[Sfbay-video] Fwd: MadCat needs you

[a. mark liiv]

>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:55:09 -0800
>Subject: MadCat needs you
>From: Ariella Ben-Dov <abendov at madcatfilmfestival.org>
>To: Bay Area 10 <abendov at madcatfilmfestival.org>
>
>Dear MadCat Friend,
>Happy holidays to you! We hope this holiday season is treating you 
>well. MadCat celebrated its 10th Annual Festival this past September 
>and it was a fantastic success. We celebrated with champagne, 3D 
>movies, viewmaster performances, innovative documentaries, live 
>music and so much more! Here at MadCat we are also looking toward 
>the future and are eager to launch the Festival tour and bring the 
>Fest to a town near you! We are already working hard on the tour and 
>preparing for next year. We need your help. Please support MadCat by 
>sending in a year-end tax-deductible donation right now.
>
>SUPPORT MADCAT TODAY
>Cutting-edge independent storytellers are essential to our culture. 
>MadCat provides the premiere forum for women filmmakers from all 
>over the world. Your donation will help us bring these visionary 
>films to audiences through our annual Festival and  our tour.
>
>This year the Festival screened works from Australia, Canada, Czech 
>Republic, Estonia, France, Hungary, Iran, Mexico, New Zealand, 
>Norway, Pakistan, Scotland, and from across the United States. We 
>welcomed many filmmakers who participated in question and answer 
>sessions with the audience. Help us do what we do best by sending in 
>a contribution today.  
>
>MadCat has celebrated ten strong years of programming because of 
>your support and your desire to see challenging and exciting films 
>by women artists. We cannot do it without you.
>
>WHY SHOULD YOU SUPPORT MADCAT?
>*MadCat is the ONLY women's avant-garde film festival in the U.S.
>*MadCat is a Bay Area institution and tours to more than 20 venues 
>in the US. With your help we can reach even more audiences at more 
>venues around the country.  
>*MadCat brings never-before-seen-works to theater-goers and 
>resurrects rarely seen historical films.  
>*At MadCat women are given their rightful place in the spotlight!
>
>HOW CAN YOU HELP?
>Donate CASH!  A cash donation is one of the most direct and 
>effective ways you can support MadCat. Any amount will help: $1,000, 
>$500, $100, $50! Your generosity will ensure that MadCat continues 
>to thrive.  
>
>  Donating is simple - cut and paste the form below into a word 
>document. Fill it out and send us your check today! We're not shy - 
>we need your financial support.
>
>MadCat has flourished because of the amazing generosity of 
>volunteers, in-kind donations, partnerships with arts groups, 
>sponsors as well as your direct support through ticket sales, 
>t-shirt sales and donations!
>
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>__YES! I WANT TO HELP MADCAT.
>
>Full Name:
>Address:
>City, State and Zip:
>Email:
>Phone:
>___ I will send a contribution of: $________
>
>Please send and make out your check to: MadCat Film Festival
>  639 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA  94117
>
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>THANK YOU!
>We sincerely appreciate all your support. We could not do this without you!
>Best wishes,  
>Ariella Ben-Dov
>Executive Director
>
>Rebecca McBride
>Associate Director
>
>MadCat 639 Steiner Street SF, CA 94117 USA
>415 436-9523
>info at madcatfilmfestival.org
><http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org>http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org
>
>"Female filmmakers have evolved, based on the stellar slate 
>highlighted at the MadCat Film Festival, where post-feminism morphs 
>into profound humanism. This is an exciting time for women 
>filmmakers, and for all moviegoers." - SF Weekly
>
>WHERE YOUR MONEY WILL GO:
>Your donation is essential to our daily operations, educational 
>programs, historical screenings, live musical events and more. Here 
>are a few practical things your donation may be used for: $400/month 
>rent, $120 a night to rent a video projector, $100 a night to rent a 
>16mm projector, $50/month DSL, honoraria for filmmakers and 
>musicians, travel and so much more
>P.S.  Support and advocacy can come in a number of ways.  In 
>addition to your cash donation, here's other fun WAYS to help MadCat:
>****
>  Attend MadCat events including fundraisers, parties and screenings. 
>And bring your friends. All of them.
>***
>Volunteer! We can always use help doing office work, distributing 
>fliers, working the t-shirt booth. These and many other 
>opportunities await you.
>***
>Buy a t-shirt for yourself. Buy a t-shirt for your friend. Buy a 
>t-shirt for your mom. We've got all kinds of styles, sizes, colors 
>and even a few collector's items from previous festivals. And then 
>wear your t-shirt with pride!
>***
>Connect us with potential tour venues at universities, museums, art 
>houses, microcinemas and any other places that might be interested 
>in MadCat programs.  
>***
>Pass this message along. Our goals include raising $5,000 from 
>individuals like yourself, selling out a majority of our screenings 
>at the festival, selling out of our super cool t-shirts and taking 
>the touring program to even more venues across the country and 
>around the world.
>***
>Mailing List! Sign up a friend today to receive info about our 
>upcoming Tour and Festival!  
>***
>
>PRAISE FOR MADCAT
>"MadCat Film Festival sets out with savvy and innovative curatorial 
>prowess." RealTime, Australia
>
>"MadCat screens unsparing, artful cinema" - Bright Lights Film Journal
>
>"Ben-Dov curates inspired programs that combine both historical (and 
>historically neglected) films and new works by women." - The 
>Independent Film and Video Monthly
>
>"The MadCat Film Festival tests, expands, and evolves the 
>traditional, politically motivated, 20th Century definition of 'the 
>women's film festival.'"  
>- Independent Film & Video Monthly
>
>  "Ben-Dov has become curator par excellence!" - Bay Area Business Woman  
>
>"MadCat Film Festival selected as one of the '101 Reasons Why We 
>Love the Bay Area.'" - San Francisco Chronicle
>
>  "As a genre, as a space for talking about, documenting, 
>dramatizing, and inventing ourselves on camera, women's filmmaking 
>can only grow and improve through ambitious events like MadCat. 
>MadCat gets a big, big hand for insight, excellence, attitude, and 
>chic."  - Art Papers
>
>Ariella Ben-Dov
>Executive Director and Curator
>
>MadCat Women's International Film Festival
>639 Steiner Street, Unit C
>San Francisco, CA 94117 US
>
>P. 415 436-9523
>F. 415 934-0642
>E. abendov at madcatfilmfestival.org
>W. www.madcatfilmfestival.org
>
>MadCat Women's International Film Festival
>Screening the best films by women directors from around the world
>
>