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  • Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid

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    Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid
    Call For Entries
    Film / Video / Multimedia
    Until July 30, 2010: With Regular Mail Sending
    Until July 30, 2010: With Video Upload

    The call for entries is open until July 30, 2010, for the 'Rencontres Internationales' that will take place in Paris at the Centre Pompidou from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4, 2010, and in Madrid and Berlin in 2011.
    Those three events will feature an international programming focusing on film, video and multimedia, gathering works of artists and filmmakers recognized on the international scene along with young artists and filmmakers.

    ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION CAN SUBMIT ONE OR SEVERAL WORKS. THE CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OPEN TO FILM, VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA WORKS, without any restrictions for length or genre. All submissions are free, regardless of geographical origin... [click here >>>]

    - FILMS AND VIDEOS - any film and video format
    * Video / Experimental video
    * Fiction, exp. fiction / Short, middle and full length
    * Documentary, exp. documentary
    * Experimental film
    * Animation

    - MULTIMEDIA
    * Video installation, multimedia installation * Net art * Multimedia concert, multimedia performance

    TO ENTER A WORK, CLICK HERE >>> www.art-action.org/call
    You may choose between two types of registration:
    - Until July 30, 2010: Entry form to use with regular mail
    - Until July 30, 2010: 100% online entry form with video upload

    PLEASE FORWARD this information to creative organizations, art networks, production organizations, artists and filmmakers you are in contact with.

    The 'Rencontres Internationales' offers more than a simple presentation of the works. It introduces an intercultural forum gathering various guests from all over the world - artists and filmmakers, institutions and emerging organizations - to testify of their reflections and their experiences, but also of artistic and cultural contexts that are often undergoing deep changes.
    The 'Rencontres Internationales' reflects specificities and convergences of artistic practices between new cinema and contemporary art, explores emerging media art practices and their critical purposes, and makes possible a necessary time when points of view meet and are exchanged.
    The event aims at presenting works to a broad audience, at creating circulations between different art practices and between different audiences, as well as creating new exchanges between artists, filmmakers and professionals.
    It seeks to contribute to a reflection on our contemporary culture of image via a compelling program opened to everyone..

    PARIS/BERLIN/MADRID
    In 2007, the Rencontres Internationales, which initially took place in Paris and Berlin, opened up to a third city: Madrid. The event constitutes a unique artistic and cultural platform in Europe for artists, professional networks and various audiences. The venues in the three cities are in particular the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, the Reina Sofia National Museum and the Spanish Cinematheque in Madrid.

    The 'Rencontres Internationales' is a non-commercial event without competition, supported by French, German, Spanish and international institutions: the.. [click here >>>]

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  • Mono no aware IV

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    Mono no aware IV
    Sunday November 28th 2010
    Deadline November 5th 2010 (postmarked)

    Mono No Aware is not a film festival; its focus is the cinematic experience. Inspired by the unique qualities of live performance and viewing film prints, it encourages live music, theatrical performance, audio and additional visuals to accompany the film piece.

    You are welcome to submit. Mono No Aware is open to any person or group of persons making work incorporating Super8 or 16mm film format as part of that presentation. For example: blending film & theater performance, musicians creating a visual experience for their sound, & experimental filmmakers working with story tellers. Entries will only be accepted on Super8 or 16mm film. FILM ONLY. No Digital Video.

    Part of our purpose in having this gathering is to put an emphasis on the cinematic experience. Film & video are so easily accessible, you can watch something on a website, television, a home projector, or even your cell phone. For some filmmakers those vehicles are copies of the original artwork, each one degraded by its format. We believe there is a magic in seeing the film as a print. There is a presence a poet has reading his/her own writing. There is a feeling that resonates in your chest when you see a band live. For these reasons we are encouraging live music, performance, and audio to expand the cinematic experience beyond the screen. We ask that in the spirit of the festival you not video or create copies of your performance. Some participants have gone as far as to destroy the work after its first run at the event.

    Embrace the film medium. Cut & splice found footage you picked up at a yard sale. Take all your unused footage from an old project and create something new with the unused scenes. Spend 50 bucks to shoot & process 100 feet of 16mm & make a 3 minute masterpiece with a friend's Bolex. Paint on the film surface. Go on eBay and pick up a dozen old reels for ten bucks. Run 10 projectors at once on a single screen. Splice, dice, paste, shoot, and do it all over again. Create visual poetry, colorful abstractions, a comedic narrative, a cinematic comet that will light up the space for several minutes and live in the minds of those there to see it in its pure state. While it's there, fill the audience's ears with a score nothing short of sonorous.

