We’re seeking submissions for Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative video installation reimagining the Surrealist drawing game. Artists are invited to submit silent video works (1–3 minutes) inspired by one of 12 body parts — eyes, mouth, hair, shoulders/arms, hands, chest, belly, back, butt, genitals, legs, feet. Each piece should offer a personal, political, poetic, or abstract interpretation of the assigned part through your own aesthetic lens. Excerpts of previous work are allowed.
A curated program showcasing experimental and avant garde explorations of music, movement, and moving images. send your gnarled poems and whispered spells to join a chorus of queer chromatic seers. every Video Ritual programs open call film submissions alongside dance and sound performances. stemming from over 25 years of community curation as part an experimental art venue located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The 8fest call for submissions for 2025 festival are now open until 11:59pm EST, August 17th. This year's festival will take place on November 28th - 30th 2025, in Toronto.
The next edition of Mire’s annual festival, which aims to highlight inventive and engaging contemporary analog film,will this time take place as winter nears its end, upon light’s return : from Thursday, February 26 to Sunday, March 1, 2026.
To fuel the programming of this 8th edition, we are looking for:
The annual seven-day event returns November 3 - 9, 2025; there are no entry fees, and artists worldwide are invited to submit through September 19, 2025.
Submissions for the 9th edition of FRACTO Experimental Film Encounter are now open!
FRACTO will take place in Berlin at the end of May 2026. We invite artists and filmmakers from all backgrounds to share their recent film works with us.
Submission Guidelines: – Each filmmaker may submit up to two works – We accept short and mid-length films ( approx. 40 minutes) and performance-based expanded cinema proposals – Eligible works must be completed after January 1, 2024 – The submission deadline is March 1, 2026
The Écran Libre New Media Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition. We're seeking innovative, experimental, and genre-defying work at the intersection of image, sound, and technology — with a primary focus on video-based practices. This year's program will be largely dedicated to screen-based works, including video art, digital storytelling, experimental film, and other time-based media.
LIVING WITH BUILDINGS – VIIII – SUBMISSIONS OPEN –
We are looking for short films that explore themes of People / Poetry / Place
– Rules – Films can be Poetry / Documentary / Experimental We prefer shorter, sharper films — 10 Mins Max – Mp4 Format – Include title screen and credits
Experimental Loop 2026 International Video Art Festival — New York
This special edition will focus exclusively on works created in 16mm format.
A unique opportunity to exhibit your work in New York City, on Governors Island, during Fall 2026 — in collaboration with the New York Latin American Art Triennial (NYLAAT) @nylaat_org | Sponsored by Toroide Foundation @toroide.foundation
Application period July 1 – September 30, 2025 Application Fee: $0 Results Announcement: March 1, 2026
VIDEOAKTION is a two-day screening event where the latest developments in experiments with moving images will be presented and discussed. The next VIDEOAKTION will take place in October 2025 at Raum für drastische Maßnahmen in Berlin.
