SIMULTAN FESTIVAL 2024—Desire for the Useless
Type
Biennial/Festival, Exhibition
Category
Film, Mixed Media, Video
Status
Archived
Deadline
August 20, 2024
Application Fee
Free
Host
SIMULTAN FESTIVAL
Location
Timisoara, Romania
SIMULTAN FESTIVAL 2024—Desire for the Useless
Open call for Video and Moving Image
→ https://opencall.simultan.org/
DEADLINE: 20 August 2024
In a world where simulations often replace reality, the line between useful and useless becomes blurred. Uselessness reveals the constructed nature of perceptions, prompting us to reconsider what we consider real or valuable.
The desire for the useless is not about pursuing uselessness. Rather, it's about finding meaning in the seemingly impractical through creativity, critique, and insight. Think of desire as energy, not a void. When desire is free from the constraints of utility, it becomes a force that drives us towards new ideas and expressions, showing us that the useless has its own productivity.
read full text here: https://www.simultan.org/simultan-2024-call-for-video-submissions/
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The call is open for emerging and established artists, new authors and/or students. We are looking for submissions of innovative video works related to the festival theme, produced in the last two years (2022-2024).
TYPE OF WORKS: video/experimental video; narrative; digital/generative, documentary/experimental documentary; motion graphics/experimental animation.
NUMBER OF WORKS / DURATION: 2 max. / author, 10 minutes max. (each)
APPLICATION
Upload a preview version of your video to youtube (can be unlisted) or vimeo (optional with password) and include the link in the application form.
The video must contain the title of the work author’s name and year of production.
AWARDS
We do not consider this call a competition, but we will reward 3 video works with a 500 Euro artist fee, taking into consideration their idea and technical execution.
JURY
All works will be reviewed and selected by the festival’s curatorial team. Those accepted will become part of the festival screening program. The jury’s decision is final.
Selected works will be published after the event in the festival archive (to be agreed in the application form).
For additional information:
simultanfestival [at] gmail [dot] com
http://simultan.org
Open call for Video and Moving Image
→ https://opencall.simultan.org/
DEADLINE: 20 August 2024
In a world where simulations often replace reality, the line between useful and useless becomes blurred. Uselessness reveals the constructed nature of perceptions, prompting us to reconsider what we consider real or valuable.
The desire for the useless is not about pursuing uselessness. Rather, it's about finding meaning in the seemingly impractical through creativity, critique, and insight. Think of desire as energy, not a void. When desire is free from the constraints of utility, it becomes a force that drives us towards new ideas and expressions, showing us that the useless has its own productivity.
read full text here: https://www.simultan.org/simultan-2024-call-for-video-submissions/
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The call is open for emerging and established artists, new authors and/or students. We are looking for submissions of innovative video works related to the festival theme, produced in the last two years (2022-2024).
TYPE OF WORKS: video/experimental video; narrative; digital/generative, documentary/experimental documentary; motion graphics/experimental animation.
NUMBER OF WORKS / DURATION: 2 max. / author, 10 minutes max. (each)
APPLICATION
Upload a preview version of your video to youtube (can be unlisted) or vimeo (optional with password) and include the link in the application form.
The video must contain the title of the work author’s name and year of production.
AWARDS
We do not consider this call a competition, but we will reward 3 video works with a 500 Euro artist fee, taking into consideration their idea and technical execution.
JURY
All works will be reviewed and selected by the festival’s curatorial team. Those accepted will become part of the festival screening program. The jury’s decision is final.
Selected works will be published after the event in the festival archive (to be agreed in the application form).
For additional information:
simultanfestival [at] gmail [dot] com
http://simultan.org