CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea is seeking entries for its 2006 event, running April 22 – 29, 2006 on a seven-day cruise through the Mexican Riviera. The festival, now in its 2nd year, is seeking narrative, animated, and experiential films (shorts and features) that expand the mind, warm the heart and stir the soul.
Selected films will be eligible for 1st and 2nd Place Short, 1st and 2nd Place Feature, as well as Audience Awards, to be presented on the cruise. Free passage on the cruise (airfare to and from San Diego not included) will be made available to ONE filmmaker per selected film - additional berths may be purchased at a special filmmaker's rate.
KEY DATES:
Early deadline: October 28, 2005 (entry fee $25*)
Regular Deadline: December 2, 2005 (entry fee $30*)
Late Deadline: January 2, 2005 (entry fee $35*)
Withoutabox Member Extended Deadline: January 6, 2005
*discounted entry fees available for withoutabox member
TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM: please log on to http://www.spiritualcinemafestival.com and click on the link for “entries.” Withoutabox members can also submit online at: http://www.withoutabox.com/
The Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea showcases an exhilarating variety of spiritual films, workshops, special screenings, a closing-night awards ceremony and informative panel discussions, a scintillating cocktail party, two formal sit-down dinners, and dozens of informal gatherings for filmmakers and attendees alike.
The seven-day cruise aboard the luxury Holland America M/S Oosterdam cruise liner features a wealth of opportunities to interact with kindred spirits, all while sailing the gorgeous waters of the Pacific. 2006 ports of call include Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.
Led by Spiritual Cinema Circle co-founder, veteran filmmaker Stephen Simon (“Somewhere in Time,” “What Dreams May Come” producer), the Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea is a unique floating film festival that celebrates the heart and soul of cinema. Spiritual but not religious, Spiritual Cinema is entertainment that uplifts, inspires and stirs the soul.
The festival drew a sold-out crowd of 300 in its inaugural year, with visitors from all parts of the country and the world including Denmark, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Sweden and more.
Esteemed industry members who participated in last year’s event include Academy Award winning screenwriter of “Ghost,” Bruce Joel Rubin, who was on board to screen “My Life,” the stirring 1993 feature starring Nicole Kidman and Michael Keaton as a terminally ill man preparing for his death.
Also on board was “What the (Bleep) Do We Know!?” director and photographer Mark Vicente, who found the festival a unique creative space to interact with filmmakers in the same genre, while playing in the warm tropical waters. Vicente participated as a festival jury member, and was on hand to lead a Q & A session after a special screening of “What the (Bleep)!?”
“Where else could I have been hanging out in the ocean discussing a creative issue with other filmmakers?” he asks. “I found the solution to a story problem I’ve had for years in a matter of minutes while having an amazing time. This festival was the Woodstock of Spiritual Cinema. Both the filmmakers and the movie-lovers were magnetically drawn to this gathering of the tribe. This festival is a milestone event that will grow bigger and bigger,” assures Vicente.
Narrative feature film highlights from 2005 included “Illusion,” starring Kirk Douglas in the performance of a lifetime, written, directed by Michael Goorjian (who also stars in the film). Winning both First Place Feature and the Audience Choice Award, “Illusion” tells the story of an elderly movie producer on his deathbed (Douglas) who is allowed to see his illegitimate son’s “Akashic records” (recorded life stories) in order to right a wrong before passing to the other side. Film premieres theatrically in Jan. 2006.
Short films are also a major part of the festival programming, with last year’s First Place Short Film awarded to Canadian writer/director Tony Dean Smith for “Reflection,” a 20-minute film about a father’s grief and despair over the sudden loss of his young daughter who ultimately sends him a message of hope from the other side.
Second Place Short went to Swedish filmmaker Johan Brisinger for his 15-minute film, “Passing Hearts.” An intimate film about a small, yet monumental meeting between two strangers, “Passing Hearts” follows a young boy, alive due to a heart transplant, who is determined to learn more about the life that now sustains him.
Unlike many festivals where multiple films screen simultaneously and the audiences can be quite small, filmmakers had the rare opportunity to be seen and appreciated by the entire group of 300+ at the 2005 event.
“The SCC festival at sea was by far the best festival experience I've had for my film,” says filmmaker Adrienne Alitowski, whose short film “Grace” was screened at the 2005 event, about a young woman who makes a special sacrifice for a her brother and his partner.
“The festival was small it made it possible for everyone to see all the films screened, which is a very nice thing for the filmmakers. But most importantly, the people who attended this festival were so supportive and generous in their response to the work. I couldn't have dreamed of a better response for my film. I highly recommend this festival to other filmmakers.”
To submit your film please log on to www.spiritualcinemafestival.com and click on the link for “entries.”
Withoutabox members can also submit online at: http://www.withoutabox.com/
DON’T MISS THE EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE of: OCT. 28, 2005.
