Call for Submissions 2009

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 ‘Control’.

Have you ever thought of your life as a walk on a tight-rope suspended between control and its loss? Keep walking, don’t waver, don’t lose your grip! Or just let go and savour the moments of weightlessness! Control has many shapes and measures. It can be mental, political, physical, social, scientific, strict, loose or something completely different. You might think about control theory, risk and stress control, mastery and skill, borders, surveillance and mind control, birth and pest control, Control panels, Ctrl Alt Delete, or just the remote control lying on your couch. We look forward to unexpected or surprising takes on the theme, but please don’t lose control of time – we can’t accept anything over 10 minutes! Well, yes we must admit…we are control freaks!

We’re called “Betting on Shorts” because we invite our audiences to bet on which film will win. Bets must be placed before the screening based on a synopsis, filmmaker’s bio and short trailer. Please keep that in mind when you fill in the relevant fields on the entry form and provide us with a short but informative bio and synopsis.

Submission deadline: 1 July 2009 [..]

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Shortness – A very short conference and a very long dinner

Saturday 20 June 2009, 14.00–21.30
14.00–17.00 symposium 18.00–21.30 dinner in the East Room
In short, this event brings together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Shortness tackles topics ranging from aphorisms, txt msgs and short attention spans [...]

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KURYE, to bring international videos to Istanbul

The guest of honor for Kurye International Video Festival, which will take place between June 2-12, will be world renowned performance artist Stelarc.

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May Day: The Dark Times (Editor’s Choice≠1)

Curated by Paul Sakoilsky, editor of The Dark Times
Private View 6–9pm Friday 1 May 2009
Exhibition 2 May–12 June Wednesday–Sunday 11am–6pm
Gallery Address
45 Robertson Street
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1HL
read more at: http://www.sarahsparkes.com/news/2009/mayday.html

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