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Columbia — Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina is Calling for Entries to their successful annual Film Festival. ECSIUT will once again bring images, stories, documentaries, music videos and dramatic feature films in celebration of National Native American Indian Heritage Month to the audiences of the southeastern United States. On November 1-5, 2005 the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina and the Columbia Film Society of South Carolina will once again join to present Native American films. This unique film festival, the only Native festival of it's kind in the southeastern section of the country draws independent film makers and theater goers from area states including North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. "We are a non-profit organization that feels this is important....We have been successful getting new independent Native American and Indigenous Filmmakers and movies to new audiences," explained the Film Festival's founder and Coordinator, Dr. Will Moreau Goins.

The Nickelodeon and the Columbia Film Society are also co-sponsors and the adopted home for the annual film festival each year. "This festival helps us make that connection to the rest of the Native American Indian world that is not in South Carolina. Bringing us new and contemporary images and current issues facing our Native brothers and sisters and also entertaining us," explained Goins. "We want to show contemporary, authentic, current and quality work in film that features Native American Indian and indigenous people and culture .... that has been our goal since this film festival started and that goal hasn't changed. We welcome filmmakers from throughout the diverse Native and indigenous Diasporas... reaching out specifically to our Latino/Hispanic native indigenous people, culture and filmmakers from the Indians in Brazil, South America, Central America or those of the Native Hawaiians.

"These all fit in our festival and we welcome Filmmakers to submit that share stories from these Native experiences," Goins said. In years past, as in this year, this festival has brought Native American producers, directors, associate directors and featured actors in a Native American historical drama to the screenings to further our understanding of media literacy and the making of their film, by hosting discussions, receptions and forums for these discussions. In the evening with the panel discussion Native Americans and Native Filmmakers share, their adaptation of film-making through their respective lenses. They discuss their unique perspectives of their voices and their contributions to cinema and the world.

This festival presents a series of films that are American Indian produced, directed, and starring Native American Indian people. The major categories for this festival include: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Commercial Feature, Short Subject, Music Video, Animated Short Subject, Student Film, Public Service, and Industrial. Formats excepted include: 35 mm, VHS, DVD, Digital,16mm, and Beta SP. Deadline for submission is September 20, 2005.

For Application or More Information Contact:

ECSIUT, Film Festival of Southeastern USA

P.O. Box 7062, Columbia South Carolina, 29202, (803) 699-0446,

Attn: Dr. Will Moreau Goins, Film Festival Coordinator/ Presenter

To get Application Form for Submission with Film/Video VHS Preview go to the below website and (Click on) Call for Entries

http://www.cherokeesofsouthcarolina.com/

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