SC Arts Commission Press Releases
Toaster Film Festival Offers a Way to Jump Into Filmmaking Application Deadline is Nov. 10
Sept. 24, 2008
Media Contact:
Milly Hough
(803) 734-8698
COLUMBIA, S.C. –The Toaster Film Festival, a program of the South Carolina Arts Commission, is accepting submissions of independently produced short films for the 2009 festival. Guidelines and applications are available on the Toaster Web page. The postmark deadline for entries is Nov. 10.
The film festival is open to any amateur, student, independent or professional filmmaker in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. All genres and subject matter are welcome (experimental, documentary, narrative, music, etc.). The only stipulations are that films must include a toaster and/or grits and be no longer than three minutes. The next Toaster Film Festival will be in March 2009 in partnership with Indie Grits, a program of the Columbia Film Society.
"This film festival provides a great starting point for filmmakers," said Susan Leonard, media arts director of the South Carolina Arts Commission. "Using a common idea or object helps simplify the process, allowing filmmakers to play with new ideas and simply have more fun."
The film festival, spurred by Greenville filmmaker Jeff Sumerel, awards filmmakers in each of the following categories: ages 8 -12, ages 13 -17 and ages 18 and up.
For more information or to download a Toaster Film Festival application, visit the Toaster Web page, or contact Susan Leonard, (803) 734-8681.
About SCAC:
The South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances. Created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission is working to increase public participation in the arts by providing services, grants and leadership initiatives in three areas: arts education, community arts development and artist development. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Arts Commission is funded by the state of South Carolina and by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit www.SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) 734-8696.
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