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Mentorship

Call for submissions

Deadline: June 17th, 2019



Vidéographe’s mentorship program is intended to encourage the professional and artistic development of artists in the early stages of their career. Selected participants in this program will be entitled to 12 hours of consultation time with a professional artist in their field, and to take a course at Vidéographe. They will also have access to our digital lab and screening equipment, depending on the nature of the project.

The mentorship program can help in developing a new project, exploring a new technique, or completing a work-in-progress. We will accept proposals for single-channel video, installation, Web-based work, and all other forms of moving image. Please note that all works must be independent and non-commercial.

We strongly believe that diversity enriches our field and therefore encourage artists from all cultural backgrounds, of all abilities, and across all genres to apply.

It is not necessary to be a member of Vidéographe to apply; however, should your proposal be accepted, we will ask that you become a member. Once you have signed the agreement, you will have a full year to take advantage of the benefits that this program has to offer.

Requirements

  • Candidates must possess full editorial and creative control of the project;
  • Candidates must be early-career artists;
  • Candidates must live in Montréal;
  • Projects that have received support through this program may not be re-submitted;
  • Student projects are not admissible.

Selection criteria

 

  • The extent to which the mentorship will foster the artist’s professional development;
  • The relevance and rigour of research;
  • The innovation of the project.

Selection process

Successful applicants will be selected by a committee made up of artists and curators. Four projects will be accepted from this call for submissions. Only artists in the early stages of their career may apply to this program.

Projects that are retained will be subject to a contractual agreement between the artist and Vidéographe. Schedules, revised budgets, and requirements regarding equipment, rooms, and technical support will be planned and clearly laid out, as will the terms and conditions relative to each party.

 

DEADLINE : June 17th 2019

Votre dossier doit contenir :

  • Contact information and website if applicable;
  • Description of the project (300 words max.);
  • Considered mentor;
  • Letter of intention (mention which aspect you want to work on with the mentor);
  • Curriculum vitae;
  • Supporting documentation: maximum 10 minutes of video footage. Please send a link to your video(s). Do not forget to include the password if applicable and/or maximum 15 images (max: 1024 px wide, 72 dpi). Sketches, plans, and mock-ups may also be submitted in PDF format.

Please note that, depending on their availability, another mentor than the considered one could be assigned. Applications will be accepted by email only. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent. Please write MENTORSHIP PROGRAM in the subject heading of your email and send your file to info@videographe.org.

OUR MENTORS :

  • Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, animation cinema director
  • Guillaume Vallée, experimental cinema director
  • Nelly-Ève Rajotte, performance and mapping artist
  • Alexis Bellavance, multidisciplinary artist
  • Line Katcho, composer and audio-visual artist
  • Nathalie Bujold, multidisciplinary artist
  • Pier-Philippe Chevigny, director, scriptwriter and editor
  • Éléonore Goldberg, filmmaker, animator and cartoonist
  • Bruno Pucella, sound designer and editor

© Charlotte Clermont, Plants Are Like People, 2018

Technical Support Program

Call for submissions

Deadline : March 1st, 2022



CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline : March 1st, 2021

* New: 4 calls for submissions per year

Program description

The Technical Support Program is intended to support artists interested in experimentation and in pushing the boundaries of the moving image in all its forms.
This support can be used in the production phase of the project or in the post-production phase.

A total of 4 calls for submissions per year will be made, for which the following are the deadlines;

  • March 1st (for projects that will start between April and June)
  • June 1st (for projects that will start between July and September)
  • September 1st (for projects that will start between October and December)
  • December 1st (for projects that will start between January and March)

Please note that 2 projects per call for submissions will be selected.

Artists selected under this program have free access to:

  • Our editing suites, sound booth and digitizing equipment for a maximum of two weeks. These two weeks can be contiguous or spread over 3 months.
  • Free access to available equipment belonging to Vidéographe.
  • Two meetings with Vidéographe’s team to discuss the project and its circulation potential: one meeting at the start of the project in order to specify the needs and a second meeting at the end of the project.
  • The possibility of organizing a private screening at Vidéographe.

It is not necessary to be a member of Vidéographe to apply; however, should your proposal be accepted, we will ask that you become a member. Once you have signed the agreement, you will have three months to take advantage of the benefits that this program has to offer. Regular membership fees are $50 + tx per year and student membership fees are $25 + tx per year.

We are looking to support independent experimental or documentary works that stand apart for their currency and endeavour to renew the artistic language. We will accept proposals for single-channel video, installation, Web-based work, and all other forms of moving image. We consider all genres—video art, experimental work, fiction, documentary or essay form, animation, dance video, and videoclip. Please note that all works must be independent and non-commercial. Projects of a conventional nature, such as classic short narrative film or television documentary will not be considered.

