Day: February 27, 2011

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These Are Those Things

More Beatles Punchlines In Need Of The Jokes

We all make some bad decisions in life. I hear some folks confess fear that something stupid they did way back when will end up on YouTube. It will. It’s true. But know what? So what. If it is true about The Beatles, it will also be true about today’s pop stars, and just as no one cares about those mistakes, you shouldn’t care about your mistakes. We should learn to live like clowns. Why so serious?

Which is a long way of saying why I was so excited when @jonarcher tipped me to this tidbit of the Fab Four trying their hand at Willie The Shake.

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Bowl Of Noses

Yesterday’s Cars Of Tomorrow

The Past sure had some good ideas about the future.

I still want my jet pack though.
Thanks to VSL for the tip!

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Truly Free Film

Hey Docu-makers! The Deadline Is Approaching

The PUMA CREATIVE IMPACT AWARD is something all doc filmmakers should apply for — and it’s NEW this year. This £50,000 prize will be given annually to the documentary that has made the greatest social impact. This unprecedented award is administered by the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and supported by PUMA. Deadline: April 1 (and it is open to filmmakers from any country).

Check out the guidelines and submission process here.

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Truly Free Film

Stay Inside Today & Make Yourself Eligible For A Film/Video Grant From Creative Capital

Seriously, so what if it is warm and sunny and you need to wash away your winter blues. An opportunity like this comes around, well, once every three years. That’s not every day, so you better get cracking. The deadline to submit just the “Letter of Inquiry” is March 1st and…

You can learn more about Creative Capital’s Film/Video & Visual Arts grant here. You can access the guidelines here. And you can apply here.

Seriously though, we live in a country where the arts are not recognized as either a cultural necessity or an economic force. That will not change until we demand it. One measure of that demand is the number of applications. Creative Capital is a fabulous organization. I am thankful we have them to help.