FWD CALLS

[FWDCALLS] Advertising Anarchism

2006-08-07T15:03:00.000-05:00

Call for Submissions
Please Post Widely

Advertising Anarchism:
The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Propaganda

For some, the word “propaganda” elicits fear. For others, it suggests a
musty sort of nostalgia for the early part of the twentieth century when
anarchists and revolutionaries used it to promote alternative visions of
social organization. With the rise of advertising and government agencies
entirely devoted to shaping public opinion, “propaganda” took on
frightening connotations of manipulation and deceit.

With state and corporate appropriation of propaganda, anarchists and
revolutionaries shied away from rhetorically superior forms of
persuasion. The anti-authoritarian impulse to shun all forms of coercion
is fraught with an obvious problem. How can anti-authoritarians persuade
their audiences of the virtues of their visions of social transformation
without resorting to tried rhetorical methods often dismissed as
“propagandistic?”

By negating strategies of advertising, branding, and propaganda,
anarchists and revolutionaries have often failed to successfully create
winning campaigns in the marketplace of ideas. The sad result is that by
waging poorly conceived campaigns, anti-authoritarians have defeated their
visions before communicating them to the public at large. Without a viable
communication and public relations strategy, anarchism has turned into an
anachronism.

In an effort to remedy this perilous defeatism, artists, activists,
propagandists, historians, technologists, psychologists, theorists, and
cultural critics are hereby invited to submit essays for an upcoming
anthology tentatively titled: Advertising Anarchism:The Pitfalls and
Possibilities of Propaganda. Starting with the premise that anarchists do
have something valuable to communicate, many provocative and vital
questions emerge.

∑ What works, what doesn’t, and most importantly, why?
∑ What are the costs and consequences of using or not using coercive
rhetorical strategies?
∑ What can be learned from the fields of advertising? Branding? Mass
marketing?
∑ What might anti-authoritarians learn from state propaganda in
politically diverse countries like the United States, the USSR, Cuba,
North Korea, Iran, and Germany?
∑ What strategies can anti-authoritarians appropriate from
television, the film industry, the gaming industries, and marketing
agents?
∑ What are the ethical limits of rhetoric? When does advertisement
become a form of authoritarianism? What can anti-authoritarians do to
prevent that?
∑ What are the most historically relevant cases of successful
anarchist and anti-authoritarian propaganda?
∑ What are the most effective forms of propaganda and what can
anarchists learn from them?
∑ Should anarchists use social networking websites, blogging, and
vlogging to spread their ideas? If so, how?
∑ Should anti-authoritarians interact with, use, or subvert
corporate media, the non-profit establishment, or other so-called
mainstream systems of idea dissemination? What are the most effective ways
this has been and could be done?
∑ What institutions have existed, exist, or should exist to create
effective propaganda? How have they been or should they be organized?
∑ What alternatives exist to propaganda, advertising, and branding?
How should they be deployed?
∑ Is it really worth attracting the attention of a “mass audience”
through “mass media?” Why?
∑ Can anarchism rescue itself from the vaults of history with
successful branding? How?
∑ In what ways can anarchists target campaigns to specific
demographics? What are effective strategies for market research?
∑ Should anarchists aspire to compete rhetorically with
multinational corporations, the state, the military, etc…? If so, how?
∑ Is the term propaganda useful? If so, why? If not, what terms are
better suited for anarchist messaging?
∑ What are the benefits and perils of local and/or global campaigns?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy?
∑ By communication with dominant rhetorical strategies, are
anarchists reinforcing dominant culture?
∑ What are the benefits and perils of illegal forms of distribution
such as pirate radio and television?
∑ What are the benefits and perils of work within dominant culture?
∑ In what ways can propagandists best relate their work to specific
campaigns?
∑ What ways has anarchist propaganda been funded? How can it
continue to be funded? What are specific funding strategies?
∑ In what ways do propaganda and art differ? Should they be
theorized and practiced separately?

Subjects of interest include but are not limited to:
∑ Digital technologies
∑ Blogging/Vlogging
∑ Gaming
∑ Print
∑ Film/Video
∑ Public Service Announcements
∑ Radio
∑ Journalism
∑ Zines
∑ Publishing
∑ Billboards
∑ Posters
∑ Graffiti
∑ Graphic Design
∑ Oration/Public Speaking
∑ Teach-ins
∑ Branding
∑ Websites
∑ Social Networking
∑ Fashion
∑ Viral Marketing
∑ Funding Structures

Essays should focus on the history, theory, and/or contemporary practice
of propaganda and/or practical tips for messaging and advertising in a
variety of mediums. In looking at the history, theory, practice, and tips,
writers should focus on rhetorical, aesthetic, and practical strategies
that create successful propaganda campaigns.

After reading the book, anti-authoritarians should be armed with a sound
historical and theoretical background to frame their rhetorical strategies
and should be provided with an arsenal of specific tips, skills, and
tactics for creating successful campaigns. Essays should give readers
skills, ideas, and histories that are as practical as they are intriguing.

Historical essays should focus on concrete examples of anarchist
propaganda and messaging from the past. Theoretical essays should
illuminate the economic, ethical, strategic, and tactical issues
surrounding anarchist propaganda. Essays focusing on contemporary practice
should be concrete, pragmatic, and instructive giving readers skills,
strategies and tactics for anarchist messaging.

Email complete essays or proposals of 300 words to Kyle Harris at
anarchoaesthetics@yahoo.com with the subject “Advertising Anarchism.”

Proposals are due October 1rst.
Complete essays due by December 1rst.

For more information, contact Kyle Harris at anarchoaesthetics@yahoo.com
with “Advertising Anarchism” in the subject line.

[FWDCALLS] PARAFLOWS 06

2006-07-11T17:52:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR ENTRIES
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PARAFLOWS 06 / annual convention for digital arts and cultures
09.-16.09.2006, Vienna, Austria
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paraflows 06 / EXHIBITION
The exhibition PARAFLOWS 06 invites you to submit contributions. The exhibition deals with current artistic positions within digital media and net cultures. We will present productions which using new media as a cultural tool aim for a better understanding of todays society, thus also being able to utter criticism in order to redesign society. We are eager to see works highlighting and scrutinising the decisive role of new technologies in the development and the perception of presentday culture. This years exhibition will focus on the idea of a net behind the net which can mean both the digital behind the social net, and the social behind the digital net. Paraflows (the Greek prefix para meaning: beside, near, moreover) emanates from the main motors of freedom of the net and its para-experts, the wikipedias and slashdots of all areas within which consumers help each other voluntarily to become and remain critical users and experts in their fields. We are interested!
in works augmenting our understanding of data protection and privacy, decentralisation, and self-publishing, works that deal with the implications of free social software (web 2.0, blogs, wikis, etc.) in realspace, and in works analysing the importance of computer programming as a cultural technique.
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paraflows 06 / LOCATIONS exhibitions
The exhibition will be held in various locations of the Viennese art and culture scene, ranging from art spaces to clubs, production sites and gallery spaces (details below). We explicitly encourage contributions which are generated for or in accordance with one of the locations, though spatial reference is by no means compulsory. For the seven days of the exhibition, there will be a net.art-brunch taking place at a different location every day, intended to provide opportunities for artists and producers to communicate with each other.
location_1 / ARTWARE-LOUNGE
Keywords: Exhibition space of arteware.cc, quite slick environment. Space: 2 rooms, 120m2 and 40m2, in the basement. Equipment: 1 projector, dvd player, internet. Comment: the basement is highly suitable for projections. Contact: paraflow coordinator Judith Fegerl, jdth@tdth.net, www.arteware.cc
location_2 / BLUMBERG
Keywords: art collective and contemporary art platform, concept art, art installations, design, media art, performance & discussions. Space: 120m2, former shop with shop windows, very open, neutral environment. Equipment: collective ressources available, open Wlan, leased line. Comment: no loud sound-projects. Contact: Florian Harmer, office@blumberg.at, www.blumberg.at
location_3 / PROJEKTWERTSTATT SOHO
Keywords: newly renovated rooms, ground floor of a corner house, project Kunst-im-Stadtteil [art-in-the-quarter], immigrants, participative projects. Space: 2 rooms, 55m2, 35m2. Equipment: Wlan, leased line, optional: 1 projector, dvd player, computer. Comment: interventions welcome. Contact: Ula Schneider, ula.schneider@sohoinottakring.at, www.sohoinottakring.at
location_4 / METALAB
Keywords: social open space for collaboration and knowledge exchange with interdisciplinary magicians and technically creative enthusiasts, grant-aided net culture. Space: 200m2 spread over several rooms, no white cube but expert atmosphere. Equipment: 1 projector, several computers (Linux), open Wlan, leased line. Comment: projects with conceptual and, even more so, technical expertise are preferred. Contact: Christopher Clay, mail@c30.org, www.metalab.at
location_5 / UMRAUM
Keywords: artists/architects duo, art concepts, process art, promoters of spatial phenomena, outer-institutional art, internet as fragment of the public. Space: anteroom 12m2, studio 36m2, shop 16m2, rather neutral, basement, corner house, partially reclaimable outdoor space. Equipment: 2 projectors, several monitors, 4 dvd players, 1 computer (Apple), open Wlan, leased line. Comment: suitable for installations, production, exhibitions. Contact: Kurt Weckel, umraum@sil.at, http://www.umraum.net/
location_6 / VEKKS
Keywords: classic underground subculture with Freebie Shop at the entrance, quarter socialisation. Space: about 120m2, blue walls, back yard, rustic basement of about 70m2. Equipment: Hi-fi system, 1 computer, leased line. Contact: Georg Stejskal, vekks@yahoo.com, http://umsonstladen.at/ and http://www.vekks.cjb.net/
location_7 / werkzeugH
Keywords: digital living room, 400m2 + 200m2 outdoor space, big glass façade towards the street, space for architectonic interventions, discourse space and DIY academy. Space: 170m2 (13 by 13m). Equipment: power, water, Wlan, leased line. Comment: happily accepted: installations with reference to realspace, outdoor space/architecture. Contact: Manfred Wuits, manfred@monochrom.at, http://einreichplan.wien.net
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paraflows 06 / SUBMISSION exhibition
DEADLINE: August 4th 2006, 24:00:00 MET
Project submissions will only be accepted in digital form as one single pdf-file sent to office@paraflows.at
1) Name, institution (if existent), address, email, phone number, website/s
2) Submitted work: title, medium, author/s, year of production
3) Please choose up to three of the following catchwords as key aspects for your submitted work: interface, database, software, device, game, animation, immersive, narrative, linear, non-linear, analogue, found footage, sonic, visual, tactile, interactive, reactive, auto-active, participatory, generative, performative, locative, networked, shared, DIY, political, archival, documentary, site-specific, urban, communal, contemplative, poetic, humoristic, therapeutic.
4) Description of the project (1 page maximum), please note preferred location
5) Technical explanations, spatial/system needs (hardware, operating system, additional software)
6) Further information
7) Biographies
8) Documentation of former projects (website/s is sufficient)
Language: only works in German or English, respectively works with subtitles in one of these languages will be accepted.
Works in other languages must come with a list of texts in German or English.
We explicitly encourage artists and producers from outside Austria to enter the competition.
Jury: The projects will be selected in consensus with the organisers of the particular location and with the exhibition management.
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paraflows 06 / FRAME
PARAFLOWS 06, the annual convention for digital arts and cultures, is taking place for the first time, it features an exhibition, a symposium, workshops, and various social events. The four Paraflows 06-panels (September 10th 11th 2006) at the Semperdepot of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna will mark the beginning of a week of work and discussion for the NetzNetz community the following days.
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paraflows 06 / CONTACT
office@paraflows.at
Festival Manager: Guenther Friesinger , Assistance: Sabine Maierhofer
Exhibition: Angela Dorrer, Support: Judith Fegerl
Symposium: Leo Findeisen
Office: MQ Musumsquartier, c/o monochrom, A-1070 Wien, Museumsplatz 1, Austria
Paraflows06 is funded by the City of Vienna, MA7 Netculture.
Supported by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the University of Vienna.
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[FWDCALLS] LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE

2006-07-11T17:51:00.001-05:00

CALL FOR ART - LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE

LIB has expanded their call for art work. Lightning is a Bottle is a green 3-day festival. Be sure to read about the festival before you submit as only people who are interested in this type of event need apply. At this time, they are taking submissions of every type and every medium. If interested, submit a bit of info on you along with a link to your website OR 3 or 4 jpgs.
info on Lightning in a Bottle - Lightninginabottle.org
submit work to: mike@russekdesign.com

(must be able to get to SOCAL as there is no time for shipping)

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE/POST - ALL SUBMISSIONS/QUESTIONS MUST BE SENT TO MIKE@RUSSEKDESIGN.COM

[FWDCALLS] THE AMSTERDAM FILM EXPERIENCE: !BREAKING OUT OF THE FRAME!

2006-07-11T17:51:00.000-05:00

A NEW FESTIVAL FOR INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, VIDEO, AND ART OF THE MOVING IMAGE IN AMSTERDAM IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! DEADLINE: AUGUST 15th!

THE AMSTERDAM FILM EXPERIENCE: !BREAKING OUT OF THE FRAME!

The Amsterdam Film Experience, an exciting new festival for international short film, video, and art of the moving image, will be taking place in Amsterdam from October 6-8, 2006. The host venue, Het Ketelhuis, is well known for its film exhibitions, new media forums, and events.

New media, multi-media, video art, experimental film, video-gaming ... the boundaries between film, video, and other audio-visual mediums have become more and more blurred in the past few years. New labels have been applied in order to try and classify what is essentially multi-disciplinary. What many of these ingenious outputs have in common is film as their underlying language, their root or their point of convergence. What is more, many artists of varying backgrounds (visual, theater/performance, and music alike) have made use of film in order to reach a wider audience. Film is, after all, a mass medium.

We want to showcase short films by artists who often do not get the chance to present their work to a broader audience and create a venue that includes filmmakers, audio-visual artists, VJs, webdesigners, television producers, advertising creatives, musicians, as well as performance artists; and everyone else who seeks to be stimulated and agitated by film.

Our key categories are:

- Sound & Vision
- Guerrilla Techniques
- New Directions
- Narrative - Time - Space Continuum
- Crossover Animation
- Buzz, Clicks & Visual Chaos

Please visit our website www.amsterdamfilmexperience.com for more information, or contact info@amsterdamfilmexperience.com

[FWDCALLS] V1B3: Video in the Built Environment

2006-07-11T17:50:00.000-05:00

V1B3: Video in the Built Environment
Summer 2006: Orange California | London UK

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO July 17th DEADLINE

V1B3 is requesting submissions of short videos* that in the broadest terms possible, explore public space though human interaction, intervention and the mechanisms that influence and control the experience of the city.

V1B3 is an international curatorial project that aims to present video art that responds to the conditions of site specificity and a public viewer-ship. Urban planners and architects are used to shaping cities by means of infrastructure, zoning and buildings. However, other modes of intervention exist that are capable of influencing the development of a city. Communicative media interventions can transform public spaces.

V1B3 Summer06 will be presented in conjunction with the University Film and Video Association conference, sponsored by Chapman University in Orange, California. The US screening will occur during the UFVA conference [August 1ST-5th] in Orange, CA. The UK screening will be held at the London Study Center.

V1B3 Summer06 will have a companion DVD developed for publication and purchase.

Application can be found at http://www.v1b3.com

US Contact:
Mat Rappaport
info@v1b3.com

Sceenings Will be August 1st 5th

* up to 2 minutes in duration. Works longer than 3 minutes will not be considered.

[FWDCALLS] CREATIVITY & COGNITION 2007

2006-07-11T17:44:00.000-05:00

CC2007 - SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

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CREATIVITY & COGNITION 2007
Seeding Creativity: Tools, Media, and Environments

June 13-15, 2007 Washington DC, USA
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/CC2007/

Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI
Industry Sponsors include IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Google
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IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: December 15, 2006
Author notification: February 19, 2007
Final formatted papers due: March 19, 2007

We cordially invite submissions to the 6th Creativity and Cognition
Conference (CC2007), sponsored by ACM SIGCHI. Following the success
of the previous conferences, this meeting will serve as a forum for
focusing on creativity support tools for individual and group
creativity, bridging among technology, science and arts to find common
themes for user interface and new media design, and producing rigorous
research with innovative designs and carefully conceived evaluations.

We welcome contributions from researchers, developers, practitioners,
and policy-makers in many fields, including: computer and information
scientists; diverse scientists, engineers, and architects; product,
graphic, and interaction designers; writers, musicians, and new media
artists; creative practitioners, corporate leaders, and educators;
social scientists, ethnographers, and anthropologists.

The conference will feature two elegant evening receptions at the
National Academy of Sciences and Corcoran Gallery of Art to celebrate
the dialogue among technology, science, and arts.

CONFERENCE THEMES
The general focus of the conference is about cultivating and sustaining
creativity: understanding how to design and evaluate computational
support tools, digital media, and sociotechnical environments that not
only empower our creative process and abilities, but also encourage and
nurture creative mindsets and lifestyles. Topics appropriate for
submissions include, but are not limited to:

- Principles for interface, interaction & software design
- Empirical evaluations by quantitative and qualitative methods
- In-depth case studies and ethnographic analyses
- Reflective accounts of individual and collaborative practice
- Educational and training methods to encourage creativity with novel
interfaces
- Social mechanisms in support of creative communities and
collaboratories
- Emerging technologies, media, and approaches in the arts and creative
practices
- Transdisciplinary methods and collaboration models

CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS
See the conference website (http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/CC2007/ ) for
details and instructions on how to prepare a submission.

