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Call for entries
Deadline: 15 August 2008

Betting on Shorts:
More than a Eurovision of Shortfilm 2008

Simultaneous Screenings in November 2008 in Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, London, Maribor, Munich, Novi Sad, Paris, Poznan and several other cities in Europe and beyond

Awards: Special European Jury Prize, Various Local Jury Prizes
The Theme: Money Money Money

“Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses. They have more money than we.” (Dizzy Gillespie)
We would like to invite filmmakers from around the world to submit short films (animation, music video, artist films, narrative, documentary etc.) up to 10 minutes on the theme “Money Money Money”. Think about the poor and the stinking rich, the stingy and the philanthropists. Think about what you could do with a million, but don’t forget what some people can do without a penny. You could explore capitalism, communism or globalisation. If you feel like it check out the price for a barrel of oil. If you think money can buy you love, then make a film about that. And what about haggling, gambling and shopping therapy? Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses but do better than them and send us the best film you can make!
What makes this contest different from any other short film contest is that the audience will be able to bet on which film will be the winner – however, bets must be placed before the screening. Trailers of the films chosen for BoSs 2008 will be streamed on our website and in the participating venues a week before the screening. In addition all contestants will be asked to write a short but informative blurb about their film and give some background information about themselves. This information, together with a still from the film will be available to the audience ca. 2 hours before the screening, when they will also be asked to place their bets.
Entry Procedure: The entry form with all required information accompanied by a DVD-preview copy should reach us by 15 August 2008. For preview only DVD copies will be accepted. If the original language of the film is not English, the preview copy should be subtitled.

Please note that we can only accept one film per director.

Selection and Notification: As we expect to receive several hundred submissions we regret that we can only write to the selected filmmakers. If you have not heard from us by end of September 2008 please assume that you have not been successful this time.

Dispatch Costs: The applicant is responsible for the costs of sending the preview copy and, should the film be selected, also the screening copy. Preview copies can only be returned if the applicant provides a self-addressed and stamped envelope.

Please send your preview copy to:

“Betting on Shorts”
London Consortium – Institute of Contemporary Arts
12 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AH
U.K.

Entry forms must be submitted electronically at
www.bettingonshorts.com/form.html
and must also be printed out and sent with the preview copy.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the above address or at:
Tel.: ++44 (0)20 7893 8669 ® Fax: ++44 (0)20 7930 9896
Email: submissions@bettingonshorts.com

Call for entries
Deadline: 30 June 2008

Find entry & regulations here.
http://www.screenfestival.no/entries/index.html

Oslo Screen Festival
Po. Box 2012 Grünerløkka
0505 Oslo
NORWAY

Email: info@screenfestival.no

Festival team
Festival coordinator: Margarida Paiva
PR and information: Sarah Reibo Dahl
Technical manager: Rune Sandnes
Design: Magnus Holder Bjørk

Call for entries
Deadline: 31 May 2008

Time is Love
Galerie Octobre, Paris
Saturday 8th november 2008

” Time is love ” is an annual exhibition of videos from an international
selection of video artists which takes place in a gallery, art center, museum,
university or unusual places in different cities in the world by edition.

” Time is love ” exploits the idea of love in these hard times and socio-cultural interference, the way in which technology and society give rise to new forms of artistic expression by using the new media.

For those who think ” time is money “, time is love. This is the theme according to your own reference.

The project wishes to support and promote the new movements and trends in contemporary culture. It presents video artists who try to transform society through their work. Art that transgresses boundaries of culture and provide a resource of visual ideas.

It is a showcasing opportunity for new and established artists who are pushing the elements of video and moving image practice. It is also an opportunity for audiences to engage with video works by gaining greater understanding andenjoyment.

This year, ” Time is love ” will take place in Paris in Galerie Octobre, saturday 8th november 2008.

RULES

No entry fee, ” Time is love ” is open for submissions of innovative works
which use technology in creative, ingenious way. Applications open for
international video artists who can apply with :

- Narrative
- Non-narrative
- Documentary
- Animation
- Performance video
- Experimental video.

