PINOY VISIONS 2006

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND FILAM ARTS, INC. ANNOUNCE
CALL FOR WORKS FOR 13th ANNUAL PINOY VISIONS 2006
Film & Video Showcase to Highlight 2006 FPAC Sept. 9-10 in San Pedro

Attention all filmmakers of Filipino/American descent! Visual Communications is looking for short film and videoworks for the 13th edition of PINOY VISIONS, presented by Visual Communications and FilAm ARTS, Inc. as part of the 15th annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture, set for Sept. 9-10, 2006. PINOY VISIONS, inaugurated as part of the 1994 edition of FPAC, serves as a unique survey of creative activity among Pinoy cinema artists and includes screening, panel discussions and other special programs. Award-winning artists whose works have been presented in past editions of PINOY VISIONS include Matthew Abaya, Rima Anosa, Mark Arbitrario, John Manal Castro, Lakandiwa deLeon, Ramona Diaz, Mar Elepano, Marlon Fuentes, Cynthia Ignacio, Arnold Noche, Raymond Red, Oliver Tan, Dan Tirtawinata, Mia Villanueva, and so many others.
Organizers of this year’s edition of PINOY VISIONS are currently searching for works that illustrate the broad range of artistic expression by Filipino Americans and Filipino cinematic artists. Works selected to participate will be programmed in a screening showcase of works to be presented at FPAC 2006; as well as two components introduced in 2003: the PINOY VISIONS Video Kiosk, and PINOY VISIONS Online, a web-based streaming component.

Since 1992, the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture has grown into the Southland’s premiere showcase of Filipino American and Philippine contemporary and traditional visual, performance, media, culinary and literary arts. FPAC, which now makes its home at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, attracts in excess of 20,000 visitors and features both world-renowned and locally-cultivated artists in all disciplines.
FPAC is administered through FilAm ARTS, Inc, a non-profit organization founded in 1999 to promote and nurture the advancement of Filipino arts and culture throughout Greater Southern California and North America.

Established in 1970, Visual Communications is the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, and has a lengthy track record of pioneering achievements in producing, presenting, and preserving more honest and accurate representations of Asian and Pacific Islander communities in America. Visual Communications, through training and education, is also recognized as an incubator of emerging Asian Pacific American cinematic talent. The organization’s works have been exhibited in numerous venues and broadcast outlets throughout the world.

TO SUBMIT:
Short works produced by Filipino American and Filipino filmmakers are welcome and encouraged; the postmark deadline to submit VHS preview screeners (NTSC format) or DVD preview disks (region 1 or zero, NTSC format), synopsis, filmmaker’s bio and related production notes is June 30, 2006.

Submissions should be mailed to:
Visual Communications
120 Judge John Aiso Street
Basement Level
Los Angeles, CA 90012

There is no entry fee. The program will be announced Aug. 15.

For more information, please contact Visual Communications at: (213) 680-4462 x25; or visit the FilAm ARTS website at: www.filamarts.org.