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The KahBang Festival is a five-day showcase of what’s now and what’s next in music, art, and film. Every August KahBang makes Bangor, Maine the place to be. This year the festival will take place on August 9th-12th. KahBang is looking for up-and-coming acts, as well as national acts to showcase in venues throughout the city, including the festival stages. At least 30 artists will be selected via Sonicbids. Previous showcase acts include My Morning Jacket, Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B., Chromeo, Atmosphere, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, OK Go, Biz Markee, Surfer Blood, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Ida Maria, and Sonicbids members, Atomic Tom and Filligar amongst many others.

Compensation varies, however all bands can anticipate festival passes, the opportunity to sell merchandise, and assistance with food and lodging. Interested artists are encouraged to submit, from anywhere and from any genre, signed or unsigned; bands are selected to showcase individually and as support for national acts. Previous live performance experience is preferred, but is not required. Marketing tools such as MySpace, YouTube, a demo or EP, and website are taken in to consideration, as it helps us market you to our audience. Come network, participate and enjoy one of the most unique and intimate festivals in the country, where artists, fans and industry representatives come together to discover the next.

sonicbids.com/kahbang

Sonicbids is the leading matchmaking site for emerging bands and music promoters.

Its community of 325,000 registered artists use the site to connect with 25,000 music promoters - ranging from some of the world's largest music festivals and conferences, to clubs, colleges, music supervisors and other people looking to book or license music.

New to Sonicbids? Visit http://www.sonicbids.com/kahbang, and click the red "Activate and Submit" button to submit to KahBang and get a 2-week free trial, plus 25 "Tokens" to submit to 25 Token Gig Listings at no additional cost. Previous Sonicbids members can reactivate their membership for only $1!

Submit by Mail

Please mail your materials and a $10 submission fee to: KahBang Music Festival, 555 Stillwater Ave., Bangor, ME 04401

Film Submissions

KahBang Film 2012... "The End of World"
- Call for Entries -

SUBMIT YOUR FILM AT WITHOUTABOX.COM

You know what Chuck Norris thinks about the Mayan Calendar? He doesn't.

But just in case he is wrong - KahBang is throwing the biggest party since we survived Y2K. If we're going out, we want to go out with a bang. That means we are taking it to extremes; more action, more excess, and a little more cowbell.

The KahBang Film Festival is one portion of the KahBang Music | Art | Film Festival, happening this August 9th - 12th 2012, in Bangor, Maine. KahBang is a discovery festival showcasing "the next" in the art and entertainment world. The KahBang Music Festival has previously hosted such acts as My Morning Jacket, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Lupe Fiasco, Ra Ra Riot and B.o.B

The KahBang Film Festival is 4 days of films that we think are cool. Our Out of Competition film categories include a "So Bad It's Good" Category featuring the best in B-Movies and a tribute category to Christopher Walken.

In Competition Categories celebrate emerging feature filmmakers, music docs, music videos and more.

Going into its 4th year, the KahBang Music|Art|Film Festival is now calling for submissions to its 2012 Festival. The final deadline for submission is June 1st, 2012.

This year we are going to party like the earth is falling away behind us in our rear view and Cusack is at the wheel. And I don't mean the talented Cusack. See you in August.

Submission Categories

• Gen-Next A selection of feature-length, Narrative and Documentary films, directed by new and emerging filmmakers. Are you lacking an agent, broke from funding your latest cinematic opus, but you can make a Chai Latte with soy milk in under 3 minutes? This is the category for you!

• LMFAO The best new Comedic feature films from a group of filmmakers you’ve never heard of. Todd Phillips, Judd Apatow, Adam McKay and many other iconic, comedic filmmakers have never submitted films to this category.

• Short Cuts Short Films are. Keep it under 30 minutes please…

• Music Docs Documentary + rockers that rock(ed) = some of the most interesting filmmaking we have ever seen. If you made such a film, about a musician or musicians, or the musicians industry - feel free to submit it. No fatties please.

• Music Videos: The Category In 1981 video killed the radio star, yet, in a surprise twist, was acquitted of all charges when it was realized that nobody cared. Decades later KahBang offers a category devoted solely to honor the brilliance that is Music Videos. Filmmakers are encouraged to submit their work and have the rights to the music – or else the filmmaker may be labeled an infringer, and punished for infringing.

In addition, KahBang is also proud to announce that it in 2012, the Festival will host the new Ed Wood 48-Hour Filmmaking Competition, where filmmakers are challenged to make the worst film possible within a 48-hour period. The competition will take place in July with the top entries screened for competition during the KahBang Film Festival, August 9 thru 12th, 2012.

Online Submission: http://www.withoutabox.com/login/8743

Mail Submissions to: The KahBang Film Festival, 555 Stillwater Ave., Bangor, ME 04401

Submission Deadline & Fees

Early Bird Deadline: March 1st, 2012
Features - $20 Regular | $15 WAB
Shorts - $15 all submissions

Regular Deadline: April 1st, 2012
Features: $25 Regular | $20 WAB
Shorts: $20 Regular | $15 WAB

Late Deadline: May 1st, 2012
Features: $30 Regular | $25 WAB
Shorts: $25 Regular | $20 WAB

Withoutabox Extended Deadline - June 1st, 2012
Features: $45 Regular | $30 WAB
Shorts: $35 Regular | $20 WAB

*All submissions must be postmarked by the dates listed above to qualify for the corresponding fees. Submissions postmarked after June 1st, 2012 will not be considered for the festival.

KahBang Music|Art|Film has announced an open call for animated content for a new web-based series that will showcase independent animation from all over the world. Animators with short subject work, reoccurring series, or experimental work are encouraged to submit.

As part of a new initiative to showcase independent artists on the web, KahBang will be launching a new site in November that seeks to be a place for both creators and fans in various genres of music, film, art, comedy, animation and more. Part of that initiative includes both stocking up on some top-shelf material from industry veterans, and trying to attract the rising stars of the Internet.

Creators chosen to participate retain ownership of the material. Interested Animators should contact development@kahbangtv.com

Day eight of the 2011 KahBang Festival marked the start of musical performances on the Waterfront Concert Grounds. The first performer of the day was fittingly a Bangor local. When Particles Collide took to the Dispatch Magazine’s Me Stage, which was to feature local Maine performers all weekend long. The day featured over a dozen performers on the 3 different stages, including notable performances by Stephaniesid and Evidence.

As the sun sank lower in the sky and the crowd swelled, the three acts at the top of the bill took control of the party. Atmosphere’s set got the crowd on their feet with their sharp sound and energizing lyrics. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals did not disappoint, Potter's powerful voice and the bands playful coordination were enough to steal the show before Lupe Fiasco took the stage and brought the immense crowd to a fever pitch. Fiasco teased the crowd by flicking his water bottle on the front row and delighted all on the waterfront before the stages went dark and the audience dissipated into the downtown.