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Permalink Reply by Ammo on May 4, 2009 at 9:33am

I got a flyer at the cyclo urbano party. no details, just said it was a weekend in August.

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Permalink Reply by Dubi Kaufmann on May 4, 2009 at 9:37am

The word on the street is that Michelle Dykstra who used to be the Chicago Coordinator moved away.
On a personal note, I just got a rejection email last night. the film I sent was not accepted.

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Permalink Reply by Ammo on May 4, 2009 at 9:39am

awww really? I'm sorry =(
Dubi Kaufmann said:

The word on the street is that Michelle Dykstra who used to be the Chicago Coordinator moved away.
On a personal note, I just got a rejection email last night. the film I sent was not accepted.

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Permalink Reply by Ammo on May 4, 2009 at 3:08pm

Good idea!

h3 said:

Not sure why we're supporting a commercial venture like this-- we should have our own not-for-profit grass-roots festival. Dubi, why not organize something?

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Haala on May 13, 2009 at 6:28am

Hey all,
My name's Andrew Haala and I'm the 2009 Chicago producer for the Bicycle Film Festival. Expect to see people out at cycling events around Chicago from now on handing out information, and definitely ask them any questions you have about the fest.

This year we're outreaching to all communities so that the recumbents, bmxers, pannier'd commuters, downhill mountain bikers, and track racers are all getting sweaty at the same parties and grabbing food with each other between showings. We're still working out venues and special events, but the basic format of the festival will stay the same (see here for last year's program). We will be having some new twists to the fest, including a Tuesday night free outdoor film showing and Friday night OpenSprints, designed in part by Chicago's own Evan Farrar.

As for the "commercial venture" of the fest, here's how our profits work out. 50% go back to the BFF to continue the program, get sponsors, organize 39 cities, etc. The remaining 50% will be donated to local non-profits or otherwise charitable organizations with complete transparency. Some of the events such as the OpenSprints will also have all profits donated to local non-profits, with the majority going to the charity of the winning team's choice.

Dubi, we still may be able to fit your film in. Though it was rejected for global distribution, we have some wiggle room regarding what films we can fit in. Basically we approve with the BFF that we'll show them locally and then we fit them in where we can. Please let me know if this interests you.

-Andrew Haala
-andrew@bicyclefilmfestival.com

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Permalink Reply by Dubi Kaufmann on May 13, 2009 at 5:43pm

I sent Andrew an email and I agree with M.A.R.K , Commercial or not it is a good cause.

Andrew Haala said:

Hey all,
My name's Andrew Haala and I'm the 2009 Chicago producer for the Bicycle Film Festival. Expect to see people out at cycling events around Chicago from now on handing out information, and definitely ask them any questions you have about the fest.

This year we're outreaching to all communities so that the recumbents, bmxers, pannier'd commuters, downhill mountain bikers, and track racers are all getting sweaty at the same parties and grabbing food with each other between showings. We're still working out venues and special events, but the basic format of the festival will stay the same (see here for last year's program). We will be having some new twists to the fest, including a Tuesday night free outdoor film showing and Friday night OpenSprints, designed in part by Chicago's own Evan Farrar.

As for the "commercial venture" of the fest, here's how our profits work out. 50% go back to the BFF to continue the program, get sponsors, organize 39 cities, etc. The remaining 50% will be donated to local non-profits or otherwise charitable organizations with complete transparency. Some of the events such as the OpenSprints will also have all profits donated to local non-profits, with the majority going to the charity of the winning team's choice.

Dubi, we still may be able to fit your film in. Though it was rejected for global distribution, we have some wiggle room regarding what films we can fit in. Basically we approve with the BFF that we'll show them locally and then we fit them in where we can. Please let me know if this interests you.

-Andrew Haala
-andrew@bicyclefilmfestival.com

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