[IPSM] CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Prisoners Justice Film Festival

[Nora Butler-Burke]

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Prisoners Justice Film Festival

Toronto's Prisoner's Justice Action Committee invites you to submit your
film / video for possible screening in the second annual Prisoner Justice
Film Festival, February 23-26th 2006!

About the Film Festival

The first Toronto Prisoner's Justice Film Festival was held in January of
2005 at Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto. The festival drew hundreds
of community members, prison abolitionists, youths, activists, students,
educators, artists, ex-prisoners, family members and allies from across
Ontario.

The 2005 Festival featured over 15 films on a wide spectrum of issues
including prison privatization, youth detention, First Nations Prisoners,
immigrant and refugee detention, prison & health, and resistance. We
welcome submissions that explore racism, racial profiling and the
criminalization of targeted communities, mental health behind bars /
psychiatric prisons and issues facing women, aging prisoners, people with
disabilities and transgendered / transsexual prisoners.

This year's Festival will build on the last one, and audiences will have
the opportunity to join in discussions with guest film-makers and actors,
attend activist panels with current and ex-prisoners, connect with
community organizations at an info fair, and view exhibits of art by
prisoners
and families. Opportunities to network with other filmmakers will be
available during the three day festival through panels and Q&A sessions.

Please send a DVD/VHS copy to:
PJAC c/o Sean Lee-Popham
1005 Dovercourt Road
Toronto ON M6H 2X7

Entry requirements:

The deadline for submissions is January 15th 2006. There is no fee to
enter. The festival shows fiction and documentary features and shorts. We
encourage submissions from prisoners, ex-prisoners, Indigenous/First
Nations women and Women of Colour and their families and all those most
adversely affected by the prison system. Please include your name,
address, email
address, and the following entry information: Film/Entry Title, Running
Time, and a brief description of the film (200 words max).

For more info: pjac_committee at yahoo.com

About the Prisoner's Justice Action Committee

The Prisoners Justice Action Committee believes that prisons do not make
our communities safer or more secure. We believe that the prison
industrial
complex perpetuates violence and oppression, including racism, classism,
sexism, colonialism, homophobia and ableism. PJAC works to end
incarceration and detention and to create healthy communities built on
social justice. Visit our website (in construction): www.pjac.org