Converting RU into a low budget film studio for NYC based artists.

Special Features 2014 is a film production program designed to support the creation of short films and videos by New York City based artists.
Selected applicants will have the opportunity to use RU’s Carroll Gardens unique church space setting as the backdrop to produce a new film or video with the support of RU’s production resources.
Between March and June 2014, 4 selected artists will participate in RU’s residency program for 1 month each.


http://www.residencyunlimited.org/news/2014/02/special-features-2014-open-call/

A public screening showcasing their work will take place at RU at the end of June 2014.
The title, “Special Features”, refers to the additional material featured on DVD film releases.
This material highlights aspects essential to the realization of film (e.g. deleted scenes, interviews, and production reels).
RU’s tailored residency approach to the creative process is akin to the role of film production whereby filmmakers spend a large portion of time and energy in the planning and execution of their projects, ensuring that logistics run smoothly from start to finish.
It requires flexibility, the ability to adapt and overcome challenges.
The commonalities that can be found in both a RU residency and film-making highlight the making of process.

RU launched the first edition of Special Features in 2010 by converting an art gallery in Lower East Side into a low cost film studio and inviting 12 local artists to create a compelling piece over the course of  one day each.

You can view the resulting works and process here.
By participating in Special Features, you will receive:

• $500 Artist/Production Stipend
• Organizational and critical meetings with RU’s curatorial and technical staff to determine a production plan for the duration of the residency.
• On hand assistance by RU’s staff during the production and post-production phase of the project.
• Access to material resources (i.e. film equipment, Material for the Arts, etc..)
• For 1 month from March through June 2014, 4 selected artists will be part of RU’s international residency program and benefit from ongoing assistance.
• A final screening of your work will be held at RU end of June, 2014
• Works will be featured on RU’s website, alongside works from Special Features 2010.

Eligibility

• You must be a New York City resident.
• Artists working in all mediums can submit a film/video based project proposal.
• Final work must be no longer than 10 mins.

Deadline: Monday February 24th, 2014 (Selection results March 1st, 2014)

This program is supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature

African Short-film competition seeks entries

African filmmakers ages 18 and older can submit stories for a chance to win US$25,000.

The Afrinolly Shortfilm Competition is accepting video storytelling on African issues with a focus on creativity and narrative. The competition aims to motivate and reward skilled emerging filmmakers.

Categories include short movie and documentary. First, second and third place in each category will receive US$25,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.

Running time for each video must be no longer than 15 minutes, including any titles and/or credits. The competition is accepting only films distributed to the public after Jan. 1, 2013. Entries may be submitted in one of the following languages: Afrikaans, English, French, Swahili and Yoruba.

This edition of the competition is conducted in partnership with MTN Nigeria, the iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival and Goethe Institut.

The deadline is Nov. 30.
For more information,
http://afrinollyshortfilmcompetition.com/

Documentary scriptwriting residency open Armenia, Georgia, Turkey

Date:

Monday, December 9, 2013 - Friday, December 20, 2013

Deadline:

10/30/13

Documentary scriptwriters and directors, citizens of Armenia, Turkey and Georgia can participate in this project.
Scriptwriting residency Eurasiadoc is a project of Ardèche Images, financed by the European Union and the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Eight to 10 young filmmakers will be hosted in a writing residency for a two-week workshop. The residency, conducted by two French trainers, includes individual research and tutorials, exercises with the camera, and film screenings followed by group discussions.
The workshop will be conducted in Russian and English. If necessary, the program will provide translators.
The organizers will cover travel, accommodation, meals and tuition.
Applications are accepted in French, English or Russian.
The deadline is Oct. 30.
For more information, email program manager Morgane d'Aubert at eurasiadocATlussasdoc.org or click here (PDF).

Stanford University Job Opening Professor in Documentary Film and Video Production

The Program in Film and Media Studies in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University is seeking candidates for an open-rank position with an emphasis in the field of Documentary Film and Video Production. The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2014.