/ PAPERS /
Co-Chairs: Gerhard Fischer, Mike Eisenberg & Elisa Giaccardi,
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Conference themes include: 1) Cultivating creative minds;
2) Sustaining creative communities; 3) Promoting creative engagement.

/ DEMONSTRATIONS AND POSTERS /
Chair: Linda Candy, University of Technology Sydney, Australia We
invite proposals for demonstrations and posters of support tools and
works that contribute to our understanding of creativity and how
digital media can enhance the realization of creative forms. People in
the early stages of their careers or research programs are especially
welcome to submit.

/ WORKSHOPS /
Chair: Michael Terry, University of Waterloo, Canada New developments
often benefit from being presented, discussed, demonstrated, and
generally questioned in more informal settings. The workshops portion
of the conference provides just such a venue for the dynamic exchange
of new ideas, creations, and discoveries.

/ GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM /
Co-Chairs: Mary Czerwinski, Microsoft Research & Jim Hollan, University
of California, San Diego, USA The objective of the symposium is to
provide a supportive setting for feedback on graduate students' current
work and guidance on future directions. Student participants will meet
and discuss their work with each other and a panel of experienced
researchers and practitioners.

/ TUTORIALS /
Chair: Tom Hewett, Drexel University, USA We invite proposals to offer a
half or full day tutorial relevant to any of the conference themes and
topics. Criteria for selection of tutorials will emphasize the
perceived value of the tutorial in enabling members of the various
communities of interest to learn about work in one or more of the other
communities of interest. Presenters will receive an honorarium.

ART EXHIBITION
Chair: Pamela Jennings, Carnegie Mellon University, USA The art
exhibition program will complement the conference themes by celebrating
the open-ended creative processes that bridge the arts and sciences
emphasizing shared visions of innovation between the digital media
arts, computer science, human computer interaction and engineering
research.

PROCEEDINGS
As with prior meetings, the Creativity & Cognition Conference
Proceedings will be published by ACM Press. Prizes for the best
contributions will be awarded by the Creativity & Cognition Studios
of the University of Technology, Sydney.

ORGANIZATION
General Chair:
Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland

Technical Program Committee:
Gerhard Fischer, University of Colorado, Boulder
Mike Eisenberg, University of Colorado, Boulder
Elisa Giaccardi, University of Colorado, Boulder

Distinguished Advisors:
Richard Florida, George Mason University
Paul Horn, IBM VP Research
Daniel Ling, Microsoft VP Research
William A. Wulf, President, US National Academy of Engineering

CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions regarding CC2007, please address e-mails to:
CC2007-info@cs.umd.edu
Website: http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/CC2007/

[FWDCALLS] Collective: Unconscious

2006-07-09T10:37:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I hope all is well in the world of art making that you are all conquering this year! C:U is launching a new subsidized rehearsal annd performance space program. Please check out the guidelines for applying:

http://www.weird.org/bookings_structure/

We have a limited # of weeks in the 2006-2007 season, so please apply early and we hope to see your show on our stage. Please forward your inquiries to programming@weird.org.

We are also looking to fill internship positions for the fall in booking/programming, marketing, development and technical theater. If you know young folks who want theater experience tell 'em to give us a shout at future@weird.org

Visit http://www.weird.org/new_opportunities_at_cu/help_cu_by_doing.htm for details on internships, work-exchange and volunteering at C:U.

Please forward this message to your friends and colleagues. Here's hoping everyone has a wonderful summer.

-Caterina Bartha
Co-Founding Director
Collective: Unconscious

[FWDCALLS] Slamdance 2007 Film Festival Call For Entries!

2006-07-09T10:36:00.000-05:00

Slamdance 2007 Film Festival Call For Entries!
January 18, 2007- January 27, 2006
Park City, UT, United States

As a year round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of emerging talent and is dedicated to new filmmakers and their vision. Started in 1995 by a group of filmmakers, Slamdance continues to be organized and programmed “by filmmakers for filmmakers.” The annual Festival has been headquartered at Park City’s Treasure Mountain Inn since 1997. Slamdance has established a unique reputation for premiering independent films by first-time directors working with limited budgets. With a renowned film festival as its core, Slamdance has expanded its ventures to include thriving Screenplay and Teleplay competitions, slamdance.com, the Anarchy online short film competition, Dirty Dozen short film DVD series, a $99 Special short film production wing, a Games competition and a newly formed 99K Feature Project educational program. Entry forms and application information are available through the Slamdance website: www.slamdance.com. All film selections will b!
e posted on the 2007 festival page during the second week of December. Video art welcome!

Deadlines:
Early Deadline: August 28, 2006
Final Deadline: October 16, 2006
Short Films under 40 minutes: October 10, 2006

Official site
www.slamdance.com

[FWDCALLS] Victory Media Network

2006-07-09T10:33:00.000-05:00

The Victory Media Network, a large-scale digital art gallery in Dallas, Texas, announces a new opportunity for filmmakers, digital artists and visual storytellers to show their work in a unique, world-class outdoor venue.

Launching in November of this year, the Victory Media Network® will display publicly-submitted artwork, in conjunction with other media, on 11 LED Barco O-lite screens. Eight of these screens are on horizontally moving tracks an offer a myrid of motion possibilites. Please visit, www.victorymedianetwork.com, to see an animation of the space and all entry requirements.

This dynamic media space will incorporate work ranging from non-narrative video displays to visual stories to short clever films. VMN has recently begun accepting entries of all genres for the first body of artwork. As VMN is a public, outdoor space, we ask that all entries be less than 10 minutes in length and contain material suitable for general audiences.

For more inforamation on VMN, please visit www.victorymedianetwork.com or email info@victorymedianetwork.com Thank you for your interest in VMN!

[FWDCALLS] ASPECT Performance

2006-07-09T10:30:00.000-05:00

ASPECT is currently welcoming submissions for our ninth volume, Performance. This issue will focus on the broad spectrum of performance artfrom the most traditional interpretations to those integrating advanced technologies, inanimate objects, passersby, sites, and beyond.

All submissions must include the following, and must be postmarked by September 30, 2006.
Video in DVD, VHS or miniDV format.
Artists name and resume
Artist and Commentator contact information (phone, mailing address, and e-mail)
Commentators name and resume
Brief notes outlining the contents of the proposed commentary
A self-addressed stamped envelope if materials need to be returned

Commentators can be curators, critics, theorists, educators, or other individuals with a broad understanding of the artists work and the greater art historical context. An artist cannot supply his or her own commentary. The video should be between 5-12 minutes in length.

You will be contacted by November 1 if your piece is selected. At that point, the following additional information will be needed:
Your video on miniDV tape or as uncompressed Quicktime data file on dvd
A short (approx. 100 words) biography of the artist
A short (approx. 100 words) statement about the work
A photograph of the artist
A short (approx. 100 words) commentators biography
A photograph of the commentator

We look forward to your submissionsdetails here:
http://www.aspectmag.com/submissions/faq.cfm

Liz Nofziger
Assistant Editor
Aspect: The Chronicle of New Media Art
http://www.aspectmag.com

Liz Nofziger, artist
http://www.nofzilla.com

[FWDCALLS] Art in the Age of Technological Seduction

2006-07-09T10:29:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE JULY 30, 2006

"Art in the Age of Technological Seduction"
NMC media-N: journal of the new media caucus Fall 2006 issue
Guest Editors: Legier Biederman and Joshua Callaghan

http://www.newmediacaucus.org/media-n/call.htm

The fall 2006 issue of NMC media-N, Art in the Age of Technological Seduction, is a collaborative platform, a diverse questioning, re-considering and re-imaging of what, when and how new media arts practice is viewed by artists, practitioners, theorists, critics and historians working in the field today. We seek a broad range of contributions discussing the scope, values, and definitions of diverse new media arts practices and hope that this issue of Media-N will be a departure as much as much as an arrival. Four general questions have been posed by the members of the new media caucus as points of entry for an engaging, vibrant discussion.

The issue will be divided into two sections: The first section invites brief personal accounts and anecdotal responses addressing and/or expanding one of the four questions, and we encourage everyone to respond to this section, as wed like to include as many responses as possible. The second section invites papers that address these questions in a more lengthy and detailed form.

Four Questions:
1. Defining and Re-imagining
What are new media arts? Is it necessary that we define new media arts? How do we begin to discuss or teach new media arts? What sets new media arts apart from other disciplines or practices, or what connects them? What's (still) new about new media or what was, if anything ever was? What defines your work as new media art and why? How do you explain new media arts to your students and colleagues? What did or currently does attract you to new media arts practices?

2. Discourses on New Media Arts: What do the discourses do to the practice? How might one describe or define the discourse/s on new media arts? How does new media arts discourse relate to new media practices? In other words, what does the discourse/s do or attempt to do to new media arts? Are theory and practice being brought together in new media arts discourse, and if not, how might we begin to do so? What do you find interesting or problematic about new media arts discourses? Do you think there is a disjuncture between new media arts practice and the discourses on it? As a new media artist, do new media arts discourses affect your practice?

3. Authorship, Relationships & Relationality
Does your work maintain a traditional relationship between the artist/author/producer and the spectator/viewer? If not, how does it transgress these boundaries? Do you feel it necessary to challenge these boundaries? Do you consider relationality, the non-hierarchical intertwining of data, artwork, artists, and viewers etc., an important aspect of your work? In what context/s is your work shown and how does effect it. How do recombinatory practices commonly found in new media such as sampling, appropriation, and mash-ups, challenge traditional author/viewer conventions? While autonomy and relationality have long lineages in art history, how do they function within new media arts practices and discourses?

4. E-litism: Technospheres and the Everyday
How do notions of location, language, identity, and cultural understandings of communication inform or effect new media practices? Who is left out of, disproportionately under-represented, in the world of new media art practices? Is, as some have argued, the openness often associated with information technologies and new media practices, paradoxically, replacing the national politics of a past with the global connectivity of cosmopolitan tourism? How does your particular specificity (sexual, gender, ethnic, racial, class) affect your practice, your work or its reception?

Event reviews: The editorial board also invites proposals for reviews of exhibitions/events/
festivals/conferences, etc.

For more information: http://www.newmediacaucus.org/media-n/call.htm
[] Send manuscripts via email to: Legier Biederman (lbiederm@ucla.edu) by July 30, 2006
[] Paper format and media format are in the 'Submission Guidelines' link
[] Media-N author's agreement is available from the 'Copyright Statement' link
[] [] Questions: contact guest editors Legier Biederman (lbiederm@ucla.edu) and Joshua Callaghan (joshua@joshuacallaghan.com)
THANK YOU!!

[FWDCALLS] ISEA2006 re:mote

2006-07-09T10:28:00.000-05:00

ISEA (International Symposium on Electronic Art)2006, an international conference held in conjunction with ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of art on the Edge,
will be held in San Jose, CA, August 7-13 2006. Both events are "situated at the critical intersection of art and technology." ISEA2006 re:mote is a symposium
within ISEA2006 and is issuing a Call for Proposals.

ISEA2006 re:mote, August 10-12, 2006

International new media art discourse is stimulated by festivals and events like ISEA2006 which form temporary cultural centers to represent, present and discuss
networked and digital technologies. However by forming temporary centers we also tacitly create a notion of a periphery - with temporary centers also come
temporary peripheries. In new media culture this is a paradox as much new media art, theory, and discourse reflects on the network itself and the elusiveness and
redundancy of centers and peripheries.

ISEA2006 re:mote attempts to dissuade us from imposing these distinctions by providing a platform for artists, commentators, curators, performers and theorists to
participate in ISEA 2006 via online and pre-recorded media.

ISEA2006 re:mote Open Call

ISEA2006 re:mote is inviting media spaces and individual artists, theorists, and curators from around the world to speak or perform via remote technologies to the
audience at ISEA. Presentations to be directed at the four themes of ISEA 2006. Participants are invited to present or perform on topics included within the ISEA
symposium, and onsite audience interaction with the presenters is also encouraged. ISEA re:mote will focus on presenting media spaces and people that would
otherwise be excluded from presenting their work at ISEA due to financial, political, or logistical reasons.

The length of each presentation can be negotiated, however, for now we have set the maximum time limit of 20 minutes. Technologies used will be up to each
presenter, the premise is that the technologies should be easy for you to use and access and ISEA2006 re:mote will manage the corresponding technology
requirements as much as possible onsite at ISEA2006. Live and pre-recorded material can be included. Live presentations could use any available technlogies
including voice technologies such as Skype/OpenWengo/Gizmo/Linphone/Ekiga or other softphones, audio or video streams, video conferencing with softwares like
ichatAV/Ekiga/Skype/OpenWengo, web cams, shared desktops using softwares like VNC/RemotePC or Remote Desktop, text chats such as irc or webchats, avatar
environments, gaming environments, or even the telephone! In situations where your available bandwidth is limited or restricted, delivery of digital presentation
material (audio/video) can be delivered electronically or posted by traditional mail. In all situations online presence of the presenters would be beneficial, this
may take the form of IM, irc or other text based chat technologies if 'realtime' audio or video communications are not possible. Creative use of remote
presentation technologies is encouraged!

Time slots have to be negotiated, but we are willing to bend as much as we can to include as many people as possible from various time zones. Unfortunately there
are no honoraria available for this event.

ISEA2006 will feature four themes: Interactive City, Community Domain, Transvergence, and Pacific Rim. Please see the following links for further information on
each on the themes:

Transvergence
http://01sj.org/content/view/25/71/

Interactive City
http://01sj.org/content/blogcategory/23/68/

Community Domain
http://01sj.org/content/view/23/69/

Pacific Rim
http://01sj.org/content/blogcategory/25/70/

All proposals need only be a short paragraph outlining what you would like to present, a short bio (one paragraph), and the software, technology, or other delivery
process you would like to use for the presentation. Please email this information to Adam Hyde at :

adam@xs4all.nl

ISEA2006 re:mote is a collaboration between ISEA2006 ( http://01sj.org/ ) and Adam Hyde ( http://www.xs4all.nl/~adam ) and is based
on the re:mote series of events:

re:mote auckland - organised by r a d i o q u a l i a and ((ethermap
http://www.remote.org.nz/

re:mote regina - organised by r a d i o q u a l i a and soil media lab
http://soilmedia.org/remote/

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--

Adam Hyde
~/.nl

selected projects
http://www.xs4all.nl/~adam

the streaming suitcase
http://www.streamingsuitcase.com

r a d i o q u a l i a
http://www.radioqualia.net

Free as in 'media'
email : adam@xs4all.nl
mobile : + 31 6 186 75 356 (Netherlands mobile)

[FWDCALLS] DIME 2006 1st International Conference

2006-07-09T10:27:00.000-05:00

DIME 2006 1st International Conference
on Digital Interactive Media and Arts.
25th-27th October 2006
Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.dime2006.org

Extended Deadline 15th July 2006

Research- Art Exhibition
Interactive art has changed the nature of what we consider art to
be.It is changing the creative processes and even the role of the
artist that now is called new media artist or interactive artist.
Intersections between art and technology are transforming the way art
is produced, and each time more frequently teams of artist, designers,
engineers, etc.. works together in art and media labs. These teams are
not frequently related with the traditional art scene or circuits, as
they approach or are directly part of the academia, the research
laboratories at the universities, and the digital art specialized
forums.

In this call for artworks we appeal directly to research artist or
teams working in the convergence between disciplines, creating
innovative technologies or just re-engineering existing ones through
meanings and concepts. We encourage projects that focus on the
creation of culture through digital media, reconfiguring technologies
for the full range of human experiences.

Exhibition Program Committee
----------------------------------------------

Clara Boj (Spain)--Arts Chair

Diego Diaz (Spain)--Arts Chair

Daniela Alina Plewe (Germany)

Gunalan Nadarajan (Singapore)

Jean Wee (Singapore)

John Sturgeon (USA)

June Yap (Singapore)

Keiko Kobayashi (Japan)

Louis-Philippe Demers (Canada)

Mark Chavez (USA)

Moises Mañas (Spain)

Pau Alsina (Spain)

Peter d'agostino (USA)

Rodney Berry (Australia)

Santiago Ortiz (Colombia)

Steve Bradley (USA)

Vladimir Todorovic (Serbia)

Zachary Lieberman (USA)

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DIME 2006 is a conference where we showcase the latest developments
from the entertainment software developers and academic industrial
researchers. This conference is targeted at both the research and
commercial communities. We hope to promote research and practical
applications in the context of interactive digital entertainment
systems, leading edge of new digital and interactive media art and
technology.

[FWDCALLS] vague terrain 04: the body digital

2006-07-09T10:25:00.000-05:00

call for audio artists/musicians - vague terrain 04: the body digital

Context:

In his 1964 text "Understanding Media" media theorist & future-caster Marshall McLuhan stated that electricity was an extension of the nervous system. The next issue of Vague Terrain is dedicated to continuing this line of thought and exploring both the interface and friction between contemporary digital technology and the body. Vague Terrain 04: the body digital will serve as a catalog of new conceptions of the intersection between the physical and digital realms, one in which the body is read as a dataset, instrument, and host to new economies and discourses.

The Call:

Vagueterrain.net's fourth issue will be entitled "the body digital" and we are currently seeking the work of audio artists and musicians whose work deals with the interface between the body and contemporary technology to showcase in this issue. Vague Terrain 04: the body digital will be published online in early September 2006 so work would need to be submitted by mid August. Vague Terrain audio submissions generally consist of 30-40 minutes of original sound/music which is distributed through our publication via an author sanctioned creative commons license.

Please see http://www.vagueterrain.net for more information about the scope of our publication.

If you are interested in contacting us regarding submitting audio work to this issue, or have any questions please contact us via submit@vagueterrain.net

Thanks for your time!

