Calling Tacoma Filmmakers: Now accepting submissions for the TOLLBOOTH GALLERY Be a part of reviving one of Tacoma's most unique outdoor art spaces! We're looking for quality film submissions by Tacoma artisans at all levels of experience. This includes writers, directors, actors, composers, editors, grips, make-up artists, photographers, live performance artists... yes, all of you! We want to represent the amazing film work that is created by Tacomans, from students to hobbyists to professionals. Films will be screened at the TOLLBOOTH GALLERY, an outdoor film kiosk located in the heart of downtown Tacoma. The audience is the public, varied and mobile-the customers to local businesses, restaurants, and theatres. The space is designed for short or experimental works shown on a loop, though we will accept submissions of long format in clips, for example, or still photography set to music. About The Toolbooth: The TOLLBOOTH GALLERY is a designated public art space, located on the corner of S. 11th and Broadway. Created in 2003 and billed as "The World's (or at least the South Sound's) Smallest Art Gallery," the original mission was to be an art space dedicated exclusively to experimental video and paper fine arts. In this new project, we are reimagining the TOLLBOOTH GALLERY to be a space that incorporates the evolution of film into digital media and short format. We want to retain its founder's beliefs in the power of experimental art, while introducing an emphasis on narrative storyline. Learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollbooth_Gallery Who We Are & What We're Looking For: We believe everyone has a story to tell and we all need a place to tell it. The curators are professional artists living and working in Tacoma. We are working with the City of Tacoma to restore the TOLLBOOTH GALLERY as a venue for highlighting Tacoma Video Art. We are looking for films that show the breadth of experience and imagination in the Tacoma Film Community. We're hoping to screen films around a specific theme for each month... open to your creative interpretation! Submissions for each month will be due on the 15th of the previous month. March Theme: "Show Us Your Lucky!" OR "Lions & Lambs." Due March 1. April Theme: "April Fools." Due March 15. Wildcard! If you have something amazing that doesn't suit the theme, send it anyways! Submission Notes & Criteria: § Email Submissions to: thetollboothgallery@gmail.com<mailto:thetollboothgallery@gmail.com> Subject line must include your last name & submission title. § Include your first & last name, email, and telephone number on all correspondence. § Submitting artist must be able to provide proof of copyright and/or permissions § Content must be suitable for an open air audience (it runs in public) § Submission format: Initial submission via links to Youtube or Vimeo. Selected works need to be submitted via looped DVD. § Curators will contact selected artists to request looped DVD and proof of authorship/involvement. § Contact the thetollboothgallery@gmail.com<mailto:thetollboothgallery@gmail.com> for questions or for more information!