Situated in the Department of Art and Art History as part of Stanford's program in Film and Media Studies, the Master of Fine Arts Program in Documentary Film and Video provides a historical, theoretical, and critical framework within which students master the conceptual and practical skills for producing nonfiction film. The MFA degree prepares students for professional careers in video, and digital media and for teaching at the university level. Students are encouraged to develop their documentary voice within a context of artistic expression, formal exploration, and engagement with social issues. A dual emphasis on documentary production and film and media studies endows the student with breadth across these areas.

The successful candidate will teach at the graduate level in the MFA Program and at the undergraduate level in the Film and Media Studies program. Candidates will be required to teach a range of core courses in both documentary production and documentary studies. The production sequence is comprehensive in all areas, focusing on research, conceptualization, producing, directing, cinematography, sound, and editing of nonfiction media. The successful candidate will be expected to engage with the critical discourse surrounding contemporary documentary production, develop studies courses that build on the existing curriculum, and be conversant with new media practices and modes of distribution. The candidate will contribute to a department engaged in creative expression and critical thinking across disciplines and be encouraged to seek out synergies that may exist among colleagues across the university. We welcome applicants who have a strong creative portfolio in documentary film in addition to University teaching experience. Master’s degree or Ph.D. is required.
Please send a letter of application that includes the following: a statement that details your approach to your creative work, a description of your teaching experience and philosophy, a CV, sample work on DVD or Vimeo link, and a list of three referees to: Professor Jan Krawitz, Department of Art & Art History, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2018. The application deadline is November 4, 2013. Electronic applications will not be accepted.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.  It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching missions.

Contact:	Please send a letter of application that includes the following: a statement that details your approach to your creative work, a description of your teaching experience and philosophy, a CV, sample work on DVD or Vimeo link, and a list of three referees to: Professor Jan Krawitz, Department of Art & Art History, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2018. The application deadline is November 4, 2013. Electronic applications will not be accepted.
Website:	None
Primary Category:	Film and Film History
Secondary Categories:	Art and Art History
Posting Date:	09/17/2013
Closing Date	12/16/2013

Film Prize for International Cooperation

The new call for entries for the 2014 Film Prize for International Cooperation between young Germany and Eastern Europe filmmakers is open. Applications can be submitted until October 31, 2013.
The Robert Bosch Stiftung issues three Film Prizes for International Cooperation between young German and Eastern European filmmakers, focusing especially on the Caucasus and the Black Sea Region. The prize, worth up to 70,000 euros for each selected project, is awarded in the categories animation, documentary, and short fiction film. Young filmmakers in the fields of production, directing, camera, and screenwriting are given an opportunity to explore the methods and creative styles of their partner country.

Eastern Europe prides itself on a significant cinematographic tradition, which evolves with stunning creativity under often difficult conditions. The Robert Bosch Stiftung promotes joint film productions to encourage lasting exchange and development of European cinema.

Partners of the Film Prize Germany/Eastern Europe are the goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden, which hosts the award ceremony, and TV channel ARTE featuring at least one of the completed films in its program.

Eligible are joint production teams of young filmmakers from an Eastern European country (with exception of Turkey and Greece) and Germany. The young filmmakers must have completed their 18th year. Applications must be made by teams, not individuals. The film should be produced in Germany as well as the partner country, stressing in particular the aspect of intercultural exchange.

http://filmfoerderpreis.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/8778.asp

Film festival seeks story ideas [Latin America, Spain, US]

Deadline:

10/1/13

Any professional or amateur writer from Latin America, Spain or the US Hispanic community can participate.
The Bengala/UANL Award invites writers to submit their stories to be filmed. Ten finalists will receive an invitation to the Baja International Film Festival in Los Cabos to be held Nov. 13 to 16.
Out of the 10 finalists, five texts will be published in a commemorative book by the University of Nuevo Leon. The first place winner will receive MEX50,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to the festival in Los Cabos (flight, accommodation and accreditation included).
Entries can be submitted by Oct. 1.
For more information, click here.