Greg Smith & Neil Wiernik
editors/curators
http://www.vagueterrain.net

[FWDCALLS] SocialEast

2006-07-09T10:21:00.000-05:00

SocialEast
Forum on the Art and Visual Culture of Eastern Europe

SEMINAR SERIES - CALL FOR PAPERS

Proposals for papers are invited from art historians, curators and artists that examine the art and visual culture of Eastern Europe during the socialist period. The SocialEast seminars are organised by MIRIAD Manchester Metropolitan University and will be held at various venues during 2006-7.

Papers should address one of the four thematic areas covered in the seminar series: Art and Ideology, Art and Documentary, Art and Revolution, or Art and Memory. Further details of the seminars are given below and on the SocialEast Forum website www.socialeast.org

Please send a 200 word proposal and biographical note to Dr. Reuben Fowkes r.fowkes@mmu.ac.uk by Monday 31 July 2006.

SocialEast Seminar Series 2006-7

A series of international seminars will be held during 2006-7 to address issues of Art and Ideology, Art and Documentary, Art and Revolution, and Art and Memory in the context of East European art and visual culture. The seminars will be accompanied by contemporary art events, including exhibitions, artists' presentations and film screenings.

No.1 Art and Ideology
Manchester Metropolitan University, Friday 6 October 2006

The focus of the first seminar will be the relationship between art and ideology in the context of the recent history of East European art. Specific issues that will be addressed include: the writing and rewriting of East European art history; the role of exhibition strategy, museology and curating in the reconstruction and reappraisal of the history of art in East Central Europe; contemporary artists' projects dealing with the legacy of the art of the socialist period from conceptualism to socialist realism; and theorising the contradictions between national, regional and international accounts of East European art, both historical and contemporary.

No.2 Art and Documentary

Open Society Archives / Central European University Budapest, 10 November 2006

The second seminar will coincide with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in Budapest, and will include coverage of issues such as: the role of contemporary art in commemorating historical events from the socialist period, both revolutions and counter-revolutions; the history and treatment of public monuments in Eastern Europe; relics of socialism in contemporary visual culture, and the use of photographic and film archives of the socialism in visual research.

No.3 Art and Revolution

Venue and date to be confirmed

The third seminar takes as its primary focus the legacy of political, social and cultural revolutions for art and visual culture in Eastern Europe. This would include discussion of the role of the historical avant-garde, the specific trajectory of Conceptual Art in Central Europe, and the reevaluation of Socialist Realism as an art historical problem in the context of modernism, post-modernism and the polarised aesthetics of the Cold War.

No.4 Art and Memory

Venue and date to be confirmed

The fourth seminar focuses on the role of artists in excavating memories of the socialist period. It considers the role of artists, curators and researchers in analysing and processing public memories and consciousness, as well as the role of visual representations in our understanding and recoding of Eastern Europe's socialist past. The widespread concern with the endangered memories of socialism takes place against the backdrop of rapid social and cultural change on the path to trans-national integration, and the seminar will also deal with the search for alternative models in art and society.

[FWDCALLS] The 3rd international video journalism award

2006-07-07T15:12:00.000-05:00

Please forward to people who are interested in video journalism. Thank
you!
Bitte weiterleiten an Personen die Interesse am Videojournalismus
haben. Danke!

deutsche Version unterhalb

CALL FOR ENTRIES !deadline 1th of September!
3rd international video journalism award Berlin
http://www.videoreporter.org

3rd international video journalism award
27 29 October, 2006 Berlin

The 3rd international video journalism award is an international
competition of short documentary
videos, television journalism reports in any language and reportages
in German language by reporters and video
journalists working individually. The directing, camera work, sound
and editing are all the work of a
single person. The video producers utilize the creative potential of
digital technology and approach
the new, autonomous production methods as a challenge and an
advancement of video production.
Alongside the idea and the concept, the pre-selection committee and
the jury appraise the imaginative
use of filmmaking techniques by video journalists.

Smaller cameras allow greater freedom of movement that can often lead
to new insights and perspectives.
Furthermore, non-linear editing technology has grown more stable and
versatile, so that raw material
gathered by the video makers themselves may be manipulated in more
spontaneous, playful and experi-
mental ways. This results in video productions that influence and help
to advance television journalism.

We seek video documentaries authentically rendered stories that win
their audiences through their
particular intensity, contemporary treatment and a unique approach by
the maker. They should be
able to measure up to time-honored quality criteria of form and
content, yet at the same time, further
develop limits of conventional television. Recognition will go to
videos that experiment with the new
production methods and excel through a journalistic and cinematic
narrative form all their own. The
video makers' experimental drive will figure prominently.

international video journalism award

TV-Produktion ausgestrahlte Beiträge | TV production broadcast
reports (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15
minutes, produced by one or
more video journalists/video reporters, and which has already been
broadcast.

Independent Film | independent video (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15
minutes, produced by one or
more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily
been broadcast.
deutscher video journalism award

TV-Produktion ausgestrahlte Beiträge | TV production - broadcast
reports (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15
minutes, produced by one or
more video journalists/video reporters and which has been aired by a
German-language television
channel (please indicate the station and broadcast date). All genres.

Independent Film | independent video (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15
minutes, produced by one or
more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily
been broadcast.

Reportage (2500 €)
A feature report in the German language with a minimum duration of 15
minutes and a maximum
duration of 29 minutes, produced by one or more video
journalists/video reporters, but which has not
necessarily been broadcast.

newcomer video journalism award (1000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15
minutes, produced by one or more
video journalists/video reporters. The applicants must be under 28
years of age or currently enrolled in
an institution of higher education. Those productions will be
considered for awards whose appeal lies in
a unique style of content or cinematography and indicate a great
potential for the applicant.

Spezialpreis der Jury | special prize of the Jury (500 €)
The jury will award a special prize for an extraordinarily innovative
video production.

Online- und Zuschauerpreis | online and audience prize (500 €)
Video journalism is one aspect of a global movement. In view of this
fact, all entered videos that
fulfill the eligibility requirements and are released by their makers
are to be put online under
http://www.videomission.com and made available for viewing by all
those interested in video production.
A specially developed open online voting system will allow the users
to cast votes for their favorite entries.

We are looking for videos that experiment with the new production
methods and excel through an
original journalistic and cinematic narrative form and content. The
video makers' experimental drive
will figure prominently in this appraisal. The videos entered must not
exceed a total running time of
15 minutes. Exception is the award for the feature report in the
German language. These must also
have been produced by one or more video journalists/reporters.

The 3rd international video journalism award is to be held in Berlin
from the 27th to the 29th of
October, 2006. In public screenings and discussions, video reporters
and journalists, documentary
filmmakers, programme managers, print journalists and television
executives from Europe and the
U.S.A. examine the current state of development of video journalism
and sound out the specific
programming opportunities offered to video reporters and journalists.
The award presentation will take place on the 28th of October, 2006.

The festival is presented by: Deutsche Welle | DW-TV, Hessischer
Rundfunk (hr), videomission,
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), Bayerischer
Rundfunk (BR),
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (mdr), Radio Bremen (RB), ZFP (Hanover),
Thüringer Staatskanzlei,
Panasonic and Ambient Recording.

Curator of the festival is Sabine Streich.

entryforms and more information on:
http://www.videoreporter.org

greetings,

Albert Beckmann, organisation

ENGLISCH VERSION ABOVE

Ausschreibung 3. Internationaler Video Journalismus Award
!Deadline 1. September!
http://www.videoreporter.org

3rd international video journalism award
27 29 October, 2006 Berlin
Der 3rd international video journalism award ist ein internationaler
Wettbewerb für dokumentarische
Kurzfilme, journalistische Fernsehbeiträge und deutschsprachige
Reportagen einzeln arbeitender
Autoren und Videojournalisten. Regie, Kamera, Ton und Schnitt liegen
in einer Hand. Die Film- und
Fernsehschaffenden nutzen das Gestaltungspotenzial der Digitaltechnik
und begreifen die neuen
autonomen Produktionsmöglichkeiten als Herausforderung und
Weiterentwicklung des journalistischen
und filmischen Handwerks. Vorauswahlkommission und Jury bewerten neben
Idee und Konzeption die
gestalterische Auseinandersetzung nach dem Autorenprinzip.

Kleine Kameras ermöglichen mehr Bewegungsfreiheit und können oft zu
neuen Ein- und Ausblicken
führen. Non-lineare Schnittsysteme erfreuen sich mittlerweile einer
weiten Verbreitung, zudem
werden sie immer stabiler und leistungsfähiger, so dass das selbst
gedrehte Rohmaterial aktueller,
spielerischer und experimenteller verarbeitet werden kann. Das
Resultat sind filmische Beiträge, die
die gegenwärtige Fernsehberichterstattung beeinflussen und
weiterentwickeln.

Wir suchen dokumentarische Filme, authentisch erzählte Geschichten,
die durch besondere Intensität,
durch eine zeitgemäße Gestaltung und durch eine unverwechselbare
Autorenhaltung überzeugen.
Sie sollten klassischen inhaltlichen und formalen Qualitätskriterien
standhalten, aber gleichzeitig die
Grenzen des herkömmlichen Fernsehens erweitern. Prämiert werden Filme,
die mit der neuen Produk-
tionsweise experimentieren und durch eine eigene
journalistisch-filmische Erzählweise inhaltlich und
formal herausragen. Die Experimentierfreude der Macher steht hierbei
im Vordergrund.

international video journalism award - Kategorien

TV-Produktion ausgestrahlte Beiträge | TV production broadcast
reports (1500 €)
Journalistischer bzw. dokumentarischer Filmbeitrag von maximal 15
Minuten Länge, der von einem
oder mehreren Videojournalisten/Videoreportern produziert worden ist
und bereits ausgestrahlt wurde.

Independent Film | independent video (1500 €)
Journalistischer bzw. dokumentarischer Filmbeitrag von maximal 15
Minuten Länge, der von einem oder
mehreren Videojournalisten/Videoreportern produziert worden ist.
Beitrag muss nicht ausgestrahlt
worden sein.

TV-Produktion ausgestrahlte Beiträge | TV production - broadcast
reports (1500 €)
Journalistischer bzw. dokumentarischer Filmbeitrag von maximal 15
Minuten Länge, der von einem
oder mehreren Videojournalisten/Videoreportern produziert und von
einem deutschsprachigen
Fernsehsender ausgestrahlt wurde (bitte Sender und Ausstrahlungsdatum
angeben!). Alle Genres.

Independent Film | independent video (1500 €)
Journalistischer bzw. dokumentarischer Filmbeitrag von maximal 15
Minuten Länge, der von einem
oder mehreren Videojournalisten/Videoreportern produziert wurde.
Beitrag muss nicht ausgestrahlt
worden sein.

Reportage (2500 €)
Deutschsprachige Reportage von mindestens 15 Minuten, höchstens 29
Minuten Länge, die von einem
oder mehreren Videojournalisten produziert wurde. Reportage muss nicht
ausgestrahlt worden sein.

newcomer video journalism award (1000 €)
Filmbeitrag von maximal 15 Minuten Länge, der von einem oder mehreren
Videojournalisten/Video-
reportern produziert wurde. Die Bewerber müssen unter 28 Jahre alt
oder an einer Hochschule ein-
geschrieben sein. Prämiert werden Arbeiten, die durch eine
eigenständige inhaltliche oder filmische
Handschrift überzeugen und ein großes Potenzial des Bewerbers erkennen
lassen.

Spezialpreis der Jury | special prize of the Jury (500 €)
Die Jury vergibt einen Spezialpreis für einen besonders innovativen Film.

Online- und Zuschauerpreis | online and audience prize (500 €)
Videojournalismus ist Teil einer globalen Bewegung. Deshalb sollen
alle eingereichten Filme, die
den Einreichkriterien entsprechen und von den Filmemachern freigegeben
werden, auf
http://www.videomission.com online gestellt werden und
Filminteressierten zur Ansicht zur Verfügung
stehen. Ein speziell entwickeltes offenes Online-Voting ermöglicht es
den unter den Usern
beliebtesten Film zu finden.
Wir suchen Filme, die mit dieser neuen Art von Produktionsweise
experimentieren und durch eine
eigene journalistisch-filmische Erzählweise inhaltlich und formal
herausragen. Die Experimentier-
freude der Macher steht hierbei für uns im Vordergrund. Die
eingereichten Beiträge dürfen eine
Gesamtlänge von 15 Minuten nicht überschreiten. Ausnahme ist der
Wettbewerb um den deutsch-
sprachigen Reportagepreis. Die Filme müssen von einem oder mehreren
Videojournalisten/Video-
reportern produziert worden sein.

Der 3rd international video journalism award findet vom 27. bis 29.
Oktober 2006 in Berlin statt.
In öffentlichen Screenings und Diskussionen werden sich
Videoreporter/Videojournalisten,
Dokumentarfilmer, Programmmacher, Journalisten und Fernsehchefs aus
Europa und den USA
mit den gegenwärtigen Positionen des Videojournalismus auseinander
setzen und die besonderen
programmlichen Möglichkeiten des Videoreporters/Videojournalisten
ausloten.

Die Preisverleihung findet am 28. Oktober 2006 in Berlin statt.
Das Festival wird präsentiert von: Deutsche Welle | DW-TV, Hessischer
Rundfunk (hr), videomission,
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), Bayerischer
Rundfunk (BR),
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (mdr), Radio Bremen (RB), ZFP (Hannover),
Thüringer Staatskanzlei,
Panasonic und Ambient Recording.

Kuratorin des Festivals ist Sabine Streich.

Einreichformulare und aktuelle Informationen unter
http://www.videoreporter.org

freundliche Grüße,

Albert Beckmann, Organisation

[FWDCALLS] IMAGES FESTIVAL 2007

2006-07-07T15:11:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
IMAGES FESTIVAL 2007
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Special deadine for former entrants
Postmark: 30 July 2006 (NO ENTRY FEE)
_(Apologies for multiple postings)_

//INSTALLATION // NEW MEDIA// LIVE IMAGES //

The Images Festival annually exhibits a selection of media arts
installations, new media artworks and "Live Images" performance as part of
our annual festival. Images works with several Toronto galleries and other
alternative exhibition spaces to show media art installations which
incorporate the moving image, interactive media and performativity.

Please check our web archive for information on our exhibition history:
http://www.imagesfestival.com

Among the artists whose installations and new media works have
been featured in past festivals: Harun Farocki, Pipilotti Rist, Steve
McQueen, Stan Douglas,Bjørn Melhus, David Rokeby, Masashi Iwasaki & Tadasu
Takamine, Jane & Louise Wilson, John Greyson, Bob Ostertag & Pierre Hébert,
Gustavo Artigas, Carolee Schneemann, Judy Radul, Richard Fung, Luke Jerram,
Paulette Phillips, Joe Kelly, Nell Tenhaaf, Jean-François Guiton, Daniel
Olson, Deanna Bowen, Haruki Nishijima, Gebhard Sengmüller, Marion Coutts,
Willy LeMaitre & Eric Rosenzweig, Adriana Arenas Ilian, Michael Snow,
Althea Thauberger, Taras Polataiko, Dara Gellman & Leslie Peters, Michelle
Teran, badpacket.

PDF's of submission & guideline forms are downloadable at

http://www.imagesfestival.com/generic.php?id=28&heading=submissions

For more information, or to have a submission form sent to you
please contact

_(film and video guidelines will be available in July)_

Best regards,
THE IMAGES FESTIVAL
448-401 Richmond Street West
Toronto. Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada
T 416.971.8405
F 416.971.7412
http://www.imagesfestival.com

20th Edition>>>> 5-14 April 2007 >>>>>>

[FWDCALLS] Mobile&DMB Fest 2006

2006-07-07T15:10:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR ENTRIES : Mobile&DMB Fest 2006

Mobile&DMB Fest 2006 is open for entries of the competition section Mobile Express for international works as well as Korean works. Organized by Seoul Moving Image Forum and presented by Seoul Film Festival Executive Committee, Mobile&DMB Fest is trying to introduce brilliant works through New Media such as mobile and DMB. We sincerely hope you consider this an exciting opportunity to show your great endeavors in the new environment of digital art works.

WHEN : September 8 - 30, 2006
Screening of Competition Section and Out-of-Competition Section

WHERE : Mobile and DMB (broadcasting channel to be confirmed)
SeNef website and Media Lounge, Supporting organizations°Ø and sponsors°Ø website, portal site

Mobile&DMB Fest 2006 SUBMISSION DEADLINE : July 28, 2006 (Arrived)

ELIGIBILITY
For the competition section, only works completed after January 2005 may be submitted to the festival. Submissions should be creative works produced or adopted through digital technology. There will be no restrictions regarding genre or subject matter of the work and all types of works, including fiction, documentary, experimental, music video, animation, motion graphic, flash animation, game, web-art, etc. will be accepted. Running time should be under 20 minutes.

MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR SUBMISSIONS :
1) Application Form (available at http://www.senef.net)
2) 1 still picture and 1 photo of director (300 dpi JPG file)

3) Preview material (VHS-Tape, DV 6mm, DVD, CD, File-Transferring or URL address for preview)
* For File-Transferring indications, please contact us to program3@senef.net
Contacts
Mobile&DMB Fest 2006 Program Dept.
(135-090) 5F, Youahn Bldg. 146-23 Samsung-Dong, Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel. 82-2-518-4332 / Fax. 82-2-518-4333

program3@senef.net
http://www.senef.net

[FWDCALLS] Virtual Reality PhD Studentship

2006-07-07T15:09:00.000-05:00

PhD Studentship
Virtual Reality representation of uncertainty in Earth Systems Engineering model predictions
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, jointly funded by the Informatics Research Institute and the School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics.