    In September 2010 we will offer a range of workshops to those interested in making work for submission. We also will have Super 8mm cameras & editing equipment available for rental from our home office, if you are interested please contact us to set up an appointment.

    Please send entries to the following address:
    MONO NO AWARE
    PMB # 303
    302 Bedford Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
    United States

    Selected film performances will be announced Friday November 12th 2010.

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  • 1st Annual MIY Contest - The 60 Second Hand Job - Deadline extended

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    1st Annual MIY (Make It Yourself) Contest: The 60 Second Hand Job Presented by Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    Contest Opens: May 5, 2010 – Deadline extended to June 19, 2010

    Video Pool is accepting submissions for our juried 1st Annual MIY Contest - The 60 Second Hand Job. We are seeking submission of video made by using a hand held camera, is one minute in duration, and is experimental. The call is open to local, national and international video artists. The submitted videos will be judged on artistic merit and innovation by our amazing panel of artists, and they will be exhibited online.

    Video Pool Media Arts Centre is a nonprofit artist-run and media production centre dedicated to independent video, audio and computer-integrated multimedia production, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

    PRIZES: First Prize is $500.00 CAD and inclusion in Video Pool's Movie-oke screening and fundraising event June 12, 2010 in fabulous downtown Winnipeg. Nine Runner-Up videos will be selected and these videos will be included in a screening at Video Pool's Movie-oke fund-raising event; each of the Runner-Up artists will receive a $50.00 CAD screening fee.

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  • FLEX, the Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival

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    FLEX, the Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, is now accepting submissions for its fourth biennial competitive festival taking place February 18-20, 2011 in Gainesville, FL.  The exclusive focus of the festival is on experimental short media, but we encourage artists to challenge us to rethink what 'experimental' means.  Work may draw on documentary, animation, avant garde, underground, or other traditions‹-or no traditions at all.  Cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded in each of 4 categories (film/video, small/large).  Previous jurors have included Craig Baldwin, Naomi Uman, Mike Plante, Abina Manning, Andrea Grover and Tony Gault.  In addition, the festival has hosted numerous filmmakers including Jim Trainor, Leighton Pierce, Deborah Stratman, Bill Brown, Jim Finn, Robert Todd, Scott Stark, Jacqueline Goss, Helga Fanderl, Michael Gitlin, and Johan Grimonprez.

    Click here for entry form and guidelines. The regular entry deadline is September 1, but we encourage early submission.

    Regular: $10 (postmark by September 1)
    Late: $20 (postmark by October 1)

    No entry fee for festival alumni or for international entries.

    Send entries to:

    FLEX
    Box 12762
    Gainesville, FL 32604, USA

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  • onedotzero_adventures in motion

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    onedotzero_adventures in motion: festival call for submissions!

    a fantastic opportunity to get your work seen by a like-minded, connected and creative international community.

    this years festival premieres at the bfi southbank, 10-14 november 2010 before touring internationally.

    deadline for receiving entries is 30th june 2010, 5pm.

    onedotzero are seeking innovative short films, installations, interactive work and live audiovisual performances to showcase at the bfi southbank, london, uk, 10-14 november 2010. the five-day festival is the first stop on onedotzero's extensive worldwide network of events.

    onedotzero_adventures in motion has been the largest dedicated digital short film festival in the world since 1999. over fourteen years the programme has expanded to embrace a wide range of digital motion arts and is acclaimed by artists, audiences and creative industries alike for providing a platform to explore new ideas and fresh innovation through curated compilation screenings, features, exhibitions, live av performances, club nights, presentations and panel discussions.

    submit now! this is your chance to showcase your work on an international platform and it is completely free to enter!

