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Moscow, Russia
Datum dogodka: June 24-26, 2003
Interfest, MediaArtLab centre for art and culture
MEDIA FORUM of the Moscow International Film Festival
CALL FOR ENTRIES - EVERYBODY! TRASH art / At the film industry’s backyard
>MEDIA FORUM
>>MF rogramme 2003
>>>About Trash art
>>>>International Board
>>>>>Entry Form and contacts
>MEDIA FORUM
Festival progaramme works submittion deadline – May 15th 2003
Presentation programme and confrence applications deadline – May 1st 2003
Location: Russian Cinematographers Union and the Central Manezh, Moscow
Support: German Cultural Center Goethe-Institute, Netherlands Royal Embassy in Moscow, French Cultural Center in Moscow, British Art Council
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) is held since 1959 and gradually it has become one of most respectable and prestigious film-forums in the world. In 1973 MIFF was registered by the International Federation of Film-producers associations (FIAPF) as an «A» class film festival alongside with those in Berlin, Cannes, San-Sebastian, Karlovy Vary and Venice.
This is the fourth year Media Forum is organized as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. The role of new media in audiovisual art and culture received due recognition and Media Forum was immediately introduced into the official program of MIFF.
Media Forum is the first event of such scale in Russia and it reveals a new vision of the world of new media culture and new screen technologies to the professionals, critics and public in general. The objective of Media Forum is to demonstrate the connection between traditional and modern branches of screen culture, the impact of technological innovations on visual arts.
Media Forum as action is an exchange of ideas, infusion of new forces into contemporary culture and vice versa. It is an attempt to demonsrtate the logic of new thought and new communications. At the moment it is inside media culture that new ideas go through trial and approbation, ideas that cannot be realized in contemporary art context.
>>MF rogramme 2003
1. Festival programme: experimental films, documentary, video art, CD-ROM-art
Nominations:
Trash aesthetics
Trash ideology
Trash technology
2. Presentation programme: informational retrospective screenings and special screenings of the latest trash art
We invite the participation of festivals, distributive centres, media labs, archives, independent curators
3. The International Conference "Trash art: at the film industry’s backyard"
We invite the participation of producers, art critics, film directors, artists and journalists
>>>About Trash art
Key words:
Trash – crash of machine (computer) logic
Trash – crash of user logic
Trash – failure of image creating
Trash – cracked art – isn’t to be identified, is unexpected by society, critics, doesn’t conform to the demands, wishes, logic
Trash – as fashion, style, freedom
Idea
Today it is necessary to revive the original radicalism of the media-technologies. This is not a problem of technology, but a problem of philosophy and ideology. We are interested in projects that revolt against the technology itself. What do we need technologies for if they cannot express new ideas? These are old technologies. New technologies come first of all new objectives.
Today the concepts of “trash & trash art” have acquired quite a variety of interpretations. Our task is to confine them to categories conforming with new tendencies in ideology and culture.
For us “trash” stands for the positive radicalism in art, technology and forms of communication. Media Forum is the search for materials and criteria. The interaction of art and technology frames the conception within which our festival works.
What do we need technologies for if they cannot express the tendencies of new thought?
>>>>International Board
? Woody Vasulka – pioneer of media art, founder of the world’s largest media archives «Vasulkas», USA.
? Rudolf Frieling - Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnology [ZKM], Karlsruhe,Germany.
? Kirill Razlogov – art director of MIFF, director of Russian Institute for Cultural Research, Russia
? Kathy Rae Huffman – Assistant Director of «ROOT» media festival (USA-UK).
? Etienne Sandrin –Curator of Video Archive at the Georges Pompidou National Centre for Art and Culture, France.
? Jan Schuijren – Curator, The Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/TBA, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
>>>>>Entry Form and contacts
Festival program
(Deadline: May 15, 2003):
CINEMA and VIDEO in all format on VHS, S-VHS, Beta-SP/PAL, EXCEPT NTSC:
MULTIMEDIA on CD ROMs or DVD disks
Name, family name, nationality, telephone/fax, address and e-mail of the author (group)
Title of work, year and place of production
Technology, original format
Submitted format
Synopsis
Short CV
*Please enclose to your work:
I authorize that my work can be (yes/no):
transferred to other formats if it's necessary for presentation within the festival________;
used in printed and online publucations, TV programs presenting Media Forum, full_______, fragments________;
kept in MediaArtLab's archive________.
