PARK SLOPE CIVIC COUNCIL'S
ART SLOPE '19 - SHORTS IN THE SLOPE
http://www.artslope.nyc
A Film Event
April 6-7, 2019
Berkeley Carroll School's state-of-the-art Marlene Clary Performance Space, 152 Sterling Place, between Flatbush and 7th Avenue. Awards Ceremony and Closing Party will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
This year’s film festival, Art Slope ‘19 – Shorts in the Slope, will take place over the weekend of April 6 and 7 and will again be held at the Berkeley Carroll Marlene Clary Performance space at 152 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217. All films selected for the festival will be eligible for awards.
We are excited to announce that this year we will be hosting our first Youth Film Segment. Filmmakers from age 7 to 13 and 14 to 18 are invited to submit short works.
There will be screenings on Saturday and Sunday. There will be an awards ceremony after the last Sunday evening screening. Networking events following other screenings are in the works. Check our website for updates.
ABOUT US
Art Slope – Shorts in the Slope is an initiative of the Arts Committee of the Park Slope Civic Council, which has sought to enhance the lives of Park Slope residents and visitors since 1896. (For more information on the Civic Council’s many neighborhood activities, please visit: parkslopeciviccouncil.org. )
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The inspiration for the Film Festival came out of September 2016's popular 9-day neighborhood-wide arts festival, Art Slope ‘16, which featured the work of over 150 artists from across all disciplines in more than 50 venues, including 9 large installations in Prospect Park and a shorts screening curated by Bill Schaumberg.
Bill Schaumberg's screening led to the inaugural Art Slope '17 - Shorts in the Slope short film festival, which took place over October 13-14 at the Berkeley Carroll School's state-of-the-art theater. The Arts Committee reviewed over 90 short film submissions form around the world and featured a festival line up of 30 films, with subject matter ranging from narrative, documentary, animations, humor and horror. (Please see below for a listing of the winning short films - and go to Artslope.nyc for the complete festival lineup, as well as photographs from the screenings and closing party/awards ceremony at Shapeshifter Lab in nearby Gowanus, Brooklyn.)
On October 13, 2018, Art Slope presented a special screening of the 1953 masterpiece "Little Fugitive," introduced by the filmmaker's daughter, Mary Engel, and which included a talk on Coney Island in the 1950's by noted architectural historian Francis Morrone and songs from the era performed by members of Brooklyn's own "Opera on Tap."
ART SLOPE '17 SHORTS IN THE SLOPE WINNERS
To all of our filmmakers from around the world, thank you for sharing your artistry with us!
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
"Steep Education" - Luke Namer and Sebastian Buffa, Directors; Redefined Films, Producer
$500 Cash Prize
BEST NARRATIVE FILM
"The Somnambulist" - Duane Michals, Director; Josiah Cuneo, Producer
$500 Cash Prize
Special Prize
"I'm A Man" - Liam Parry
$1,500 of color grading services, offered by Nice Shoes, a leading post-production studio + trophy
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Best Narrative Short - $500 + Trophy
Best Documentary Short $500 + Trophy
Best Youth Short Ages 7 o 13 - $250 + Trophy
Best Youth Short Ages 14 to 18 $250 + Trophy
Laurels and t-shirts for all films selected for the festival