Once your project is finished, you may submit it for active distribution by Vidéographe. Please note however that acceptance into the Technical Support Program does not guarantee that your work will be distributed.

Required

  • Candidates must possess full editorial and creative control of the project.
  • Projects must be independent and non-commercial.
  • Projects that have received support through this program may not be re-submitted.
  • Student projects are not admissible.
  • We encourage traditionally under-represented artists to submit a project. Vidéographe is driven by the conviction that multiple points of views are necessary to enrich society and the discipline we work in.

Selection process

Works will be chosen by a selection committee made up of Vidéographe staff and members.

Projects that are retained will be subject to a contractual agreement between the artist and Vidéographe. Schedules, revised budgets, and requirements regarding equipment, rooms, and technical support will be planned and clearly laid out, as will the terms and conditions relative to each party.

Application file:

  • Contact information and website if applicable
  • Project description (500 words)
  • Schedule; (Overall project timeline and detailed timeline for support for creation).
  • Technical needs; (Please consult our website for more details on our editing suites and equipment).
  • Resume.
  • Supporting documentation (current or past projects);
  • Maximum 10 minutes of video footage. Please send a link to your video(s). Do not forget to include the password if applicable; and/or maximum 15 images (max: 1024 px wide, 72 dpi); sketches, plans, and mock-ups may also be submitted in PDF format.

Submission of your file

Applications will be accepted by email only. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent. Please write TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM in the subject heading of your email and send your file to info@videographe.org. Please send your file as a SINGLE PDF document (including links to videos). Files found in the text section of the email will not be taken into account.

Please allow three weeks for a response. Vidéographe chooses eight projects per year.

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PROGRAMMATION

Video Program: Starting from June 19, 2024
Book Club: July 3, 2024
Video Club: July 17, 2024
Online

Free



DESCRIPTION

This online video club is part of Villa Verticale’s ongoing program Trajectoire, aménagement et genius loci. The center has invited artists Miri Chekhanovich and Marie Samuel Levasseur to co-host the meetings. The Reading Club and Video Club provide an opportunity to discuss texts and works that are important to each artist’s practice. The video program is composed by the two artists and is available free of charge on Vithèque.

 

PROGRAM

  • The Fourfold, Alisi Telengut, 2020, 7 min 14 s
  • Migrer le musée, Nayla Dabaji, 2021, 14 min 12 s
  • Still Pina, Claudie Lévesque, 2018, 5min
  • c’t’aujourd’hui qu’, Manon Labrecque, 1999, 17 min 15 s
  • Le combat quotidien des victimes du travail, Ève Lamont

This program, a collaboration between the two organizations, is designed to enhance this summer’s club season. The selected videos are curated from the Vidéographe collection, reflecting the in-depth research conducted by both curators.

The Clubs are informal seminars set in natural environments, such as riverbanks and studios, where artists, writers, and researchers come together. These gatherings focus on shared conceptual and artistic challenges, allowing participants and the public to exchange readings and expertise from various disciplines.

 

That the places we pass through and that pass through us – those inhabited, stolen, occupied, forgotten, abandoned, unplanned, transformed, dreamed of, developed, (re)activated – be considered in all their complexity.

 

QUOTES FROM THE CURATORS:

Meditating on my personal journey, I wish to share with the Clubs texts and videos that inspire me, that help me navigate my quest for home, to create and live in a perpetual state of transition.

– Miri Chekhanovich

 

My participation in the Clubs will be informed by my vision of art as a terrain of self-determination, hospitality, and well-being.

– Marie Samuel Levasseur

 



 

DETAILS OF EVENTS

Video program

Online from June 19, 2024

Watch it here [+]

 

Book club

Parc Rosaire-Gauthier, July 3, 2024 – 6 p.m.

Address: 125, boul. E, Laval QC H7G 1C2

Under the big willow tree, at the northeast end of the park.

Follow the Verticale signs once there.

 

Hosted by Miri Chekhanovich and Marie Samuel Levasseur

Outdoor event – In case of rain, the meeting will take place the following day.

Check the Facebook event in the morning for final details.

Find out more about the event on their web page [+]

 

VIDEO CLUB

Parc Rosaire-Gauthier, July 17, 2024 – 6 p.m.

Address: 125, boul. E, Laval QC H7G 1C2

Under the big willow tree, at the northeast end of the park.

Follow the Verticale signs once on site.

 

Hosted by Miri Chekhanovich and Marie Samuel Levasseur

Outdoor event – In case of rain, the meeting will take place the following day.

Check the Facebook event in the morning for final details.

Find more details about the event on their web page [+]