feature over 60 feature and short films including some World, U.S. and New

England premieres. More than 60 filmmakers from around the world will be in

attendance.

The festival will open on Thursday, April 2 with their Gala Music & Art

Party at Kay Studios in East Providence with music by Weird Beards and a

sneak preview of the festival’s upcoming films.

Highlighted at this year’s festival is “America’s Lost Band”, a film that

documents The Remains who toured with the Beatles and appeared on Ed

Sullivan before breaking up. The Remains will reunite to perform live after

the film.

Feature films include “The Other Side of the Tracks”, a romantic mystery

about a young man who is haunted by memories of his girlfriend who died in

a train accident; “Ranchero”, a fish-out-of-water story about a small town

cattle rancher who moves to Hollywood; “Audie & the Wolf”, a comedy/horror

film about a wolf who turns into a man who then goes on a killing spree;

“Between Something & Nothing” by director Todd Verow based on his

experiences at RISD; Pendragon, Sword of His Father”, a Christian epic

adventure film set in 411 AD; and “Yesterday Was A Lie”, a groundbreaking

new noir/science fantasy film.

Documentary films include “They Came to Play”, an uplifting story about

people from around the world who compete in an amateur piano competition

and “Courthouse Girls of Farmland”, which documents the poignant and

humorous events of seven senior women from a small town who “bore it all”

to make a bold statement which fueled a firestorm of controversy. The

“Courthouse Girls” themselves will be attending the festival.

The festival will present six short film programs including an animated

short film program, a spotlight on films from Rhode Island, Connecticut and

Massachusetts and two free programs: a music video competition at The Spot

on Thayer and a sample of the festival’s short films at Gallery DEMI.

Musicians performing at SENE include Jose Docen, Weird Beards, Nina Fuller,

Red Ed and the Undead and Matt Fuller. The festival will exhibit the works

of artists and photographers Jenny Lane Smith, Linda Hawkins, Lana Deym

Campbell, Cat Hainfeld and Frederick Sebastian at the new Gallery DEMI on

North Main Street in Providence. Kids can be a part of the festival by

signing up for a Film Wizard Filmmaking Workshop.

Festival venues include RISD Auditorium, Cable Car Cinema, The Spot on

Thayer, Gallery DEMI and the Artists’ Exchange. Tickets for most

screenings are $8 ($5 for students, seniors and members). Tickets for

“America’s Lost Band”/The Remains special event at the RISD Auditorium are

$10 ($5 for students, seniors and members).

The festival is produced by Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts, a

501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization and is sponsored in part by Fidelity

Investments, NBC 10, Motif Magazine, Cardi’s Furniture, Marriott Courtyard,

Chelo’s, Narragansett Beer, B-Side, the Artists’ Exchange, Breaking

Branches Pictures and Two Sisters’ Productions.

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A SPECIAL PROGRAM THROUGH SENE for KIDS:

Film Wizard Workshop

Saturday, April 4, 2009

2PM-5PM

at The Artists’ Exchange, 50 Rolfe Street, Cranston, RI

Learn about Harry Potter movie costuming and special effects, create your

own props and Magical Creatures animation toy, and join other First Years

as a cameraperson, actor or director to recreate a scene from a Harry

Potter movie.

Reservations strongly suggested. $15.00 per child (8-15 years). All

children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult. Costumes optional,

but it’s more fun when you come dressed as your favorite HP movie

character!

From THE RI ARTS LEARNING NETWORK:

Below please find the guidelines and application for Give Me

Five–the Arts Learning Network’s first annual showcase of youth

films from around Rhode Island. The event will be held at Hendricken

High School in Warwick, on Saturday May 9, beginning at 1:30 PM. The

films featured in the showcase will be from school and community media

educaiton programs statewide.

The focus of the event is media education, and each showcase film will

be discussed with the youth filmmaker and professionals from the film

industry. The event is free and open to the public. Donations of cash

or canned goods will accepted. All cash donations will go to defray

costs of the showcase. Canned goods will be donated to a food bank.

WHAT: GIVE ME FIVE

Youth Film Showcase and Discussion with Professionals

WHEN: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 1:30-6:30 PM

WHO: By and for active members of the Network’s Media Education Team,

featuring filmmakers ages 14-18 from their media education programs

The Media Education Team of the RI Arts Learning Network is sponsoring Give

Me Five on May 9, 2009, at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick. This

event is a chance for youth filmmakers and their teachers to showcase and

discuss short films with each other, and with outstanding professionals

from the community.