Those interested may apply with a maximum number of 2 video works, each having a duration which must not exceed 5 minutes.

The works selected will be projected.
The deadline for submissions is may 31 th 2008.

Please send all materials noted below, include :

- A playable DVD, labeled with artist’s name, title, duration, original format, country of origine and year of production.
- A synopsis
- An extracted photo
- Artist’s CV with contact address
- A SASE if you would like your materials returned to you.

Mail to :

Kisito ASSANGNI
Time is love curator
6 place de Touraine
36000 Châteauroux
France
Tel : +33 609923474
E-mail : timeislove@live.fr

The project may use submitted and accepted work as part of its publicity to
increase ” Time is love ” and the artist’s profile for the event or futur events.

Please let me know if this is concern, work will not be used unduly.
Unfortunately, artist fees can not be paid at this time.
By participating in this open call for video, you fully agree and accept these
rules.

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30 June
CologneOFF IV - 4th Cologne Online Film Festival
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=238

30 November
SoundLAB VI - soundart for
soundPOOL - sound compositions - a challenge for imagination
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=242

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31 May
Visionaria - Int. Toscana Videofestival Piombino/Italy
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=248

31 May
27th Asolo Artfilm Festival Asolo/Italy
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=226

30 May
One Minute Film Festival Aarau/Switzerland
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=227

25 May
International Videofestival Celje/Slovenia 2008
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=263

24 May
Art Award 2008 - Kurt Eisner Founddation Munich/Germany
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=268

15 May
Open-air Filmfest Weiterstadt/Germany
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=203

10 May
Sardinia Film Festival Sassari/Italy
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=255

9 May
Proposals for The Climate Clock Global Initiative
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=254

7 May
Projects for Madrid/ES
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=274

5 May
MultiChannel 2008 (UK)
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=277

5 May
Squardi Sonori 2008 - Festival of Media & Time Based Art
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=262

3 May
Busho - International Shortfilm Festival Budapest/Hungary
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=199

2 May
9th Lucania Stortfilm Festival Matera/Italy
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=230

2 May
Fellowship The Ohio Sate University
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=259

2 May
Avanca Film Festival 2008 (Portugal)
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=269

1 May
International New Image Art Festival China
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=251

1 May
PIXILERATIONS [V.5]: Fragments & (W)Holes Providence Rhode Island/USA
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=252

1 May
Digital Film Festival Izolenta’08 St. Petersburg/Russia
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=258

1 May
Artbot - The Talent Robot Show Dublin/ireland
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=270

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–>Projects for FILE LABO Sao Paulo/Brazil
–>Films and video screenings Sioux City (USA)
–>Laisle screenings Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
–>Videos for Helsinki based video gallery - 00130 Gallery
–>Web based works for 00130 Gallery Helsinki/Finland
–>Project: Repetition as a Model for Progression by Marianne Holm Hansen
–>Raw Video New York/NY (USA)
–>US webjournal Atomic Unicorn seeks netart and video art for coming editions

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Call for entries
Deadlines: 30 June 2008

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal

New cinema - New media
The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma is committed to highlighting and contributing to the development of new trends in cinema and new media. It is a showcase for new, original works, particularly in the fields of independent cinema and digital creation.

Avant garde
The FNC’s strength lies above all in the quality of its diverse programming, selected for its excellence, originality and innovation. Thanks to its constant evolution in response to changes in cinema and new media, the FNC has earned an international reputation for remaining on the leading edge of high-tech exhibition.

Travel, meet, exchange
The FNC is also an excellent platform for discoveries, introductions, events and exchanges involving both industry professionals and the public.

See regulations
http://www.nouveaucinema.ca/EN/FNC_reglement2008.pdf

Entry Form
http://www.nouveaucinema.ca/EN/FNC_form2008.pdf

2008 PROGRAMMING

The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma is committed to highlighting and contributing to the development of new trends in cinema and new media. It is a showcase for new, original works, particularly in the fields of independent cinema and digital creation. The Festival’s programming is divided into main sections regrouping more than 300 short and feature length films.

International Selection (Competition)

The International Selection includes films that bring a new vision and approach to both the form and content of filmmaking. Films must all be first, second or third works.

