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| <nettime-ann> open call- crosstalk video art festival, Budapest |
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Open Call
Media and video artists from all over the world are invited to submit their works for Issue 3 of
crosstalk video art festival that will be held between 1 - 6 June 2010 in Merlin (1052 Budapest, Gerló utca 4. http://www.merlinbudapest.org/).
crosstalk video art festival is an annual video art exhibition, which seeks to rise the awareness
of people for video as an artform. crosstalk video art festival brings the newest trends of
media art to Budapest and connects urban environment with contemporary art. The
projection of the video pieces is going to take place at the main square of Budapest which
makes easier for everyone (people who would just come in from the street and for people
from the artworld too) to get involved in the festival. To get more information about crosstalk
video art festival go to: www.crosstalk.hu
There are no entry fees!
Submission Deadline: 26 February 2010.
CONCEPT
crosstalk video art festival is looking for video pieces that are critical, analytical or showing
their subject from new perspectives. There is no criteria as to the subject/theme of the works.
COMPETITION RULES
Artist from any age, gender, nationality, religion can submit works up to 3 pieces.
Films and videos submitted must:
- belong to the category of video art ,
- have been completed on or after 1 January 2007,
- be single channel works
- be copyright controlled by the artist.
CRITERIA FOR ENTRIES
All submissions are to include:
1- Entry form. An entry form must be printed, filled out and signed for each work that you
are submitting.
2- Artwork. Video pieces must be submitted in video file format „AVI” (with a maximum
size of 1,5 Gb) written on a DVD.
The runtime of the work must not exceed 15 minutes. All DVD should be clearly
labelled showing the title of the work, the year of production, running time and the
director’s name. Works submitted in languages other than English must be subtitled.
3- Data CD. The data cd can be downloaded from the web page and must contain:
3.1 - A short biography of the artist (between 50 and 100 words),
3.2 - A short description of the submitted work, including a list of previous screenings,
3.3 – Two still images of the work in jpg format.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Entries must arrive at crosstalk video art festival’s address by 00:00 on 26 February 2010.
crosstalk video art festival does not take responsibility of shipment delays. Submissions that
arrive after the deadline will not be considered.
SHIPPING
In case of submissions from outside of Hungary the following is to be written on the envelop:
“DVD for festival. Cultural use only. No commercial value.”
crosstalk video art festival will not pay customs, charges or duties for any mislabelled or
incorrectly shipped submissions. Do not send submission materials in fibre-filled envelopes as
the dust coming from the fibre damages media and playback equipment.
crosstalk video art festival is not responsible for loss or damage during shipment.
Submitted works won’t be returned, they will be destroyed after the Festival.
By signing the entry form entrants automatically agree with the terms of the present call.
The signed forms also certify that the entrant is the legal owner of the work, and that any
copyrighted materials included in the work have been legally cleared for use.
CATEGORIES AND CONCEPT
We are interested in screening videos in the category: video art.
We look for the inspired and the critical, the confounding and the revelatory, the scurrilous
and the eccentric.
This is a non-profit Festival with a very small budget so unfortunately we can only show your
video piece(s) on a single screen. We can't offer artistic fees, accomodation or travel
expenses.
The Festival will have a catalogue available on the Festival’s website: www.crosstalk.hu
STUDENT SUBMISSIONS
Student videos completed after 1 January 2007 with runtime no more than 15 minutes are
eligible for entry into our annual S (Student) category. For requirements on the artwork for
submission please scroll up.
SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
Adrien Tö
Crosstalk Video Art Festival
1052 Budapest, Hungary
Galamb u. 6.
Tel. +36 30 4630337
You can also use filesharing / large file deliveries like:
www.yousendit.com to crosstalkvideo@gmail.com
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
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