What is the Disposable Film Festival?
Films that qualify are films made on casual or disposable digital-video capture devices. That means cell phones, point-and-shoot cameras, cheap handy cams and webcams. What we’re finding is, because of the new devices there’s a new esthetic that’s emerging, and we’ve seen it filter through to Hollywood films, like “Cloverfield.” But those devices aren’t disposable, are they? The name emerged because Eric Slatkin discovered a one-time-use digital-video camera. It was $20 at a drug store and it got you 20 minute of footage. We thought it was exciting, because it meant anybody with $20 could make a film. Filmmaking is becoming more and more accessible — computers all come with film-editing software built in. How old is the festival? It’s something that started two years ago and it’s very quickly become international. We got over 300 submissions this year from about 30 different countries, and last year’s program traveled all across the country and was included in all kinds of events. What