Open Call: KRAN Film residency

Contact resident@kranfilm.net Address www.kranfilm.net/residency/ Kran Film Aalststraat 7-11 / Suite A3.1 1000 Brussels Belgium Info Deadlines: 10th September 2013 and 24th September 2013. The October residency will be held from 18th and 27th October 2013. The November residency will be held from 13th and 22nd November 2013. Residency duration: 10 days

KRAN FILM RESIDENT In October and November 2013, KRAN Film is organising in Brussels two residencies for cultural operators, with a particular interest in independent, non-commercial video art and art films. During the period of 10 days, each resident will have the opportunity to visit Flemish film and video archives (Argos, VAF, Cinematek, Plus-tot te laat, Cinema Nova, Auguste Orts, 68septante, Kran Film); meet Flemish film makers and film professionals; deliver a lecture, debate or presentation at the RITS School of Arts; and present a screening programme at Beursschouwburg. In total, two residents will be selected - one for the October and another for the November residency. The residency offers travel costs to Brussels (return ticket - limited amount), accommodation, per diems, fee and a small budget for screening rights costs. eligibility This call is addressed to international programmers, programme managers, curators and film experts with an interest in independent film and video art, who are working worldwide in the institutional or non-governmental sector, including PhD researchers. The call excludes the commercial film sector. Residents who do not live and work in Belgium may apply to the call. The applicant should send a CV and a short motivation letter. The motivation letter should clearly state how the resident will benefit from the residency programme and his/her vision of the implementation of gained experiences in the resident's future career. focus The residency is organised around different themes that Kran Film, together with its partners and residents, would like to examine in 2013 and 2014. In 2013 we will be specifically exploring following themes: 1) labour (October residency), and 2) gender (November residency). Please read the context on the bottom of the document for more information. application guide The applicant selects one of the focus themes to further explore within the residency (either labour or gender). The applicant submits a CV and a motivation letter. The motivation letter may not exceed 700 words. Within the motivation letter, the applicant: a) clarifies his/her experiences and interests in the residency, and selected theme; b) proposes film artists he/she wishes to meet up with; c) proposes a (draft for the) lecture/debate/presentation; and d) proposes a (draft for the) screening programme. Both the lecture/debate/presentation and the screening programme should be developed around the selected theme. deadlines and selection procedure There are two deadlines for submitting applications: 1) The applicant who wishes to further explore the theme of Labour should apply by 10th September, 2013. 2) The applicant who wishes to further explore the theme of Gender should apply by 24th September, 2013. It is possible to apply for both residencies, although accepted applicants can only receive one residency. Applications may be submitted online via the following e-mail address: resident@kranfilm.net or via post mail service to: Kran Film (residency) Aalststraat 7-11 Suite A3.1 Belgium – Brussels 1000 Phone +32 (0) 495360586 The selection committee consists of representatives from Beursschouwburg Brussels, the RITS School of Arts, BAMart, Argos and KRAN Film Collective. The selection committee will gather twice to choose two residents in total for the residency programme in 2013. Results will be announced a few days after the deadlines. The October residency will be held from 18th and 27th October 2013. The November residency will be held from 13th and 22nd November 2013. residency structure The resident will be visiting Flemish film and video archives that will preselect films for the resident's visit in accordance to the residency theme. Meetings with filmmakers and other film professionals may also be organized on the resident's request. The resident will deliver a lecture or a debate or a presentation at the RITS School of Arts in Brussels. The lecture/debate/presentation is to be developed around the chosen theme (labour / gender) and will take film as an analytical device. This event will be organised for the students, film professionals and film fondlers at the RITS School of Arts. The resident will prepare a screening programme to be developed around the chosen theme (already presented with the motivation letter). It is highly recommended that the resident includes at least one film from the Flemish film or video archives he or she will visit during the residency period. This event will take place in Beursschouwburg, Brussels, at the end of the residency period. Screening programmes will take place on 26th October for the first residency (labour) and 21st November for the second (gender). Language English is the official language of the residency. If the language of the films on the screening programme is not English, the film should have English or Dutch subtitles. Context In 2013 and 2014 KRAN Film residency programme aims to explore the notion of a relational citizenship. The programme is concerned with stereotypes about identities that persist in Europe despite the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and increased migrations. Instead of uniting in its diversity, Europe is dividing along ethnic, religious or gender borders. It is in this regard that the forms of living together in migrating Europe have to be challenged. Examining these circumstances, the residency wishes to raise questions of citizenship in a multinational and multiethnic society, about neo-liberalism, migrations, populism, de-colonialism, gender, ethics and the like. Eurocentric and multipolar order, as well as contingent and precarious identities are to be examined. In 2013 we will be discussing two themes: labour in October and gender in November. Labour – Today, when multinationals seek out cheap labour and focus on export regardless of local needs, advanced economies face growing unemployment and developing countries suffer from a lack of adequate market access. It is in this light that we want to envisage the ethical issues regarding labour and economy as they encourage nationalism, migration and poverty. Gender – Judith Butler comes to terms with the use of an ontology of sexual difference as a justification for norms of gendered behaviour. For her, the body 'has no ontological status apart from the various acts which constitute its reality' and it is considered to be contingent and discoursivly constructed. This is the position from which we argue freedom for all, equal treatment of all differences, and acknowledgment of multiplicity of subject positions. Kran Film Collective is a Brussels and Copenhagen based network of international visual artists and film makers from outside the traditional realm of filmmaking. Kran Film is engaged in a critical approach to society we live in through film and video art. In partnership with Beursschouwburg, BAMart, RITS School of Arts, VAF, Argos, Cinematek, Plus-tot te laat, 68septante With the support of the Flemish authorities