Questions, please contact Festival Director Cari Deutsch, FestivalatSea@aol.com
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The Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea is seeking entries for its 2006 event, running April 22 – 29, 2006 on a seven-day cruise through the Mexican Riviera. The festival, now in its 2nd year, is seeking narrative, animated, and experiential films (shorts and features) that expand the mind, warm the heart and stir the soul.
Selected films will be eligible for 1st and 2nd Place Short, 1st and 2nd Place Feature, as well as Audience Awards, to be presented on the cruise. Free passage on the cruise (airfare to and from San Diego not included) will be made available to ONE filmmaker per selected film - additional berths may be purchased at a special filmmaker's rate.
KEY DATES:
Early deadline: October 28, 2005 (entry fee $25*)
Regular Deadline: December 2, 2005 (entry fee $30*)
Late Deadline: January 2, 2005 (entry fee $35*)
Withoutabox Member Extended Deadline: January 6, 2005
*discounted entry fees available for withoutabox member
TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM: please log on to http://www.spiritualcinemafestival.com and click on the link for “entries.” Withoutabox members can also submit online at: http://www.withoutabox.com/
The Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea showcases an exhilarating variety of spiritual films, workshops, special screenings, a closing-night awards ceremony and informative panel discussions, a scintillating cocktail party, two formal sit-down dinners, and dozens of informal gatherings for filmmakers and attendees alike.
The seven-day cruise aboard the luxury Holland America M/S Oosterdam cruise liner features a wealth of opportunities to interact with kindred spirits, all while sailing the gorgeous waters of the Pacific. 2006 ports of call include Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.
Led by Spiritual Cinema Circle co-founder, veteran filmmaker Stephen Simon (“Somewhere in Time,” “What Dreams May Come” producer), the Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea is a unique floating film festival that celebrates the heart and soul of cinema. Spiritual but not religious, Spiritual Cinema is entertainment that uplifts, inspires and stirs the soul.
The festival drew a sold-out crowd of 300 in its inaugural year, with visitors from all parts of the country and the world including Denmark, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Sweden and more.
Esteemed industry members who participated in last year’s event include Academy Award winning screenwriter of “Ghost,” Bruce Joel Rubin, who was on board to screen “My Life,” the stirring 1993 feature starring Nicole Kidman and Michael Keaton as a terminally ill man preparing for his death.
Also on board was “What the (Bleep) Do We Know!?” director and photographer Mark Vicente, who found the festival a unique creative space to interact with filmmakers in the same genre, while playing in the warm tropical waters. Vicente participated as a festival jury member, and was on hand to lead a Q & A session after a special screening of “What the (Bleep)!?”
“Where else could I have been hanging out in the ocean discussing a creative issue with other filmmakers?” he asks. “I found the solution to a story problem I’ve had for years in a matter of minutes while having an amazing time. This festival was the Woodstock of Spiritual Cinema. Both the filmmakers and the movie-lovers were magnetically drawn to this gathering of the tribe. This festival is a milestone event that will grow bigger and bigger,” assures Vicente.
Narrative feature film highlights from 2005 included “Illusion,” starring Kirk Douglas in the performance of a lifetime, written, directed by Michael Goorjian (who also stars in the film). Winning both First Place Feature and the Audience Choice Award, “Illusion” tells the story of an elderly movie producer on his deathbed (Douglas) who is allowed to see his illegitimate son’s “Akashic records” (recorded life stories) in order to right a wrong before passing to the other side. Film premieres theatrically in Jan. 2006.
Short films are also a major part of the festival programming, with last year’s First Place Short Film awarded to Canadian writer/director Tony Dean Smith for “Reflection,” a 20-minute film about a father’s grief and despair over the sudden loss of his young daughter who ultimately sends him a message of hope from the other side.
Second Place Short went to Swedish filmmaker Johan Brisinger for his 15-minute film, “Passing Hearts.” An intimate film about a small, yet monumental meeting between two strangers, “Passing Hearts” follows a young boy, alive due to a heart transplant, who is determined to learn more about the life that now sustains him.
Unlike many festivals where multiple films screen simultaneously and the audiences can be quite small, filmmakers had the rare opportunity to be seen and appreciated by the entire group of 300+ at the 2005 event.
“The SCC festival at sea was by far the best festival experience I've had for my film,” says filmmaker Adrienne Alitowski, whose short film “Grace” was screened at the 2005 event, about a young woman who makes a special sacrifice for a her brother and his partner.
“The festival was small it made it possible for everyone to see all the films screened, which is a very nice thing for the filmmakers. But most importantly, the people who attended this festival were so supportive and generous in their response to the work. I couldn't have dreamed of a better response for my film. I highly recommend this festival to other filmmakers.”
To submit your film please log on to www.spiritualcinemafestival.com and click on the link for “entries.”
Withoutabox members can also submit online at: http://www.withoutabox.com/
DON’T MISS THE EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE of: OCT. 28, 2005.
Questions, please contact Festival Director Cari Deutsch, FestivalatSea@aol.com
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