Focus Québec/Canada

This section includes a selection of the best features produced in Quebec and Canada.

Présentation spéciale

This section showcases some of the year’s best independent features, giving a thorough overview of international cinema. This section also includes the most recent works by today’s master filmmakers

Panorama international

This section showcases some of the year’s best independent features, giving a thorough overview of international cinema. This section also includes the most recent works by today’s master filmmakers.

Temps Ø

The festival’s wildest section includes films for people interested in unusual discoveries. A real showcase for emerging cinematic trends, Temps Ø is always looking for funny, avant-garde, and above all surprising films.

Les P’tits Loups

P’tits Loups showcases films made for our young cinephiles. Last year, 2 features and a short program have been presented. Inspired by a great public reception, the Festival would like to develop the section in 2008.

Movie events: Hommages & Retrospectives

This section is a selection of films devoted to a person, genre or theme that the programming team would like to celebrate for their importance to the world of film.

FNC LAB

FNC LAB’s mission is to accompany, promote, and critically think about emergent practices which redefine and put in question the way we produce, distribute and experience sound and images. In 2008, the FNC LAB is proud to present the écranosphère, a programming dedicated to the proliferation of screens including specific content.
For further information : fnclab@nouveaucinema.ca.

Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal
3805, Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal (Quebec) H2W 1X9

Phone :
Office : (514) 282-0004
Festival Hotline : (514) 844-2172

Fax :
(514) 282-6664

Call for entries
Deadline: 15 July 2008 (reception)

Tabula Rasa
Gallery Aferro Newark NJ USA

Tabula Rasa on display
September 6 - October 4, 2008 with full color catalog.
Curated by Evonne M. Davis

Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to the following:

#1-Tabula Rasa: |ˈtäbyoŏlə ˈräsə; ˈräzə|
an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate.
The human mind at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas.
ORIGIN Latin, literally ’scraped tablet,’ denoting a tablet with the
writing erased.
#2- René Descartes, Aristotle, John Locke
#3- Denying what is obvious.
#4- Nothing is new, nothing is original.
#5 Existentialism and the nothingness of existence, ennui.

Notification of acceptance by August 1.
Delivery by August 16.

All exhibition submissions must include:

CV/Resume
Statement
Work Samples (digital file or print out)

CD/DVD or submission via email.

submit.aferro@gmail.com
Please put the exhibition title in the subject line.

Please review the full submission guidelines at
www.aferro.org

Please mail your submissions to:

Gallery Aferro
c/o Evonne M. Davis + Emma Wilcox
248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034 USA

Call for entries
Deadline: 21 June 2008

25th Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival
November 11 - 16, 2008

For its 25th anniversary edition the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival invites you from November 11 to 16, 2008 to Kassel to show the diversity and current tendencies of documentary work. On six days the festival presents about 230 international documentary films as well as experimental and artistic works. Together with its further three intermedia sections, the profile of the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival is unique: The exhibition MONITORING transfers the medium film from the cinema to the context of an exhibition in presenting contemporary media installations in addition to the film screenings. It is complemented with an audiovisual live program in the DokfestLounge as well as the interdisciplinary conference interfiction.
Moreover, the 25th anniversary edition of the Kassel Dokfest shall be an occasion for looking on the past and future festival’s development as well as documenting the facets of documentary work that has been presented in Kassel for the past 25 years. “Most Touching” is for instance the title of an anniversary DVD that shall be published with a collection of 25 international films and videos out of 25 years of festival history.

We now invite all artists, filmmakers, distributors, gallery owners, universities or institutions to submit latest works and projects to the different sections of the anniversary festival program. Deadline for entries is July 21, 2008.

DOCUMENTARYFILMVIDEOART
The documentary film traditionally makes up the heart of the festival. Thus, the festival puts its main emphasis on films and videos exploring their subject by documentary means. But not only traditional documentary films, also particularly short works, that break down formal approaches to documentary filmmaking, i.e. in the combination of experimental or animated with documentary elements, are selected. Theses hybrids expand the scale of documentary work and contribute to a diverse screening program. There is no restriction in terms of the running time of submitted works.