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION

All school and community media education programs who have attended

meetings of the Media Education Team of the Rhode Island Arts Learning

Network are eligible to participate. Each school or community program may

submit up to THREE pieces for consideration in the showcase.

As part of the educational process, potential entries should be pre-judged

by students at the school or community organization in order to choose the

three submitted. In the event that we have more submissions than we have

time for, the attached rubrics will be used to select the final films for

the Give Me Five showcase.

Preference will be given to pieces 5 minutes or less in length.

Consideration may be given to pieces up to 10 minutes in length MAXIMUM,

time allowing.

The artistic and technical work on the piece must be created and executed

by the students in the applicant’s media education program.

Pieces submitted should have been created within the last year as part of a

Rhode Island media education program represented in the Media Education

Network.

Each student whose work is submitted must be able to attend the entire Give

Me Five showcase on May 9 if his or her work is selected.

Entry Categories:

Fiction and non-fiction entries are acceptable, including but not limited

to the following categories:

Live Action (narrative, experimental, documentary, public service

announcements, music videos)

Animation (stop-motion drawings, claymation, computer animation)

News Programs

Works-in-progress are acceptable and should be labeled as such.

Every attempt will be made to showcase all three applicant entries. Every

school or program that applies will have at least one film screened at the

showcase. However, in the event that there are too many entries for the

time and space allotted, a panel of youth and adult judges will select the

final showcase films. The panel may also select entries for showing on the

Cox TV program Rhode Island Film or PBS. The panel will be composed of

youth and adult artists, educators, and other professionals, and the

enclosed rubric will be used. We also reserve the right to eliminate any

entry that does not meet the basic quality standards. We acknowledge the

Shortie Festival for the use of their rubrics in creating our own.

EVENT Deadlines and Entry Requirements:

1) All entries must be received no later than 4:30 PM on April 24th, 2009.

All participants will be notified whether their selection will be part of

the showcase. The entry must be accompanied by a signed entry form. The

mailing address for the entries is: Give Me Five Film Showcase, RI State

Council on the Arts, 1 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908.

2) Entries will be accepted as finalized DVD’s only. Two copies are

required, for previewing purposes, and to have a back-up in case of

problems.

3) Each DVD entered should be labeled with:

School or Media Program Name

Production Title

Production Length

Production Date

Producer’s Name

4) Please submit a synopsis of no more than 50 words with each DVD.

We will retain all submissions. By submitting, you agree to hold the RI

Media Education Network and its organizers harmless from any and all

liability arising from the broadcast or distribution of this film. If

selected for broadcast, you agree that we may use your piece in its

entirety or portions thereof for educational broadcast purposes.

GIVE ME FIVE

YOUTH FILM SHOWCASE APPLICATION

Presented by and for the Media Education Team of the RI Arts Learning

Network

School or Media Program Applicant Contact Information

(use computer or print clearly):

Name of Community Media Program or School

Address

Name of contact person

E-mail

Phone

We are submitting the following for consideration (up to three):

1) Name of filmmaker/producer

Production Title

Production Length

Production Date

Work-in-progress: YES _____ NO ______

2) Name of filmmaker/producer

Production Title

Production Length

Production Date

Work-in-progress: YES _____ NO ______

3) Name of filmmaker/producer

Production Title

Production Length

Production Date

Work-in-progress: YES _____ NO ______

By submitting, I/we agree to hold the RI Media Education Network and its

organizers harmless from any and all liability arising from the broadcast

or distribution of this film.

If selected for broadcast on Cox or PBS, we agree that Cox, PBS and the

Arts Learning Network may use this piece in its entirety or portions

thereof for educational broadcast.

Each DVD entered is labeled with:

School or Media Program Name

Production Title

Production Length

Filmmakers/Producers Name

A maximum 50-word synopsis accompanies each DVD.

All students signing below are available on May 9th for the showcase and

discussion with professionals.

_____________________________________ Date: ____________________

Signature of Program Contact Person

____________________________________ Date: _____________________

Signature of student filmmaker

_____________________________________ Date: _____________________

Signature of student filmmaker

_____________________________________ Date: _____________________

Signature of student filmmaker