Welcome to deadCENTER Film.

Whether you’re looking for your monthly independent film fix or one of the best weekends of your life at our festival, deadCENTER is the place for you. 

The mission of deadCENTER Film is to promote independent film arts. As filmmakers and film fans, we constantly work to bring independent films and independent filmmakers to Oklahoma City.  So whatever your taste, you’re sure to find it here. 

2009 Call for Entries Now Open!

The 9th annual deadCENTER Film Festival is now accepting entries for the 2009 festival which will be held June 10-14 in downtown Oklahoma City. Named one of the top regional festivals in “The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide,” the 9th annual festival will take place at eight locations over five days with more than 5,000 film enthusiasts from around the country expected to attend. 

Entry deadlines for screenplays and films are as follows:

Screenplays
November 3, 2008- Early Bird deadline
December 3, 2008- Regular deadline
January 3, 2009- Late deadline
February 3, 2009- Extended deadline

Films
December 3, 2008- Early Bird deadline
January 3, 2009- Regular deadline
February 3, 2009- Late deadline
March 3, 2009- Extended deadline

This year’s film selections will be taken from the categories of Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Animation, Student, and Oklahoma Film.  A $2,500 cash prize will be given to the winner of the Best Narrative Feature.  All film and screenplay submissions must be submitted through the withoutabox.com link in the green starburst at the top of this page. 

Registration fees for projects submitted by the Early Bird deadline are $40 for Narrative Features, Documentary Features and Screenplays; $30 for Narrative Shorts, Documentary Shorts and Animations; and $25 for Student films.  Fees for projects submitted after this Early Bird deadline will increase $20 in each category. High school films will be accepted free of charge.

 

 

 

deadCENTER presents shortsSUITE...A Night with Outsider Productions

Join emerging film artists at XO Lounge for a cocktail, a short film, and a conversation about their work! On the first Wednesday of each month at the XO Lounge on the lower level of the Colcord Hotel, deadCENTER Film will highlight short filmmakers from across the state. Different filmmakers are showcased each month.   

On Wednesday, October 1st, deadCENTER will screen the controversial short film, “A Beautiful Day,” which made its festival debut with deadCENTER this past summer.  The film was originally slated to appear at the Bare Bones Film Festival in Muskogee.  After a misunderstanding involving some YouTube teasers and a visit from the FBI, Bare Bones decided to pull the film from their slate.  Outsiders Productions was deemed innocent of ‘threatening Muskogee.’

“When we heard about what happened to “A Beautiful Day,” we contacted the filmmakers immediately and booked them for the festival,” recalls Program Director, Melissa Scaramucci.  “This short is scary, but subtle –  it’s the perfect way to start October.  And it’s the best post-apocalyptic zombie movie from Shawnee I’ve ever seen”

With a running time of 30 minutes, “A Beautiful Day” is a disturbingly suspenseful short that skillfully manipulates the stark Oklahoma landscape to create a black and white ‘religio-horror’ flick.  The filmmakers will be on hand to discuss their inspiration for this project and provide insight into their artistic process.  deadCENTER screened Outsider’s feature film, “When I Find Bin Laden” in 2006.

The XO Lounge, which hosts the monthly event, would like to announce new beer and drink specials for deadCENTER attendees.  “We understand that the crowd for shortsSUITE is mostly out-of-work filmmakers,” deadpans Executive Director Cacky Poarch.  “We appreciate the ongoing hospitality of the XO Lounge and look forward to enjoying beverages at a reduced rate for the holiday season … and by holiday, I mean Halloween.”

Doors for deadCENTER Presents shortsSUITE … A Night With Outsiders Productions open at 8:15pm and the program begins at 8:30pm.  This event is free and open to the public.  Must be 21 to enter. 

 

 

 

deadCENTER now on YouTube, Twitter, and Ustream.tv

deadCENTER is now on YouTube.  Head over to check out festival openers, trailers, and short films from our festival. 

www.youtube.com/user/deadCENTERfilm

 Follow deadCENTER events with live updates on the twitter page

www.twitter.com/deadcenter

Also watch events broadcast live on the deadCENTER Ustream.tv page

www.ustream.tv/deadcenter

deadCENTER Film on myspace.com!

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