A three-year PhD studentship is available at the School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics starting 1st October 2006, supervised by Dr Mike Walkden, Dr Patrick Olivier and Professor Jim Hall. The studentship will be linked to the â€˜Sustainable Coastsâ€™ research programme of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (http://www.tyndall.ac.uk) and will work on the output of Tyndallâ€™s coastal simulator.
The project aims to develop Virtual Reality (VR) techniques for the representation of the uncertainty in predictions of coastal erosion and flooding in order to improve understanding by decision makers, stakeholders and the public.
Tasks will involve:
Â· developing a basic understanding of the Tyndall coastal research programme and the flood and erosion modules of Tyndallâ€™s coastal simulator,
Â· reviewing literature concerned with visual analytics, risk/hazard communication, uncertainty analysis, flood modelling and erosion modelling,
Â· constructing simple deterministic visualisations of the flood and erosion output in quasi 3-dimensions (Q3D) on a PC and in 3 dimensions (3D) using the IRI VR suite. VR technical support will be provided by the IRI,
Â· preparation of Q3D and 3D visual representation of uncertainty, exploring issues of scale and representation of economic risk,
Â· demonstration of the most promising 3D and Q3D methods to selected groups and assess their perception of the uncertainties and risks through structured interviews and questionnaires.

The student appointed for this task should be mathematically and computationally proficient with some programming experience, and will be engaged in an exceptionally interdisciplinary environment opening onto the University's Cultural Quarter through links between IRI and Culture Lab, Newcastle's newly opened digital hub for practice-based creative research.

Eligibility
The studentships comprise a tax-free maintenance payment of around Â£12k per annum for three years (equivalent to more than Â£15k before tax), plus automatic payment of university fees, but as such are available only to EU citizens. Students from other locations may also apply but will only be eligible for part funding.

Applications received before the end of July 06 will be guaranteed consideration. Applications should be made through the online booking system at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/applicationforms.phtml

Further particulars and background information can be obtained from:
http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/postgrad/phd_projects/
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/iri/
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/environment/
http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/research/water/index.htm
For informal information please contact Dr. Mike Walkden at mike.walkden@ncl.ac.uk

[FWDCALLS] VIDEOLOGIA 2006

2006-07-07T15:08:00.001-05:00

III INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUDIO-VISUAL ARTS

VIDEOLOGIA 2006

Deadline: November 1st 2006

Curatorial group of VIDEOLOGIA is calling for entries for the official
selection program of the III International festival of audio-visual arts
that will take place in Volgograd, Russia, in November of 2006. Artists and
directors working with short films, video art, animation, documentary
films, net art and various visual experiments are welcome to participate!
All selected titles will be screened in the cinema halls and art galleries
and evaluated by the independent jury and local audience.

I. Festival VIDEOLOGIA: brief introduction.

The festival debuted in 2004. The competition selection and hors concourse
programs of international & Russian festivals & curators were demonstrated
for four days. Along with screenings VIDEOLOGIA 2004 included video
gallery, theoretical forums, concerts and performative actions in clubs.
Works taking part in the selection program were subdivided into two
nominations according to the main conceptual lines of the festival: 1)
Intersection of video with other arts (poetry, painting, photography,
dance); 2) (V)ideological statement of an artist.

The II festival VIDEOLOGIA 2005 received more than 600 video and cinema
works from 42 countries. Three screening days of its selection program
included films based on three conceptual nominations: 1) Retrospection
(works about displaced traumatic images of the past); 2) Current Moment
(films about the present and its fixation by the audio-visual means); 3)
Infanteria Futura (video and cinema about the future embodied in the
childhood images).

Independent jury of VIDEOLOGIA 2005 consisted of artists, directors,
curators, theoreticians of contemporary art and musicians, who also played
concerts, held master classes and public lectures. Among the award winners
of the festival were Gerars Kairaschi (France), AES + F (Russia), Mehmet
Bahadir Er (Turkey), Dmitry Bulnygin (Russia), Patrick Rebisz (Poland
USA), Pierre Daudelin (Canada). The unique innovation of the VIDEOLOGIA
2005 became the internet conferences with the artists who could not arrive
to Russia but had a chance to present their work to the local audience,
answer their questions and watch the screening programs on-line.

Foreign partners of VIDEOLOGIA 2005 in hors concourse programs were
International festival of cinema and video Visionaria (Italy),
International festival of experimental film Carbunari (Romania) and Inter
American Videoart Biennale (works of authors from South and Central
America).

II. VIDEOLOGIA 2006: Thematic pattern

The key conceptual lines of VIDEOLOGIA 2006 will be articulated with the
special attention to the art works arriving to the festival. These lines
will become the result of synthesis of curatorial intentions and ideas of
the festival participants. Nevertheless, according to traditions of
VIDEOLOGIA curators formulate a thematic orienting point for artists and
directors. It will enable the festival selection program to become an
integral, but not homogenous, composition of conceptual series consisting
of diverse artistic approaches.

Such orienting point of VIDEOLOGIA 2006 is the theme: THE ART OF
TRANSITION: STASIS EX-STATICS KINESIS.

It is evident that there is no absolute stasis in audio-visual imagery;
even a silent and still representation possesses a rhythm, attuning
spectators perception and sense to a certain tempo. However one can make a
gradation of art works targeting at creating a dynamic effect to a lesser
or higher extent. For instance, a single shot video installation made from
one camera angle without editing and aimed for a gallery exhibition will
look less kinetic in a movie theatre than a short cinema work filmed from
different perspectives and edited to create a high tempo of narration.

VIDEOLOGIA festival is very much interested in both types of works. The
festival concentrates on comparison of stasis and kinesis in audio-visual
arts, it is on the quest for ecstatic artistic impulses, which mark
transition from one state to another and are inherent in both of them.
Ecstatic impulse is understood here as a rapture, as coming out of ones
experience, which seems to be essential for making an unpredictable work of
art. Such condition of being outside oneself because of grief or
intellectual exertion, fury or joy is characteristic of any sphere of human
activity, from religion and politics to theory and love.

If you diagnose and explore political transitions from social
disintegration to centralized hierarchies; if your work is dedicated to
unpredictable motions of human mind and heart; if you experiment with the
form of audio-visual art; if you are fascinated by the rhythm itself of
passage from despondency to ardour, from art to politics, from thought to
love, you might be very much interested in taking part in the III

International Festival of Audio-visual Arts VIDEOLOGIA 2006. Welcome!

Shoot motion pictures, participate in the festival, carry on polemics with
audience, and modify ideas of curators!

III. Regulations of the III International Festival of Audio-visual arts

VIDOLOGIA 2006

1. Participation in the festival is free of charge.

2. The following formats are acceptable for selection program:
DVD, Mini DV (pal);
35 mm, 16 mm, 8 mm films.

3. Only works produced not earlier than January 1st 2004 are applicable.

4. Duration of works should not exceed 30 minutes (exceptions may apply).

5. The panel of coordinators of the festival will assemble the selection
program based on criteria of inventiveness, quality and correspondence to
the thematic pattern of VIDEOLOGIA 2006.

6. The entry form should accompany the work sent to the festival.

7. Deadline for submissions is November 1st 2006.

8. All deliveries from international participants should be marked: "no
commercial value - for cultural purposes only".

9. All entrants will be notified November 5th 2006.

10. The entry implies full acceptance of the regulations.

Entry forms can be found in the attached files. For any information mail to
volgafest@yandex.ru

Send your works to:
Yaroslav V. Khokhlov
Do vostrebovaniya
Volgograd 400066
Russia

[FWDCALLS] 22. International Short Film Festival Berlin

2006-07-07T15:08:00.000-05:00

REMINDER: CALL FOR ENTRIES

Application Deadline is July, 14th 2006
[]

interfilm Berlin presents:
22. International Short Film Festival Berlin
7.-12. November 2006
[]

This year, the International Short Film Festival interfilm takes place for the 22nd time, a veritable meeting place for the international short film and video scenes. More than 400 short films and videos will be shown during the six days of the festival and an estimated 100 films will be nominated to compete in the international competition. Further prizes will be awarded in the following competitions:
- International Films for Children
- International Films Against Violence and Intolerance
- German Short Film Competition
- eject -The Long Night of the Unexpected

Apart from the competitions, the festival also includes historical short film programs, special focus programs (Czech Republic and Brazil), video programmes, music clips, documentary films and computer animation, as well as the chance to catch up on highlights from previous interfilm festivals. There will be thematically related seminars and parties. Accredited guests are welcome to view any of the festival entries at the film market.

Please send applications to:

interfilm Berlin
22nd Festival
Tempelhofer Ufer 1A
10961 Berlin
Germany

Download Entry Form:
http://interfilm.de/interfilm/download/if22_entry_form.pdf

[FWDCALLS] Stuttgarter Filmwinter

2006-07-07T15:07:00.000-05:00

Entry form and regulations of the 20th
Stuttgarter Filmwinter as PDF file. [removed]
If you want to submit a work to the competitions,
please print and fill in the entry form.
The entry form and the other material (video, dvd, documentation etc.)
should reach Wand 5 not later than September 1, 2006.

Please send your submission to:

20th Stuttgarter Filmwinter
Wand 5 e.V.
Friedrichstr. 23 A
70174 Stuttgart
Germany

Phone +49 711 99 33 98 0
Fax +49 711 99 33 98 10
http://www.filmwinter.de/

[FWDCALLS] F_SPACE EXHIBITION

2006-07-07T15:06:00.000-05:00

Hello,
Curatorial group is calling for entries for the
official selection of F_SPACE EXHIBITION that will
take place in Paris, France, in October of 2006,
during the 18th Paris International Lesbian & Feminist
Festival.

the Exbition details follow.

For more details about the 18th International
Festival and the Entryform :
http://cineffable.free.fr/us/r_expo.htm
(SOON)

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Best,

M.Perrier
Curator

__________________________________
F SPACE IN SITU EXHIBITION

« … the distinction between sex and gender serves the
argument that whatever biological intractability sex
appears to have, gender is culturally constructed :
hence, gender is neither the causal result of sex nor
as seemingly fixed as sex. »
Judith Butler

During the 18th Paris International Lesbian & Feminist
Film Festival (« Quand les lesbiennes se font du
cinéma »), the Trianon (a mythical theater in Paris),
becomes for four days a unique and global event around
lesbian and feminist culture.

Each year, the festival propose more than sixty
original films coming from all over the world, and
giving a peculiar and innovative look on feminine
homosexuality and the topicality of women condition
worldwide.
Alongside the films, the Trianon regroup, through
three floors, some chat forum, a space dedicated to
the associations, a lounge, a snack bar, and two art
shows.

This year, a new policy of exhibition has been set up
and entrusted to two curators.
One of this exhibit is the F_SPACE project (Feminine
Space).
F_SPACE doesn't pretend to be a space of visibility,
but more of a will to develop in situ some project
designed specifically for the Festival location and
spirit.

Space
Without neither predetermined space nor particular
subject, the project for F_SPACE will have to colonize
the nook and crannies of the place, in it’s most
unusual parts, an thus to get the productions out of
the prescriptivism of traditional art exhibitions.

Each artistic project will have to conceive the place,
and it’s distinctiveness, as an integral part of it’s
plastic expression, and change it to a living space.
given the historical nature of the building, no nail,
screw or the likes (likely to deteriorate) can be
used. Each project will provide it’s own show
structure.
The exhibition, thus conceived, will have the will to
disrupt our look and rapport to the artworks, making
them a part of the meetings, the passers-by, the wait.

Ground floor : entry, reception, too lateral stairs

1st floor : the floor spread between too large stairs
from the ground floor, stairs to the 2cd floor, and
the doors leading to the main auditorium. During the
festival, this floor offer a lounge, snack bar, winter
garden, bathroom and so on.

2cd floor : Mezzanine (inalienable space)

3rd floor : Mezzanine
(images coming soon)

Spirit
The association Cineffable (organizing the Festival)
intend to promote each year the movie production of
women, and for now 18 years shape this International
festival as a unique time in Europe dedicated to
lesbian and feminist worldwide culture. This event
take over the Trianon for the duration, making the
women only policy a way of favoring grounding debates.

The F_SPACE exhibition is viewed as a component of the
event, and claim to be a place of infiltration.
If the question of gender, of homosexuality (their
discrimination or visibility), of women and equality
has tormented recently the intellectual circles, the
exhibition has the will to show how much those
reflections are at the core of the work of cotemporary
international artist.

Exhibition
Confronted to the diversity of the festival and it’s
limited space, the F_Space concept will have to limit
the number of project.
A large media exposure will take place for the F_Space
exhibition (national, international, and specialized)

Note : the 2cd floor mezzanine will accommodate an
other more traditional exhibition.

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To submit please send:
- The submission form with all parts filled out
- The project stament
- Images of project
- (For the video)A copy of the video on DVD or miniDV
or DVCam (PAL-format).
- CV and artists statement

SEND YOUR PROPOSAL TO THE CURATOR ADDRESS :
Exhition F_SPACE :
Melanie Perrier
9, rue de capri
75012 PARIS
France

Deadline for application: august the 5th 2006

[FWDCALLS] INTERFACE and SOCIETY

2006-07-07T12:43:00.000-05:00

INTERFACE and SOCIETY
a project by Atelier Nord http://anart.no

exhibition Nov.10th - Nov.19th 2006
at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter Oslo Norway.
http://anart.no/projects/interface-and-society/

Atelier Nord is looking for artworks/installations
concerning the transformation of our everyday live
through electronic interfaces (see details below).

APPLICATION DEADLINE 1st July 2006.

Please apply via email to sense@anart.no
subject: INTERFACE and SOCIETY exhibition
with the following information:

1) Project name / year of production
2) Artist name(s) + email / contact information
3) Short project description
4) Project URL + URL for online documentation (pdf, pictures, video)
5) Short CV

Alternatively you can send the requested information via snailmail to:

Atelier Nord
Lakkegata 55 D
N-0187 Oslo Norway
ad: INTERFACE and SOCIETY exhibition

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INTERFACE and SOCIETY

In our everyday life we constantly have to cope more or less successfully
with interfaces. We use the mobile phone, the mp3 player, and our laptop,
in order to gain access to the digital part of our life. In recent years
this situation has lead to the creation of new interdisciplinary subjects
like "Interaction Design" or "Physical Computing".

We live between two worlds, our physical environment and the digital
space. Technology and its digital space are our second nature and the
interfaces are our points of access to this technosphere.

Since artists started working with technology they have been developing
interfaces and modes of interaction. The interface itself became an
artistic thematic.

The project INTERFACE and SOCIETY investigates how artists deal with
the transformation of our everyday life through technical interfaces.
With the rapid technological development a thoroughly critique of the
interface towards society is necessary.

The role of the artist is thereby crucial. S/he has the freedom to
deal with technologies and interfaces beyond functionality and usability.
The project INTERFACE and SOCIETY is looking at this development
with a special focus on the artistic contribution.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERFACE and SOCIETY is an umbrella for a range of activities
throughout 2006 at Atelier Nord in Oslo. Read more at:
http://anart.no/projects/interface-and-society/

[FWDCALLS] Mobile Troops - Urban Jungle / Mobile media art

2006-07-07T12:42:00.000-05:00

Call for workshop participation

Mobile Troops - Urban Jungle / Mobile media art

Tuesday 12th of September - Friday 15th of September
at Atelier Nord Oslo/Norway
by Laura Beloff & Erich Berger

Free participation
Application deadline Friday 11th of August
Send applications with CV to sense@anart.no
+

The recent years have witnessed the emergence of mobile
and wireless art works in the media arts. The somewhat
blurry definition "mobile art" is commonly used as a
reference to works, which are incorporating a mobile device
(phone, pda, gps) as a part of the work or which are made
to be viewed on a screen of a mobile device. Various mobile
devices, wireless networks and the concept of technologically
enabeld presence are conditions for this kind of art works.

The wide variety of works (locative media, wearables etc)
under the category of "mobile art" share usually at least
two similarities, they have a technological component as
a vital part of them and they are related to a physical object.

Works, which use mobile media as a critical artistic
medium are not necessarily always inventing new
functions or features for the devices, but are transforming
existing possibilities and by doing it they are exposing
the characteristics of these devices, networks, and the
society using them.

"Mobile troops" ironically points to the fact that we tend to
increasingly equip us with all kinds of necessary interfaces
for surviving the urban jungle. The electronic car key is as
important as mobile phone and credit card. Mobile troops
is a workshop about media art which is mobile,
(possibly) networked, and experimenting with new ideas
and artistic concepts.

Utilizing everyday objects and interfaces, like the
mobile phone, the workshop introduces strategies,
concepts and technologies for artists, designers
and practitioners who are interested in mobile art
and or working with mobile and networked devices.

The workshop will consist of:

* Introduction into the theory and history of mobile art
* Introduction into the technology of mobile art
* Technological infrastructure
* Potential for mobile art
* Concept development and discussions
* Hands on experiments, research and presentations

There is no technological preknowledge necessary.

Tools employed:
Java and Symbian based mobile phones
Mobile Processing
Pure Data
Arduino physical computing platform

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WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

Participation is free of charge.

Artists, designers and practitioners interested
in participating are asked to apply with a CV
to sense@anart.no

Application deadline Friday 11th of August

+

Workshop directors and producer:

Laura Beloff(FI) http://www.saunalahti.fi/~off/off
Erich Berger(AT/FI) http://randomseed.org

+

Mobile Troops is part of the Interface and Society project at
Atelier Nord, http://anart.no/projects/interface-and-society/ .

+

Upcoming:

Interface and Society conference 10th,11th of November
and exhibition 10th - 19th of November -
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter Oslo / Norway.

