TAAG Film Night: Call for Submissions The Toronto Area Archivists Group would like to invite local area archives to participate in our upcoming TAAG Film Night to be held on the evening of Thursday October 13th at the City of Toronto Archives. TAAG is now accepting submissions for the event. TAAG Film Night provides big and small archives in Toronto an opportunity to showcase some of their hidden gems such as commercials, training videos, short films, documentaries etc. Guidelines for Submissions Subject Matter: TAAG is not providing any guidelines regarding subject matter. If the film interests you, it will probably interest others. But please note that film night coordinators will be reviewing each film and/or description prior to the event. Although we do not want to censor any films, children may be in attendance at the event and some films may not be appropriate for young viewers. Format: VHS or DVD formats only. Duration: 30 seconds up to 30 minutes, but remember...the shorter the film the more films we can show. Quality: Films must be of adequate quality for viewing, but also remember that films must also be of good physical quality to be played. TAAG is not responsible for films damaged in equipment as a result of deteriorated quality. Copyrighted Material: It is your responsibility to verify that the public showing of each submitted film will not be an infringement of copyright or contrary to donor agreements. It is up to you to seek permission for the showing of copyrighted films. TAAG will not pay any commercial use fees for films shown at the event. Other information: A brief written description of each submission must be provided. Descriptions should include: title, date, duration and short description of content. It should be noted that this information will printed in a handbill that will be distributed to the audience at the event. You and/or a representative from each archives submitting a film are invited to attend the event although it is not required. Arrangements will be made prior to the event regarding film drop off and pick up. Films must arrive prior to the night of the event. If your archives would like to submit a film for TAAG Film Night please contact: Julia Holland Heather Sobolewski [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (416) 585-4521 x3038 (416) 323-6400 x4076