Environmental film festival seeks entries

Filmmakers, producers, TV journalists, authors and editors can submit their work.

Ökofilmtour, a festival celebrating nature and environmental films, will take place January to April 2014 in Brandenburg, Germany.
Film topics should be thoroughly researched, highlight problems and approach solutions in original, open-minded ways that take into account issues of life and survival.

Films of all genres will be considered, but dubbed into German language or with German subtitles. Submitted DVD copies (Blue Ray, HD) of films should be produced no earlier than January 2012.

The Ökofilmtour intends to acknowledge each winning film with a EUR€5,000 (US$6,625) award.
The submission deadline is Sept. 30.
For more information, click here (.pdf).

MacArthur Foundation 2013 Documentary Film Open Call

The MacArthur Foundation's Media Program supports the production of documentary films that illuminate human stories within complex social issues. These issues are often critical to our lives, but under-reported in other media. We especially look to fund projects designed to reach a broad audience, particularly in the U.S., through public television broadcast, via community and policymaker screenings, and online.

Each year we accept funding applications through an Open Call process. We typically receive about 400 applications and select 8 - 12 films to receive a grant. Grants are made to production companies and non-profit organizations that are based in the U.S. The typical grant amount is between $50,000 and $200,000.

Over the last 30 years, we have supported over 200 films by some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers in the country. Their documentary work combines exceptional storytelling with in-depth journalism. Our goal is to support documentaries that will be used widely in educational, community, and policy-making settings over many years, sparking conversations and activities that contribute to social and policy change.

Timeline:

We will begin accepting applications on July 15, 2013. Please ensure that you submit all your application material before 3pm Central Daylight Time on July 31, 2013.

Instructions:

Step 1) Please download and carefully review the 2013 Documentary Guidelines.

Step 2) Make sure to click on the signup button at the top of the page.

Step 3) Once you complete the signup process, you'll get an email to confirm your registration. Make sure to check your spam box just in case! Please add us to your safe sender list so that you can continue to receive messages from us.

Step 4) Complete all application material on the site as per the instructions you'll see when you log in.

For more information, please visit the media page of our website at macfound.org. We regret that we are unable to answer individual questions, but invite you to look closely at our Frequently Asked Questions.

If you have any technical questions about how to use the site, please contact support@myreviewroom.com and the software application providers can help address your question.

29th Warsaw Film Festival

•Application Deadline

15.06.2013

DEADLINES for submission of films:

June 15 – for feature length (over 60 minutes) fiction and documentary films
July 15 – for short films (30 minutes or less)

Awards:

1. International Competition awards:

a) the main award – Warsaw Grand Prix Cash prize: 100,000 zlotys *). The award goes to the director(s).

b) Best Director Cash prize: 10,000 zlotys *). The award goes to the director(s).

c) Special Jury Award Cash prize: 5,000 zlotys *). The award may go to an actor, composer, editor, director of photography, producer, scriptwriter, or set designer.

