Darklight Festival: Call for Entries [MERGED]

monkeyfudge

Darklight's a pretty well organised event and it is probably worth your while trying to enter something.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

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DARKLIGHT FESTIVAL 2006 IS RETURNING TO AN EARLY SUMMER DATE Check the website for date and venues

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS MONDAY 20th MARCH 2006

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SELECTION CRITERIA

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The range of work we show at Darklight is very broad. At Darklight 5 (2004) we screened films as varied as ?Rook?, a 1 second long piece by Slovakian filmmaker Mladen Stropnik to ?Route 181?, a 28 hour long work charting the filmmakers? (Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi) journey along the 1947 UN demarcation line for Palestine. We brought ?Star Wars: Clone Wars? animated series to the big screen for the first time in Ireland plus showcased top music video directors in our ?Pet projects? programme, while at the same time showcasing over 100 short works from emerging artists, filmmakers and animators.

The Darklight programme for 2006 will focus on work that challenges; concepts, visual aesthetic, narrative, access, methods of production and dialogue through contemporary filmmaking techniques.

Eligible for entry are feature films, documentaries, all CG animation (Flash, 3D etc.), experimental works, music videos, commercial work, motion graphics, game sequences, live action shorts, student work, films shot on camera phones and films from outreach and community projects. There are no restrictions on genre, length or number of submitted works.

In addition to this, we are particularly interested in the following for Darklight 2006:

1. Work by artists who are using animation in their practice. As part of the festival in 2006 we will explore the growing significance of animation culture, history and techniques within contemporary art practice with a series of screenings and talks.

2. This year we are celebrating the art of motion graphics with screenings, workshops and talks, so send us your projects for inclusion in this programme.

3. Darklight is currently researching a programme which will investigate the richness and rawness of films originating in community orientated creative projects. The proliferation of these projects is extensive and the work tends to explore, through both humour and drama, the exclusion of people through poverty, immigration, addiction, homelessness, and incarceration, issues that are pertinent to contemporary Ireland.

We are accepting films that have been produced in such projects and would like hear from artists working collaboratively or in residencies within a local arts environment.
4. Darklight has been screening films aimed at minority communities for the past few years with a view to addressing growing multicultural audiences in Ireland. Once again we are seeking out and including film and artworks in the programme from countries where refugees and immigrants have come to make Ireland their home including India, China, Nigeria, Romania, Latvia, Bosnia, Poland and Russia.In 2006 we also wish to greatly expand our activities to nurture new talent and are actively seeking films made within minority communities in Dublin and Ireland.

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SUBMISSIONS

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Darklight submissions will be processed on-line and applications can be made through the entry form available on our website at http://www.darklight.ie.

On submission of an entry, you will receive a NUMBER, this is your PERSONAL SUBMISSION NUMBER and should be quoted on all enquiries and correspondence concerning your entry.

Please print this number clearly on your VHS tape, DVD, or CD submission. A printable label is included on the site and this should be attached securely to your entry. This label must be completed in full with the following details:
SUBMISSION NUMBER, TITLE OF WORK, RUNNING TIME, CONTACT NAME, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER.
A separate entry form is required for each piece submitted.

For entry level we accept only VHS (NTSC or PAL), DVD at preview quality (approx. 320 x 240 or greater), QuickTime, AVI, WMV and MPEG files on CD, or a URL pointing to your movie.

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CHECK LIST

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Along with your labelled film and completed entry form we require the following:

1. At least one still image from your film on CD, 300dpi JPEG or TIFF
2. Photo of the film director on CD, 300dpi JPEG or TIFF
3. Electronic version of synopsis (approx 100 words) and one line description of piece. This can be included on CD with images.
4. If you wish to have your submission tape/DVD/CD returned, please include a stamped addressed envelope (or bank draft/money order for equivalent in euro)
5. Any relevant promotional material may also be included

If you have any questions please contact us by email at:
?queries at darklight-filmfestival.com?

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CONDITIONS AND DEADLINES

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1. The DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is MONDAY 20th MARCH 2006. While the tapes must reach us no later than the specified date we would appreciate submissions in advance.
2. If accepted for selection we will need your BETA SP tape, DV PAL exhibition tape or broadcast quality film on un-encoded DVD or CD by FRIDAY 21st APRIL.

3. We cannot guarantee to show work if it has not reached us by then. Any exhibition tapes received after this date may be withdrawn from the festival ? exhibition tapes from outside Ireland must be postmarked by TUESDAY 18th APRIL.

4. This exhibition copy will be returned after the festival at the organiser's (Darklight) expense.
5. Notification regarding the selection decisions will be issued by MONDAY 3rd APRIL.

