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3/14/2006
H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] Film Submissions Start April 1st
The 5th Annual H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival Announces Call For Submissions
New York, NY (March 9, 2006) The Hip-Hop Association, producers of the largest International Hip-Hop film festival in the world, will begin accepting submissions for its Fifth Annual H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival (H2O IFF) starting April 1, 2006. In 2005, the festival gathered the support of over 5,000 festival-goers, screening over 75 films in just 6 days. In our fifth year were celebrating the Golden Years, where the 90s Hip-Hop art, rebellion, business, unity and conscious soul movements soared to the next level. It was a great time of diversity; different hoods, musical sounds and struggles were all being represented. At the same time people were uniting and demanding more, all for the love of Hip-Hop. Were celebrating that spirit expect an amazing year, says Rolando Brown, Executive Director of the Hip-Hop Association.
Taking place from November 28, 2006 December 8, 2006 in New York, USA, this years theme Whose World Is This? highlights the Hip-Hop community of the early/mid 90s; a time when youth in the community began stepping up and demanding money, power, and respect. In 2006, accepted films will be competing for a variety of awards, including cash awards, opportunities for distribution dealsDVD, broadcast, and web streamingas well as inclusion in hundreds of community screenings and events.
H2O IFF showcases films that include one of the elements of Hip-Hop culture in the films theme, story or subject matter, i.e. Breaking (B-Boy/Girl), DJ'ing, MC'ing, Graffiti/Aerosol Artistry, Beatbox'ing, Knowledge, Culture, and Overstanding. Films categorized as "Under the influence" need only depict content that is relevant to the overall culture and may contain, but are not limited to, a focus on fashion, music, language, location, theme and/or characters influenced by Hip-Hop culture. All genres welcome: Documentary, Narrative, Experimental, Animation, PSA (Public Service Announcements), Freestyle/Experimental, Music Video, Trailer, and Youth Media.
We use media as a tool for empowerment, education and social awareness within the Hip-Hop community, so open up your boxes, and lets get to work!, says Stacey LAir Lee, Director of the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] media initiative.
Until then, filmmakers can take advantage of two weeks of discounted early submissions from March 15, 2006 to March 31, 2006. Regular submission deadline is June 31, 2006. For more information, and a downloadable submission application visit http://www.h2oiff.org.
About the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] Media Initiative
Social Awareness Through Media! The H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] is the media initiative of the Hip-Hop Association. With programming like the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival, the Freshest Youth Program, the Odyssey Awards, and the Defuse Media Lab, its mission is to create cultural sustainability & industry longevity by supporting the use of Hip-Hop culture as a tool for social awareness & youth empowerment. The initiative also includes the acquisition of media properties that the H2O directors, staff, and advisory board believe will support this mission. Defuse News is one such media property. For more information please visit http://www.h2oiff.org.
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Press Contact:
press@hiphopassociation.org
646.421.9574
New York, NY (March 9, 2006) The Hip-Hop Association, producers of the largest International Hip-Hop film festival in the world, will begin accepting submissions for its Fifth Annual H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival (H2O IFF) starting April 1, 2006. In 2005, the festival gathered the support of over 5,000 festival-goers, screening over 75 films in just 6 days. In our fifth year were celebrating the Golden Years, where the 90s Hip-Hop art, rebellion, business, unity and conscious soul movements soared to the next level. It was a great time of diversity; different hoods, musical sounds and struggles were all being represented. At the same time people were uniting and demanding more, all for the love of Hip-Hop. Were celebrating that spirit expect an amazing year, says Rolando Brown, Executive Director of the Hip-Hop Association.
Taking place from November 28, 2006 December 8, 2006 in New York, USA, this years theme Whose World Is This? highlights the Hip-Hop community of the early/mid 90s; a time when youth in the community began stepping up and demanding money, power, and respect. In 2006, accepted films will be competing for a variety of awards, including cash awards, opportunities for distribution dealsDVD, broadcast, and web streamingas well as inclusion in hundreds of community screenings and events.
H2O IFF showcases films that include one of the elements of Hip-Hop culture in the films theme, story or subject matter, i.e. Breaking (B-Boy/Girl), DJ'ing, MC'ing, Graffiti/Aerosol Artistry, Beatbox'ing, Knowledge, Culture, and Overstanding. Films categorized as "Under the influence" need only depict content that is relevant to the overall culture and may contain, but are not limited to, a focus on fashion, music, language, location, theme and/or characters influenced by Hip-Hop culture. All genres welcome: Documentary, Narrative, Experimental, Animation, PSA (Public Service Announcements), Freestyle/Experimental, Music Video, Trailer, and Youth Media.
We use media as a tool for empowerment, education and social awareness within the Hip-Hop community, so open up your boxes, and lets get to work!, says Stacey LAir Lee, Director of the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] media initiative.
Until then, filmmakers can take advantage of two weeks of discounted early submissions from March 15, 2006 to March 31, 2006. Regular submission deadline is June 31, 2006. For more information, and a downloadable submission application visit http://www.h2oiff.org.
About the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] Media Initiative
Social Awareness Through Media! The H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] is the media initiative of the Hip-Hop Association. With programming like the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival, the Freshest Youth Program, the Odyssey Awards, and the Defuse Media Lab, its mission is to create cultural sustainability & industry longevity by supporting the use of Hip-Hop culture as a tool for social awareness & youth empowerment. The initiative also includes the acquisition of media properties that the H2O directors, staff, and advisory board believe will support this mission. Defuse News is one such media property. For more information please visit http://www.h2oiff.org.
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Press Contact:
press@hiphopassociation.org
646.421.9574
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