Opportunities for Media Artists

Public Access Cable Show co-produced by Squeaky Wheel & Hallwalls
Saturdays at 8:00 PM in Buffalo on Channel 20
Mondays at 11:00 PM in the suburbs on channel 20

Become part of current media making history and submit your media work to be shown on TV, on our legendary public access cable show. Commercial free, 100% media art TV. Provide us with mini-dv, vhs, svhs, or 8mm video (ntsc) tapes with a running time of 28 min. or less. Your work may also be displayed in our storefront window. Your entry will become a part of our Member Viewing Library unless you include an SASE. Axlegrease is open to local and international artists. Send submissions to:

ATTN: ArtGrease
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202

Local Artist Access Residency 2009
Deadline: June 16th (in-hand)

Squeaky Wheel offers four residencies for emerging media artists in the Buffalo area each year. Artists-in-Residence receive100 hours of free access to film, digital, or video labs, two days rental of film/video production equipment, $100 towards materials and one free workshop at Squeaky Wheel. All access residents participate in a group screening at Squeak Wheel of the new work created during their 6-month residency! Click here to download the Local Artist Access Residency application form. Send your completed application to:
ATTN: LOCAL ARTIST ACCESS RESIDENCY
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202

NEA International Media Artist/Filmmaker Residency
Deadline: June 16th (post-marked)

Media artists and filmmakers are encouraged to apply for this 4-week International Artist-in-Residence program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Residency is directed toward media makers who are interested in learning new technologies (film or digital) useful for their practice. Residency offers one month access to16mm production / post-production systems, film hand-processing facilities, Final Cut Pro editing suite, video/film cameras and equipment. Artist-in-Resident will receive accommodations, travel, and a $1000 artist's stipend paid in two installments. Click here to download the NEA Digital Film-maker Residency application form. Send your completed application to:
ATTN: NEA Media Artist/FILMMAKER RESIDENCY
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202

Channels - Stories from the Niagara Frontier is a new production program which matches documentary filmmakers with grass roots initiatives and groups to document cultural and social movements that significantly impact the Buffalo region, but are underreported by mainstream media.

Channels addresses the need to disseminate information about current social and political initiatives with the goal to educate people about important issues in their communities. The documentaries produced by Channels give community groups a tool to succinctly and effectively address problems and issues through the powerful medium of documentary film.

Channels 09 is funded by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.

Visit our Channels page to see works from Channels '07.

Click the appropriate link below for more information on how to apply:

Application for groups & organizations
Application for filmmakers

ATTN: Channels
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202

If you are a media maker from Buffalo or surrounding areas, please submit your work by Saturday, may 30th by 5pm to Squeaky Wheel to be considered for a new screening series entitled Here & Now: Spotlight on Regional Media Makers. All genres and styles are welcome! Please include a brief description of the work, short bio and screening history if appropriate. Please submit works to:

ATTN: Here & Now
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202

Squeaky Wheel is seeking Super 8 films for it's annual Global Super 8 Day screening. Films may be in any genre and should be no longer than 10 minutes. We accept film, DVD, mini-DVD and VHS. Please include a brief description of the work, short bio, and screening history. Films must be submitted by Friday May 1st. Don't have a Super 8 film to submit? Take Squeaky Wheel's Super 8 filmmaking workshop starting Saturday April 25th. Visit our workshops page for more info.
Send submissions to:
ATTN: GLOBAL SUPER 8
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202