The First Annual MeDiA Co-op
Digital Film Festival
August 23-25, 2002
3 days, 70 digital films, 4 grants, free workshops
Venues:
- First Congo Theater and Fellowship Hall @ 1000 South Cooper
- Tsunami @ 928 S. Cooper
- Java Cabana 2170 Young Ave.
Friday Schedule Details
Saturday Schedule Details
Sunday Schedule Details
Three Day Overview
Weekend and daily passes can be purchased at: Black Lodge Video, Hattleys Garage, Java Cabana, Otherlands,Videos, Movies and More... Available as of Thursday 8/15
Day Pass $15
All Access Pass $30 (Includes admission to the awards ceremony/party at the HiTone!)
Individual Screenings cost $5 at the door except for Sunday which is $10 because we are rescreening grant winners and other noteworthy films... no advance sales for individual screenings...
Arrive early with pass to insure your seat!
Workshops Saturday 8/24, First Congo Fellowship Hall
11am -Mark Street (Brooklyn, NY), Producer and director of the digital feature At Home and Asea, will be giving a workshop on "Autobiography in Film".
1pm -Chikara Motomura (San Fransisco, CA), Co-producer, editor, cinematographer, and sound technician with 9@Night Films/Direct Action Cinema, will be giving a workshop on the philosophy, intentions, and the process of 9@NightFilms/Direct Action Cinema and the Tenderloin Group.
3pm -Randy Cole, Jennifer Drummond, and Kate O'Conner (Austin, TX), Animators from Director Richard Linklater's Waking Life, will be discussing the technical methods, and the co-operative nature of this groundbreaking animated digital film (this workshop will take place directly after a screening of Waking Life in the Congo Theater.
5pm -Ognian Bozikov (Graduate of Memphis College of Art), Director, writer, producer of the fascinating experimantal short digital film Doppelganger will be giving a workshop on creating multilayered digital film using several graphics and NLE programs.
Want to volunteer? Give us a call or send an email. You can also Download the volunteer form (PDF). Mail it back or drop it off the next time you visit!
A big, big thanks to all the bands that contributed to this festival with the benefit cd sale by Loggia and the show at Young Ave. Deli featuring: bella sun, dearest darlins, greg and the tip tops, and Lucero. Thanks ya'll for helping us grow the Memphis indy film community!
We are no longer accepting submissions for this year's festival. Thanks to those who have submitted films, we'll be sending notices soon.