SUBMITTING A FILMA. Please consult Festival Regulations before submitting the film to check if your film meets the eligibility criteria. You don't need to fill any forms at this stage.B. Please send a clearly marked DVD with the film:
- by post to: WFF, Box 816, 00-950 Warsaw 1, Poland
- by couriers to: Warsaw Film Festival, ul. Lwowska 11/11, 00-660 Warsaw, Poland

ONCE THE FILM IS INVITED, WE WILL ASK YOU TO:

A. Enter the AGREEMENT OF FILM PARTICIPATION - we will send it to you by e-mail.

B. Send us as soon as possible the PUBLICITY MATERIALS.

C. Send us the SCREENING MATERIAL. We will send you the detailed instructions. If you have any questions, please contact films[@]wff.pl

Read more
http://www.wff.pl/en/zgloszenie-filmu/

Open Call for Submissions 2013 Crown Heights Film Festival

The Crown Heights Film Festival (CHFF) brings exceptional local and international film to a wide audience in the heart of Brooklyn. Each night of the festival is a unique journey through a variety of genres including feature length, shorts, documentaries, animations, family, and cross-disciplinary/transmedia films. The curation of the festival is based on an international open call submission process. The guiding criteria for inclusion in the festival by which the CHFF Selection Panel follows are quality of the submission, diversity of film genres to be shown, and which films together will create a distinct and engaging festival program.

Submissions:
Go to our page on Withoutabox to submit your film.
Submissions will be accepted beginning November 15, 2012.
Early bird deadline: January 15, 2013
Regular deadline: April 30, 2013
Late deadline: June 15, 2013
Extended deadline: July 15, 2013

Save the dates for CHFF 2013:
October 19 – 26, 2013
Dates subject to change

CHFF is an IMDb qualifying festival.

Documentary contest seeks entries from the Middle East

Arab filmmakers, or filmmakers whose work focuses on Arab subject matters, can participate in this contest.

The Ismailia Documentary Co-production Platform invites submissions from filmmakers from all over the world who have a project with "an Arab connection." This can include the director, producer, co-producer, main talent, location or subject matter.
Filmmakers are encouraged to submit feature-length creative documentaries either at the development or post-production phase. An international jury will select approximately eight to 10 projects in development and two to four works-in-progress. The project’s representatives will be invited to come to Ismailia for three days to meet Egyptian producers, distributors and international producers.
Three different prizes will be distributed: the development prize of US$5,000, the post-production prize worth up to US$15,000, and the human rights prize.
Applicants can send inquiries to programmerATismailiafilmfest.com.
The deadline is April 1.
For more information, click here
http://www.ismailiafilmfest.com/ismailiafilmfest/index.php/en/component/content/article/110-general/1214-featured-article-2

OPEN CALL: EMPAC DANCE MOViES COMMISSION 2013-14

Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is excited to announce the 2013-2014 DANCE MOViES Commission. This is an open call for artists, choreographers, dancers, and filmmakers working in the genre of dance for the screen.
The deadline for the proposals is February 15, 2013.

The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is dedicated to work which explores the integration of technology, media and the performing arts. Through the DANCE MOViES Commission, EMPAC aims to support and encourage the development of the genre of dance film and video in the Americas.
You can find more information about previous commissioned projects and EMPAC at empac.rpi.edu/events/2013/spring/dmc. To read more on the background and context of the DANCE MOViES Commissions, please visit the EMPAC website. For more information about the application process, please download the PROGRAM GUIDELINES PDF (online).

