm Street, Camden, ME 04843 Panel:  “Building the Next Community Media Portal” Opportunity for Media Makers to Meet Philanthropists, Entrepreneurs, Technologists, Potential clients Saturday, November 5th, 10:15 - 1:15pm, First Congregational Church • 55 Elm Street, Camden, ME 04843 Panel:  “Building the Next Community Media Portal” -- A powerful new communication model has been developed in Maine by a group of filmmakers, software developers, educators and linguists.  It was created to save a dying language, Passamaquoddy, by using documentary film and software to link vocabulary with direct experience in the context of traditional activities.  So many more community needs can be addressed with the creative use of media and the internet.  Entrepreneurs, creative professionals, technologists, policy makers, social advocates, and any interested persons are invited to participate in this workshop. We will present video case studies and help facilitate attendees to brainstorm their own community documentation needs with feedback from an interdisciplinary panel. Admission $10.  MFVA Members Free.  Annual Membership $25 professional; $10 students Light lunch included. The Panelists: Alexa Mills Alexa is the Community Media Specialist at MIT’s Community Innovator’s Lab. Her work includes Predatory Tales, the true stories of predatory lending scams in Lawrence, MA; and a series of shorts about organizing to protect the environment from the coal industry in eastern Kentucky. All projects use various media to express a community’s perspective on an issue. Gustavo Aguilar Co-Artistic Director of TUG, a documentary production and artist/performance collective; a champion of contemporary new music/improvisation he has performed at major music festivals throughout the world.  Asst. Professor U Maine Farmington, Experimental Performance. Ben Levine One of Juice’s keynote speakers, Ben is responsible for developing an interactive tool that combines documentary film and the internet to help save the Passamaquoddy language, a National Science Foundation project that is now morphing into saving dying languages in Mexico.  In Maine he has created a series of documentaries to help inspire Young Parents Learning best practices about raising their children. Mohammed Dini is a Somali community leader in Portland where he was the first African immigrant to run for the Maine legislature in 2010.  He recently founded the African Diaspora Institute and Diaspora Rise! which uses web and social media platforms to foster cross cultural dialogue and to amplify voices often missing from traditional media. Andrew Jawitz is an ethnographic filmmaker in Portland, ME.  He works in collaboration with the African Diaspora Institute striving for media justice by building empowered intercultural networks through participatory media production. His current work addresses social issues such as transportation equity (CarFreeMaine) and immigrant empowerment through interactive media. Gaelyn Aguilar, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist and visual enthnographer.  She received a Fulbright Fellowship to research dance and the cultural politics of national identity.  Gaelyn’s latest project includes Ah, Raza! The Making of an American Artist (a portrait/performance set along the U.S.-Mexico border) Co-artistic Director of Tug, she is currently Asst. Professor of Anthropology at UM Farmington. Louise Rosen, moderator of the panel, is an international distributor of cultural and social issue documentaries through Louise Rosen, Ltd.  Projects her company has represented have gone on to win Oscars, Emmys, Sundance and others.  Louise has gained a reputation as Maine’s most astute moderator through her work with Points North Documentary Forum and the Maine Film & Video Association.  The MFVA strongly encourages its members and friends to attend the entire JUICE 3.0 Conference as it is an excellent opportunity to meet some of Maine’s most active business and social issue entrepreneurs.  The conference features twenty keynote speakers including:  Roxanne Quimby, Angus King, Chris Jones, Bettina Doulton, Eliot Cutler, Gino Bona, John Bielenberg, Amy Applebaum and MFVA member Ben Levine among many others.  Discount tickets are still available.  Volunteer opportunities still exist for further discounts to conference admission.  Check the Juice website for ticketing and discount opportunities.  http://www.juiceconference.org MFVA Meetings 2011-10-21T19:54:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/maine_based_dp_david_wright_wins_award/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/maine_based_dp_david_wright_wins_award/#When:21:24:00Z Maine based DP David Wright wins award for “best cinematography” Maine based DP David Wright wins award for “best cinematography” at the US’ premiere wildlife film festival in Jackson Hole. For more information go to:  http://jhwildlifefilm.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/2011-winners-announced/ 2011-10-20T21:24:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/juice_film_contest_camden_maine/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/juice_film_contest_camden_maine/#When:01:17:00Z Please enter your 60 -120 second film, due by October 15th. Why enter?  