Friday, January 28, 2011

Castlemaine Fringe volunteers needed urgently

Castlemaine Fringe 2011 allsorts is shaping up to be chock-full of
fantastic arts, music, theatre and cinema.  We're really excited at how
the festival is shaping up, and eager to sample the first official Fringe
event - Fringe Music 2011 which will be launched any day now.
We URGENTLY require some serious help though.  If you are interested - a
little bit or a lot - please contact Scott asap on 0401 411 881 or email admin@castlemainefringe.org.au

The first two positions are the most urgent:
Film Festival Coordinator/s [could be one person or a team of people]
The Film Festival coordinator is responsible for
- sending out invitations to film-makers and film institutions for entries in the 2011 Film Festival
 - collating entries and entrant details
- finding judges and prizes
- timetabling screenings during the festival
- operating a portable projector
We have heaps of support material available so you don't have to invent
everything from scratch.  We also can help with networking locally for
assistance during the festival.
Website Administrator
The website administrator is responsible for:
- posting information into the template we've designed
- creating links to sponsors' pages
- amending programme information as it changes leading up to the festival
The Website Administrator must have knowledge of html and css.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Calling all poets!

The Castlemaine Mail in central Victoria has launched the inaugural 2010 Castlemaine Poetry Prize.
There are three sections - senior (over 16), junior (under 16) and a prize for the best poem by a Mount Alexander Shire resident.
Entries should be no longer than 40 lines, double spaced and the poets names, address and phone number should be attached on a separate sheet of paper. Please keep a copy of your poem because they will not be returned.
Entries close at 5pm on February 28, 2011 and the winners will be announced in March.
The senior prize, sponsored by Elliott Midland Newspapers is $100, the junior prize is a $50 book voucher sponsored by Mount Alexander Shire Council and the local resident's prize is also a $50 book voucher sponsored by Soldiers snd Scholars Bookshop in Castlemaine.
The winning entries will be published in the Castlemaine Mail and the Macedon Ranges Guardian newspapers.
Entries can be sent to editcm@elliottmidnews.com.au or to the Castlemaine Mail, 29 Templeton St, Castlemaine 3450. Inquries: 5472 1788.