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    what to submit

    onedotzero seeks submissions of new work, which demonstrates innovative creative expression and visionary moving image ideas from the following disciplines:

    animation + short form: renowned for uncovering exciting moving image work from all over the world, onedotzero continues to champion progressive work of under 30 minutes across music video, animation, motion graphics, narrative shorts, artists moving image, documentary and generative art.

    feature films: to compliment the curated shorts programme onedotzero seek feature-length work with an alternative aesthetic and distinctive directorial approach for the big screen.

    live audio-visual performances: onedotzero has a passion for presenting narrative driven live cinema, original vj sets and unexpected collaborations between musicians and artists. onedotzero can only schedule a limited amount of live shows at the london festival, but also curate live av projects year round as part of the international tour.

    installations: onedotzero is keen to receive submissions of engaging audiovisual installation and compelling interactive experiences. both existing work and proposals for new projects will be considered. please provide details of the technical delivery in your ideas.

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    programming themes:

    the core programmes that remain central to onedotzeros ethos are:

    wow + flutter: onedotzero, the pioneering home for exploring motion graphics, motion typography, visual code, processing, animation, digital and short experimental works.

    wavelength: dedicated to exploring visually progressive, music-driven moving image and music videos, including rarely screened promos and unofficial versions.

    extended play: a select international narrative-driven programme of short films and animations with unique visual style, which extend beyond the boundaries of traditional storytelling.

    plus many more still to be confirmed!

    this year, the festival programme will also reach out to explore the following new themes:

    utopia
    this years festival theme takes a utopian approach. in the past, when we pondered about the future, our visions were largely optimistic. the future was going to be a wonderful place, full of bright, new ideas and technology benefiting social harmony. the future is now here, however there is a propensity for doom and gloom. onedotzero wants the theme of utopia to bring a sense of adventure, hope and positivity about our future world to the festival! what is your vision of a better future?

    code warriors
    creatives are increasingly using computer code as a raw material to create generative, fluid and self-perpetuating moving image. this brand-new new programme will showcase the most imaginative examples of work in this field.

    robotica
    onedotzero has always been rather partial to our mechanical friends of the future, demonstrated over the years in the festival programming. we are now seeking robot-themed or inspired shorts, which explore the ethics and potential social effects of a world shared with robots or androids.

    how to submit
    it is really easy to submit, just follow these three simple steps:
    1. download the submission form from www.onedotzero.com/submissions
    2. fill in all of the fields clearly and sign the form.
    3. send your completed submissions form to onedotzero, along with a playable dvd or a vimeo link to your work.

    *this year vimeo are helping us to make submitting your work to onedotzero easier than ever. instead of sending work on dvd you can now upload it to vimeo and include the link on your submission form. if you wish your video to remain private simply choose to password protect it, but please ensure onedotzero's programming team have access to watch your work until 10 november 2010.

    full details about how to submit and how to upload your films to vimeo can be found here

    please note that by submitting work you agree to onedotzeros festival terms and conditions. work without a signed submissions form may not be considered.

    about onedotzero
    onedotzero is a london-based moving image and digital arts organisation which commissions, showcases and promotes innovation across all aspects of moving image, digital and interactive arts. the organisation, founded in 1996, is known for representing a diverse array of artistic endeavour via the annual onedotzero_adventures in motion festival and associated touring. it has a cross media and collaborative approach attuned to technological advances and fast paced change within digital arts and the contemporary culture landscape.

    onedotzero recently co-curated decode: digital design sensations, an exhibition at the v+a museum, london, which showcased the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small screen based graphics to large-scale installations.

    onedotzero_adventures in motion festival will be touring globally throughout 2010.

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  • Lausanne Underground & Music Festival 2010

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    Lausanne Underground & Music Festival - Call for entries
    Entry deadline: June 15th 2010
    Festival date: October 20-24 2010

    Only the films released between 2007 and 2010 will be selected for the competition (short or feature films). You are welcome to submit any other program for a screening outside of competition.

    What is «underground»?
    It is always easier for the filmmakers to decide if their film is underground or not. But to give an idea of what we are looking for, we think that underground films do not make any compromise to be made or to be seen. Underground films accept no limits, no censorships and always present an innovative point of view. The LUFF has been created after the New York Underground Film Festival, then its purpose remains the same: to support and promote films that push boundaries and break new ground -- that challenge, entertain and provoke.

    How to Enter
    Register your film online and send a preview copy of your film to the selection committee.