+

ATELIER NORD
PHONE +47 23060880
FAX +47 23060884
E-MAIL office@anart.no
URL http://anart.no
MAIL Lakkegata 55 D, N-0187 Oslo, Norway

[FWDCALLS] PAIN IN THE CLASS

2006-07-07T12:41:00.001-05:00

12th Pärnu International Fideo and Vilm Festival PAIN IN THE CLASS

This is another video festival. There are so many of them in the world. Our is the best because it is organized by Non Grata, the best independent alternative art group in the world.
The topic PAIN IN THE CLASS means rather social than poetic issues, rather narrative than abstract works. But most important thing is: please send us interesting and good videos, not bad or boring ones!

send us an email NOT MORE THAN 2 MB, including
your name
country
date of birth
title of the video
duration
synopsis
year
the names of all authors
other important data if necessary
some stills

to

nongrata @ nongrata.ee
(remove spaces around @)

do it before 30th of July 2006

the jury will select the best applications and contact the authors in order to get the videos

the final selection will be done in September 2006

Pärnu International Vilm and Fideo Festival takes place 14-16th of October 2006 in Pärnu, Estonia, Europe

and then,
and then...
there will be prizes, there will be free soup, there will be lots of fun!

--
Mari Kartau
+372 51 14 038
www.hot.ee/siramsiram
www.nongrata.ee
ASK EVERY QUESTION, QUESTION EVERY ANSWER

[FWDCALLS] MA Media Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University

2006-07-07T12:41:00.000-05:00

MA Media Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University
School of Art and Design/MIRIAD

Inventive Experiments - Creative Analysis - Critical Discussion

- focusing on digital film, video and photography, audio-visual and networked installation contexts, Internet projects, interactive and telepresent formats of narratives.
- encouraging students to test and develop new forms of content and storytelling
through audience involvement and innovative aesthetics.
- defining media and digital technology through state-of-the-art projects and related
theory as a constantly changing field of artistic expression.

The route recruits students from various backgrounds but with a practical working knowledge of media and image based technology and software together with a strong interest in artistic experiments.

Students will work with artists, tutors and research active staff in the above areas of screen media, networks or installation, and collaborate with the media and computer studios at the School of Art and Design.

International visiting artists will inform about their individual media art practices - as part of a lecture series organized by REACT (Research Engine in Art and Creative Technology, a joint PhD and research platform between The University of Salford and MMU). Invited artists include Jill Scott, Ken Goldberg, Cornelia Sollfrank, Luc Courchesne, Stelarc, Margarete Jahrmann, Toshio Iwai, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Christa Sommerer/Laurent Mignonneau and others.

Students are expected to study intensively and independently to prepare for a professional engagement with a broader cultural and artistic community at a national and international level, or for the pursuance of further academic research.

One year full-time/two year part-time programme of practice based research, start October 2006.

Special Features

The degree is part of the Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art & Design, MIRIAD, and embedded in a seminar and teamwork programme on contemporary issues in art and design, designed to develop and share research methodologies, ideas and experiences with the other routes and to understand and imply critical theory. There is a supporting programme of work in progress seminars and reading groups to which staff, students and visitors contribute. The University library houses one of the best Art & Design libraries outside London with specialist research collections in this field. There are also reading rights at the Universities of Manchester and Salford. Within the Faculty of Art & Design, workshop facilities for MIRIAD are wide-ranging with excellent provision of wood, metal, print, printmaking, photography, textiles, ceramics, glass, foundry, sound, TV, DV and IT. Facilities, including studio spaces have been recognized as excellent by the national Quality Assurance Agency.

Manchester itself as well as the region of England's North West provide an inspiring and vibrant professional community with renowned media and art centres like the Cornerhouse, Cube Gallery or Urbis in Manchester, FACT in Liverpool, Folly in Lancaster and many others; hosting major events like the British Art Show, FutureSonic, Liverpool Biennial or most recently StoryRooms, an international networked media art exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry in collaboration with MMU and the Arts Council England/North West.

Further information on the MA programme can be found under
http://www.miriad.mmu.ac.uk/
to request an application pack please mail
miriadadmissions@mmu.ac.uk

for more information mail Andrea Zapp
a.zapp@mmu.ac.uk

[FWDCALLS] Culture Lab

2006-07-07T12:40:00.001-05:00

Detailed information at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancy.phtml?ref=G1313

RCUK Academic Fellowship in Culture and Science, Culture Lab

Culture Lab is a unique creative practice-driven interdisciplinary research platform equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology infrastructure which opened in May 2006. The Fellow will be expected to develop research in association with Culture Lab, working in the area of digital technologies and live performance where there are already established strengths. The Fellow will also be expected to collaborate with one or more Schools engaged in Theatre and Performance Studies, Cultural Theory and Human-Computer interaction.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Eric Cross, Dean of Cultural Affairs (Tel. 0191 222 6536 or :Eric.Cross@ncl.ac.uk

Job reference: G1313

Closing date: 25 July 2006

The fellowship is available for 5 years from October 2006. Subject to the successful completion of a probationary period and the appointees meeting the Universityâ€™s criteria for appointment to an academic post the University will guarantee a permanent academic position after completion of the fellowship. Individuals who already hold, or have held, a permanent University position, or an offer of one, are not eligible to apply. Individuals currently holding a personal research fellowship or research grant are eligible.

[FWDCALLS] VAIA 2006

2006-07-07T12:40:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR VIDEOS VAIA 2006
V INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART SHOW OF ALCOI

--> deadline: 01.09.2006 (date of postal stamp)

ORIENTATION
* Video authors from all nationalities and ages can
participate.
* The audiovisual productions should be mono-channel,
produced afterwards to the year 2003.
* Themes are free. Especially we are interested in
risked, multidisciplinary, dreamlike, unquiet and
subversive work. We are open for a variety of styles:
Works of audiovisual exploration with narrative or
abstract elements, videoloops, videoclips,…) and every
form of animation. (Flash, 2D, 3D,…); also creations
of video-dance, video-performance, documental and
moreover all unclassified videos.

ACTIVITIES
* The V International Show of Video Art, VAIA 2006
will be projected in the Cultural Centre of Alcoi, the
11th of November 2006 at 6pm.

SELECTION
* The jury will be formed of the members of
Association “Bona Nit” and a professor of a Faculty of
Fine Arts with wide experience in the field of
audiovisual creation.
* The selected works will form part of the catalogue
of VAIA 2006 and will beprojected in the Cultural
Centre of Alcoi.

TECHNICAL CONDITIONS
There is no limit in the number of entries. The
maximum duration of the works is 15 minutes.
Works should be sent in MiniDV (-PAL) or DVD
(-PAL/-NTSC).

REQUIRED MATERIAL
1* The participation form, filled in and signed
(download it HERE)
2* A CD with
* 4 Photographs of each submitted video in high
resolution andone of the following formats: *.jpg,
*.tiff, o *.psd
*A short explicative text for each video with less
than 15 lines in your native language, accompanied
with a translation in English or Castellan. (Please
send texts with characters different to the occidental
alphabet as “.pdf” or high-quality images.)
* A short artistic biography
* Translations of the texts in the video(s) if they
are not in English, Catalan or Castellan.

ONLY COMPLETE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

DEADLINE
The submission deadline is the 1st of SEPTEMBER, 2006.

DEVOLUTION
The material will not be devolved.

OBSERVATIONS
* The association cannot be made responsible of any
unforeseen accidents that can affect the presented
works.
* The participants confirm, that they are the only
ones to be made responsible of that the presentation
of the work does not harm the rights of any third
persons. The organizers therefore liberate themselves
of any responsibility referring to this subject.
* The video-authors, selected for the VAIA 2006
edition authorize the diffusion of their work, texts
and photographs in the activities of promotion of the
Association “Bona Nit” and VAIA (interchanges,
programs and cultural publications)
* Once submitted works cannot be removed from the
Show.
* Participating in the Show supposes the complete
acceptation of these norms.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN www.VIDEORAUM.net

SEND YOUR MATERIAL AT
VAIA 06/ Association “Bona Nit”
C/ Palancia nº3 pta 2; 1piso
46021 Valencia
SPAIN

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CONVOCATORIA VAIA 2006
V MOSTRA DE VIDEO ART INTERNACIONAL D'ALCOI

--> deadline 01.09.2006 (fecha del sello postal)

ORIENTACIÓN
* Podrá participar cualquier/a video artista de
cualquier nacionalidad y edad.
* Las producciones audiovisuales serán de tipo
monocanal realizadas posteriormente al año 2003.
* La temática será libre. Especialmente tenemos
intereses en trabajos arriesgados, multidisciplinares,
oníricos, inquietantes y subversivos.
* Estamos abiertos a una gran variedad de estilos y
géneros: obras de exploración audiovisual con
elementos narrativos, abstractos (Videoloops,
Videoclips,...) y cualquier tipo de animación (Flash,
2D, 3D,...). También trabajos de videodanza,
videoperformance, documentales y todos los videos
inclasificados.

ACTIVIDADES
* La V Mostra de Video Art Internacional d’Alcoi, VAIA
2006 se estrenará en el Centre Cultural d’Alcoi el día
11 de Noviembre, 2006 a las 18h.

SELECCIÓN
* El comité de selección estará formado por los/las
miembros de la Asociación Cultural “Bona Nit” juntos
con un/a profesor/a invitado/a de una Facultad de
Bellas Artes con amplia experiencia en el campo de las
artes visuales.
* Las obras seleccionadas formarán parte del Catálogo
de VAIA 2006 y serán proyectadas en el Centre Cultural
d’Alcoi.

CONDICIONES TÉCNICAS
* No habrá límite del envió de numero de producciones.
La duración máxima de los videos será de 15 minutos.
* El formato de video será MiniDV -PAL o DVD
(-PAL/-NTSC).

MATERIAL REQUERIDO
1 * El formulario firmado y rellenado (bajarlo aqui)
2 * Un CD con
* 4 fotos de cada video entregado en alta resolución,
en los formatos *.jpg, *.tiff, o *.psd,
* Un breve texto explicativo para cada video de menos
de 15 líneas en tu idioma nativo acompañado por una
traducción en Inglés o en Castellano. (Por favor los
textos con caracteres diferentes del alfabeto
occidental serán enviados como “pdf” o como imágenes
en alta calidad en los formatos *.doc, *.rtf o *.pdf
* Una corta biografía artística.
* La traducción de los textos de los videos, si estos
son diferentes del Inglés, Catalán o Castellano.

NO SE ACEPTAN ENVIOS INCOMPLETOS.

FIN DE CONVOCATORIA
Termina el plazo de la convocatoria de VAIA 2006 el 1
de SEPTIEMBRE 2006.

DEVOLUCIÓN
El material enviado no se devolverá.

OBSERVACIONES
*La asociación no se responsabiliza de los accidentes
imprevistos que pueden afectar a las obras
presentadas.
*Se confirma que los video-autores participantes sean
los únicos responsables de que la participación de la
obra no vulnere los derechos de terceras personas, y
por tanto los organizadores se liberan de cualquier
responsabilidad referente de este tema.
* Los/las autores seleccionados de la edición VAIA
2006 autorizarán la difusión de su obra, texto y
fotografías en las actividades de promoción de la
Asociación Cultural “Bona Nit” y de VAIA.
(Intercambios, programas y publicaciones culturales).
*Una vez enviado el trabajo no podrá ser retirado.
*El hecho de participar en la Mostra supone la
aceptación plena de estas bases.

MÁS INFORMACIÓN DISPONIBLE EN www.VIDEORAUM.net

ENVÍA EL MATERIAL A
VAIA 06/ Associació “Bona Nit”
C/ Palancia nº3 pta 2; 1piso
46021 Valencia
España

[FWDCALLS] TRANS: Visual Culture exhibition

2006-07-02T14:37:00.000-05:00

What happens in an exhibition where the traditional boundaries-between
art and activism, theory and practice, origin and diaspora, science and
aesthetics-are not an organizational theme, but a point of departure?
Imagine a space that takes us beyond the "in-between" and toward the
generation and practice of viable integrations of art, history, math,
science, theory, practice and activism.

We are seeking submissions of visual and performance-based work that
complicates, negates, exceeds, or reflects the gray areas between and
within academic disciplines, theoretical models, and methods of creative
production. Submissions from a variety of disciplines and areas of
study/practice are encouraged. For instance, consider collaborations
across disciplines, aesthetic forms that blur boundaries between art and
science or text and image, or projects that transcend or transmute the
limitations of our individual senses.

The exhibition will be an integral part of the TRANS: Visual Culture
Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from October 19-22,
2006. A diverse array of panels, workshops, and breakout sessions will
showcase papers, demonstrations, and performances on dozens of
"trans"-interpretations. The Conference will also include
keynote speakers Nicholas Mirzoeff, Olu Oguibe, Sue Golding, and the
performance team of Leslie Hill and Helen Paris.

Before submitting your work to the exhibition team, be sure to consult
the Conference's website for more information:
http://www.visualculture.wisc.edu/Conference/call.htm. Although you
are not limited to any specific topics, we encourage you to review the
titles of the Conference's working "sub-themes" to help brainstorm
possible submissions.

The exhibition venue is a former ironworks facility with up to 20,000
square feet of raw industrial space, as well as significant adjoining
outdoor space available for the exhibition. You can see images of
Ironworks on the Conference's website.

To submit your work to the TRANS exhibition, please send the following
electronically to visualculture@education.wisc.edu by August 15, 2006:
1. A description or proposal of approximately 250 words
2. Image(s) of your work; either for the TRANS exhibition or
similar work
3. Any necessary requirements for space and supporting
technologies
4. An attached CV (one for each project participant, if working in
collaboration)

Please note: Funding for the TRANS exhibition is limited. While the
curatorial committee will make every effort to meet your needs, please
consider that you may be responsible for the transportation and support
of any unconventional technology that you may require.

[FWDCALLS] tank.tv DVD call for submissions

2006-06-28T23:26:00.000-05:00

Call for submissions
Deadline 31. July 2006

www.tank.tv

To: Artists based in the UK
For: Moving images of max 3 minutes long & made after 2000

tank.tv’s new project is the release of a unique DVD, featuring an exceptional selection of 25 short moving images from UK-based artists. Each work should be no longer than three minutes and must have been made in the last six years (created after December 31, 1999). Entry is open to all artists living/working in the UK.
The final selection for the disc will be made by an appointed panel of curators and arts executives including: Hans-Ulrich Obrist / Ben Cook & Mike Sperlinger (The Lux) / Stuart Comer (Tate Modern) / Michelle Cotton (Salon S1 Sheffield) / Rose Cupit (Film London) / Christine Van Assche (Centre Pompidou New Media) / Kathrin Becker (NBK Berlin)
The DVD will be widely distributed for sale by Thames & Hudson, in the UK and abroad.
The short-listed artists will receive £250 each and have their work promoted internationally.
A quarter of the produced DVDs will be given out to educational institutions, public libraries and local cultural centres, reaching more people with the best in moving images from the UK.
Submission forms can be downloaded from:
http://www.tank.tv/dvd.asp
Deadline for submissions: 31. July 2006
Please complete the form, and send it together with your work to:
tank.tv
5th floor - 49-50, Great Marlborough Street
London W1F 7JR

[FWDCALLS] Call for Papers and Summer Edition: media-N

2006-06-28T23:22:00.000-05:00

The special summer edition of the New Media Caucus online journal, media-N is now online at:
http://www.newmediacaucus.org/media-n/current_table.htm
This edition was guest-edited by Mina Cheon, Professor, Foundation and Interactive Media Director of MICA Korea Program at Maryland Institute College of Art

Please also check out our call for papers for the fall edition at:
http://www.newmediacaucus.org/media-n/call.htm
This edition will be guest-edited by Legier Biederman (lbiederm@ucla.edu) and Joshua Callaghan (joshua@joshuacallaghan.com)

Rachel Clarke
Editor-in-Chief
media-N
College Art Association New Media Caucus

[FWDCALLS] SWARM GALLERY INTERNATIONAL JURIED DIGITAL PRINT SHOW

2006-06-28T23:21:00.001-05:00

FALL 2006 SWARM GALLERY INTERNATIONAL JURIED DIGITAL PRINT SHOW

JURIED BY MARISA OLSON
Editor & Curator at Large of Rhizome, New Museum of Contemporary Art

Enter our juried competition for digital art and photography. Entrants submit three (3) JPEG files of original work. All styles of 2D artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable.

Deadline for entries: August 12, 2006
Selections will be announced August 25, 2006.

Registration fee is $30US.
On-line registration only: http://www.swarmstudios.net/gallery/callforentries.htm
For questions email info@swarmstudios.net. No phone calls please.

Description:
Swarm Gallery announces an open call for our juried competition featuring digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of 2D artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. This call is international, open to all geographical locations.

Winner:
The selected winners receive prints up to 44x60 inches on museum quality paper (approximately a $1500-$2000 value) to be shown in a group exhibition in our gallery. The show will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artist(s). Prizes will be awarded.

Show Dates for winners:
October 14 November 12, 2006

Deadline for entries:
August 12, 2006

Juror:
Marisa S. Olson is an artist, critic, and curator. She divides her time between SF & NY, where she is Editor & Curator at Large of Rhizome at the New Museum of Contemporary Art. Marisa has written for Flash Art, ArtReview, Wired, Mute, Afterimage, Art on Paper, Artweek, Surface, Planet, the San Francisco Chronicle, and several other publications. She has also introduced artists' monographs and written commissioned essays on new media for several institutions, including the Walker Art Center, the Banff Centre for the Arts, Eyebeam, the Getty, and numerous foundations. Marisa previously held the positions of Associate Director at SF Camerawork and Curator at Zero:One. She has also curated exhibitions and programs at SFMOMA, the J. Paul Getty Museum; the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; White Columns; Artists Space; Diverseworks; FILE (Brazil); the American Film Institute (AFI); the Gifu Museum (Japan); and the Uffizi Gallery (Italy). Marisa's own work was most recently present!
ed at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New Museum, the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, Participant Gallery (NY), New Langton Arts, and several international festivals. While Wired has called her both funny *and* humorous, the New York Times has called her "anything but stupid."

