You smell that in the air? I. Smell. Swedes! It’s back! So this time we have a little more than the 3 weeks heads up from last time to create yourself a masterpiece! Coming to downtown Fresno on Saturday, November 22nd at 1pm is the Fresno Swede Fest 2 . But THIS ONE will be held at the C.A.F.E (Collective for Art, Freedom & Ecology) Infoshop in beautiful downtown Fresno (actually, Chinatown! But did you know there’s actually people that don’t know Fresno has a Chinatown? Crazy…), so you know what that means?
We need your entries! This is the call out for everyone in Fresno the get together once again and create some good stuff. Still not sure what a swede is? Here’s the vid I always show people the grasp the idea:
Got it? No?! Well head on over to They Came From The Valley, click on videos and check out some of the entries from the last show to grasp the idea of what this is all about! So the deadline for this whole thing is going to be Nov. 17th, 2008 at Midnight so we need to receive your entry link via email at thedumbdrum@gmail.com. (We know not everyone wants to put their stuff up on the web so if that’s the case, please drop us an email and we’ll set up alternative means of entry but the deadline is the same so please plan ahead for this alternative entry method). We will need a hard copy of your film on DVD to showcase from all entries by Friday, November 21st to show at the festival. Once we receive all the entries in, we will contact you to let you know if indeed your film will be showing.
Yup. That date seems far away but it’s really not so start planning right now by sitting down with a couple friends, bust out your DVDs and figure out a film you guys wanna swede! Please be sure to include your name and contact information in case your swede is chosen and we need to get a hold of you.
Here are the rest of the rules: The entries musn’t be over 5 mins. in running time. Also, the films must not use any excessively abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws. And as a little side note, if you do decide to work on a swede for the festival, let us know! We’d love to get some idea of how many films we’re going to get (plus, it’ll help us sleep) and if you take some still pictures of your production, send them over too and maybe we’ll post them here! REMEMBER! If you have any questions, feel free to drop us an email at thedumbdrum@gmail.com and we’ll get back at you ASAP! Can’t wait to see what Fresno creates come Nov. 22nd so lets get out there and create!