JSF Travel Office says:

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for Volume 12; Steven Bognar Joins as JSF Guest Editor

The Journal of Short Film invites you to submit your short film for consideration in Volume 12 (Summer 2008). The deadline is fast approaching (May 6th). The JSF%u2014a DVD quarterly published since 2005%u2014has an open and free submissions process. See www.theJSF.org for guidelines.

Steven Bognar will join the JSF as a guest editor for this volume. Steven is perhaps best known for making the epic feature documentary "A Lion in the House" with Julia Reichert in 2006. He is also a teacher, producer, and Sundance regular. His most recent short film was "Gravel." Past guest editors with the Journal have included Sam Green and Deborah Stratman.

The Journal continues to be a leading advocate for short film. It has published 110 filmmakers from 10 countries. The volumes continue to be diverse collections that include every kind of short film: narrative, documentary, experimental, animated, 3-D, and the uncategorizable.

For more details, press, rhetoric, film descriptions, and the official blog, visit www.theJSF.org.

Send submissions to: The Journal of Short Film, PO Box 8217, Columbus, OH 43201

As always, the JSF is available for subscription or purchase at www.theJSF.org and www.Amazon.com.

Contact: Karl M., publisher, The Journal of Short Film, contact(at)theJSF(dot)org

posted Apr 8

Scissor Circus says:

The Journal of Short Film releases Volume 10 (Winter 2008)
(In case you missed Volume 9 - check it - [9 lineup])

Volume 10 lives up to the Journals reputation for diversity, with three of its films coming from Eastern Europe and half of its filmmakers being women. As always, the collection contains most genres of film, including narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, and, for the first time, 3-D film.

FILMS in Volume 10:

1. CONVERSION: Nanobah Becker (2006, 9:00)
2. GUM AND TEA: EE Miller and Samuael Topiary (2005, 4:45)
3. MILKY WAY: Ivana Mladenovic [Romania] (2006, 10:00)
4. PAPER: Elliot Blanchard (2006, 2:00)
5. SCENIC HIGHWAY: Evan Mather (2007, 17:00)
6. HOME: Paul Negoescu [Romania] (2007, 14:00)
7. SISTER CITIES [3D]: Joe Merrell (2006, 10:15)
8. PAINTER OF THE LAND: Joel Fendelman (2004, 8:00)
9. WAR NEXT DOOR: P. Politzer [Hungary] (2005, 10:00)
10. A WILD BEETLE CHASE: Sarah Jackson (2007, 13:10)
11. HER HEART IS WASHED IN WATER AND THEN WEIGHED: Sasha Waters (2006, 12:45)

posted Mar 18

WAR HERO says:

Trailer for the short film about the conflict in Iraq ONLINE NOW! Official Selection: Hollywood Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest, NYC Shorts and this Saturday, the European Premiere in Paris at the European Independent Film Festival...!

posted Mar 11

SF SHORTS says:

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films
click poster for more info.

posted Jan 17

JSF Travel Office says:

PORTLAND EVENT!

We%u2019re excited to finally have an event on the left coast. On 10/20, we%u2019re joining up with Asthmatic Kitty Records to take part in their Unusual Animals series. You may know AKR best for Sufjan Stevens, but the label is stacked with countless other amazing talent, as well.
See all the event details below, and if you%u2019re in the area be sure and say hi.

WHAT: The %u201CUnusual Animals%u201D show, presented by The Journal of Short Film, Meow Meow Presents, and Asthmatic Kitty Records. All ages. Free show.
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 20th, 3pm
WHERE: Urbangrind Coffee Eastside, 2214 NE Oregon, Portland, OR

Featuring music of Half-handed Cloud, Lake, The Beauty, Upsidedown Cat, and Kelli Schaffer; films by Vanessa Renwick, Karl Lind, Chel White, Jeremy Bird, Uli Beutter, Stephen Slappe, Ryan Jeffery, and Matt McCormick.

Here is some backstory from AKR:
%u201CUnusual Animals, an imprint of the internationally celebrated music
label Asthmatic Kitty, was created as a side-project aimed to expose
more conceptual and experimental projects not fitting squarely into
any one genre of music. During this year's SXSW music festival, Asthmatic Kitty took
the Unusual Animals' series one step farther by hosting a live event
that forced the Unusual Animals' artists from the dash of car stereos
and into live performances. The combination of local art, music,
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posted Oct 16

Scissor Circus says:

Screenings, News, Vlogs

excerpt from the JSF Blog

1) Filmmaker Matt Meindl (JSF, Vol.7) will be involved in the CineMUSEica series in Columbus, Ohio on August 15th at the Grandview Drexel theater. Matts films will be accompanied by music from the band The Giants of Gender in a multimedia show the likes of which is rare around here. Be sure to say hi to Matt.

2) Potter Belmar Labs (JSF, Vol.1) will be in NYC from Sept. 3-8 for their live, improvised cinema show at The Lab at Roger Smith Hotel. Also, check out their blogs for more events, examples of their work (art installations, etc.), and travel reports (Venice Biennale!). (PBL blog; Leslies blog)

3) Brian Liloia (JSF, Vol.4) has started a video blog to document his experience at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri this summer. It will be fun to see Brian apply his New Jersey-based filmic profundity to the gritty fecundity of an ecovillage in the sticks.

4) We have confirmed a date for the joint Journal of Short Film/Asthmatic Kitty Records event in Portland, OR, this fall. It will happen on Sat., October 20th. This all-Portland artist event will combine stunning music by AKR with films from the JSF and various PDX filmmakers.

posted Aug 6

Scissor Circus says:

The Journal of Short Film releases Volume 8 (Summer 2007)

The Journal was pleased to host Chicago-based filmmaker Deborah Stratman as a guest editor for Volume 8.

