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2010 Theodore Case Film Festival Seeks Entrants
The 2010 Theodore Case Film Festival will be held in downtown Auburn on June 5. The mission of the city's only home-grown film festival is to promote the creative efforts of central New York filmmakers of all ages, celebrating the legacy of sound film pioneer Theodore Case. Festival organizers are actively seeking entries, spreading the word in movie houses, colleges, high schools and middle schools throughout Central New York.
The Theodore Case Film Festival, now in its seventh year, has become one of the highlights of the year for area filmmakers. More than 50 entries were submitted to last year's Festival, evenly distributed between teen and adult filmmakers.
There is no entry fee, and new this year, movies may be as long as 30 minutes rather than 10. Movies, on any subject, may be entered on VHS tape or DVD. Deadline for entries is May 3, 2010.
Entry forms can be picked up at the Cayuga Museum, 203 Genesee Street, or they can be downloaded from either the event page at the Museum’s website: www.cayuganet.org/cayugamuseum, or can be downloaded from the Theodore Case Film Festival's new website: www.tedcasefilmfest.org.
The public screening of the 2010 Theodore Case Film Festival winners will be held at the Auburn Public Theodore on Saturday, June 5. The theater is located at 108 Genesee Street in downtown Auburn, the City, which is proud to proclaim itself "The Birthplace of Talking Movies."
There is a growing interest in the early sound-on-film contributions of Theodore Case and the Case Research Lab. The Case Research Lab Museum on the grounds of the Cayuga Museum of History and Art attracts a variety of film and technology scholars, as well as the general public.
Case's work has been featured in a number of recent documentaries exploring the change to sound movies. This festival is part of an ongoing effort to recognize Case and advance his creative legacy in Central New York and beyond. Theodore Case will also be the focus of Auburn's Founders' Day Celebration one week after the film festival, on June 12, 2010.
The Carriage House, where Case worked, is in the midst of a major transformation. Phase I is underway, bringing exterior improvements and new windows. Phase II work will include a new heating system and restroom facilities. When upgrades are completed, pending additional support, the space will be a venue for the pending Musical Theater Festival.
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