On Screen/In Person
Launched in 2011, On Screen/In Person tours new independent American films and their respective filmmakers to communities across the mid-Atlantic region. Organizations in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia interested in serving as host sites are selected by the Foundation on an annual basis through an open, competitive application process. Host sites participate in film selection and each receives six films a year for screening in their communities over two three-month intervals (September-October-November; February-March-April). Visiting filmmakers work with host sites to develop their participation in community activities that provide context and greater appreciation for their respective work and the art of film. Films, including animation, documentaries, experimental and narrative work, are submitted for consideration for the program through an annual nationwide open call for entries.
The Foundation is responsible for:
> Facilitating the nationwide submission of independent films;
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Selecting up to 30 organizations each year to serve as host sites through a competitive application process;
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Providing host sites with projection-quality DVDs for use in preliminary film selection process and linking to online scoring mechanism;
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Coordinating the final selection of films with host sites;
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Providing each host site with six films on projection-quality DVDs for public screenings;
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Contracting with filmmakers for film screenings and community engagement activities;
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Providing honoraria for the filmmakers;
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Arranging travel for touring filmmakers;
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Paying all filmmakers’ travel-related expenses (including airfare, public transportation, car rental, personal automobile, accommodations, and per diem);
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Providing host sites with downloadable electronic promotional materials for the film series and selected filmmakers (including logos, posters, web banners high- resolution photos, filmmaker bios, film synopses, trailers, and podcasts), and a marketing toolkit; and
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Maintaining On Screen/In Person blog, and managing entries by filmmakers.
Organizations selected to serve as host sites are required to:
> Identify a representative(s) with appropriate expertise to participate in the preliminary review of a share of the submitted films;
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Develop a process for preliminary review of a share of submitted films;
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Send a representative to a two-day meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland to make final film selections;
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Coordinate screenings and choice of community activity (in addition to post-screening discussion session) with each of six visiting filmmakers selected to visit their respective sites;
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Arrange local overnight accommodations for each visiting filmmaker (accommodations paid by Foundation);
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Provide qualified projectionist and well-maintained, functional projection equipment;
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Market and promote the film series in their community through print and electronic media, as well as radio and television outlets, whenever possible; and
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Pay the Foundation a participation fee of $5,000.
Selected filmmakers are required to:
> Commit to a 7-12 day travel schedule during which filmmaker will visit five-to-ten host sites for one-to-two day periods;
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Provide high-resolution still photos from selected film and head-shot, filmmaker biography, and link to film trailer;
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Present screenings of their work at each host site;
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Engage audiences in a post-screening discussion;
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Participate in community engagement activities developed in consultation with each host site; and
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Document their experiences on the On Screen/In Person blog after each screening.
On Screen/In Person is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program.
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