MONITORING
The exhibition MONITORING is devoted to contemporary space-oriented media art in enhancing the cinematographic scope of the festival. 15 media installations and sculptures are selected among the entries and displayed during the festival at Kassel KulturBahnhof and Kassel Kunstverein. The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Kassel Kunstverein and the documenta Archive of the City of Kassel.

AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCE
The lounge of the festival presents a program of audio-visual performances and VJ-art. This section is calling for live visuals, audiovisual performance concepts, Live Cinema, sound performances and any kind of experiments produced in analogue or digital media.

INTERFICTION
“RE/CYCLING INVENTION”: This year’s interfiction symposium (with lectures, presentations and workshop-sessions) will ask for the innovative potentials of digital and material strategies and practices of recycling in arts and culture. Artists, video- and filmmakers, researchers, curators, writers, activists and others interested in transdisciplinary exchange on the related issues are invited to join the conference and to discuss their ideas and projects. Call for proposals and further information: www.interfiction.org

AWARDS
A selection of the presented films and videos as well as installations will be nominated for one of the four awards. With the “Golden Key” award the festival seeks to support the best documentary submitted by a young director. It is endowed with Euro 5,000 and sponsored by the City of Kassel. Furthermore, we are pleased about our new prize sponsor for the “Golden Hercules”: The Machbar GmbH, a corporate communications company headquartered in Kassel, awards this prize, worth Euro 2,500, to an outstanding production from the region of Northern Hesse. This year, the software company Micromata GmbH supports the “Golden Cube” for the second time with Euro 2,500 in prize money. It awards the best installation of the exhibition MONITORING. Moreover, the festival and the Werkleitz Gesellschaft together present the production grant “A38”, worth Euro 4,000 for allowance in kind.

Entry form and rules of participation at www.filmladen.de/dokfest
Please use, if possible, the comfortable online entry form. We are looking forward to your entries and to an inspiring 25th anniversary edition of the Dokfest in Kassel!

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November 11 - 16, 2008

Kati Michalk / Gerhard Wissner
phone: +49.561.707 64 21
fax: +49.561.707 64 41

www.filmladen.de/dokfest
dokfest@filmladen.de

mail:
c/o Filmladen Kassel e.V.
Goethestrasse 31
34119 Kassel
Germany

Call for entries
Deadline 28 June 2008

Dear Friend of Cork Film Festival,

We are now inviting film entries in all categories: short films, features, documentaries, new media and all genres including live action, experimental, and animation.

We would be happy to receive any new work you have. Our application is now online and submissions are being taken at
http://www.corkfilmfest.org

International entry deadline is June 28th and we look forward to receiving your entry. There is no entry fee to our festival and please take note of our regulations when filling out the form.

With best regards,

53rd CORONA CORK FILM FESTIVAL
12th to 19th OCTOBER 2008

Corona Cork Film Festival
Emmet House, Emmet Place
Cork, Ireland
(note no postcode required)
Tel: + 353 21 4271711
Fax: +353 21 4275945

http://www.corkfilmfest.org

Call for entries
Deadline: 5 May 2008

Multichannel 2008 ­
Single screen video works curated by ArtSway and SCAN to be shown at ArtSway
20 June ­ 6 July

Building on the success of Multichannel 2007, the intention of the programme
is to present single screen video works by artists and practitioners. The
material submitted will be curated into screenings to be shown at ArtSway
Gallery over June/July. Some of the areas we are looking at are: Video and
film as material; video as a tool; narrative in video/film; music and
video/film.

Submission procedure: artists and practitioners are invited to submit video
works for selection that relate to the proposed themes. Works must be single
channel presentation, supplied on disc (quicktime preferably). There is no
time limit on the duration of works submitted.

