Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Toronto): Call to Film & Video Artists

Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Toronto): Call to Film &
Video Artists, Deadline Aug. 11

The 16th Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival is North America’s premiere festival showcasing films
dedicated to promoting cinematic representations of mental illness, addiction, and/or recovery. Each
program is followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the filmmaking and artistic
community, mental health professionals and the mental health community. It’s an insanely good festival.
In addition to providing a venue for excellent films, for the past two years we have been promoting an
early understanding of mental wellness through film with our Youth Outreach Initiative and partnerships
with members of the Toronto District School Board.

Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) is seeking films to screen at this year’s festival and is now accepting
submissions for features, experimental, documentaries, shorts, student films, music videos, and animated
films.

We strive to support Canadian filmmakers, and are also interested in a global perspective and encourage
international entries.

Canadian and international filmmakers who have screened at the festival include; David Cronenberg
(Dead Ringers), Carl Bessai (Normal), Peter Raymont (Shake Hands with the Devil), Chris Landreth
(Ryan), Todd Solondz (Happiness), Terry Zwigoff (Crumb), Bill Plympton (Smell the Flowers), and Scott
Hicks (Shine).

Key Dates:

• August 11, 2008 (postmark) - Submission Deadline
For more submission information, including submission forms, please visit:
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/callforentries.htm

• November 6 – 15, 2008 – The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
For more information about the festival please visit:
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com

For information, please contact:
Tina Zafreen Alam
Programming Assistant
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
T: 416-535-8501 x 3079 / E: tinazafreen_alam [at] camh [dot] net