Submission Rules:
Registration and submission are done through our web site only. See www.swarmstudios.net for complete information and instructions. File uploads are the only accepted submissions maximum of 1MB each. Please do not send materials to Swarm Gallery. All materials sent to Swarm Gallery will not be viewed and cannot be returned.

Image Specifications:
Images must be under one megabyte (1MB) in size and not to exceed 1200x1600 pixels in dimension. Winner will be asked to provide high-resolution images for final output. Entrants may be asked to provide more examples of their work and more detailed descriptions for consideration.

Sales of Artwork:
All artwork will be offered for sale. Gallery retains 50% of all sales. Winners retain ownership of all unsold works and are responsible for their return shipping charges. Winner retains all intellectual property rights to their artwork.

Gallery Information:
Swarm Gallery, San Francisco Bay Areas newest contemporary arts space, presents an ongoing program of exhibitions and Project Space installations. Representing local, international, emerging and established artists, we strive to cultivate a space that connects both seasoned and novice collectors with artists working in a variety of media.

[FWDCALLS] Better Than the Real Thing?

2006-06-28T23:21:00.000-05:00

Better Than the Real Thing? Call for Submissions

www.betterthantherealthing.info

June 22 July 2006

Better Than the Real Thing? is an exhibition-in-progress that welcomes reinterpretation of four original artworks on exhibition in Four gallery. Each of these artworks discloses different information about the mark of authenticity in art of the present day. Artists, writers, musicians, technicians, designers, coders, craft-makers, photographers, film-makers and anyone else interested in sampling or regenerating someone else's ideas are invited to participate. This idea does not challenge copyright but simply offers another option to facilitate sharing of ideas.

You are invited to submit your own considered re-interpretation of these works as well as other subsequent re-interpretations from other artists. Consider their circumstance and shift it a little; observe their processes and extend them; read their narratives and alter them. These second, third and fourth generation works will be exhibited in digital format online and in the gallery.

Check website for full submission details: http://www.betterthantherealthing.info/involve.htm

DEADLINE: Submissions are collected before noon on Thursdays 29 June and 7 and 14 July for inclusion in the gallery exhibition as well as online.

Please forward submissions and queries to info@betterthantherealthing.info

Four, 11 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Gallery Hours 1 6 Saturdays or by appointment
www.betterthantherealthing.info

[FWDCALLS] Denison University is seeking a Fine Arts Director of Collaborative Technologies to serve the Fine Arts Division of the College (Art, Dance

2006-06-28T23:20:00.000-05:00

The Fine Arts Director of Collaborative Technologies will have three primary functions: 1) develop programs and coordinate artistic collaborative projects among faculty members (sometimes with guest artists and/or with students) as well as host guest artists for the division; work as a liaison and mediator between all departments in the division in the implementation and collaborative use of technology, 2) direct, supervise, and maintain the fine arts digital media lab and provide first-level support for specialized applications throughout the Fine Arts; organize the day-to-day operations of the lab, including training and supervising student assistants, identifying, evaluating and updating appropriate hardware and software, budgeting for hardware and software and 3) teach one arts survey course in collaborative arts technology per semester, and workshop sessions for faculty and staff.

Qualifications include a BA, BM, BS, or BFA degree (MFA preferred or equivalent professional experience), being an actively exhibiting artist, and having a track record in computer technology (preference for Macs or Unix system) with microcomputers and servers in a networked environment with Mac OSX, Novell and utility programs. For a more detailed description, please visit: http://www.denison.edu/human_res/postings/

To be assured full consideration, applications must be submitted by August 25, 2006. Position is open until filled. Send letter of application, resume, examples of creative work (portfolio, CD, DVD, etc.) and professional references to: Fine Arts Division Search, Department of Theatre, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023, applications will be accepted electronically at sundin@denison.edu.

Denison University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. In a continuing effort to diversify our Campus Community, Women and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.

[FWDCALLS] transmediale.07

2006-06-27T15:28:00.000-05:00

transmediale.07
festival for art and digital culture berlin
31 January - 4 February 2007

club transmediale.07
international festival
for electronic music and related visual arts
26 January - 3 February 2007

Call for Entries

:: Deadline: 8 September 2006
:: Award Ceremony: 3 February 2007

Find the complete call and submission form for download at:
http://www.transmediale.de/07/pdf/tm07_call.pdf

transmediale.07 Award Competition

transmediale - festival for art and digital culture berlin, invites submissions
for its Award Competition 2007. The competition highlights outstanding
contemporary artistic positions in digital media art. The international jury
will award one main prize of EUR 4.000, and two second prizes of EUR 2.000
each.

As a festival for art and digital culture, transmediale presents advanced
artistic positions reflecting on the socio-cultural impact of new technologies.
It seeks out artistic practices that not only respond to scientific or technical
developments, but that try to shape the way in which we think about and
experience these technologies. transmediale understands media technologies as
cultural techniques which need to be embraced in order to comprehend, critique,
and shape our contemporary society.

Digital media are increasingly used by artists of all disciplines to express
their ideas and to explore new aesthetic territories and the relation between
art and technology. What is important for transmediale, though, is that the
artistic practices do not only make use of technologies, but that they imply a
reflection about the aesthetic, cultural and social dimensions of such
technological developments. transmediale and its competition promote an
understanding of media art as a sounding board and catalyst for a critical and
creative expansion of the potential of human agency through new technologies.

We invite the submission of works and projects that respond to this challenge.
We are interested in works that expand our understanding of digital image and
sound aesthetics, of narrative, of interactivity and, in particular, the
cultural significance of software and computer programming as cultural
techniques. However, we are also curious to see the submission of works outside
of these areas, works that expand our notions of artistic practice, and works
which can makea strong argument for the crucial role that new technologies play
in our perception and projection of a contemporary global culture.

Together with the jury, we explicitly welcome submissions from artists who live
and work outside of Western Europe and North America.

transmediale is hosted by Berliner Kulturveranstaltungs-GmbH in cooperation with
Akademie der Kuenste.
Funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation.

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andreas broeckmann - artistic director
transmediale - festival for art and digital culture berlin
klosterstr. 68-70 - d-10179 berlin - tel. +49-30-24749-761
ab@transmediale.de - http://www.transmediale.de
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[FWDCALLS] Mobile&DMB Fest 2006

2006-06-27T15:22:00.001-05:00

CALL FOR ENTRIES : Mobile&DMB Fest 2006

Mobile&DMB Fest 2006 is open for entries of the competition section Mobile Express for international works as well as Korean works. Organized by Seoul Moving Image Forum and presented by Seoul Film Festival Executive Committee, Mobile&DMB Fest is trying to introduce brilliant works through New Media such as mobile and DMB. We sincerely hope you consider this an exciting opportunity to show your great endeavors in the new environment of digital art works.

WHEN : September 8 - 30, 2006
Screening of Competition Section and Out-of-Competition Section

WHERE : Mobile and DMB (broadcasting channel to be confirmed)
SeNef website and Media Lounge, Supporting organizations¡¯ and sponsors¡¯ website, portal site

Mobile&DMB Fest 2006 SUBMISSION DEADLINE : July 28, 2006 (Arrived)

ELIGIBILITY
For the competition section, only works completed after January 2005 may be submitted to the festival. Submissions should be creative works produced or adopted through digital technology. There will be no restrictions regarding genre or subject matter of the work and all types of works, including fiction, documentary, experimental, music video, animation, motion graphic, flash animation, game, web-art, etc. will be accepted. Running time should be under 20 minutes.

MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR SUBMISSIONS :
1) Application Form (available at http://www.senef.net)
2) 1 still picture and 1 photo of director (300 dpi JPG file)

3) Preview material (VHS-Tape, DV 6mm, DVD, CD, File-Transferring or URL address for preview)
* For File-Transferring indications, please contact us to program3@senef.net
Contacts
Mobile&DMB Fest 2006 Program Dept.
(135-090) 5F, Youahn Bldg. 146-23 Samsung-Dong, Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel. 82-2-518-4332 / Fax. 82-2-518-4333

program3@senef.net
http://www.senef.net

[FWDCALLS] articles wanted for FORMAT

2006-06-27T15:22:00.000-05:00

an acquaintance of mine in wroclaw, poland, is looking for articles to be published in the polish art magazine FORMAT. the theme is "Digital Media - Collapse of Tradition: New Allegory." if you are interested, please contact miroslaw rajkowski at mirraju@yahoo.com
greetings, sachiko

[FWDCALLS] VideoChannel ++ SoundLab

2006-06-27T15:20:00.000-05:00

VideoChannel
http://videochannel.newmediafest.org
extends its deadline for the call for videos
"image vs.music"
new deadline 31 July 2006
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SoundLab
http://videochannel.newmediafest.org
extends its deadline for the call for soundart
"memoryscapes"
new deadline 31 July 2006
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The entry details for both calls can be found on
NetEX - networked experience
http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54
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[FWDCALLS] New Media Post @ SARC

2006-06-27T15:19:00.000-05:00

New Media Post @ SARC

5 year personal Research Fellowship leading to a permanent Academic position.

JOB PURPOSE:

To produce high quality research and publications in new media and to undertake teaching in the area of research and other areas within the School of Music & Sonic Arts.

Applicants should have strong artistic and technical background and should show evidence of engagement new media projects, as well as a commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to technological creative arts. Areas of expertise can include new media, virtual environments, live-video and Vjing, interactive spaces, digital architecture, computer game design and development, robotic art, hacktivism, haptics, software art, 3D modeling, sound installation, immersive technologies, artworks using artificial intelligence or artificial life software. Applicants are expected to demonstrate expertise and innovative thinking in the design, prototyping and development of public exhibitions or performances using new technologies in an artistic context. The postholder will be attached to the Sonic Arts research cluster and will be based at the Sonic Arts Research Centre.
Informal enquiries may be made to: Mr Chris Corrigan, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Tel: +44 (0) 28 90 974830 Email: c.corrigan@qub.ac.uk
Closing date: 4.00 pm, Friday 14 July 2006

The University is committed to equal opportunity and selection on merit.
It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications should be addressed to the Personnel Manager, The Personnel Department, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN. Tel: 028 90973044, Fax. 028 90971040, e-mail personnel@qub.ac.uk, www.qub.ac.uk/pers

http://www.qub.ac.uk/jobs/?vac_no=W478&function=view_job

The Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) is a newly established centre of excellence, dedicated to the research of music technology. This unique interdisciplinary project has united internationally recognised experts in the areas of musical composition, signal processing, internet technology and digital hardware.

The Centre is established in a purpose-built facility located alongside the engineering departments of Queen's University.
The centrepiece of SARC, the Sonic Laboratory, provides a unique space for cutting-edge initiatives in the creation and delivery of music and audio. The Sonic Laboratory's uniqueness is vested in the degree of flexibility it can provide for experiments in 3D sound diffusion and for ground-breaking compositional and performance work within a purpose-built, variable acoustic space.
http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk

[FWDCALLS] Haptic

2006-06-27T15:18:00.001-05:00

Call for Proposals

Our physical connection to objects and spaces is essential to our being in the world: in the environments we inhabit, in the ways we relate to one another, and in the products we create. From the distinctive craftsmanship of the Waterloo Region's German and Mennonite founders to the region's current role in shaping the technological future we see a consistent understanding of the importance of haptic relationships from the outstanding design and use of materials in early furniture to the engineering prowess and innovation in our high-tech and research sector. This local context gives us a unique perspective from which to investigate the interplay of science, technology and artistic vision in the formation and understanding of our connections to places and things.

We ask artists to consider actual or metaphorical possibilities enabled by the haptic connection, whether achieved through exceptional handling of traditional materials or of new media. Artists may wish to consider how contemporary art practice, with its emphasis on the new, co-exists with and incorporates the skills, techniques and values of the past: to explore haptic relationships, or how contemporary art practice places into question the Cartesian duality of mind and body.

For Haptic, CAFKA invites proposals for new or existing works that engage with the theme and the environment in and around City Hall. Works in all media will be considered including sculpture, performance, video, audio, installation, photography, painting, drawing and new media. Video artists are invited to submit work relating to the theme. CAFKA.07 will create a video compilation to be screened during the Forum.

The exhibition will take place in and around Kitchener City hall for 11 days at the end of September, 2007. Artist Fees paid for Visual and Media Art Projects: CND $2,000 (intended to cover all aspects of mounting including materials and transportation). Video and one-time Performance fees paid in accordance with CARFAC (Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des Artistes Canadiens).

Please submit 10 images (JPG/JPEG format or 35mm slides), or video documentation (NTSC DVD or VHS), along with 10 copies of printed matter including: Curriculum Vitae, project proposal, technical requirements, budget, and a completed application form. All applications must be received by November 1, 2006.

Mail address:
Haptic - CAFKA.07 Submissions
P.O. Box 1122
Kitchener, ON N2G 4G1 Canada

Courier Address:
Haptic - CAFKA.07 Submissions
141 Whitney Place (rear entrance)
Kitchener, ON N2G 2X8 Canada

Application forms are available for download at www.contemporaryartforum.ca

For more information please contact cafka@contemporaryartforum.ca or call (519) 744-5123.

23 projects will be selected and artists will be notified within approximately two months. Absolutely no fax submissions will be accepted. Support material must be in one or more of the following formats: CD, DVD, VHS, JPG/JPEG, PDF (for text) or 35mm slide. Other media will not be considered. Please do not refer CAFKA to a website for information about you or your work.

[FWDCALLS] Radar Festival

2006-06-27T15:18:00.000-05:00

This September The Radar Festival will be showcasing the very best new talent in music video at the Apple store cinema screen in London. The Radar Festival is a unique festival, where new directors make new videos for established artists like Franz Ferdinand, The Kills, Psapp, Nightmares on Wax, Clark and Groove Armada, amongst many others.

Radar has been established partly as a response to the explosion of video on sites such as MySpace and YouTube and aims to select, support and promote new director talent from across the world. It also aims to underline Londons place in the world as a generator and supporter of creative contemporary culture.

The call for entries is out and already weve had interest from people across 42 countries and we want more! We want entries from anyone whos ever wanted to make a music video. Entrants get the chance to win professional commissions with labels like Domino, Warp and Tummy Touch; representation with the fabulous production company Colonel Blimp which is as good as gold dust; £1,000 cash and unlimited glory.

Go to www.radarfestival.com to see the track list and find out more.

All entries welcome; all ages, countries of origin, groups and individuals, all shapes and sizes. The deadline for entries is August 31st 2006. Cant wait to see what you make

[FWDCALLS] Insomnia at the Red Head Gallery

2006-06-27T15:17:00.000-05:00

Call For Submissions: Insomnia at the Red Head Gallery

DEADLINE: Postmarked September 8, 2006 ($20 application fee)
LATE DEADLINE: September 15, 2006 ($30 application fee)

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:

Insomnia at the Red Head Gallery seeks work which explores sleeplessness as a physical, cultural, political or psychological state. Emphasis will be placed on the ephemeral, the multiple and the obsessive. We are interested in work from performance artists, media artists and works that utilize both, but please keep in mind that we do not have equipment for video, audio or electronics and artists will need to make the necessary arrangements. Please contact the gallery for more information.

EXHIBITION DATES: September 27-October 7, 2006

Insomnia at the Red Head Gallery is part of Nuit Blanche Toronto, September 30 to sunrise on Sunday, October 1. Encounter the city in a unique way and explore Toronto through public art commissions, all-night exhibitions, live performances and creative programs featured throughout the city. This cultural rendezvous opens the doors to hundreds of museums, galleries, institutions and unusual spaces each featuring free art programs all night long. Visit http://livewithculture.ca for more details on Nuit Blanche Toronto.

ENTRY FEE: The entry fee is for Insomnia is $20 (Canadian) for a maximum of two entries per artist. The late deadline entry fee is $30. This fee is non-refundable and must be mailed with the entry. Cheques or money orders should be made payable to: The Red Head Gallery.

Submissions:

1. Send up to two (2) works in any media to the Red Head Gallery by
September 8, 2006 (postmarked) with $20 (Canadian), cheque or money order.
2. Include a short biography and artist statement.
3. Include a price list if applicable: the gallery will take a 50% commission on all sales.
4. We do not have the resources for electronic or other media works. Work must be sent ready to install with any necessary equipment. Please contact the gallery for more information.

Works should be sent directly to the gallery. Artists in the Greater Toronto
area should pick up their unsold work by no later than November 1, 2006. Artists from outside the Toronto area should include return postage. After November 1, 2006 the Red Head Gallery cannot be held responsible for unclaimed works.

If you would like your work returned, please include a self-addressed
package with sufficient return postage. Works must include return packaging and proper postage. The Red Head Gallery is not responsible for lost or damaged material.

Founded in 1991, the Red Head Gallery is one of Canada's most respected
artist co-operatives, showcasing a broad range of contemporary visual art by emerging and established artists.

Contact: Mark Schilling, Director
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St. W, Suite 115
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
416.504.5654 | art@redheadgallery.org

For information on the Red Head Gallery, please visit: http://www.redheadgallery.org

[FWDCALLS] Victory Media Network

2006-06-27T15:16:00.000-05:00

Hello,
The Victory Media Network, a large-scale digital art gallery in Dallas, Texas, announces a new opportunity for filmmakers, digital artists and visual storytellers to show their work in a unique, world-class outdoor venue.

