I received an email from Bryan Wendorf, Festival Director of the Chicago Underground Film Festival: "the Chicago Underground Film Festival is looking for music videos for this year's festival. We're particularly interested in videos for "Wired" artists."
from his email:
"Founded in 1993, Chicago Underground is dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions. As Roger Ebert said of this fest, "What you get for your money is not just admission to the films but admission to a subculture."
Radical beyond independent, the "underground" culture supports films that go beyond expectations and genre, to include a menu of films made with passion, obsession, and drive. In addition, CUFF has consistently honored the history of underground and independent cinema by presenting tributes and retrospectives of filmmakers such as Tom Palozzolo, Richard Kern, Kenneth Anger, George Kuchar, John Waters, and Paul Morrissey.
Every evening of screenings is followed by a great night of parties, events and concerts. Jury awards are presented in the following categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Experimental, Animation, and "Made in Chicago" - along with an Audience Choice award.
Past success stories include filmmaker Sarah Jacobson, who debuted her film "Mary Jane's Not A Virgin Anymore" (six months before it screened at Sundance). Some other films that have received national theatrical distribution include: "The Manson Family," "Men Cry Bullets," "The Acid House" as well as Oscar-nominated "Weather Underground" and "The Decline of Western Civilization Part 3."
This is one highly accessible, user-friendly showcase for avant-garde, independent and cult cinema."