Please send your submissions marked “Multichannel” to:
ArtSway
Station Road, Sway
Hampshire, SO41 6BA
UK

SCAN: http://www.scansite.org
ArtSway: http://www.artsway.org.uk

Call for entries
Deadline: 15 June 2008

Globalization and Identity -
Open Call for Artworks and Art Projects

In the early 1990?s, two major changes were taking place in Croatia: political and territorial independence from ex Yugoslavia and the first wave of economic globalisation. As you may know, globalisation is the economic model that, after the break up of European socialist countries, with the help of the new technologies (the Internet, mobile networks etc.), created new ways of making profit. Two opposite social processes were the consequence of that: degradation of national economies and proliferation of particular cultural identities.

During 1990?s, the countries of Middle and southeaste Europe were in search of their position on the new map of Europe and thus found themselves in a paradox situation of parallel decentralization of economy and nationalization of culture. The more cultural practice seemed traditional and particular, the more it represented self-identification model for newly formed countries. Although impossible for the global application, the model of so-called traditional culture became the pattern applicable to national culture through various local and group identities. The expansion of local media, equality of dialects, World Music and lifestyle culture are only few of the phenomena that could not exist without tension between global and national.

The 2009 programme of the Gallery Galzenica casts light on questions such as what the difference between Europe of nations and Europe of regions is. Are these countries, once ?behind the iron curtain?, and their great national stories anachronism or last, though unrepresentative evidence that modernism is an open-end process (Habermas)?

Furthermore, is the issue of individual, local or national identity rather an interest of marketing and profit making than the process of personal and social development? Does globalisation actually encourage fundamentalism, chauvinism and xenophobia? If yes, what are possible reasons for multiculturalism? Where has the idea of cosmopolitism disappeared? Is the only choice we have the one between bad and worse?

We invite you to send your proposal for participation to galerija.galzenica@globalnet.hr by 15 June 2008.

Klaudio Stefancic,
a curator and a director of the Gallery Galzenica, and Ivana Hanacek, a curator assistant, will carefully review all the proposals. All submitters will be informed about their application by 1 July 2008.

Gallery Galzenica
galerija.galzenica@globalnet.hr
http://www.galerijagalzenica.info

Call for entries
Deadline: 14 April 2008

Netaudio’08:
Netaudio, the Offline Festival for Online Music comes back to London after a great festival in Berlin in 2007: Netaudio’08 will take place from 22nd to 25th October 2008 at Shunt, a extensive labyrinth of tunnels underneath London Bridge Station.

Over four nights we will celebrate the creative output of networked musicians and online communities with talks, workshops, showcases and performances. Parts of Netaudio’08 will be programmed through an open call for entries. With this call we would like to give you the chance to put our attention to your creative activities related to the festival theme.
Call for entries runs in 3 strands: performance, installation and conference. For more information and to download the entry forms please visit:

http://www.netaudiolondon.cc/blog/137/call-for-entries

Call for projects
Deadline: 7 May 2008

AVAM (Associated Visual Artists of Madrid) invites proposals for a competition to select eight artistic projects for inclusion in MADRID PROCESOS 08. This competition is part of the activities of CRAC (Coordination of Resources for Contemporary Art), an initiative sponsored by AVAM in order to improve the working conditions for the production and creation of works in the plastic and visual arts.

Amount of grant:
The maximum amount designated for support is 9.000 Euros, to be divided into the following parts:
6.000 Euros, the maximum designation for the production of the project. This amount will include: materials, travel, housing, insurance and any other expenses related to the production of the project.
3.000 Euros for an honorarium to cover the making of the work and the author’s rights. This allocation cannot be renounced.

Participants:
Artists of any nationality may participate, regardless of age. In the case of a group project, the collective must designate one member to represent them.

Projects:
Participants must present an original and unpublished project (It may currently be in some phase of production) to be partially, or totally completed during the duration of the grant. There is no incompatibility with other support for the same project, but this must be specified (when it exists) in the documentation that is presented.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate and compare the proposals and select the projects:
- General interest and quality of the project.
- Viability of the project based on review of the dossier and the supporting documentation including: timelines, requirements for the completion of the project and the economic needs.
- The author(s) formative and professional history.
- Value will be placed on the use of a process of investigation during production.

The commission responsible for the selection of projects will establish the criteria for assigning points to each category as stated above. Eight artistic projects will be selected for MADRID PROCESOS 08. In the case that the submitted projects do not meet the established criteria, the commission in charge of selection may declare the competition void, in part or in its totality.

