Experiments in Cinema v18.4 call for submissions!!
Basement Films’ annual international film festival is proud to announce our call for submissions for our next edition of Experiments in Cinema v18.4 (April 18-22, 2023 with an additional online version May 1-10. 2-23). EIC will take place at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque, New Mexico and will consist of film screenings, lectures, live cinema events as well as workshops.

Our call for submissions is open from August 1 – November 1, 2022 through FilmFreeway.

For additional information contact festival director Bryan Konefsky at experimentsincinema@gmail.com or print
traffic controller Nicole Hoch at experimentsincinemasubmissions@gmail.com

We are seeking new and old moving image art that will engage audiences with the magic and wonder that IS un-dependent cinema! Submissions might be (but are not limited to) essay films, dance films, film poems, structural films, post-structural films, post-post structural films, underground films, abstract films, experimental narratives, experimental documentaries, video installations, transgressive films, portrait films, political rant films… Challenge us and make us happy (if your creative output requires fancy press packages, agents to be contacted, a world premiere, descriptions like “…think The Little Mermaid on steroids…,” or character development that can only be understood in terms of a traditional narrative arc, you might do well to find a different festival to screen your film).

Please note that Experiments in Cinema WILL be paying screening fees to all participating artists!

International and Alumni Artists, please contact us at experimentsincinema@gmail.com for a code to waiver your submission fees on FilmFreeway!

Experiments in Cinema v18.4
Bryan Konefsky
Founder/Director, Experiments in Cinema
el presidente, Basement Films
professional product tester
experimentsincinema@gmail.com

Awards & Prizes

Our event is proudly and defiantly award-free!

Rules & Terms

We have no restrictions in terms of when your work was made or how long the running time is... Our only rule is that the work is remarkable and has never been screened at our event in the past. However, please note that by submitting to our event, you are agreeing to have your film screened at our in person festival as well as our online festival.
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  • Raymond Rea

    Brilliant sense of common interest community, a plethora of incredible work and smooth & fluent communication from the festival made having my short selected a complete joy.

    July 2022
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  • MARILYN FREEMAN

    Spectacular festival in every way. Thrilled Waking in Real Time was selected - and honored to be in the company of truly extraordinary films and filmmakers. Participating on the program panel moderated by the brilliant Sally Cloninger was a special bonus - I’m still inspired by the filmmakers I got to be with in conversation. Excellent festival communication! Many thanks to the programmers!

    May 2022
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