Now it’s time for the Jury to squirrel away in a cave for the weekend to screen endless hours of bike movies and select the very best for our festival. We’ll be holed up in a secret space at Madison’s Grill (and yes, you can deliver bribes directly to the Jury – just follow our signs to find the party room). Special thanks to Madison’s Grill for hosting this screening. They love the Portland bike community and we love them.

JURY BIOS >>

We’re looking for a programmer to assemble 45+ movies (and supplemental material) into a series of 6 different programs. This is detailed work. Some movies repeat in multiple programs.

TIMELINE

The programmer will have between March 1 and April 5 to complete the work. There is no flexibility on the deadline. We will get 80% of the material to the programmer by March 12, the final 20% by March 18.

Our festival is April 13-18. It is expected that the programmer be on call during this time should anything go wrong.

DETAILS

The final product must be a professional quality DVD that plays flawlessly.

We receive different formats of source material and it is expected that the programmer will work with these various formats. Some files may be pulled from a server, most will be on a disc.

We receive different screen ratios, but everything needs to be optimized for 16:9. It has to look great!

The sound must be normalized across all films. If you do not know what this means, this project is probably not a good fit for you.

We do not work in HD or surround sound (though some submissions will be formatted that way).

TO BID ON THIS JOB

Please send us your qualifications and bid on this project.

We are happy to answer any clarifying questions before you submit your bid.

CONTACT

Matt Reynolds
415 264 8184
Matt@FilmedByBike.org

TIPS:

• Your preview submission can be a link to a high-res, smoothly-playing online video.
• Scholarships are still available. Please contact us for details.
• If your film is selected by the jury, you will have a couple weeks to send in your final version.
• The jury accepts bribes. No, it’s not unfair, it’s tradition.

FULL DETAILS >>

They’re also eagerly awaiting their bribes, a time-honored Filmed by Bike submission tradition. Bribes are, of course, strictly optional but not forbidden. The jury likes dark chocolate and bourbon. Just a suggestion….

Meet the Jury >>

Special thanks to Madison’s Grill for hosting our jury screening in their super fly party room.

Rachel is one of the driving forces behind A Better Cycle, a worker-owned bike shop in SE Portland. “My excitement when I saw the email asking me to be on the jury compares to my adolescent dreams of being assigned the bus seat next to my crush on a long field trip.”

Rachel says she loves Portland and that “Mt. Hood from a distance, on a clear and crisp day, has left an indelible impression on my heart.”

Ken Nichols is probably Filmed by Bike’s second biggest fan, right after his wife, Mary. Ken’s dream is to be a car-free family. With six kids he’s not quite there yet, but he does his best to get the family out by bike as much as possible.

Ken is working on bike-related business and loves to dream about bikes.

Paul is an award-winning filmmaker who finds jury duty to be a good way to contribute to Filmed by Bike instead of merely heckling during the show.

He says he loves that bikes keep him from looking foolish in the middle of the street. He thinks film is the best reason to sit in a large dark room with strangers. “Just keep your hands to yourself, mostly,” he says.

Jenn Dederich is the manager and co-owner of Portland Pedal Power, the egg shaped delivery and marketing by bicycle company.

She is a life-long bike commuter who has always chosen to live and work in locations that allow her to commute by bike. “Each day I have the privilege of stretching my legs and reconnecting with my community. It is honor to be a judge at this competition.”

“Ever since , way back when, when I helped invade Portland, had certain parts of my anatomy bitten off by a zombie, and finally exacted a measurable amount of revenge on zombies by kicking ass, I have been in love with Filmed by Bike. FBB is the highpoint of my bastardly winter doldrums,” he says.

It is quite possible that Doper is our most enthusiastic juror of the year. “I found out awhile ago that the FBB submissions were governed by a small band of volunteers known as the jury. I also found out that said jury received many perks for their involvement, chiefly in the form of bribes. Bribes!?! The ability to control the destiny of others!?! Bribes!?!? POWER?!?!?! SIGN ME UP! THIS is my world! I am a golden god!!!!”

Sarah has been a fan of Filmed by Bike since she first moved to Portland four years ago. She looks forward to putting her knowledge of the festival to good work in selecting the very best movies for the 10th Anniversary Filmed by Bike.

“I love the bike community in Portland,” she says. As for film, this former film student says, “I love the thought of being in a theater and sharing the same experience with a room full of strangers.”