Timeline:
The documentation must be submitted by May 7th, 2008. For material sent by postal service, the date to be considered will be that registered in the postal office at the time of mailing. The dossiers and the accompanying documentation of the selected projects will become property of AVAM CRAC.

Please visit www.avam.net/ for details and complete guidelines.
Additional information is available from AVAM at:

AVAM
Pelayo, 62
28004 Madrid -Spain
Tel: (+34) 91 391 32 93
avamcrac1@avam.net
www.avam.net

Call for entries
Deadline: 15 April 2008

Call for Ideas

MEANTIME project-space in Cheltenham, is co-ordinating a series of events over May examining the legacy of Mai ‘68, including film screenings, discussions, artists’ projects/residencies, usual stuff.

Call for artists, writers, talkers, thinkers to get involved, to put forward ideas for key texts (or selections from), and/or speakers, suggestions for films/discussion, proposals for artists’ projects and critical ponderance.
Suggestions don’t have to be directly related to Paris ‘68, or from the time, but in some way attributable to, influential upon, or circumreferential.
Contact project co-ordinator sarahb: info@meantime.org.uk to discuss.

Deadline: Tue 15 Apr 2008.
MEANTIME Oxford Passage off St Margaret’s Road Cheltenham GL50 4EF

MEANTIME is a cross-discipline arts platform for the production and presentation of experimental new work, dialogue and exchange. Supported by Arts Council England South West, Cheltenham Borough Council Arts Development and Virtual Arts Centre, the University of Gloucestershire, ALIAS and Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.

Meantime website - http://www.meantime.org.uk/

Call for applications
Deadline: 30 June 2008

Ecole du Magasin - Session 18
2008/2009

Founded in 1987, l’Ecole du Magasin was the first formation in Europe to propose a curatorial training program in contemporary art. The program is specialized in the coordination of artistic projects related to the exhibition, and relies on the activity of the art centre it is part of.

Organisation
L’Ecole du Magasin is a professional training program that lasts ten months, from end of September to July.The admission to l’Ecole du Magasin results of a call for application, followed by a selection process.

The program is aimed for candidates involved in the professional contemporary art world. When having completed the program, participants will receive an attestation of participation to the session.

Level
The level of l’Ecole du Magasin corresponds to a Master in fine arts, a specialized professional formation post Master 2, a professional formation in production and diffusion of contemporary art for candidates already involved in cultural structures.

Contents
L’Ecole du Magasin is conceived as a research and production program, developed independently from any academic frame. Teachings are based on the elaboration and production of a project on a ten months term.

The topic of the project is elaborated at the very start of the formation, in the perspective of fulfilling its realization in a professional art venue, taking into account the mastering of the exhibition process and its artistic tools – both technical and conceptual.

Leading of the project
It is supported by the teaching and supporting skills of the pedagogical team, of a professional tutor, renowned and linked to the identity of the project, of theoreticians and practitioners (artists, curators, art critics, historians, editors) who intervene on a regular or exceptional basis, accordingly.

Evaluation
The evaluation of the project is immediate. It is lead by a jury composed of the pedagogical team and the tutor.

Diffusion
Conceived and realized on a professional basis; the project is rendered public in conditions of visibility aimed to enhance a wished professionalization for its participants.

Download application file: http://www.ecoledumagasin.com

Deadline for applications: 30 June 2008

Ecole du Magasin
Centre National d’Art Contemporain
Site Bouchayer-Viallet
155 cours Berriat
38000 Grenoble
http://www.ecoledumagasin.com

Contact: Alice Vergara-Bastiand
T +33 (0)4 76 21 64 75
a.vergara-bastiand@magasin-cnac.org

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30 June
CologneOFF IV - 4th Cologne Online Film Festival
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=238

30 November
SoundLAB VI - soundart for
soundPOOL - sound compositions - a challenge for imagination
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=242

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30 April
Performance Proposals - Tuned City
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=264

30 April
EMM 2008 - International Festival of Shortfilm and Documentary Padova/Italy
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=228

