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The San Francisco Sex Workers Festival was established in 1998
to provide a forum for the accomplishments of sex worker film and video makers
and to screen works about sex workers and the sex industries from around the
world. The Sex Worker Festival provides an opportunity to recognize and honor
prostitutes, dancers, porn performers and other sex workers, who have historically
been a dynamic part of arts communities.
To date, the Sex Worker Festivals have screened nearly nearly two hundred works
and generated much interest in the media. In addition, the festival presents
performances and events. In 2005 Whore College was launched in conjunction with
the Sex Worker Festival. Films and videos for the Festival focus on prostitutes'
rights; organizing efforts and working conditions for strippers; global sex
work and sex work as a labor issue on the international agenda; sex workers
as artists; queer sex workers; sex work and gender identities; sex education,
sex art, porn and erotica; portraits of strippers, prostitutes, doms, madams...
We encourage diverse participation and diverse perspectives.
Guidelines
Qualifying Entries:
Films and videos must be:
1) directed or produced by someone who has worked in the sex industries or
2) about any aspect of sex work.
Entry forms are available online at our website. A separate application must accompany each work.
Deadline:
Entries may be sent on an ongoing basis. Extended Deadline for the 2007 Festival is May 21, 2007, however late entries may be considered. (Please email is and let us know you sent it.)The dates for the Sex Worker Festival are July 14-22nd 2007. The festival also sponsors ongoing screenings at festivals around the world and we accept work on an ongoing basis. Call 415-751-1659.
Entry Fees:
A separate entry fee and application form is needed for each work. The entry
fees are:
$20.00 for the first film or video, and $10.00 for each additional film or
video.
Checks or money orders should be in U.S. funds. Entry fees will be waived
based on financial need upon request. Fees are waived to makers in developing
countries with no access to Sterling or US dollar currencies.
Formats:
Screening: DVD (preferred), video-3/4", 1/2" (VHS), Film-16 or 35mm, DVD,
miniDV
Preview: DVD (preferred), also accepting NTSC standard videotape, or miniDV.
Language:
Foreign language film and video should be made available with the original
language soundtrack and English subtitles, however we will consider works in
that have not been subtitled.
Judging:
Entries will be reviewed by a panel of sex worker film/video makers.
Mailing Information:
Include address label on both tape and container. All submissions must be
shipped prepaid and packed in proper containers to arrive at the Sex Worker
Fest offices no later than 2 weeks before the festival or other screening dates
(to be announced). DO NOT send films for preview. Do not send submissions in
fiber-filled envelopes, as the dust damages tapes and VCRs.
If a film is invited to participate, the film must be shipped prepaid, insured
and packed in proper containers. The San Francisco Sex Worker Festival will
be responsible for return shipping charges for 16 and 35mm films. The Sex Worker
Fest will not pay for international shipping for domestic films (USA). The Sex
Worker Fest does not assume any liability for damage to prints due to improper
containers or otherwise. 16 mm and 35 mm films (only) in our possession will
be insured against damage or loss while participating in the festival.
Upon acceptance, film cassettes and videos sent from outside the United States
must be accompanied by a commercial invoice or b&w, value of shipment and
sender's name and address. Cassettes should be marked: 'For Festival Screening
Only.'
Publicity Materials:
Materials (photos, pict files, etc.) of films and videos selected for screening
become the property of the Sex Worker Fest and can be used to promote The Sex
Worker Fest and the programs of The Sex Worker Fest in all mediums including
film, television, radio and the internet.
