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The face of a woman repeats itself four times. They are cut in the middle.

©Sylvanie Tendron, Répètes, 2004

Sylvanie Tendron

Research and creation residency

March 6 - April 23, 2018
Vidéographe



Presentation at:
. AXENÉO7 (Gatineau), on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 7pm
. Dazibao (Montreal), dv_vd screening, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 7pm 

Vidéographe is pleased to welcome French artist-in-residence Sylvanie Tendron. Since 2004, Tendron has explored behaviors associated with language and communication. Drawing on her own daily experiences, she exposes, with humor and derision, the misunderstandings, obstacles and absurd situations that can arise through encounters of difference.  In her performance videos she tries to overcome almost farcical difficulties that lead to isolation or confinement, in so doing illustrating numerous examples of situations in which we try to connect with others by adapting to their language. Tendron has carried out residencies and presented her work in Bolivia, Morocco, Vietnam, France and Quebec. She lives in Toulouse, France.

During the course of her residency at Vidéographe, the focus of Tendron’s video research and performative actions will be the relationship between audism and feminism. She will explore this relationship using a deconstructivist approach to phonocentrism as developed by Canadian Deaf artist Jolenta Lapiack, who has drawn on Jacques Derrida’s writings on the deconstruction of logocentrism to establish a causal relationship between phonocentrism and patriarchy.

The work produced during the residency will be presented at Dazibao (Montréal) and AXENÉO7 (Gatineau) along with a selection of the artist’s previous works. This program will be accompanied by an artist’s talk.

Sylvanie Tendron will also use her time at Vidéographe to establish and strengthen links with Montréal artists. In the summer of 2017, she took part in a collective residency organised by SPiLL.PROpagation at Est-Nord-Est (Saint-Jean-Port-Joli) during which she worked with Deaf and hearing Quebecois artists. This new research and creation residency will offer Tendron the opportunity to deepen these relationships and to forge links between Vidéographe and Deaf artists based in Montréal.

 

 

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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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Call for submissions – REW/FF

Residency for emerging curators and programmers - Vithèque

Deadline for submissions: 21 April 2025 at 23:59



Established in 1971, Vidéographe is an artist-run centre dedicated to the distribution and dissemination of independent, experimental moving image works. Today, the collection at Vidéographe comprises close to 2,700 works by more than 1,000 artists, and it continues to grow every year. We are dedicated to promoting the recognition and understanding of archival and contemporary works that stand out for their relevance and their contribution to the ongoing renewal of the language of moving image.

 

Thanks to Vithèque, Vidéographe’s screening platform, one of Canada’s most important collections of experimental works is easily accessible to viewers. This undeniable representation of our cultural heritage shines a light on the artistic discourses and social movements that have shaped the territory since the 1970s.

 

Description

Drawing on their own interests and using works from the collection, the successful candidate will be invited to curate a program and write a short accompanying essay (500 – 1250 words). The program will be available for free for a period of three months, from October to December 2025. The candidate’s fee is fixed at 1,500$.

 

Project timeline

  • Call-out opens: 17 February 2025
  • Call-out closes: 21 April 2025
  • Successful candidate announced: 26 May 2025
  • Research and creation: 2 June – 25 August 2025
  • Program put online: 1 October 2025

 

Eligible applications

This opportunity is aimed at emerging curators and programmers in Canada who have fewer than five years of professional experience in the field. Graduates are welcome to apply. Submissions will be considered by Vidéographe’s programming committee.

 

Applications

The application file should comprise:

  • Up-to-date Curriculum vitae
  • Cover letter outlining your approach and project proposal (including theme/ issue/interest)
  • Portfolio with previous work, if applicable
  • Examples of written texts, if applicable.

 

Deadline for submissions: 21 April 2025 at 23:59

 

Applications should be emailed to vitheque(@)videographe.org with the subject heading: REW/FF – application.