Date_____________ Signature____________________
Non-selected works won't be returned
Presentation programs and conference
(Deadline: May 1, 2003):
Papers and Program’description Proposals
Please submit short abstracts (no more than 50 words) and description of organization or short CV
Rok prijave: 01/05/03
Kontakt:
MIFF, Media Forum
20, Bersenevskaya Nab.
109072 Moscow
Russia
tel: 007 095 959 17 05
fax: 007 095 950 09 92
MediaForum@danet.ru
http://www.mediaforum.danet.ru
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Ljubljana, Slovenija
Memefest
Memefest, International festival of radical communication
The regular competition has three main divisions: Communications Studies, Sociology and Visual Arts. There is also a separate Beyond… section with its own guidelines and divisions.
www.memefest.org
AWARDS: A winning entry will be selected from among graduate and postgraduate submissions in each category. Winners each receive a cash prize of 300 EUR.
Hungover from radical doses of branding and commercial information lately, we, the organizers of Memefest, have decided to help Slovenian and global youth fight the power while celebrating their strengths and talents.
As a “festival or radical communication”, Memefest sets out to explore the power that our disseminated ideas memes have to spin the social fabric. By encouraging the creation and dispersion of beneficial memes, we hope that we may bring some balance back into a brand-crazy world.
Last year, we called out those gifted in the fields of Communications, Sociology and Design to respond to a text on branding. You can view the resulting mayhem in our visual gallery. Memefest 2003 challenges writers to confront Thomas Frank’s text on cooption of dissent and visual artists to represent a “rethink” of their roles according to the principles of the First Things First Manifesto. For those who need a little more, we have provided a space to go Beyond… and innovate radical communications models which fall completely outside of the commercial paradigm.
JURY: This year’s competition jury is has been selected to reflect diverse, international perspectives on radical communications. Jurors include visual artists, writers, professors and communications professionals. Have a look through the bios provided under each division, these are names you might recognize!
COMPETTITION RULES:
1. The main festival competition is open to both full and part-time graduate and post-graduate students, regardless of age. Winners of awards will have to provide proof of enrollment. Note that participation in the Beyond... category is unrestricted.
2. Each student can register multiple works in a particular category. However, each work requires the submission of a separate registration form.
3. Each work can compete in only one competition category
.4. A single work can be registered by a group or collective. However, at least two thirds of a group must have student status. Names of all authors should be clearly indicated.
5. All international submissions have to be in English. However, studentsfrom Slovenia can hand in their works (essays and opinion pieces) in Slovenian with an English summary and keywords.
6. Previously published works may be submitted. Also, previously submitted academic work may be entered as long as it suits the competition's themes.
7. Works that do not comply with the minimum standards of format and content will not be eligible for awards.
8. Works have to be registered by the spring deadline of May 15th.
9. Anonymous works will not be taken into consideration.
10. Persons actively involved in MEMEFEST are not allowed to participate in the competition.
11. Persons younger then 18 years of age may not participate in the competition but may have their works exhibited.
12. Memefest will not use works sent in by the participants for commercial purposes.
Rok prijave: 15/05/03
Kontakt:
Memefest, Fakulteta za druÏbene vede
Oliver Vodeb
Kardeljeva plo‰ãad 5
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenija
tel: GSM / SMS: 00 386 41 388 190
fax: 00 386 1 5805 101
oliver@memefest.org
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Arcus: Artist in Residence, Japan
Deadline: 19 April 2003
Arcus Project is now accepting applications from artists who wish to join the artist in residence program in 2003. Please refer to the application guidelines and application forms on Arcus Project homepage.
Find out more at http://www.arcus-project.com or email info@arcus-project.com
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Bundaberg Arts Festival
Deadline: 19 April 2003
The Bundaberg arts festival is seeking interested parties to hold a two day w/shop on contemporary art techniques during our October festival. Please reply with an outline, CV and costing.
Find out more at http://
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Anima Mundi 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Deadline: 20 April 2003
In 2002 Anima Mundi celebrated ten years of festival bringing to the Brazilian audience the best selection of films and videos from around the world, along with special guests, workshops and retrospectives. This year is expected to be even better.
Find out more at http://www.animamundi.com.br
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: 19th North South Media Festival, Geneva
Deadline: 30 April 2003
The festival aims to promote better diffusion of documentary films on North South relations and the inequalities within cultures. The Festival includes various competitions focused on development questions, freedom of expression and human rights. It also works to promote a broadened view of the world and reflection about it based on more accurate information.
To find out more email nordsud@vtx.ch
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: VideoBrasil, International Festival of Electronic Art, Sao Paulo.