6. Due to the volume of entries to be considered, we are unfortunately unable to supply individual explanations for our decisions.
7. By submitting a work, you agree that film clips (not more than 3 minutes long, or 2/3 length of original piece, whichever is shorter) and still images may be used for festival publicity, marketing and related materials (including TV, brochure, poster, programme and web site).
8. All legal rights and copyright remains with the producer of the work.

9. If your submission is accepted, you grant Darklight permission to showcase your submission in Dublin, Ireland at the Darklight Festival 2006 and at various screenings throughout the year as part of the Darklight Touring Programme.

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POST & CUSTOMS

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Transportation costs of submitted materials will be borne by the applicant.
2. Applicants shall be liable for all customs duties outside Ireland and shall be bound to abide by customs rules.
3. Darklight will only accept packages from abroad whose customs declarations have been completed correctly.
4. Each package should have a clearly marked inscription stating its value and information that it is not for commercial value.
5. Every precaution will be exercised with the entries, but we cannot assume responsibility for damage or loss of material submitted during post or handling.

POSTAL ADDRESS:

Darklight Festival,
69 Dame Street,
Dublin 2,
Ireland.

Please write your submission number clearly on the envelope.

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TAPE RETURN POLICY

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Preview submission material will not be returned and will be kept in our resource library unless a stamped addressed envelope with sufficient postage (or bank draft/money order for equivalent) IN EURO is included with your entry. Material will not be returned until after the festival.

brixtoncat

Hey all you filmmaking types, it's that time once again to submit your films to Darklight, Ireland's premier Digital Arts Festival!

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CALL FOR ENTRIES DARKLIGHT 2006

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WE WANT YOUR FILMS!

DARKLIGHT ARE NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR FESTIVAL 2006

Go to www.darklight.ie for full criteria, terms and conditions and
application form.

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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS MONDAY 20th MARCH 2006

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DARKLIGHT FESTIVAL is Ireland’s premier festival for filmmakers, animators
and artists whose work explores the convergence of art, film and
technology.

Digital filmmaking techniques have become increasingly universal, they
have revolutionised contemporary filmmaking practice and contributed
hugely to the liberation of animation. In response to this the Darklight
programme has become focused on work that challenges; concepts, visual
aesthetic, narrative, access, methods of production and dialogue through
these contemporary filmmaking techniques.

Darklight exhibits work that pushes these boundaries and displays creative
excellence. Our mission is to nurture new talent and to create new
possibilities for the imagination.

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SELECTION CRITERIA

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Eligible for entry are feature films, documentaries, all CG animation
(Flash, 3D etc.), experimental works, music videos, commercial work,
motion graphics, game sequences, live action shorts, student work, films
shot on camera phones and films from outreach and community projects.
There are no restrictions on genre, length or number of submitted works.

For full criteria go to www.darklight.ie

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OTHER PROGRAMMES

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STRAYLIGHT is a visual art exhibition whose curatorial vision promotes
work that connects with us on levels that represent technology’s wide
influence on our culture.

DARKLIGHT SYMPOSIUM series is a forum for filmmakers and artists,
informing and initiating debate on all aspects of contemporary art and
filmmaking, from practice and technology to copyright, distribution and
education.

DARKLIGHT FESTIVAL 2006 IS RETURNING TO AN EARLY SUMMER DATE
Check the website for date and venues

*Please forward or post the following information to interested parties,
news groups, Blogs or websites*

If you have any questions please contact us by email at:
’queries at darklight-filmfestival.com’

brixtoncat

I think you're confusing the Darklight Festival with the Darklight/Nokia Pocket Movie competition.

The Darklight festival is actually a very large festival that features films of all length and genre, art and performance that is all influenced by emerging digital technologies - it was the first of its kind in Ireland when it began in 1999.

The Darklight/Nokia competition was an offshoot of last year's Darklight Symposium. It was for films that specifically worked well on 3G mobile phones & small screens. While there was indeed someone from Nokia on the judging panel, it also included non-biased judges as well. There will be another pocket movie competition in the 2006 festival, but there will also be several days of screenings, performance, talks and gallery art.

Lump

Monkey why did you start a new topic?

John

monkeyfudge

Brixtoncat> Ah.. you're correct. Sorry about that. I've edited my post accordingly.

Lump> I'd posted this before Brixton posted his thread.

Threads merged!

Lump

Ah! I understand now

John

BlitzKrieg

sounds good, been prepping one of my films for festivals at the moment, will send one to this aswell.

also my hosuemates have a few films aswell. will give them the link too.

cheers.