Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Łaźnia (Łaźnia Contemporary Art Centre) hereby announces the Competition for the best film as part of the 3rd edition of the IN OUT Festival 2009, which is to be held from 16th to 17th October 2009 in CSW Łaźnia in Gdańsk.

The patronage of the project was taken by the Marshal of Pomerania Province, Jan Kozłowski.
REGULATIONS OF IN OUT Festival 2009
16-17 October 2009

The Organizer Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej  Łaźnia  ( CSW Łaźnia) in Gdańsk, 80-767 Gdańsk ul. Jaskółcza 1,
hereby announces the all-Poland open competition as part of the IN OUT Festival 2009.
Rules of the competition:

1. The competition consists of two stages. Both professionals and students of art faculties creating their works on the basis of motion picture, hereinafter referred to as  films , are invited to take part.

2. Each participant may put forward up to three films.

3. Prizes and distinctions in the competition are as follows:

1st prize: PLN 2 000.00

2nd prize: PLN 1 000.00

distinction: PLN 500.00

audience award: PLN 500.

The Organizer reserves the right to divide prizes differently or not to grant them at all. Prizes and distinctions shall be paid not later than within 30 days from the date of public presentation of films at the 2nd stage of the competition. Prizes and distinctions shall be subject to taxation on general terms and conditions: the tax shall be collected and paid by the organizer.

4. To each film put forward for the competition there shall be attached an application form, filled in legibly by the person registering the film for the competition, a short biography of the author(-s) (up to 10 sentences) as well as a film shot or graphics in the JPG format. Where the character of the film requires an additional description or suitable technical information, this shall be also attached to the film.

5. In the competition one can register a film fulfilling the criteria mentioned below:

rendition   by any technique; recorded on a DVD in the AVI or MPG format

required form of presentation: projection, 1-channel video,

duration from 3 to 15 minutes.

each DVD shall bear an emblem

opening credits shall contain the title of the work, but no data concerning its author.

the parcel shall also contain a sealed envelope, described with an emblem, containing the application form

6. The form of the film should reflect its subject.

7. Films to be shown at the 2nd stage of the competition will be selected by the competition jury, appointed by the Organizer. The authors of films qualified for the 2nd stage of the competition shall be individually notified of the selection results.

8. The results of the 2nd stage of the competition shall be settled by the 3-person jury on the last day of presentation of films.

9. By registering a film in the competition, the author simultaneously consents for the free presentation of his work during the IN OUT Festival 2009 in the registered office of Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej  Łaźnia  in Gdańsk as well as during other presentations promoting the statutory activity of CSW Łaźnia.

10. The competition films shall be sent by 3 August 2009 and the competition shall be settled on 17 October 2009.

11. The Organizer does not return review copies of films or materials attached thereto. At the request of authors, review copies may be returned to them at their expense.

12. The Organizer shall not be liable for the loss of or damage to films during transport.

13. Films registered for the competition may be used in television programmes and digital publications related to the IN OUT Festival 2009. The films shall be archived, so that they can be non-commercially made available for the purpose of promotion, education and research. It is also admissible to record the films on a common DVD carrier and put them in circulation, non-commercially, in order to promote programme actions of the Organizer.

14. Works bearing an emblem shall be delivered, together with an application form, to the Organizer by the final and absolute deadline falling on 3 August 2008 at 15.00 hours (the date of receipt counts) to the following address:

Festiwal IN OUT 2009

Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Łaźnia

ul. Jaskółcza 1

80-767 Gdańsk

15. Films sent without the filled application form and/or emblem and failing to meet the technical requirements shall be rejected due to formal reasons. Information concerning the author shall not be available for Jury members, who shall receive all sent works with an emblem.

16. Works with the data of the Author recorded on the carrier shall be rejected.

17. Sending of a film for competition together with an application form shall be tantamount to the acceptance of the regulations of the IN OUT Festival 2009 and the consent for the presentation of the work during the festival.

IN OUT 2009 Festiwal

12 February 2009

Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej  Łaźnia  in Gdańsk

info: www.laznia.pl tel.: (058) 305 40 50 e-mail: [email protected]

APPLICATION FORM

author (name and surname): ..............................

Artists' Television Access invites experimental film and video makers to submit their work (20 minutes or less) to its 4th Annual ATA Film and Video Festival. Video, Super 8 and 16 mm animation, documentary, narrative, abstract, found footage based and other works will be accepted.

The ATA Film and Video Festival is committed to showcasing films and videos that use an unconventional stylistic and technical approach and bring up subjects or concepts that not only entertain, but also provoke, our diverse audience. The festival also includes installations in ATA's Mission District storefront gallery, a lunch for the filmmakers, and new in our 4th year, a discussion forum for the exchange of ideas amongst filmmakers, curators and audiences.

POSTMARK DEADLINE: May 29, 2009
Submission fee: $10
Festival will take place in October 2009
More information and submission form: http://festival.atasite.org/

Artists' Television Access is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer, artist-run, experimental media arts gallery that has been in operation since 1984. ATA hosts a series of film and video screenings, exhibitions and performances by emerging and established artists and a weekly cable access television program.

Artists' Television Access
992 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.atasite.org

The 6th Edition of the

International Experimental Film Festival Cărbunari 2009

F.I.F.E. CĂRBUNARI 2009

The International Experimental Film Festival is dedicated exclusively to sustaining and promoting the experimental films.

We consider the experimental film to be one of the most interesting expression forms of contemporary art. The interest shown by the public who watched the films, apart from the festival, determined us to change the classical way of approaching an experimental film festival. We’ve therefore decided to change the regulations so that any kind of constrains will be avoided. That is why we eliminate the participation fee and the jury who chooses the winners. Most of the film critics, artists and common art consumers considered the viewing and the real perception of the artistic creation to be more important than establishing a classification based on prize awarding. The involvement of a jury in such a festival leads to a selection based on a subjective opinion and consequently to an artificial point of view, which influences the real perception of the event. Every experimental film has a justification only when it is not a subject of an official analyzes or any other preset value criteria.

All films sent to Florean Museum will become the museum’s property, including all copyrights and use, but excluding commercial use.

The Florean Museum’s experimental film collection is a reference point of the contemporary experimental film and is available to anyone who wants to study the phenomenon.

For this reason all films will be introduced on the museum’s site at http://www.cmc.ro, in a format which does not allow any kind of commercial use, only the artistic one. They will be accompanied by the artist’s CV. No entry papers are needed.

- The number of works you can participate with is unlimited.

- All the sent films will be projected at the festival.

- There will be no preliminary selection, because we consider it to be a censorship act, inadmissible in the art field.

All films must arrive to FLOREAN MUSEUM before September 1st, 2009, at the following address:

MUZEUL FLOREAN

P.O. Box 1 Of. Postal 9

430510 Baia Mare, MARAMURES

ROMANIA

The films will be accepted only on DVDs, PAL system. For any inconvenience regarding this matter, please contact the festival’s Director, Mr. Mircea Bochis, at: [email protected]

The festival will take place in Baia Mare on November 13th and 14th, 2009.

The films will be itinerated on cultural ways according with the preset projects.

Sending the films in order to attend the festival represents the acceptance of this regulation.

For any additional information, please contact the festival’s Director Mr. Mircea Bochis: [email protected]

The next Synthetic Zero event will be on March 4 and 7, at the new space at 305 E. 140th  St., #1A, Bronx NY 10454.  We are looking for experimental film/video, performances, and  visual art for this show. As always, the event will be free. It is also supported by the  Bronx Council on the Arts (www.bronxarts.org).

Preferred formats for video are DVD (NTSC or PAL) or Blu-Ray disc.