Autumn/Winter Open Call - we are now accepting submissions for our next editions of MicroActs, evenings of artist short film!
This open call is for our next two editions of 2026, which will take place in September & December this year. Each edition will showcase a selection of exciting & inspiring Artist Film from all over the world; the selected submissions will be notified which edition they are curated in.
Liminal Archive is an experimental festival for moving images at the edge of memory, reality, and Asia's political histories.
The festival will take place in Autumn and includes a series of programs such as screenings, talks, and workshops.
We are seeking: * Short or feature-length projects * Experimental works that expand the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking * Artist film series / ongoing practices
“We step into and do not step into the same rivers; we are and are not.” Heraclitus ; if not our model, then the radiant thought, a precursor to the experimental work. Plato recounts this in the Cratylus: “Heraclitus says that everything flows and nothing remains; and, comparing things to the current of a river, he adds that you cannot step into the same river twice.”
Experimenta, the international festival for experimental film and moving image art in India, invites filmmakers from Asia to submit their films.
In its 13th edition, the festival seeks films that challenge conventional modes of cinema and extend the parameters of genre and form. Moving image works defined as fiction or non-fiction or hybrid or none of these are welcome.
Experimenta does not charge a submission fee.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 5th July 2026.
We are pleased to announce that VISIONS is opening its call for applications for "Surrender as Process", a six-day immersive artist retreat taking place in rural Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Led by Cape Breton born filmmaker Jacquelyn Mills and hosted by VISIONS, with co-facilitator Benjamin R. Taylor.
The retreat is centered around 16mm filmmaking, but welcomes applications from creative practitioners working across disciplines and at all stages of work.
Emami Art’s Annual Open Call for Indian and International Experimental Film, Video, and Artists’ Moving Image works The fifth edition of the Emami Art Experimental Film Festival (EAEFF26) invites submissions from both Indian and international artists and filmmakers working in experimental film, video, and artists' moving image. EAEFF is a platform dedicated to curating and developing critical discourse around alternative and experimental practices.
Rhizome DC and Filament are accepting submissions for our third Film & Video Open Call. Artists and filmmakers from the DMV region are invited to submit short boundary-pushing, genre-defying, or experimental moving picture works for a screening in September 2026. Works shot or projected on film are encouraged to apply. In addition to digital projection, we will provide film projectors so that artists with Super 8 or 16mm prints have the opportunity to screen their work.
Applications for the Time Within Time Gallery Residency are open!
The 2026 residency will take place in Seoul, South Korea, in November 2026.
The Time Within Time Residency is a traveling A.I.R (Artist in Residency) program that takes place in a different location each edition. The 2026 residency will unfold in Seoul, South Korea.
