The Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga, KC Digital Drive and the Kansas City Film Society are collaborating on a community film project, Capture: A Community Filmmaking Project to be held Sept. 18-20. For the first time, a crowd-sourced film project will happen simultaneously in two cities in two different states.
Gigabit cities, Chattanooga and Kansas City have partnered to challenge people in both cities to submit film clips that provide insight on their communities around a specific theme. KC and Chattanooga are among the few cities in the nation that currently provide fiber optic, high-speed Internet, a key component of the project.
Founded by AVA in 2013, Capture joins community members with professional filmmakers, editors and musicians to create short films around specific themes.
“Capture was developed from the beginning to be site-specific yet also transferable and replicable, it can be true in multiple places”, said Anne Willson, AVA’s executive director. “With the very generous support of several foundations, the project has been incubated and tested for a couple of years. Now in its third year, we are absolutely thrilled to join with Kansas City for 2015.”
The 48-hour film contest comes on the heels of Techweek Kansas City, Sept. 14-20. After the videos have been uploaded, teams of professional editors and composers will turn the crowdsourced material into four short films that will be shown in both cities simultaneously on Sept. 20. The viewing is open to the public.
"Capture will challenge people in both cities to take their cameras and smartphones to the streets to film up to four 30-second clips that give a window into their community,” said Jason Harper, KC Digital Drive.
A supporter of this event, The KC Film + New Media Office is also a sponsor. "We could not be more excited to accept the Capture challenge from our friends in Chattanooga," said Stephane Scupham, KC Film commissioner. "This contest is an opportunity for Kansas Citians to bring together our vibrant arts and tech communities to showcase the dynamic culture of cities."
For more information, visit www.capturefilmproject.org.