Tucson Slow Food & Film Festival
January
8-11, 2009
An extended weekend festival of new & classic food films,
culinary events and cultural discussions
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| Programs: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
 The 4th Annual Tucson Slow Food & Film Festival will be an extended weekend of classic food films, culinary events & cultural discussions that combine screenings of feature films, documentaries, shorts and animation with panel discussions about the cuisines, cultures and traditions shown on the screen, along with culinary events at restaurants.
The 3rd annual festival, held this past Jan. 10 - 13, expanded
its cinema scope from previously released food film movies to
new short features, documentaries and animation. More than 60
submissions from Peru, Germany, Italy, Canada and the U.S. were
viewed by a juried panel and two feature length documentaries and five shorts (animation, feature & documentary) were selected for screening at the festival.
The audience voted for its favorite, and Ripe for Change
(director: Emiko Omori, producer: Jed Riffe) took top honors and received a $500 award. Three
classic features screened during the weekend were: Like Water for Chocolate, The Wedding Banquet and Fried Green Tomatoes. The festival keynote, delivered
by noted folklorist and research social scientist, Dr. Maribel Alvarez, focused on
food as an intangible heritage. Additionally, Dr. Gary Nabhan
spoke on tequila and the agave plant .
The festival debuted in 2006 with screenings of Big Night, Tortilla Soup and Eat Drink Man Woman. Culinary events included the recreation of the meal from Big Night, as well as tortilla soup & Mexican food from "Tortilla Soup." Mary Sue Milliken discussed how she & Sue Feniger prepared the food shown in "Tortilla Soup," and there were separate panel discussions on culture & cuisine related to Italian, Mexican and Chinese traditions. In 2007, there was classic screenings of Chocolat, Babette's Feast and Tampopo, as well as screenings of seven new film shorts (animation, feature & documentary). The Coffee Shop, a feature short directed by Nick Bertelsen, received the audience "best of the best" award" and $500.
The food & film festival promotes culture and cuisine and traditions of both that are emulated in cinema and by chefs in Tucson. Slow Food Tucson is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable agriculture, culinary traditions and artisan foods. SFT is affiliated with Slow Food USA/International, which has 80,000 members in 50 countries.
Film entries for the 4th Annual Tucson Slow Food & Film Festival (Jan. 8-11, 2009), in conjunction with www.withoutabox.com, are being accepted in the following categories:
- Feature with food subject: a new independent feature that has food as an integral element in the story, and is worthy of release and distribution.
Examples of previous films that qualify are Big Night, Tortilla Soup, Eat Drink Man Woman, Dinner Rush, The Wedding Banquet,
Babette's Feast, Fried Green Tomatoes, Chocolat, Like Water for Chocolate etc.
- Documentary with food subject: non-fiction documentaries featuring food, and is worthy of release and distribution.
Examples of previously made documentaries include Ripe for Change, Chinese Restaurants, Mondovino, The Future of Food, etc.
- Short with food subject (documentary or feature): a film that has food as a significant subject or
theme (e.g. dramatic, humorous, tragic, etc.) in the context of culture or cooking (e.g. coffee, pie, eggs, regional, national, international dishes, meals, etc.).
- Animation with food subject: an animated feature or film short with food
as a subject or theme (e.g. dramatic, humorous, tragic, etc.) in the context of culture or cooking (e.g. coffee, pie, eggs, regional, national, international dishes, meals, etc.).
All submissions are final and will not be returned. This year, we are accepting submissions through the online system, Without a Box. Submitting through WAB will provide significant cost savings for you as well as expedite your application.
| Fees and Deadlines |
| Deadline |
Regular
Standard |
WithoutABox
Discounted |
Student
Standard |
WithoutABox
Student |
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| May 1 (Early bird Deadline) |
$25 |
$20 |
$20 |
$15 |
| Sep. 1 (Regular Deadline) |
$30 |
$25 |
$25 |
$20 |
| Oct. 1 (Late Deadline) |
$35 |
$30 |
$30 |
$25 |
| Oct. 31 (Extended Deadline) |
$55 |
$40 |
$45 |
$30 |
All student entries must include a copy of valid student ID. No entries are
returned.
As 2008 progresses more information about the & film festival
will be posted on this site. Questions about the Slow Food Tucson
& Film Festival should be directed to Bob Berzok, bob@slowfoodtucson.org. |
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| Last updated March 31, 2008 |
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