There is a $1000 cash prize, the top films will win free tickets to Juice 3.0, and have their film shown to the over 500 attendees at the conference. Maine’s Creative Economy Conference in Camden, announces this year’s Juice Film Contest Announcing - The Juice Film Contest - this year’s theme - “Celebrating Risk” Why are we celebrating risk?  Risk is the catalyst for change. We tend to celebrate, to honor, things that remind us of milestones, comfort and of success.  Anniversaries, holidays, birthdays; events and times we’ve experienced something that has made an impact on our lives.  But all those events started because of a risk that was taken.  A risk, an action, that may have led to loss or gain.  We may celebrate a victory, but that victory came at the risk of losing.  We may celebrate an anniversary, but that anniversary came at the risk of choosing one road over another.  We tend to celebrate the good effects of what risk can bring, but often times cringe when we hear the word “risk”. It’s time to change that around and start celebrating what actually brings about the reason for a celebration.  So we’re reaching out and asking you – how do you visualize risk?  What does a life look like when risk is celebrated?  Where does risk lead us?  Who do you see taking wise risks?  How can risk be celebrated?  Please enter a 60 -120 second film, due by October 15th. http://juiceconference.org/content/juice-film-contest 2011-10-06T01:17:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/call_for_entries_wam_boston_film_festival_2012/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/call_for_entries_wam_boston_film_festival_2012/#When:15:29:00Z Women, Action and the Media (WAM) is seeking both short and feature-length films in all genres for a one-day film festival, focusing on films by and about women. Women, Action and the Media (WAM) is seeking both short and feature-length films in all genres for a one-day film festival, focusing on films by and about women. The festival will be held on Saturday, March 24 at the historic Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA.  All genres are welcome – drama, comedy, documentary, experimental,etc. We only ask that your submission does meet the following criteria: 1. Film must be directed and/or produced by a female filmmaker 2. The story/topic of the film should feature women, or be about an issue of concern to women 3. The film was released in 2009 or later, with preference given to films that are released in 2011 or to be released in 2012. Deadline for entry is November 1, 2011. Visit the link below to view details and download an entry form. http://www.womenactionmedia.org/2011/08/23/submit-to-the-2012-wamboston-film-festival/ Screenings/Festivals 2011-09-21T15:29:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/blue_stocking_film_series_call_for_submissions/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/blue_stocking_film_series_call_for_submissions/#When:01:40:01Z CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS! Bluestocking Film Series - Films by Women A New Film Series at St. Lawrence Arts BFS Premiere: 10/30/2011 4pm The St. Lawrence Arts Center is currently accepting submissions from women filmmakers CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS! Bluestocking Film Series - Films by Women A New Film Series at St. Lawrence Arts BFS Premiere: 10/30/2011 4pm Screenings/Festivals 2011-09-09T01:40:01-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/premiere_of_in_good_time_the_piano_jazz_of_marian_mcpartland_a_film_by_huey/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/premiere_of_in_good_time_the_piano_jazz_of_marian_mcpartland_a_film_by_huey/#When:02:13:00Z In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland, a film by Maine filmmaker, Huey will premier Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30PM at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, ME In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland, a film by Maine filmmaker, Huey will premier Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30PM at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, ME Jazz legend, Marian McPartland, now 93, is documented in this film that explores her life and career as a pioneering woman jazz musician, composer, and host of NPR’s Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz. For more info:  http://www.miff.org/program/2011/ Screenings/Festivals 2011-07-04T02:13:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/rules_learning_lab_series_for_july_11/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/rules_learning_lab_series_for_july_11/#When:02:53:00Z 2011-07-02T02:53:00-05:00 http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/chuck_slavin_tireless_promoter_of_our_industry/ http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/site/chuck_slavin_tireless_promoter_of_our_industry/#When:03:52:01Z Great article on Chuck Slavin, founder of New England Talent and Crew, whose work bringing together members of the New England Film Industry makes him one of our great resources. http://newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/06/slavin General News 2011-07-01T03:52:01-05:00