Coming your way:

May 1 – 3, 2009

The Talking Pictures Festival highlights new independent films from around the world in a celebration of films with a unique voice andpoint-of-view. The festival will take place at several venues throughout Evanston, Illinois, a vibrant and diverse community right next to Chicago.

Filmmakers, we are looking for your work!
Documentaries, fiction films, music videos, experimental films, animation, short or long, … any length or genre is welcome! Cash awards for winning entries.

“Early bird” deadline: January 15, 2009
Regular deadline: January 30, 2009

Entry form available at: www.talkingpicturesfestival.org
The organizing force behind the Talking Pictures Festival is Percolator Films, a non-profit media arts organization that also organizes the popular, 9-year-old Reeltime film and discussion series (www.reeltimeevanston.org). For the Talking Pictures Festival, we have teamed up with Northwestern University’s Block Cinema and Evanston’s Boocoo Cultural Center and Café to create this new festival where independent filmmakers can share their vision with appreciative audiences.

Questions? Contact us at: filmvideoforum@yahoo.com