    Accepted format are:
    * VHS (PAL, SECAM or NTSC)
    * DVD (PAL or NTSC, any Region coding will be accepted)
    * DVD-R/DVD+R (PAL or NTSC)
    Note: DVD-R/DVD+R have to be burnt correctly so that they can be read on most of the DVD players. In order to do so, please burn your DVD at the lowest speed you can (1X 1’385Ko/s). Every film that has been badly burnt – which means that the DVD is unreadable or the picture quality is bad (pixels, image drops,...) will not be considered for the selection. Also, try to use good quality DVD.

    Every other preview formats will be refused.

    Each entry must be accompanied by
    * a completed entry form (photocopies are acceptable) per film
    * a press kit if available (the absence of press kit has no influence on the selection)

    Accepted screening formats
    * 35mm
    * 16mm
    * Beta SP PAL (no NTSC)
    * DVCam PAL, NTSC
    * Mini DV PAL, NTSC
    * DVD (PAL or NTSC, any region)

    A Note on "Category"
    Many works entered into the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival defy easy classification, but it’s important for us that you check only ONE category for your entry. So please follow these guidelines:

    * If it is a documentary or animation, check one of those categories. If it’s not a documentary, and not animation, and it has a story, check narrative feature (for works 60 minutes and over) or narrative short (for works under 60 minutes).
    * For the purposes of our event, “experimental” is used exclusively for non-narrative, non- documentary works? If it’s not a documentary, and does not have a story, then check experimental.
    * If you feel that your film fits experimental and animation equally, we recommend that you choose animation.
    * If you don’t follow the above guidelines, we will re-classify your entry appropriately!

    Entry fee
    There is no entry fee

    Shipping the preview tapes or DVD
    Cost of shipping to the festival is covered by the entrant. Shipping must be prepaid. Collect or COD shipments cannot be accepted. Each tape must be marked with the title of the entry. Entrant's identification must be on the case and the tape. Please use only plastic or bubble-pack cases when shipping entries - no fiber cases please! Do not forget to specify on your package the following mention: For cultural purposes only – no commercial value

    No preview tape or DVD will be sent back to the original sender, whether or not the film has be selected or not.

    All entries must be mailed to:
    Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
    Film Entry
    Rue du Valentin 34
    1002 Lausanne
    Switzerland

    Shipping the exhibition prints
    The go and return transport of selected feature film prints would be at our charge. The go transport of selected short film prints would be at your charge. The return transport of selected short films print would be at our charge.

    Entry does not guarantee placement in the program. However, each submission will be carefully considered. Festival organizers will pre-select entries that will enter the competition. If your film is chosen, you will be notified current of September 2010. The exhibition print has to be in our hand on October 10 2010.

    The LUFF is not responsible for lost, stolen or missing entries. We would like to remind you to send a COPY of your original work. Due to the high number of submissions, the preview tapes or any supporting material will be kept in the festival’s archives and will not be sent back. Please not send SASEs for the return of your tape, because we will simply ignore them and use the stamps. Do not send money either.

    For more informations, contact the organisation here.

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  • London Film Festival 2010

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    London Film Festival
    13-28 October 2010. Deadline: 25 June 2010

    The London Film Festival will present its annual weekend dedicated to avant-garde and artists’ film & video on 22-24 October 2010.

    If you would like your work to be considered for the programme, please send preview copies as soon as possible or email details of works in progress. There is no entry fee.

    Works must have been made within the last two years and should receive their UK theatrical premiere in the festival. Recent archival restorations may also be considered.

    Please complete the online submission form and select the “artists’ film and video” category.
    http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_54th_london_film_festival_film_submission_form

    If preview materials are sent direct to the LFF office, please mark them clearly “for the attention of Mark Webber” and send notification by email to <lff@markwebber.org.uk>.

    Further information on eligibility and regulations are on the festival website :-
    http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_festivals/the_bfi_london_film_festival_submission_regulations

    Details of the 2009 programme can still be found online at :-
    http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/films/experimenta
    http://www.markwebber.org.uk/2009/09/london-film-festival-2009.html

     


    THE BFI 54th LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
    13-28 October 2010

    The festival can screen all standard formats of film and video in the cinemas at BFI Southbank. Multi- or special projection events can be possible. The preferred tape format for video projection is Beta SP or DigiBeta, PAL or NTSC.

    Prior UK theatrical, UK festivals, UK television screenings and UK dvd / video releases disqualify films from entry.

