CALL FOR ENTRIES
www.pfvac.org
007: Acts and Actions
Portland Film + Video Artists Collective
Zero Station
7 June 2008
Postmark deadline 15 March 2008
The Portland Film + Video Artists Collective will curate a program of film and video
works that directly address the time-based nature of media. PFVAC seeks single-channel
works under ten minutes in length that present repeated or sustained gestures, or
document a change by or through duration. All manner of experimentation is actively
encouraged. Acts and Actions will screen at Zero Station contemporary art space,
Portland, Maine, on 7 June 2008.
An illustrated exhibition catalogue will complement the screening.
Please submit:
• Name / address / email / phone
• Artist statement and bio
• Works under 10 minutes in length (formats accepted: miniDV, Super 8 silent, 16mm sound
or silent – miniDV reviewer screeners accepted)
• Entry fee of $5 per submission
• SASE for work to be returned; otherwise work will be held for consideration in future
programs
Send to:
PFVAC: Acts and Actions
c/o Kenneth White
84 Carleton Street #23
Portland, Maine 04102
United States
Contact: < [email protected] >
Visit us online: < www.pfvac.org >
Zero Station online: < www.zerostation.com >
Acts and Actions is the seventh event of the Portland Film + Video Artists Collective.
PFVAC formed in July 2006. It is committed to the advancement of film and video as
personal, experimental art forms through regional and international programming.
Celebration and preservation of creative freedom is paramount in all actions. PFVAC has
presented five events thus far, including: Dan Graham visiting artist talk (October
2007), PFVAC + SPACE: New Projections + Installations (September 2007), Portland -
Syracuse One Take Super 8 Event with visiting artist Brett Kashmere (April 2007), Peter
Gruner Shellenberger Retrospective (March 2007), and Premiere Showcase (October 2006).
006: PFVAC Fresh Works, a DVD compilation of film and video by PFVAC members, is
scheduled for March 2008 release.