| THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE is a groundbreaking 30 minute
TV show. It is a riveting look at filmmaking's back door - the world
of cinematic innovation. Each week new films will be shown from
emerging and established independent filmmakers. Interviews and
overviews will be part of the show which will include
mini-documentaries about this week's filmmakers, their past
achievements and where they are taking film NOW.
This is an untold story, a wellspring of inspiration for the next
generation. Filmmaking is like a magnet for the imagination of the
young.
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Francis Coppola said, "The next Speilberg is probably a 12
year old girl living in Kansas." (or Seattle)
With the bulk of today's television shows reflecting formulaic
standards, THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE challenges that premise and
focuses on creativity. Every show will be new, and every show will
be different. In addition, THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE will stream live
on the internet and link viewers to web sites that further explore
the stories featured on the program. The program is truly
interactive and will allow viewers an opportunity to offer feedback
and ideas to THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE's production team.
American avant garde filmmakers, mostly creators of short cinema,
have consistently led the way into what we accept as the newest
forms of advertising and achievement in major motion picture making.
Without the work of avant garde filmmakers, much that is admired in
cinema today would not exist.
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 For information on submitting a film/video to THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE, read the
Submission Guidelines.
For information on films and guests you've seen here, checkout
the FILMMAKERS archive.
For links to friends of THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE and other important resources click
here.
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There is no deadline for submissions. When you are ready we are.
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