Launching in November of this year, the Victory Media Network® will display publicly-submitted artwork, in conjunction with other media, on 11 LED Barco O-lite screens. Eight of these screens are on horizontally moving tracks an offer a myrid of motion possibilites. Please visit, www.victorymedianetwork.com, to see an animation of the space and all entry requirements.

This dynamic media space will incorporate work ranging from non-narrative video displays to visual stories to short clever films. VMN has recently begun accepting entries of all genres for the first body of artwork. As VMN is a public, outdoor space, we ask that all entries be less than 10 minutes in length and contain material suitable for general audiences.

For more inforamation on VMN, please visit www.victorymedianetwork.com or email info@victorymedianetwork.com Thank you for your interest in VMN!

[FWDCALLS] Manhattan Gallery Seeks Exhibition Proposals

2006-06-27T15:14:00.000-05:00

Gallery associated with a well-known Manhattan educational institution seeks proposals for exhibition of new and traditional media work. Video and computer media and all sizes of objects will be considered for exhibition spaces in Manhattan (Columbus Circle Area) and Long Island. Cohesive one-person or group exhibitions will be considered for further curatorial development. Works must be delivered ready-to-screen or ready-to-hang for exhibition schedule starting in September of 2006.

Before August 15, 2006, please send letter of intent, no more than 20 (small) jpegs of work with accompanying titles, media and dimensions, and (if applicable) URL for artists web site to wganis@nyit.edu. Earlier submissions will be given priority consideration.

[FWDCALLS] The C5 Quest for Success – Call for Participants

2006-06-27T15:13:00.001-05:00

The C5 Quest for Success – Call for Participants
Enter to play the C5 Quest for Success during the ZeroOne San Jose/ISEA 2006
Symposium
August 9-12, 2006
http://www.c5corp.com

The C5 Quest for Success is an invited project for ZeroOne San Jose: A
Global Festival of Art on the Edge. The ZeroOne San Jose Festival will
transform San Jose into the North American epicenter of art and digital
culture from August 7th to the 13th, showcasing the world's most innovative
contemporary artists. http://01sj.org

Quest for Success is curatorial selection as urban game, testing
competitors’ analysis, management, and cooperative decision making skills -
traits needed for success in Silicon Valley. The grand prize is a six to
twelve week residency at the Montalvo Arts Center co-sponsored with C5 and a
Silicon Valley corporate partner - a great opportunity for the right player
with the right project pitch. Contestants navigate the streets of San Jose
exploring GPS controlled narratives in an attempt to locate the C5 Corporate
Limo. Once there, you just might have the opportunity to pitch your proposal
to a panel of distinguished experts. A single winner from each evening's
competition then advances to the final round on Saturday, August 12th. Three
finalists representing TALK, DEMO, PERFORM 'present' their pitch live
on-stage to an audience of thousands during the ZeroOne San Jose culminating
celebration.

Does the smell of gasoline and oil perk you up like caffeine? Do lat and
long coordinates make your heart sing? Then apply for a chance to win the
Montalvo Arts Center – C5 artist residency. Six to twelve weeks in
picturesque Saratoga, California, working on the project of your dreams with
the assistance of one of Silicon Valley’s corporate powerhouses. Does
mapping make you giddy? Does your imagination swell listening to stories
about entrepreneurial masterminds and nefarious misdeeds? The C5 Quest for
Success is your opportunity to be the passionate competitor you know you
are.

Apply to participate: http://www.c5corp.com/projects/quest/. You might be
the next big thing coming out of Silicon Valley!

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C5 Corporation
specializes in cultural production informed by the blurred boundaries of
research, art and business practice
http://www.c5corp.com

[FWDCALLS] The C5 Quest for Success – Call for Participants

2006-06-27T15:13:00.000-05:00

[FWDCALLS] Transart Institute talk

2006-06-23T18:20:00.000-05:00

Transart Institute, a low-residency MFA program, seeks a media practitioner/theorist/teacher to give a one hour talk this July and possibly a seminar next summer related to the topic of "Re-thinking Education and Teaching in Art and New Media". Possible dates for this summer are July 29 and July 31. If interested please submit a short description and CV to: knoll@transartinstitute.org. Further information about the program is available at: http://transartinstitute.org/Pages/Summer_MFA.html

[FWDCALLS] Habitat New Media Lab

2006-06-23T18:16:00.000-05:00

Connect with the new media community!

Explore exciting interactive projects!

Transform yourself and your career!

Are you are a programmer, designer, producer, filmmaker, visual artist, musician, writer or new media professional? Here's your chance to hoist your skills to a new level and transform your career!

The Habitat New Media Lab at the Canadian Film Centre is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2006 session of the TELUS Interactive Art & Entertainment Programme (IAEP), a five-month, post-graduate residency focused on creating inventive interactive narrative projects for the Canadian and international marketplace.

The TELUS Interactive Arts & Entertainment Programme (IAEP) is Canada's first post-graduate programme for new media training and production, based on a philosophy that compelling new media content is created through a collaborative process harnessing a wide range of creative skills, knowledge and talent. An internationally acclaimed facility, the Habitat New Media lab has produced award-winning new media prototypes ranging from simulation-based interactive documentaries, to wireless storytelling networks, to interactive short films and narrative-driven media installations.

Apply Now - Application Deadline is June 30, 2006

For more information or to request an application please contact: habitat@cdnfilmcentre.com

Habitat New Media Lab
Canadian Film Centre
2489 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, ON
Canada M2L 1A8
Tel. + 1 416.445.1446 ext. 296
habitat@cdnfilmcentre.com

http://www.cdnfilmcentre.com

[FWDCALLS] Wanted: New media artist(s) to add life to Washington DC dance music event(s)...

2006-06-23T18:02:00.000-05:00

Hello what is going on.

So, my friends and I are planning a monthly dance music event in DC and we would like to make things a bit more interesting by incorporating art installations and/or interactive art into the mix. We are also open to any new suggestions, ideas, etc.

This is a great opportunity to gain exposure and get paid.

Please get in touch if interested.

tomazrezistanz@gmail.com

[FWDCALLS] MicroCineFest 2006

2006-06-23T12:43:00.000-05:00

MicroCineFest 2006 Call For Entries deadline extended until July 14.

MicroCineFest, the underground film festival in Baltimore, Maryland, is
currently accepting submissions for the 2006 edition. Now celebrating ten
years, MicroCineFest exposes appreciative audiences to off-beat, psychotronic,
substream films & videos that display big ambition on little budget. We are
looking for animation, humor, sci-fi, horror, rock & roll, mind-blowing
experimental, parodies, offbeat documentaries, cool music videos, 16mm prints,
and anything just-plain-amusing.

Entry fees range from $10 to $30. Awards will be given in several categories,
including the coolest video made for less than $100, and the coolest film made
for less than $1,000.

MicroCineFest 2006 will take place in early November. Exact dates TBA.

By popular request, the deadline to enter has been extended until July 14.

For full details visit www.microcinefest.org

[FWDCALLS] Bearded Child Film Festival

2006-06-23T12:40:00.000-05:00

Call for Entries!!!

6th Annual
Bearded Child Film Festival
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
bcfilmfest@gmail.com
www.beardedchild.com

Screening: Aug. 18-19
Deadline: July 21

The Bearded Child is a small vanguard festival devoted to “outsider” film and performance art. All genres are eligible, but we are mostly interested in works that push innovative boundaries in one way or another. Weird and wacky works are our first priority, but it tends to be difficult to get the real crazies to submit to festivals. If you know of any reclusive artists that might fit in well with this festival, please let us know.

This year we are relying solely on free-will donations to fund the festival, and no mandatory entry fee is required. Your potential donation will directly affect the quality of the festival itself, but will have no impact on our selection process. As “donations” tend to be somewhat flaky, no awards will be given at this year’s festival, and we expect a very bare-bones operating budget.

The festival is held in a gorgeous 600-seat performing arts center deep in the heart of the Northwoods. Grand Rapids, Minnesota (NOT Michigan!!) is a small mill town of just under 8000 people. It boasts several of the finest thrift stores, greasy-spoon diners, and early morning bakeries in the Midwest. The perfect location for a true “outsider” fest!

[FWDCALLS] Innovative Magazine

2006-06-21T17:54:00.000-05:00

From: sarahmichellegeller@hotmail.com
Subject: [microsound] OT: New online magazine dedicated to media/arts
Date: June 19, 2006 4:46:08 AM CDT
To: microsound@hyperreal.org

A friend is starting a new online media/arts magazine called Innovative. The magazine is looking for artists who are unknown and aims to give them exposure. I know lots of people here are involved in various forms of art and I thought this list would be an ideal place to reach the right people.

The email address is to reply to is: innovative_06@hotmail.co.uk

Here are all the details:

INNOVATIVE
adjective
1. origination, creation, invention and design.
2. the art of introducing something new; having a new and unusual idea.
3. a new online magazine introducing new and unrecognised talents.

Innovative covers everything and anything to do with undiscovered works in the media/arts. Whether these are works by visual artists, writers, filmmakers, music makers, journalists, or someone making an as-yet unnamed form of art, Innovative covers it.

This is a place where you can post your work for all to see/read/hear and comment on, chat to other artists like yourself in the forum, make career-furthering contacts,
share your ideas before they become reality or simply make friends with likeminded people.

This is a place where an up and coming artist can show off their skills and talents, whatever they may be, without bias or discrepancy.

The magazine will be full to bursting point with reviews of short stories, film scripts, poetry, new music and short films.

Innovative thoughts lead to Innovative magazine

WHOS DOING WHAT

Select a job and write a brief description what you intend to contribute (e.g. post-digital poetry, pre-Raphaelite photographs, urban-sprawl poetry, etc).

· WRITERS (scripts, short stories, poetry, travel stories, etc)

· EDITORS (chief, co)

· PRODUCTION (web designers)

· ARTIST (music, film, photographers, etc)

· JOURNALIST (news/events)

· PR/ADVERTSING, MARKETING (advertisement, exposure, target market)

PERSONAL DETAILS

TITLE:

NAME:

DATE OF BIRTH:

JOB CHOSEN:

These details are private, they are for company use only, and will not be shared with anyone at all. We swear on the eyes of our future children that this information stays with us.

FAQ:
1. What is Innovative?
Innovative is an independent online literary/art/media magazine dedicated to providing exposure for as-yet unknown artists deserving of wider recognition. Innovative is full of intelligent reviews, articles, interviews and digital content (music, video and photography) presented to inform and enlighten.
2. Who is Innovative?
A small but dedicated team of likeminded creative people who love the art but hate the monotony of mainstream art.
3. What are Innovatives aims?
To expose progressive artists who innovate through genuine personal expression rather than novelty. To encourage its readers to be more creative. To promote thought through its articles and reviews. To unite individuals who want more than the mainstream media offer. To cover art which the mainstream media ignore.
4. Why is the magazine called Innovative?
Because of its focus on promoting innovative artists, writers and thinkers. Also, unlike other magazines Innovative relies upon its readers to determine much of its content. A large percentage of the magazine consists of works provided by its creative readership, many of whom are artists, writers, etc.
5. How can I contact Innovative?
Subscribe.
6. How can I contribute to Innovative?
At the moment, you may only contribute on a freelance basis (i.e. no job vacancies right now). To do so, contact the editor with your ideas or enclosing a few (i.e. maximum three) LINKS to examples of your work. We love submissions; we hate Inbox-filling attachments. Remember: LINKS not ATTACHMENTS.

[FWDCALLS] New Media Post @ SARC

2006-06-21T17:50:00.000-05:00

Please find below info for a new post at SARC, Belfast.
_________________________

f r a n z i s k a s c h r o e d e r

franziska@lautnet.net
www.lautnet.net
_________________________

New Media Post @ SARC

5 year personal Research Fellowship leading to a permanent Academic position.

JOB PURPOSE:

To produce high quality research and publications in new media and to undertake teaching in the area of research and other areas within the School of Music & Sonic Arts.

Applicants should have strong artistic and technical background and should show evidence of engagement new media projects, as well as a commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to technological creative arts. Areas of expertise can include new media, virtual environments, live-video and Vjing, interactive spaces, digital architecture, computer game design and development, robotic art, hacktivism, haptics, software art, 3D modeling, sound installation, immersive technologies, artworks using artificial intelligence or artificial life software. Applicants are expected to demonstrate expertise and innovative thinking in the design, prototyping and development of public exhibitions or performances using new technologies in an artistic context. The postholder will be attached to the Sonic Arts research cluster and will be based at the Sonic Arts Research Centre.
Informal enquiries may be made to: Mr Chris Corrigan, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Tel: +44 (0) 28 90 974830 Email: c.corrigan@qub.ac.uk
Closing date: 4.00 pm, Friday 14 July 2006

The University is committed to equal opportunity and selection on merit.
It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications should be addressed to the Personnel Manager, The Personnel Department, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN. Tel: 028 90973044, Fax. 028 90971040, e-mail personnel@qub.ac.uk, www.qub.ac.uk/pers

http://www.qub.ac.uk/jobs/?vac_no=W478&function=view_job

The Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) is a newly established centre of excellence, dedicated to the research of music technology. This unique interdisciplinary project has united internationally recognised experts in the areas of musical composition, signal processing, internet technology and digital hardware.

The Centre is established in a purpose-built facility located alongside the engineering departments of Queen's University.
The centrepiece of SARC, the Sonic Laboratory, provides a unique space for cutting-edge initiatives in the creation and delivery of music and audio. The Sonic Laboratory's uniqueness is vested in the degree of flexibility it can provide for experiments in 3D sound diffusion and for ground-breaking compositional and performance work within a purpose-built, variable acoustic space.
http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk

[FWDCALLS] Choice Cuts

2006-06-19T17:58:00.000-05:00

Choice Cuts
Boston, MA

Choice Cuts is currently seeking submissions of underground,
experimental and undershown films and video for our second annual
screenings on August 10th and 11th at Art Interactive in Cambridge, MA
and at Somerville Community Access in Somerville, MA.

Choice Cuts is a two night series of screenings that will
bring together the video, film, art and interactive arts communities
for a night of artists working in experimental film and video
presenting their work.

Submissions will be judged on how well they fit the mission of Choice
Cuts to showcase experimental underground film and video. We will try to show
as much work as time permits. Preference will be given to submissions from
the Boston-area. Screening formats are 16mm, Super8, DVD and Mini-DV.

Up to three submissions will be accepted from each filmmaker/artist.
There is no fee for submitting work, but please include a SASE if you
would like your work to be returned. Acceptable preview formats are
cued VHS or Mini-DV tapes, and DVD.

MISSION
The mission of Choice Cuts is to support the experimental film and
video community of the Boston area through screenings and an open network of
primarily Boston based artists.

HISTORY
Choice Cuts began in the summer of 2005 as part of the 'Summer X-Games' at
Art Interactive. It was a night which was designed to bring together the
Art Interactive community and the local artists in an environment which
would be relaxed and encourage discussion. In response to the first
Choice Cuts event, we are excited to produce another night of
underground and experimental cinema and performance.

Choice Cuts 2006
Submission Form
Questions? E-mail at HYPERLINK "mailto:darlas.choicecuts@gmail.com" darlas.choicecuts@gmail.com
Please include a cv/resume with your submission.
Mail Submissions To:
102 Longwood Ave #3
Brookline, MA 02446

Deadline (postmark): July 10th, 2006

Name:_____________________________________________________

Street Address:___________________________________________

City__________________ State_______ Zip: _________________

E-mail:___________________________________________

Title, Screening Format, Running Time (Submit up to three)

1.

2.

3.

[FWDCALLS] IMAGES FESTIVAL 2007

2006-06-19T17:56:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
IMAGES FESTIVAL 2007
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

//INSTALLATION // NEW MEDIA// LIVE IMAGES //
_(film and video guidelines will be available in July)_

The Images Festival annually exhibits a selection of media arts
installations, new media artworks and "Live Images" performance as part of
our annual festival. Images works with several Toronto galleries and other
alternative exhibition spaces to show media art installations which
incorporate the moving image, interactive media and performativity.

Please check our web archive for information on our exhibition history:
http://www.imagesfestival.com

Among the artists whose installations and new media works have
been featured in past festivals: Harun Farocki, Pipilotti Rist, Steve
McQueen, Stan Douglas,Bjørn Melhus, David Rokeby, Masashi Iwasaki & Tadasu
Takamine, Jane & Louise Wilson, John Greyson, Bob Ostertag & Pierre Hébert,
Gustavo Artigas, Carolee Schneemann, Judy Radul, Richard Fung, Luke Jerram,
Paulette Phillips, Joe Kelly, Nell Tenhaaf, Jean-François Guiton, Daniel
Olson, Deanna Bowen, Haruki Nishijima, Gebhard Sengmüller, Marion Coutts,
Willy LeMaitre & Eric Rosenzweig, Adriana Arenas Ilian, Michael Snow,
Althea Thauberger, Taras Polataiko, Dara Gellman & Leslie Peters, Michelle
Teran, badpacket.

DATES
Early deadline for receipt of entries:
30 June 2006 (NO ENTRY FEE!)