    Works must have been completed within the last two years. Recent archival preservations, which have not yet screened in the UK, are also eligible.

    Preferred formats for preview are dvd or vhs (PAL, NTSC or SECAM). If necessary, film prints can be sent by special arrangement.

    Please complete the online submissions form and select the “Artists’ film and video” category.
    http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_54th_london_film_festival_film_submission_form

    Preview materials should be sent to the festival office. Please mark them clearly for the attention of Mark Webber and send notification to <lff@markwebber.org.uk> to confirm their dispatch.

    LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
    (fao MARK WEBBER)
    BFI SOUTHBANK
    BELVEDERE ROAD
    LONDON
    SE1 8XT
    ENGLAND

    Contact: Andrea Bigger
    Telephone: +44 (0)20 7815 1322

    Please include any supporting material such as biographical information, filmography, details of previous or upcoming screenings etc. Still images should be provided either as prints or 300dpi tiff or jpeg files.

    Unsolicited submissions are welcomed but all shipping costs must be borne by the sender. Please note that it is not possible for us to return preview tapes and dvd’s.

    We are unable to acknowledge receipt of all entries. We will contact you if we need more information, or to invite the work for screening in the festival. It is London Film Festival policy not to offer comments or reasons for films not selected for the programme.

    Absolute deadline for submissions is 25 June 2010. Please send preview materials well in advance of this date if at all possible.

    Details of the official submissions process are available online at
    http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_festivals/the_bfi_london_film_festival_submission_regulations

    The BFI 54th London Film Festival will take place from 13-28 October 2010. A concentrated programme of artists’ film and video screenings will be scheduled around the weekend of 22-24 October 2010, and we hope that artists, filmmakers and international visitors will gather in London on this occasion.

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  • 1st Annual MIY Contest - The 60 Second Hand Job

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    1st Annual MIY (Make It Yourself) Contest: The 60 Second Hand Job Presented by Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    Contest Opens: May 5, 2010 – Closing Deadline June 5, 2010

    Video Pool is accepting submissions for our juried 1st Annual MIY Contest - The 60 Second Hand Job. We are seeking submission of video made by using a hand held camera, is one minute in duration, and is experimental. The call is open to local, national and international video artists. The submitted videos will be judged on artistic merit and innovation by our amazing panel of artists, and they will be exhibited online.

    Video Pool Media Arts Centre is a nonprofit artist-run and media production centre dedicated to independent video, audio and computer-integrated multimedia production, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

    PRIZES: First Prize is $500.00 CAD and inclusion in Video Pool's Movie-oke screening and fundraising event June 12, 2010 in fabulous downtown Winnipeg. Nine Runner-Up videos will be selected and these videos will be included in a screening at Video Pool's Movie-oke fund-raising event; each of the Runner-Up artists will receive a $50.00 CAD screening fee.

    JURORS

    Noam Gonick(RCA) investigates identities including Winnipeg street gangs, queer hippie cults, ravers, TV psychics, stockbrokers and prison semaphore through photography, film, TV and installation. His films have been presented at the Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals. Gonick’s art has also been exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery and MOCCA at Nuit Blanche. His works are represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Canada.

    Deirdre Logue’s film, video and installations focus on self-presentational discourse and the body. Logue’s recent projects include Enlightened Nonsense, 10 short performance films about repetition and Why Always Instead of Just Sometimes, a12 channel self-portrait. Recent solo exhibitions were presented at Oakville Galleries, the Images Festival – awarded Best Installation and Best of the Festival – the Berlin International Film Festival, Beyond/In Western New York and at articule in Montreal. She was a founding member of Media City in Windsor, the Executive Director of the Images Festival, the Executive Director of the Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre and is currently the Development Director at Vtape.

    Darryl Nepinak (Saulteaux) works at the Ndinawe Youth Resource centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He curated INDIANPEG: Shorts from Winnipeg Aboriginal Filmmakers at the 2006 Gimli Film Festival. Nepinak is the co-founder of Indie ‘N Film/Video Collective and the treasurer of Urban Shaman Gallery. He lived in Gisborne, New Zealand for 10 months in 2004, where he directed a documentary about the 30-year history of Te Ora Hou Aotearoa, a Maori youth organization, and mentored Maori teens in video production. Nepinak learned video production through the NSI Aboriginal Youth Pilot Project and the Aboriginal Broadcasting Training Initiative of the Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Centre.

    SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

    Only online submissions will be accepted.  Videos longer than one minute will be automatically disqualified.

    SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

    - video(s) must be made with a hand-held camera and be 60 seconds in length or under
    - an online submission form includes a $10.00* entry fee payable by PayPal
    *Canadian Residents must include GST to their submission fee for a total of $10.50
    - artists may submit more than one work, but must submit a form per each entry and pay the $10.00 entry fee for each work submitted
    - all entry fees are non-refundable

    Please visit http://www.videopool.org to enter!

    NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
    Notification of results will take place live and by email on June 12, 2010.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION
    Przemek Pyszczek, Programming Coordinator
    Video Pool Media Arts Centre
    300-100 Arthur St
    Winnipeg MB  R3B 1H3
    vpprogramming@videopool.org

    Video Pool acknowledges the generous support of our funders:
    Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council
    The Province of Manitoba, Canadian Heritage, W.H. & S.E. Loewen Foundation,
    The Winnipeg Foundation, The Thomas Sill Foundation, and the NFB.

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  • IN-OUT Festival 2010

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    IN-OUT Festival will take place in Laznia for the fourth time. Just like last year, it will be open for artists from all over the world. The Festival seeks to select the most interesting video works that search for new formal solutions. The spectrum of interest is defined by the issues of non-narrative presentation of aesthetic problems, and conceptual attempts at posing questions about the nature of the image and its technological layer. The Festival will be accompanied by special screenings. The prizes will be granted by an international Jury.

    Read the festival 's rules here. Works with filled application form must be submitted before September 1st 2010.

    Prizes:
    1st prize: 2000 PLN
    2nd prize: 1000 PLN
    Honorary mentions (2): 500 PLN

    Mieczyslaw Struk, the Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship is the Honorary patron of the project.

    The awards in the 4th IN OUT Festival 2010 are founded by the Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship, Mieczyslaw Struk.

    For the galleries, public institutions, etc...:
    If you are interested in presenting the best videos from the IN OUT FESTIVAL 2009 please write: michal@brzezinski.net Last year was full of really great works!

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  • Cut & Run Experimental Tour: Call for entries & venues

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    Cur & Run LogoAnnouncing Cut and Run’s 2010 Experimental East Coast Tour – Call for Submissions – Call for Venue Proposals.

    Cut and Run is a curatorial project which consists of experimental  film and video programs, curated by Brenda Contreras and Mallary Abel, two filmmakers and Cinema alums from San Francisco State Univerity.  Mallary recently served as the programming associate for UnionDocs.

    Started in early 2009 at San Francisco’s Artist’s Television Access and turned into a  multi-city West Coast tour. Cut and Run’s aim is to explore the range of experimental and avant-garde works, from the past to the present. We celebrate works that deviate from mainstream and traditional narrative film, and opt towards authentic, brave, challenging, stylized, alternative and imagined subjects. Our call for submissions has no direct set theme. Our programs themes develope around the sense we make of the selected works, as well as individual sought-out films that provoked and inspired us.

    **There are no call for entry fees or applications. Please send us your 40 min. or less piece, on DVD or miniDV tape by mail.** Contact Mallary at mallaryabel@gmail.com to obtain address info.

    **Cut and Run is also accepting venue proposals for exhibitions for our East Coast Tour, as well as independant programs here along the West Coast, currently. If you have a space or microcinema, experimental-friendly to potentially host Cut and Run, contact Mallary.

    Cut and Run featured artists:
    Jay Rosenblatt, Robert Nelson, Karl Lind, Christine Noll Brinckmann, Warren Haack, Paula Levine, Gretchen Hogue, Joshua Solondz, Dustin Zemmel, and more.**

    Past Cut and Run screenings took place at:
    Artist’s Television Access in San Francisco, The Waypost in Portland, Oregon, NWFF in Seattle, The Basment in Nevada City, CA, Beatnik Studios in Sacramento, Jensen Mainstage in Santa Barbara, Echo Park Film Center in LA, Ditch Projects in Springfield, Oregon, UnionDocs in Brooklyn, NY. Cut and Run also pioneered a guerilla screening on San Francisco’s MUNI rail system in 2009.

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