30 April
3rd Int. FIlm Festival on Water Bangalore/India
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=196

25 April
Rushes Soho Shortfilm Festival London/UK
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=204

21 April
HAIP’08 Festival Ljubljana/Slovenia
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=265

15 April
Call for researchers - Jan Van Eyck Academie Maastricht/NL
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=237

15 April
Cyborg Film Festival /Italy
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=195

15 April
Biological Imperative - Gallery Aferro Newark/NJ - USA
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=177

14 April
International Festival for Art, Technology and Locality Yokohama/Japan
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=239

11 April
Experimental Film Festival Onion City Chicago/USA
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=207

10 April
9th SIFF -Seoul International Film Festival 2008
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=250

1 April
Low & No Budget Film Festival Heilbronn/Germany 2008
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=194

1 April
Transhift 2008 - Knoxville/Tennesse (USA)
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=235

1 April
Tabor Shortfilm Festival 2008 (Tabor/Croatia)
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=256

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–>Web based works for 00130 Gallery Helsinki/Finland
–>Project: Repetition as a Model for Progression by Marianne Holm Hansen
–>Raw Video New York/NY (USA)
–>US webjournal Atomic Unicorn seeks netart and video art for coming editions

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Call for entries
Deadline: 1 May 2008

ArtBots is pleased to announce that the fifth international ArtBots exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots will take place at the Trinity College Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland on September 19-21, 2008. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in the show.

We have no fixed idea of what qualifies as robotic art; if you think it’s a robot and you think it’s art, we encourage you to submit your work. Regardless of whether it’s hi-tech, low-tech, or neg-tech, we’re interested in the ideas you’re working with, not just the gear.
Proposals for workshops, performances, and other kinds of participation are also welcome.

Each ArtBots is a bit different; the location changes and we invite new humans to co-curate the show with us. We hope that by changing the specifics of the show each year we can keep it accessible to a diverse range of people, works, and ideas.

This year’s co-curators are:

Warren Ellis: author of novels, comics, video games, and screenplays;
blogger and creator of numerous online forums

Marie Redmond: computer science professor; director of the MSc
Multimedia Systems Course, Trinity College; entrepreneur

Douglas Repetto: artist and teacher; Director of Research at the
Columbia University Computer Music Center, director and founder of
ArtBots, dorkbot, organism, and music-dsp

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ArtBots is a hands-on, community-oriented show, run by and for artists.
Participating artists install their own work and are present during the
show to meet one another, maintain their pieces, and talk with visitors.
Each participant is given a 1000 Euro artist fee to help cover the cost
of attending. All costs, including shipping, travel, lodging, meals,
etc., are the responsibility of the artist. While we cannot provide
additional monetary resources, we are happy to provide invitation
letters or other documents that might help artists with local grant
applications, sponsorships, etc.

Important Dates:

Deadline for entries: 1 May
Acceptance notifications sent: 2 June
Artists confirm participation by: 16 June
Show load-in and installation: 16-18 September
Show open: 19-21 September
Breakdown and load-out: 22 September

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To submit your work for consideration for ArtBots 2008, please fill out
the following form. In addition to the form, please provide
documentation (photos, video, sounds, plans, etc.) and a brief statement
describing the work and your motivation for creating it. Tell us why the
work is interesting, and help us understand how it fits in the context
of the ArtBots show.

We strongly encourage you to create a website with your entry materials
in an easily viewable form. This will allow the three geographically
separated curators to view the materials as you intend them to be viewed.

Email attachments, printed documentation, slides, videotapes, CD-ROMs,
and DVDs are all acceptable as documentation, but will make it more
difficult for the curators to view your work. We regret that we cannot
return submitted materials, so please do not send originals.

Please send your entry form and documentation to:

artbots@artbots.org

or:

ArtBots
c/o Douglas Repetto
Columbia University Computer Music Center
632 W 125th St.
318 Prentis Hall
New York, NY
10027 USA

Entries must be received by May 1st, 2008. There is no entry fee. We
will send you confirmation via email when we receive your entry. Have fun!

