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Videopoem creation residency

Call for submission
Creation residency for videopoem

Deadline: December 2, 2020



In collaboration with the Festival de la poésie de Montréal, Vidéographe invites Quebec or French-Canadian artists who are interested in collaborating with a poet to create a videopoem to respond to this call with a project proposal. Three artists and three poets will be selected respectively by Vidéographe and the Festival de la poésie de Montréal, and the Festival will proceed with the pairing. Afterwards, paired artists and poets will agree together on the way in which they will collaborate in the realization of the work.

This initiative aims to create in the form of a single-channel video that can be in any genre, including: video art, animation, digital art, video essay or dance video. Experimental approaches will be favored. The exploration of non-conventional narrative forms and arts research are therefore encouraged

The works will first be screened at the Festival de la poésie de Montréal (31 May to 6 June 2021). They will then be put into circulation by our distribution services and integrated into the collection of Vidéographe. Artists will retain all rights over their work.

Vidéographe and the Festival de la poésie de Montréal recognizes the richness of the diversity of culture, sexual orientation, identity and language in Quebec and Canada. We encourage members of minority, marginalized or traditionally under-represented groups to submit a proposal.

 

Conditions of realization

  • Production fee of $ 3,500
  • Access to Vidéographe’s post-production equipment for one week.
  • Maximum duration of the work: five minutes, including end credits.
  • Candidates must possess the all the required rights: images, texts, music, etc
  • The works must be finished by April 1st, 2021.

 

Submissions
You may submit your proposal in French or English (written), LSQ or ASL (video). Please send us:

  • A proposal explaining your interest in the project and your approach to collaboration (1,000 words or five minutes maximum),
  • your curriculum vitae,
  • visual or written documentation of previous projects or documents to illustrate your proposal, maximum 15 images (max: 1024 px wide, 72 dpi) or 10 minutes of video.
    If you send videos, please send them via a URL link and don’t forget to let us know the password if there is one.

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL: December 2, 2020

Only files sent via email will be accepted. Please write VIDEOPOEMS CALL FOR SUBMISSION 2021 in the subject heading of your email and send your file to Charlie Carroll-Beauchamp at info@videographe.org.

 

© 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.