Superfest 2001 Festival Invites Film/Video Entries

The International Media Festival on Disabilities, known as Superfest 2001, has announced its Call for Entries. This 21st annual film & video festival judges entrees through a series of committees and the winners are then assembled for a two or three day festival in Berkeley, California in early summer. An Awards Ceremony caps the festival.

For this festival, works completed since December 1, 1996 are eligible.

A deadline of January 31 has been announced and there are modest entry fees according to a sliding scale. Each entry on ½" VHS-NTSC format must be accompanied with a completed entry form. To request forms, contact the Corporation on Disability & Telecommunications, P.O. Box 1107, Berkeley, CA 94701 or email to Liane Yasumoto as follows: Superfest@aol.com

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KickstART, British Columbia, Looking for Artists

The Society for Disability, Arts and Culture (S4DAC) will present KickstART, August 16-20, 2001 in Vancouver to highlight the distinct perspectives and creativity of artists and performers with disabilities.

Morning symposium sessions and participatory workshops are designed to enable Canadian and international artists and performers to learn from each other. A day-long seminar on art and employment, called stART WORK, will conclude the week.

Applications to be a presenting artist are open until October 31. There are limited resources to help meet some expenses of out-of-town artists who are accepted to present. Details: phone, voice & relay: 604 685 3369; fax 604 685 3369; email s4dac@istar.ca

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Film Festival on War-Affected Children Held

In association with an international conference on war-affected children, a small international Film Festival was organized September 9-13 in Canada. The following entries were screened:

• To Be a Refugee, produced by UN High Commission on Refugees, covering situation in Cambodia, Bosnia and Afghanistan
• Children in War, with coverage of Bosnia Israel, Rwanda and Northern Ireland
• Behind Closed Eyes, 4 episodes produced by Karol van Ossenbruggen, including "Maimed," the story of a 13 year old Cambodian, Nhom, who lost his leg
• Sudoko's Story, a Japanese film about a girl with "atom bomb disease"
• Kim's Story, a Canadian film about a Vietnamese girl who became world famous from a photograph of her terrified run from a village napalm attack