Douglas Repetto
Marie Redmond
Warren Ellis

Curators, ArtBots 2008

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ArtBots 2008 is a joint production of The Science Gallery at Trinity
College, ArtBots, and The Columbia University Computer Music Center.

http://www.sciencegallery.ie
http://artbots.org
http://music.columbia.edu/cmc

What is the Science Gallery?

The Science Gallery is a new public science centre located in the heart
of Dublin city. A place where ideas meet, the Gallery will bring
together people with diverse interests and backgrounds including
creative thinkers and young innovators, to connect, explore, create,
debate and share ideas on science, technology and the arts, opening up
these fields to new audiences.

The Science Gallery ’space’ consists of a 144-seater multimedia theatre,
studios, café and stunning open gallery space, providing an ideal
location for new emerging creative talent to be discovered through a
programme of changing exhibitions, events and workshops.

With a target audience of 15 year olds up and an emphasis on creating a
collaborative community, the Science Gallery, which launched in February
2008 with LIGHTWAVE, a nine-day festival exploring the art and science
of controlling light already has over 2000 members. For more information
on the Science Gallery and our past and upcoming programmes visit
www.sciencegallery.com

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ArtBots 2008 Entry Form

Title of work:

Contact name:

Contact email address:

Mailing address and phone number:

Other project members:

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What are the physical dimensions of the work and its operating area?

How is your work powered? Does it have any special power needs?

Does your work require access to any resources (other than electrical
power) that you cannot provide yourself (e.g. a sound system, video
projector, net access, special lighting, compressed air, running water,
etc.)?

Is your work particularly loud, bright, or active, or does your work
require extreme quiet, darkness, or other particular sound/light conditions?

How long does it take you to set up your work, and how difficult is it
to set up?

Has the piece traveled before? Do you foresee any problems transporting
the work?

How long can your piece run reliably? Can it run continuously for
several hours over the course of several days? Does it need frequent
maintenance?

Is this a completed work, or is it still being designed or built?

If it is still in the planning stages, what is your timeline for
completing the piece?

List any elements of your work that are potentially dangerous or may
cause fire/safety code problems in indoor spaces (gas engine, fire,
hazardous chemicals, projectiles, etc.):

Is there anything else you think we should know about your work?

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Call for entries
Deadline: 2 May 2008

AVANCA’08 International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia
AVANCA Film Festival
AVANCA July 18,23 - 27

The AVANCA’08 is a meeting with the whole world.

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Call for entries
Deadline: 24 May 2008 (reception)

Art Award 2008, Kurt Eisner Kulturstiftung (Cultural Foundation), Munich
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The artist as an artist must be an anarchist. (Kurt Eisner)
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In 2008, the Kurt Eisner Kulturstiftung (Cultural Foundation) will once again be presenting an award for the creation of an artistic work. Marking the 90th anniversary of Kurt Eisner’s proclamation of the “Free State” of Bavaria, this award will support artworks and projects that take a poli­tical stand in the sense of the ideals of freedom espoused by Eisner and the “Council of Intellectual Workers”, and at the same time demonstrate and reflect the con­temporary relevance of issues raised during the period of the Bavarian soviet republic.

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Call for entries
Deadline: 12 July 2008

7th Reggio International Shortfilm Festival
Reggio Emilia/Italy - 17 - 20 September 2008

invites directors to submit their shortfilms on the theme: “GAME”
to the 2008 edition of the festival.

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Call for entries
Deadline: 21 April 2008

Festival HAIP 08
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3 - 8 November 2008

HAIP Festival represents multimedia artistic forms emerging from the use of open technologies. It introduces young emerging artists and creative engineers to Slovene cultural space and broader Paneuropean space with orientation towards cutting edge, open source technologically supported arts and multimedia artistic practices that are perceived as current creative and free uses of technology.

The 3rd edition of the festival, HAIP 08, will take place in Ljubljana from the 3rd to the 8th of November 2008.

We are currently seeking art projects, from established, mid-career, and emerging artists / engineers, that address the theme selected for the festival: Hacktopia and are working in the field of open source and copyleft activities.
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