MONITOR 6: New South Asian Film and Video.DEADLINE: November 16, 2009

SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) invites submissions for its sixth annual experimental short film and video screening program, Monitor 6. Selected works will be screened at the sixth annual short film and video program, Monitor 6 on 24th March, 2010 at the National Film Board of Canada, Toronto. Monitor 6 will be curated by Toronto-based video artist and cultural critic Richard Fung in collaboration with a MONITOR Jury (TBC).

Works must be under 20 minutes and produced between 2007 – 2009. Submissions from first time directors are welcome. Artists’ fees will be paid. Send all materials to: SAVAC – MONITOR 6 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450, Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8

Inquiries can be sent to Monitor 6 is dedicated to the presentation of experimental short films and videos by and/or about South Asians from Canada and around the world. We invite independent and innovative short films and videos that explore the aesthetic and form of the moving image and its relation to narrative. Monitor 6 encourages new experimental work that takes risks and beckons the viewer’s active engagement.