The 2nd Annual Greenpoint Film Festival Wants Your Visionary Films

 

Hey filmmakers—while you're readying your submissions for June's Northside DIY Film Fest, why not aim for even more North Brooklyn domination by entering the Greenpoint Film Festival?!

The inaugural Greenpoint Film Festival, produced by Brooklyn arts organization Woven Spaces, went down over four days back in October, presenting local talent alongside film titans like David Lynch and Jonas Mekas, who premiered his documentary about the East Village's now-defunct Mars Bar. The festival will return this fall, and the deadline for submissions is April 3—or May 3 if you don't mind a slightly higher entry free.

Before you submit your film, note the festival's requirements:

The film must have been completed between May 2010 and May 2012.

Works in any language other than English must have English subtitles at the time of submission.

Short films and student works must be under 50 minutes. Features must be 50 minutes or longer.

Films must be available for exhibition in 16mm film, BluRay or DVD.

All filmmakers must have obtained any necessary clearances to exhibit the film at the time of submission.

Full details are available on the submissions guide page. We'll leave you with some wise words from Mekas, from his 1979 film Paradise Not Yet Lost: "Be idealistic, don't be practical. Seek the insignificant small but essential qualities, essential to life."

-- John Ruscher