CounterCorp Film Festival

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The CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival is a three-day series of anti-corporate films, discussions, and related events held annually in the historic Mission District of San Francisco. The 2007 CounterCorp Festival ran October 18-20 at the Victoria Theatre at 16th and Mission Streets.

The Festival is open to U.S. and international feature-length and short, documentary and narrative films, including animated and experimental works. The organizers also accept suggestions for potential films and speakers, and offer free Festival tickets to those who suggest films that end up being screened at the Festival.

The film submissions deadline is generally three months before the Festival, and the final program is announced approximately one month before the opening night. The submission fee for short films (under 60 minutes) is $10; the submission fee for feature-length films (60 minutes and above) is $20.

The Festival is organized by CounterCorp, a non-profit organization that originated in 2005. Its stated goal is to "foster public and media attention, critical thought and analysis, and reasoned discussion and debate on the effects that large corporations have on the lives and cultures of people all over the world, and on the health of the planet itself."

CounterCorp does not accept corporate funding, and relies instead on donations and other forms of support from members of the public and local small businesses, an all-volunteer staff, and proceeds from year-round events and Festival ticket sales.