Deadline :1 May 2003
Electronic art productions are welcome (video, CD ROM, DVD and Web) if completed from August 2001 by Portuguese-speaking artists or those originating from the "southern circuit": Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania and South-east Asia.
Find out more at http://www.videobrasil.org.br
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Call For Entries - 1st Annual Reel Venus Film Festival
Reel Venus Film Festival
(New York NY)
Call For Entries – 1st Annual Reel Venus Film Festival
Deadline For Entries: April 30, 2003 (early) May 16th, 2003
Submissions are now being accepted for the 1st Annual Reel Venus Film Festival. A premiere showcase of Film/Video Shorts, 30 minutes and under, directed by New and Established women filmmakers from the United States and Abroad.
The Three Day Festival is scheduled to take place on July 22, 23 & 24 in New York City at Symphony Space.
All Genres Accepted.
Work Must have been completed after June 2001.
For Submission Guidelines and Entry Form go to: http://www.reelvenus.com
Application Date: 4/30/2003
Melissa Fowler
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Call for SHORT videos/films
Images Cinema
(Williamstown MA)
Our indie cinema is seeking to expand its programming to include shorts before each feature, but we need your contributions. If you have an independently produced short of 5 minutes or less on VHS, DVD or 35mm, send it in for consideration! Also the possibility of speaking engagements for filmmakers. Although there will be no compensation for this exhibition, this is a great opportunity for free exposure in the Berkshires. We will start our shorts program in February, but will accept submissions on an ongoing basis. For further information email sandra@imagescinema.org or send direct to PO Box 283 Williamstown, MA 01267. Please include a SASE if you would like your submission returned to you.
Application Date: 12/31/2004
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Call for Video/Multimedia
The Sushi Bar
(Brooklyn NY)
Artist/Programmer
presently putting together two programs/exhibitions for travelling exhibition:
film/video having to do with flight (interpreted loosely) and work on New Media, Text, Textile...
please email oneline and brief description of project to sushi@the-sushi-bar.com
Application Date: 5/1/2003
Leon Grodski
The Sushi Bar
PO Box 1070
New York, NY 10009
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Digital Art - Spring Flings Art Mixer
Remote
(New York NY)
Curator Judith Laguerre and Creative Director David Fabricant present Spring Flings Art Mixer
Submission Requirements
Curator seeks compelling imagery examining Spring, the feeling of change, change in state and mood. Additionally non-traditional images of Sunsets, Palm Trees, and Sand. Flings, intimate moments, couples kissing, body parts etc…
Artists Statement, Work Statement, Resume, etc…
URL to website or online portfolio (initially)
A maximum of 10 slides, labeled with the artist's name, title of work, size, and medium
Digital art on CD on either MAC or PC Format (large hi res files)
$15 entry fee. Please make check or money order payable to Judith Laguerre
SASE for return of work
<< INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED >>
Mail submissions to Judith Laguerre- 1690 Rensselaer Road, Teaneck NJ 07666 c/o SPRING FLINGS
Application Date: 4/25/2003
Judith cell: 551.265.4311
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Insights 2003 Call for Artists
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
(San Francisco CA)
INSIGHTS 2003 is a juried exhibition of works by artists who are blind or visually impaired. The exhibition will run July 15 to September 7,2003 on the lower level of San Francisco City Hall. Cash awards will be given by the jury in recognition of individual artists and/or specific artistic disciplines.
We are committed to providing opportunities for artists with vision loss to share their works with others. Please join us in spreading the word about this community endeavor!
Insights 2003 is presented in collaboration with the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery and made possible in part by the Grants for the Arts program of the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.
Application Date: 5/2/2003
Kari Orvik, Exhibition Coordinator
Insightscoordinator@hotmail.com
415-431-1481 x286
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Visual Artists, Musicians, Performers
Propaganda! - BlankCollective
(New York NY)
The BlankCollective is currently seeking submissions for PROPAGANDA! an upcoming arts and music event on SAT April 26th. All genres of artwork are welcome. Some ideas: Painters, sculptors, video artists, installation artists, improv performers, animators, dancers, drag queens... anyone who has something to say about Propaganda... the government, the media, images we are drowning in daily. This is always one night event, with the chance to keep the visual art pieces up for every weekend until the next show.
BlankCollective is a rotating group of artists. Each month thers a new show, a new theme, and a new chance to be part of the Collective. Gaba gaba we accept you.
Application Date: 4/18/2002
Call Sara at 212-533-8724 or email the Collective ASAP if you are interested. The 18th is the last day to commit to showing but the sooner the better.