To apply go to: applications.empac.rpi.edu/postings/dance_movies_commission_2013

Type of Work Supported

The EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission supports the creation of new works for the screen which vary widely in content and form, yet are united by the fact that the image on the screen was crafted by, or in collaboration with, a choreographer or movement-based artist. The works supported combine the possibilities and range of the moving image in all its technological facets with the physicality and movement-based modes of dance. Examples of works supported by the commission may include films that are narrative-driven, using the conventions of filmic story-telling; some may be abstract works which explore the inherent sympathies between the time-based, visual aspects of both dance and film; some may not even feature “dance” as is generally defined, but contain a powerful sense of how movement unfurls in time and how we create meaning from the dance of images; some may take advantage of tools such as computer processing, motion capture, simulation, animation, and image processing.
more info here: empac.rpi.edu/events/2013/spring/dmc

Independent Television Service Open Call

•Application Deadline

11.01.2013

Communicate your program idea with as much detail as possible within three pages. Be sure to include the following:
A synopsis of the program
A treatment specifying how you will translate your story from page to screen
A discussion of theme, format, structure, style, and point of view
The anticipated audience for the program. Are there specific communities (for example, defined by geography, ethnicity, class, or generation) who are the target audience for this program? In what way is this audience not being currently served by public television? How have you addressed the needs and interests of this audience? What is your relationship and access to this community?
Reasons the program is appropriate for public television
The current status of the project

How to apply:

http://www.itvs.org/funding/open-call

http://www.itvs.org/funding/open-call/how


ITVS funds, distributes, and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that take creative risks, advance issues and represent points of view not usually seen on public or commercial television. ITVS is committed to programming that addresses the needs of underserved and underrepresented audiences. We look for programs that bring new audiences to public television and that expand civic participation by bringing diverse voices into the public sphere.

http://www.itvs.org/

2013 LONDON PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL

•Application Deadline

20.12.2012

The PFF is now planning the 2013 Festival, along with the Pre-Festival Season and 2013 Art Exhibition. We aim to build on the success of 2012, which saw the largest Festival audiences yet engage with 60 works at more than 20 screen events.

The Pre-Festival Season will launch in early April and run for three weeks. The 2013 LPFF will then open on Friday May 3rd with a Gala Premiere Event at the Barbican Cinema, proceeding with daily screenings, talks, and workshops for two weeks.

To submit work for the 2013 LPFF and Pre-Festval Season, please download two documents at the foot of this page and follow the guidelines within. When submitting, do read the terms of submission, and never submit irreplaceable material.

Films and videos of all genres and by filmmakers of all nationalities are accepted. All subject matter related to Palestine is considered eligible.

http://www.palestinefilm.org/

Submissions must reach us BY DECEMBER 20th 2012 and contain the following:

1. Two non-returnable DVD screener copies of the submitted work.

2. At least 2 press-ready images (JPEG or TIFF format) on a separate CD or DVD.

3. An English-language synopsis of between 100 and 250 words.

4. Full contact details.

Material can be sent to the following UK address:

Palestine Film Foundation,
27 Old Gloucester St,
London
WC1N 3XX
UK

Read more:
http://www.palestinefilm.org/festivals.asp?s=submissions

CALL FOR PROPOSAL – VIDEO/FILM

http://metamorphoses2014.wordpress.com/calls-for-project-dance-and-video/call-for-application-videofilm/

We are looking for 1 film director who will be asked to direct a film that questions and proposes interpretations on the theme of metamorphosis of the spiritual and religious power, the labor and political power by taking into account the metaphorical and the spatial and architectural dimension of the three venues.
HOW

• Fill out  and sign the call for application in French or in English
• In addition to the the presentation of your previous films/videos, asked in the application,  please join any relevant material of your previous works (description, images, flyer, recessions etc), please note that the adjunction of at least one video link, significantly showing your previous works are compulsory
•  Send your application and material in web format at the following e-mail address application.metamorphoses@gmail.com with the following subject “Application VIDEO + name of Director”

2nd International Motion Festival Call

2nd International Motion Festival (IMF)

The open call for motion work is based on the following categories:

Motion Graphics / Broadcast Design
Experimental
Video Art
2D / 3D Animation
Short Documentary
Short Film
3D Mapping Projection Video Preview
Other

Important Note: Submissions are welcome from any individual or group of individuals (e.g., company, organization, association)



IMF Cyprus (Attn: Ms Demetra Englezou)
Department of Arts
European University Cyprus
6, Diogenous Street
Engomi,
1516 Nicosia
Cyprus

http://www.motionfestivalcyprus.com/

The 2nd International Motion Festival (IMF) is organized and will be hosted in Nicosia by the Department of Arts of the European University Cyprus in March 2013. Industry professionals, artists, scholars, students and the public will come together for a two-day festival in an atmosphere designed to inspire. It is expected that emerging artists, students and professionals* in motion graphics from around the world will participate. The festival will include: a. screenings of selected motion work b. keynote invited lectures from scholars in the field c. workshops relating to motion graphics and broadcasting software and tools.