1. LAMPA CU CACIULA (THE TUBE WITH A HAT) Radu Jude [Romania] (2006) A father and son have their TV set fixed for the afternoon movie.

2. THE BOY IN THE AIR Lyn Elliot (2005) An enigmatic advertisement inspires a letter. The corporation writes back.

3. MANUELLE LABOR Marie Losier (2007) A collaboration with Guy Maddin leads to a birthing scene unlike any other.

4. ART/WORK Avram Dodson (2006) A realistic look at the relationship between the artist and the day job.

5. FLIP-FILM Ellen Ugelstad and Alfonso Alvarez (1999) A staccato peek at San Francisco from the inside of a bus.

6. MARDHA HAMDIGAR RA BEHTAR MIFAHMAND (MEN UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER) Marjan Alizadeh [Iran] (2007) Two men and a woman: it seems men understand each other better.

7. UNIFIED FIELDS Brandon Walley (2006) An odd sense of interconnectedness yet isolation.

8. OUTERBOROUGH Bill Morrison (2005) A split-screen extrapolation of crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in 1899.

9. NOTHINGNESS Arzu Ozkal Telhan (2005) Nothingness is about resignation; an unwilling state of existence under the weight of insatiable humanity.

10. MARTIN Bill Basquin (2004)
A poetic portrait of a sheep shearer.

11. TO THE SOUTH WAS 72 - Sabine Gruffat (2005) personal guided tour of the largest prehistoric city north of Mexico. -Anonymous

posted Jul 31

Scissor Circus says:

The Journal of Short Film releases Volume 7 (Spring 2007)

Columbus, OH (May 1, 2007) The Journal of Short Film released Volume 7 (Spring 2007) today.

Volume 7:

1. GOD PROVIDES - Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky (2006, 8:30) Shot in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this unexpected short examines faith and inexplicable loss in the American South.

2. BOMB - Ian Olds (2006, 13:50) An almost love story set on the edge of an old Air Force bombing range.

3. HOW SHE SLEPT AT NIGHT - Lilli Carre (2006, 3:30) A man tries to remember his wife but only comes up with
scant details as his memory starts to stray.

4. CHOQUE (COLLISION) - Nacho Vigalondo (2005, 10:00) Strong temperaments and cars collide in this chic film from Oscar-nominated director Nacho Vigalondo.

5. LOLLYGAGGER - Matt Meindl (2006, 5:00) All sidewalks are not created equal in this experimental travelogue.

6. CRANIUM THEATER - Jason Sandri (2006, 6:45) A quirky and surrealistic critique on the excessive demands of Church and State on the common man.

7. AVATAR - Lluis Quilez (2005, 15:00) Avatar: 1) Chance event that usually involves a sudden change in the course of something. Change of fortune. 2) Test someone goes through.

8. DISCONNECTED - Karl Lind (2006, 3:00) A million tiny hearts break. Somehow, everything is much more one sided than we would like it to be.

9. CHRISTINE. 1403. -

posted May 1

Scissor Circus says:

The Reeler Presents
The Journal of Short Film: NYC Series
Sun., April 8th, 7pm
@ The Pioneer Theater, NYC
(East 3rd Street, between Avenues A and B)

The Reeler is a leading source of news, happenings, and gossip emerging
from the world of NYC cinema.

1. Brian Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky, GOD PROVIDES, 8:30, v.7 ||| Shot in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina this unexpected short examines faith and inexplicable loss in the American South.

2. Josh Safdie, WE'RE GOING TO THE ZOO, 14:40, v.6 |||
Driving to the zoo, a young woman and her little brother pick up an unconventional hitchhiker.

3. Marie Losier, ELECTROCUTE YOUR STARS, 8:00 v.3 ||| A dream-portrait in which American Underground legend George Kuchar tells stories of extreme weather and how not to kill the actors.

4. Ian Olds, BOMB, 14:00, v.7 ||| An offbeat love story set on the edge of an old Air Force bombing range.

5. Natalie Frigo, FIRST LADIES, 1:30, v.6 ||| In FIRST LADIES, the focus of news footage is altered, addressing
alternate histories disregarded due to implicit cultural structures.

6. Joel Fendelman, BAND OF SISTERS, 8:00, v.4 ||| A group of 1.15 million women and men march through Washington, D.C., in the largest march in U.S. history.

7. Paul Karlin, WHY I DON%u2019T GO TO THE MOVIES, 7:00, v.4 ||| The force of romantic obsession and the doldrums of life with a goddess lead to a strange vow.

8. J.J. Adler, FINAL LAP, 11:50, v.2 ||| A sleepy American suburb. A mysterious car roars around the block each
night. Tom Bickerton, 15, watches and waits.

9. Peter Sillen, GRAND LUNCHEONETTE, 5:00, v.5 ||| This film documents the final days of Fred Hakim%u2019s unforgettable 42nd Street lunch counter.

posted Apr 2

Scissor Circus says:

The Journal of Short Film: NYC Series
The Pioneer Theater
NYC, USA
April 8

The Reeler Presents: films from The Journal of Short Film made by New Yorkers.

If your in NYC Sunday, April 8, hit up Karl Mechem (JSF Director) and the NYC filmmakers who are in the Journal of Short Film family - at the Pioneer Theater! In the meantime - check out TheReeler.com - HELL YES!

posted Mar 22