Category Archives: Local Events

CALL FOR ENTRIES for the 2010 Landlocked Film Festival– also posted in General, Landlocked Film Festival

The Landlocked Film Festival is now accepting entries. Visit www.llff.org for more information.

Landlocked Film Festival – Call for Entries 2010 from PATV18 on Vimeo.

Landlocked Film Festival is a competitive and international festival of independent film. We are open to a wide diversity of styles, topics and categories of film and video. Our sophisticated audiences in Iowa City and the surrounding area enthusiastically support the festival and welcome visiting film artists and scriptwriters to the festival each year.

In its first three years, several dozen filmmakers and scriptwriters have come to the festival to interact with our audiences and to see their work in a theater setting. Every film artist or scriptwriter whose work is submitted to Landlocked receives a free, all-access pass to all Landlocked events, from screenings to workshops to parties.

PATV’s Annual Meeting 2008– also posted in News

It’s almost that time again: time for the Public Access Television Annual Meeting.

On Thurs. Nov. 20th, there will be a board of directors meeting (open to the public) here at the station, 206 Lafayette St. in Iowa City, starting at 6pm.

Then @ 7:30pm the Annual Meeting will begin, featuring the usual array of food, beverages, mingling, & awards presentations (LIVE from 9-9:30pm). Not to mention, this is the PATV membership’s opportunity to vote on a number important items! So mark the date, bring a friend, and we’ll see you there. For more info, call (319) 338-7035 or email contact@patv.tv

PATV Chili Cook-off! 9.25.8

The PATV Chili Cook-Off is tonight! Join us on September 25 from 5:30-9PM at Old Brick Church, 26 E. Market Street in Iowa City. Vote for your favorite chili, provided by local restaurants and PATV producers. Video screening and musical entertainment!

PATV appreciates the support of the following generous sponsors:  Old Brick Church, Technigraphics, New Pioneer Co-op, Waterfront HyVee, Midtown 2 Restaurant, Wedge Downtown, Guido’s Deli, El Ranchero, Red Avacado, The Pit Smokehouse, Motley Cow, The Cottage, Carl and Ernie’s, Shakespeare’s, The Sanctuary, John’s Grocery, Bob’s Your Uncle, Monica’s Italian Bistro, Habitat for Humanity and Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack.

All proceeds benefit your local public access television station, PATV Channel 18.  Thank you for your support!

PATV Will Host Artist Exhibits

Public Access Television of Iowa City has begun hosting artist exhibits as a gallery. The first exhibit, Nature’s Logic, will be displayed from April 16, 2008 to June 30, 2008 with a reception for artist Holly Berkowitz on May 1, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm. The public is invited.

PATV (Cable Channel 18) in Iowa City trains residents of the area to produce TV shows by residents for broadcast on cable television.

The first art exhibit, Nature’s Logic, will be displayed between April 16, 2008 and June 1, 2008 at Public Access Television, 206 Lafayette Street in Iowa City, Iowa. Nature’s Logic will feature photos and videos by local artist and producer, Holly Berkowitz in a fine art style that documents acuity of sounds and images of nature for reflection. Since 1996 she has produced Nature’s Logic, a weekly television series which airs Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. She works in the mediums of black-and-white, digital photography and video and will exhibit stills and art in motion.

Interested parties should contact PATV if they would like information about opportunities to underwrite a program at PATV or exhibiting in the gallery. For more information, contact PATV at 319-338-7035 or contact@patv.tv. Priority will be given to local artists who speak to the importance of public media and access.

Film is All Around Us THIS WEEKEND!– also posted in Video

Just a couple of local film festivals you may want to attend this weekend:

http://www.icdocs.net/

http://www.crifm.org/festival.html

Ready, go!– also posted in News, Save Access

2008’s off with a bang! The 1st month’s nearly over, and it was about as jam-packed with rumors and speculation as one would hope in these rumored, speculative times.

But breathe easy (for now), dear viewers: the Iowa City PEG channels are (allegedly) safe for another year (i.e.: the check’s in the mail). So come down to the station today and start making the kind of programming you want to see on television. Take the opportunity to exercise your very own freedom of speech and put your vision right there on the beast: the small screen: the all-mighty tube, for friends, neighbors and strangers alike to see. Don’t let’s watch the access channels slip away without milking ‘em for all they’re worth, people! (And I mean that in the best way possible, hey.)

January’s done, here’s hoping February is twice as productive and 1/2 as tense. Thanks and g’night, ladies and gents!

P.S. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the “Democracy Now” fund! I’m happy say that we received enough donations to maintain our “Free Speech TV” subscription and continue airing episodes of the award winning, daily independent news program “Democracy Now” for another year. I know a lot of people really rely on this show for their news, and PATV is only too glad to be able to help bring it to you.

Johnson County Crisis Center Food Bank– also posted in Video

A short video by Julie Spencer.

2 Changes of Date!– also posted in News

Thanks to everyone who came to the Annual Meeting last night; it was, in spite of formidable technical setbacks, a rousing success!

In addition to welcoming two new members to the board of directors, the Producer and Volunteer Awards Presentation Ceremony, and the essential dining and mingling portion of the evening,* there were a couple of important date changes announced:

1)PATV SILENT ART AUCTION. Previously scheduled for Dec. 6th, this has been pushed back till sometime in February. But don’t feel sad, the wait will be more than made up for by the level of “Silent Art Auction Grandeur” we can achieve with this extra time. So for anybody just learning about the event now: there is still plenty of time for interested parties to donate their artwork to the auction. Call or email us for more info.

2)BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. The December meeting (which, as always, is open to the public) has been moved up from Thursday the 20th to Thursday the 13th.

*Special thanks to Alyssa Bowman for her generous donation of food and drink, and her impeccable sense of decoration and arrangement at the Annual Meeting!

PATV Annual Meeting

Thursday, November 15th, 7-10pm, join PATV for an evening of chatting, dining, voting and LIVE TV! It’s PATV’s

ANNUAL MEETING!

-The Annual Meeting will be preceded by a PATV board of directors meeting from 6-7pm. The public is welcome to attend.
-The Annual Meeting opens with the “munch and mingle” portion of the evening, from 7-8pm.
-From 8-9pm, the membership will vote on PATV business and elect new board members.
-The night will culminate in an hour of LIVE television in the PATV studio as we present Producer Awards and Volunteer Recognition.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Hope to see you there!

21 Ordinance– also posted in Community Media, News, Video

A short segment on the upcoming vote re: the 21 Ordinance in Iowa City.
Produced by Julie Spencer