Video Project: Le TGV en 50 secondes

The project of this video demonstration is a homage to the Lumière brothers and the recognition of the fundamental role which the train had and has in the development of the voyage.
We are sure that “L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat”, a short of 50 seconds, was the first art film in the history. In its brevity, it takes on the cinematographic language and attests the social development in the sense of modernity, interpreted as freedom of collective and fast voyage.
CO.AR.CO. will dedicate its activity of the cultural season 2012 at the realization of an artists’ video collection on the topic of the TGV. The videos, just like the original film of the Lumière brothers “L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat”, have a length of 50 seconds (+ generic titles) developing the subject of a travel by train.

CO.AR.CO.
Association Culturelle Loi 1901
4, Domaine Ventre - 43, Rue De La Palud.
13001 Marseille
Tél. & Fax: +33 (0)4 91 54 41 47

Email: coarco.art@free.fr

http://coarco.art.free.fr
http://coarco.art.free.fr/projettgv.html

FLAMIN Productions Film Commissions, London

FLAMIN Productions Commissions, London

A major commissioning scheme for London’s artist film-makers.
Deadline: 5 December, 2012
Application fee: none

Film London and Arts Council England present FLAMIN Productions, a major commissioning scheme for London’s artist film-makers. Part of Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network, FLAMIN Productions aims to support the most exciting, innovative and challenging moving image projects with production finance and bespoke mentoring opportunities.
FLAMIN Productions is the only scheme of its kind in the UK. It commissions new, single screen works that are ambitious in premise and duration, with an emphasis on projects that have strong potential to reach audiences through gallery exhibition and screenings.

Over the period 2011/12 to 2014/15, FLAMIN Productions will be investing £360,000 of production funding with awards of between £20,000 to £50,000 available. This is the second call for applications. In this round up to 5 projects will be shortlisted and invited to develop their ideas for resubmission as full production tenders. Projects will then be reassessed for production funding.

Further information and application
http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/projects/projectscurrent/flamin_productions/flaminprods2012

Call for artists working with film, lens based work and moving image

switch is now issuing an open call to artists working with film, lens based work and moving image to submit work responding to the theme of ‘movements’.
http://www.s-w-i-t-c-h.org

switch is an event that promotes and shows contemporary works of moving image in a public context
switch has to date shown the artworks of 31 international artists who have through the project invited the public into their practice, ideas and viewpoints.
switch locates itself outside of the big city and applies itself to the rhythm of smaller places.
The event itself will be accompanied by a publication & a website.
An artist fee of Euro 250 [incl. VAT] will be paid per selected artist.
There is no entry fee for submissions.
You may enter one work per applicant.
An artists fee of 250 euro [or relevant currency equivalent] will be paid per selected artist for the showing of their work. VAT is applicable..
Selection: A selection panel will consider each submitted film, and may do additional selection by invitation, up until the selection announcement date. The panels decision is final.
Your submission should be a complete screening version, without titles, endcredits and audio. Switch shows moving image works without audio.
You will only be notified if your film has been accepted.
The final selection will be announced on 15th December 2012 on our website: www.s-w-i-t-c-h.org
We regret that we cannot return any submitted DVDs.
The event itself will be accompanied by a publication and a website.
if you are selected….
1. We will require a statement about your work or your practice for the publication and website.
2. Your work will be shown In Nenagh during switch and also on the switch website.
3. In making an application, you agree to the terms of participation.
4. The organisers reserve the right to use the selected works for the purpose of supporting and promoting the switch project.
switch
c/o North Tipperary Arts Office, Civic Offices
Triona Ryan, Limerick Road
Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland
tel: +353(87)7777234, 0044 (75) 40418651
switch.submissions@gmail.com