PDF's of submission & guideline forms are downloadable at
http://www.imagesfestival.com/generic.php?id=28&heading=submissions

_(film and video guidelines will be available in July)_

For more information, or to have a submission form sent to you
please contact

Best regards,

THE IMAGES FESTIVAL
448-401 Richmond Street West
Toronto. Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada
T 416.971.8405
F 416.971.7412
http://www.imagesfestival.com

20th Edition>>>> 5-14 April 2007 >>>>>>

[FWDCALLS] Images Festival Employment Opportunity: Artistic Director

2006-06-19T17:55:00.000-05:00

Images Festival Employment Opportunity: Artistic Director

*_Position_*: Artistic Director, Images Festival of Independent Film and Video

*_Organization_*: The Images Festival, entering its 20th year, features Canadian and international film and video, and related new media, installations and performances. This Toronto-based festival combines theatrical exhibition with gallery-based installations and features symposia, artists' retrospectives, special curated programs and publications alongside its annual competition selection of artists' film and video. Images is a dynamic annual forum for excellence and innovation in the media arts.

Summary: The Artistic Director of the Images Festival will play a pivotal role in the media arts sector in Toronto and beyond. The AD oversees programming for the Images Festival, working closely with other members of programming staff.

*_Responsibilities_*: The Artistic Director's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

*_Programming_*:

* Establishing the overall programming direction for the Images Festival, in conjunction with, and with the approval of, the Executive Director (ED) and the Board;

* Researching, soliciting and selecting films, videos, and related works for presentation at the Images Festival (including works in performance, installation and new media);

* Writing curatorial statements, program descriptions and descriptions of individual works;

* Working with an ad-hoc 20^th Anniversary Committee, guest curators, programmers, screening committees, awards juries, writers and/or organizations on specific projects, including publications and commissioning projects, where required;

* Arranging (or supervising the arrangement of) bookings, and acting as a liaison with local, national, and international distributors and with all participating artists, directors, producers, etc.;

* Arranging rental and negotiating fees with exhibiting artists and/or distributors;

* Participating in programming related aspects of Images Festival publicity,

i.e., conducting interviews w/print, television, radio & web-based media outlets;

* Programming for members screenings, outreach and touring projects.

*_Working in conjunction with the Programmers and other staff to_*:

* Coordinate certain aspects of catalogue production including gathering photo stills and other relevant materials;

*Coordinate print traffic prior to and during the Images Festival;

*Arrange hospitality, travel, accommodation, and support for guests of the Images Festival;

*Host guests during the Festival

*Arrange and manage technical and logistical details regarding venue, equipment, projectionists, etc.

*_Administrative_*:

*Prepare and submit grant requests and grant reports related to programming;

*Develop and work within an established programming budget and timeline, develop budgets and timelines pertaining to specific programming projects, and manage expenses and revenue related to programming;

*Work with ED and programming staff to ensure that all programming adheres to mandate and organizational priorities of the Images Festival.

*Work with the ED and Festival Manager to select the appropriate Images Festival venues;

*Ensure that all programming databases are up-to-date.

*_Sponsorship development_*:

* Assist with planning and proposals for aspects of fund development related to Images Festival programming, including special initiatives and focused projects.

*_Publicity_*:

* Assist with creating and maintaining a marketing strategy and timeline;

* Service media requests for materials and information (as needed by the Publicist);

* Work with the Publicist and staff to develop PR materials, such as press releases.

*_Skills Required_*:

-Extensive experience in media arts programming.

-Familiarity with the not-for-profit arts sector.

-Strong oral and written communication skills.

-Highly organized, able to multitask, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

-Computer literacy (word processing, excel, email, web).

*_The following will be considered assets_*:

-Strong interest/experience in media arts study, education and practice.

-Experience with critical arts writing, publishing, and related fields.

-Fluency in both official languages.

*_Salary and Benefits_*:

Salary is based on a full-time-equivalent range of $30,000 - $35,000 per annum (commensurate with experience).

Health benefits, opportunities for international travel and professional development.

*_Deadline_*: Friday 07 July 2006, 5:00 pm Start Date: August, 2006

*_Apply in writing to_*: Hiring Committee, The Images Festival

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 448, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada

Fax: (416) 971-7412

Email: images@imagesfestival.com (With RTF or PDF attachments only)

No phone calls please.

The Images Festival is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the festival, please visit our website at www.imagesfestival.com. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

[FWDCALLS] 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award

2006-06-19T17:50:00.000-05:00

Deadline extended for 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award!

Dear friends of Poetry Film,

the deadline for sending entries to the 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award has been extended up to and including 16 July 2006!

From right around the world came requests to extend the deadline for sending entries to the 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award. For this reason, the end of the registration period has been moved back to 16 July 2006.

A programme commission made up of international members will nominate the films to take part in the competition. From 11 to 14 October 2006, the films will be presented to the public in the ZEBRA Film Festival. An international jury will decide the winner of the 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award between 11 and 14 October 2006, awarding prizes amounting to a total of 10,000 Euros. A registration form and conditions of entry are at: www.zebra-award.org

The ZEBRA Poetry Film Award has established itself as the largest forum for international poetry film, and offers filmmakers from all over the world the chance to exchange ideas and fix positions. The ZEBRA Poetry Film Award offers a platform for a dynamic short film genre, which has developed into an independent art form located between literature, film and new media. Various special programmes, an international colloquium and a comprehensive retrospective will complete the 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award.

The ZEBRA Poetry Film Award is a project of the Literaturwerkstatt Berlin together with interfilm berlin and will be taking place with the kind assistance of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes and the Goethe Institute.

[FWDCALLS] Look-Look

2006-06-19T17:33:00.001-05:00

Look-Look is a leading Youth Culture and Arts consulting agency located in Los Angeles. We are partnering with a global beverage company that is interested in publishing creative work (film, music, photography, illustration, design, and anything else you can think of!) from artists all over the world.

If you are interested please request an application form at applytobeapioneer@look-look.com

We cant wait to see your work!

Bests,
Hilary Graves
Team Look-Look Coordinator
Look-Look, Inc
1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-850
Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA

[FWDCALLS] SITE

2006-06-19T17:33:00.000-05:00

CAST Gallery (www.castgallery.org) is soon launching a web-based exhibition space called SITE.
SITE will present quarterly exhibitions of three artists at a time, with a real-world manifestation; a dedicated lcd display in our Hobart gallery. Hybrid-media artist, writer and curator Scot Cotterell has been appointed curatorial oversight for the project. SITE is a funded project and as such will pay artists fee's. All works pass through a selection panel before inclusion.

I would like to hear from and see examples of any work, from any location that may manifest well on-line. animations, audio, montage, video's (narrative, non-narrative) codes, applets, bots, autonomous agents,,,.you get the idea..

contact Scot Cotterell at scot@castgallery.org

[FWDCALLS] Book Opportunity - Artists Working With Flash

2006-06-19T17:31:00.000-05:00

I am doing a book project with Thomson Press, consisting of about 12-14 chapters, where each chapter will highlight an artist doing interesting work with Flash. I'm especially trying to find contributors who have engaging content in their work. Preferably, you produce good work AND know your way around Flash.

The process will require some interview sessions via email, where I will collect some notes for writing out the chapter. I will also need some high-res images, and some screen caps, as well as possible code-views.

The main format of the chapter will be something like this:
1) introduction of the artist(s) and background
2) creative process / inspirations / working methods
3) how/why flash is used
4) introduction of a particular work
5) step though a technical detail in the work

The book is to be produced over the course of 2006, with the release being in January 2007.
I still need about 6-8 artists. It is important that you have a body of work utilizing Flash (at least 3 or 4 projects).

While the chapter will have a breakdown of some technical process using Flash, my real passion for creating the book resides in the first part of each chapter, where the ideas and concepts are fully explored.

If interested, send an email with "Flash Book Inquiry" in the subject line -
and in the body of your email have a URL that showcases your work.

Doug Easterly
playfight@mac.com

_____________________________________
D o u g l a s E a s t e r l y
Assoc. Professor of Computer Art
Syracuse University / Transmedia
swamp.nu playfight@mac.com
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[FWDCALLS] Call for Proposals, TRANS Visual Culture Conference at UW-Madison, Oct. 19-22, 2006

2006-06-19T17:26:00.000-05:00

What happens in an exhibition where the traditional boundariesbetween art and activism, theory and practice, origin and diaspora, science and aestheticsare not an organizational theme, but a point of departure? Imagine a space that takes us beyond the in-between and toward the generation and practice of viable integrations of art, history, math, science, theory, practice and activism.

We are seeking submissions of visual and performance-based work that complicates, negates, exceeds, or reflects the gray areas between and within academic disciplines, theoretical models, and methods of creative production. Submissions from a variety of disciplines and areas of study/practice are encouraged. For instance, consider collaborations across disciplines, aesthetic forms that blur boundaries between art and science or text and image, or projects that transcend or transmute the limitations of our individual senses.

The exhibition will be an integral part of the TRANS: Visual Culture Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from October 19-22, 2006. A diverse array of panels, workshops, and breakout sessions will showcase papers, demonstrations, and performances on dozens of trans-interpretations. The Conference will also include keynote speakers Nicholas Mirzoeff, Olu Oguibe, Sue Golding, and the performance team of Leslie Hill and Helen Paris.

Before submitting your work to the exhibition team, be sure to consult the Conferences website for more information: http://www.visualculture.wisc.edu/Conference/call.htm Although you are not limited to any specific topics, we encourage you to review the titles of the Conferences working sub-themes to help brainstorm possible submissions.

The exhibition venue is a former ironworks facility with up to 20,000 square feet of raw industrial space, as well as significant adjoining outdoor space available for the exhibition. You can see images of Ironworks on the Conferences website.

To submit your work to the TRANS exhibition, please send the following electronically to visualculture@education.wisc.edu by August 15, 2006:

1.A description or proposal of approximately 250 words

2.Image(s) of your work; either for the TRANS exhibition or similar work

3.Any necessary requirements for space and supporting technologies

4.An attached CV (one for each project participant, if working in collaboration)

Please note: Funding for the TRANS exhibition is limited. While the curatorial committee will make every effort to meet all of your technological needs, please consider that you may be responsible for the transportation and support of any unconventional technology that you may require.

[FWDCALLS] Glossolalia

2006-06-19T17:25:00.000-05:00

Limited Engagement
A Production of Gallery Aferro
73 Market Street
Newark NJ 07102
www.aferro.org Please send to newark@aferro.org

Words strain,
Crack and sometimes break, under the burden, ?Under the tension, slip, slide, perish, ?Decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, ?Will not stay still
-T. S. Eliot

Open Call for Glossolalia September 7 - October 1, 2006

Please submit work by July 25, via email or mail. (contact for regular mail details)

Artists in all media are invited to submit existing work or propose ideas for new work dealing with the following, either directly or tangentially.

Your comprehension of the marks on this page is not voluntary. Presented with words, the brain reacts. As Steven Pinker writes in The Language Instinct, Simply by making noises with our mouths, we can reliably cause precise new combinations of ideas to arise in each others minds. And yet it is a cultural cliché that the visual is what we fall back upon when we cannot engage the other. Is this always true?

Art/Text

The word Glossolalia refers to speaking in a language one does not understand. That this occurrence is an aspect of the human experience is agreed upon. But any further attempts to define the word will be dependant on ones perspective. Some scientists contend that those exhibiting glossolalia are not speaking in any language, but uttering the broken phonemes of their primary language in an emotional state. What this translates to is that Russians feeling it will make noises that sound more like Russian than anything else, Portuguese speakers will make sounds reminiscent of Portuguese, and so on. For believers, the experience of glossolalia is a gift, a momentary glimpse of a language not derived from any of the worlds dialects.

When the lines between verbal, visual and written begin to blur.

One of the inadvertedly hilarious features of the pulp horror writer HP Lovecraft's work is his constant reliance on the coupling of the phrase the unspeakable horror, with multi- paragraph, adjective-heavy descriptions of the horror in question. If it was truly unspeakable, why did he have to go on about it so? Ask an artist.

Please contact newark@aferro.org

[FWDCALLS] AsoloArtFilmFestival

2006-06-19T14:59:00.000-05:00

We inform you that:

the 30th of June, 2006

it's the final term for the presentation of the works to

the International Competition

of the AsoloArtFilmFestival

The Competition Announcement is on-line
to: www.asolofilmfestival.it
info@asolofilmfestival.it

Asolo, 12th June 2006 The Management

[FWDCALLS] SAIC Student Union Galleries

2006-06-19T14:57:00.000-05:00

The Student Union Galleries are now accepting proposal submissions for the LG
Space and Gallery X. We are looking for strong group and individual proposals
in all media. The appliction deadline is July 7, 2006. There will be a
proposal workshop on June 21 to answer any questions and offer advice on
proposal submissions. Application forms, as well as floor plans and other
useful information can all be found at our website:
http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/sugs/information_proposals.html

[FWDCALLS] PAM (FUTURE PERFECT) Cinema-Scope Hamptons

2006-06-19T12:47:00.000-05:00

PAM (FUTURE PERFECT) Cinema-Scope Hamptons Last Minute Call for Video and New Media

Cinema-Scope Hamptons Last Minute Call for Video and New Media
Deadline: Monday July 3, 2006
--
(FUTURE PERFECT)
The future perfect is used to describe an event that has not yet happened
but is expected or planned to happen.

"Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to
our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody,
clothe everybody, and give every human on Earth a chance. We know now what
we could never have known before -- that we now have the option for all
humanity to make it successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it
is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to
the final moment." BUCKMINSTER FULLER, Critical Path

--

This year in the Hamptons we will have an impressive video art complex
featuring some really top notch international artists striving to be ahead
of the curve.
We will also be featuring the 2nd incarnation of the "Perpetual Art Machine"
interactive video installation.
For more info goto: http://www.perpetualartmachine.com
(sign up its free)

We are looking for additional screen based videos (HD and SD) no longer than
10 minutes and computer based new media projects, websites, vblogs and
anything else that you would consider to be art on a computer.

All projects must have been created after 2001.

Video Requirements
Quicktime (.mov) or NTSC video DVD

New Media Requirement
Internet URL or Stand alone MAC formatted applications
(Special thanks to Tekserve NYC for sponsoring us with the
Cinema-scope MAC New Media Gallery)
--
Deadline: All work must arrive by Monday July 3, 2006
Late entries will not be accepted
--

Please send your entry to:
Lee Wells / Cinema-scope
Scope Art Fair
521 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

T: 917 723 2524
E: lee@leewells.org

Please have disk and materials properly marked with artist name and artwork
information.

Please include a self addressed stamped envelope if you would like your
entry returned.

Please contact me for further details by email or by phone at 917 723 2524.

All the best,
Lee

--
Lee Wells
Cinema-scope
Continuing to blur the classic expectations of film and video.

http://www.scope-art.com
http://www.leewells.org
http://www.ifac-arts.org
http://www.perpetualartmachine.com

Brooklyn 11222
917 723 2524

[FWDCALLS] VIDEOFORMES 2007

2006-06-18T23:14:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR PROJECTS
APPEL A PROJETS
VIDEOFORMES 2007
XXII VIDEOFORMES • 13/17 MARS 2007

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION : October 6th, 2006
DATE LIMITE D'ENVOI DE VIDEOS OU MEDIAS : 6 octobre 2006

Plus d'informations / more informations

http://www.nat.fr/videoformes/FESTIVAL/INSCRIPTIONS/ACCUEIL_INSCR.html

[FWDCALLS] FIELD OF VISION : BEIJING

2006-06-12T15:39:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

>>>>>>> PLEASE MAIL THIS TO A FRIEND>>>>>>>>

For more information visit http://www.field-of-vision.net/Beijing

The Gao Brothers invite you to collaborate in

FIELD OF VISION : BEIJING

A joint venture between Beijing New Art Projects / China, the Institute for New Media, Frankfurt a.M. / Germany and Digital Art Projects / UK

@ BEIJING NEW ART PROJECTS

The Factory 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing / China

1 – 16 September 2006 >>>>>> DEADLINE 15 August 2006

DESCRIPTION

Following the success of FIELD OF VISION : NEW YORK and FIELD OF VISION : EXTREMES, FIELD OF VISION : BEIJING will be the third in this series of combined internet / physical world events. This time the organising artists are asking everyone to submit images and text about China, everything Chinese or influenced by China.

CRITERIA

The Gao Brothers and artists group Digital Art Projects invite you to submit ANY KIND of images and text showing China AS YOU SEE IT, whether you live there, have been there or not. These could be abstract or figurative. They are particularly looking for images containing the colour red, images of Chinese text in any form and they would be really pleased if you send a short note, comment, statement or even a longer essay accompanying your work. All images are printed out postcard size and a selection of about 500 will be assembled on location into a billboard format collage.

MEDIA

Photographs, pictures downloaded from the internet or magazine cuttings, small artworks for example paintings, scanned objects, drawings, collages and electronically generated imagery are all acceptable but must be digitised and sent as e-mail attachments or uploaded to our server.

GUIDELINES

- You can submit as much images and text as you like

- Image file formats: .jpeg, .gif, .png

- File size: max 1 megabyte per image

E-MAIL TO beijing@field-of-vision.net

OR UPLOAD AT http://www.field-of-vision.net/Beijing/Upload

If you wish to be credited include your name, city and country. Successful entries will be notified by e-mail and presented on the project web site.

CURATED BY: The Gao Brothers, China / Marcel Hager, Germany / Stephan Hausmeister, Germany, UK

ORGANISING ARTISTS: Paul Dacey, USA / Zang Dali, China / Alison Dalwood, UK / Lu Fei Fei, China / Malcolm Ferris, UK / Wang Guofeng, China / Ma Han, China / Jens Heise, Germany / Sybille Hoffter, Germany / Simon Hyde, UK / Sam Jury, UK / Jenny Kao, Taiwan, USA / Sun Lei, China / Fei Liu, China / Helen Marshall, UK / Wang Peng, China / Huang Rui, China / Ji Shengli, China / Michael Wright, UK / Cang Xin,China / Miao Xiaochun, China / Xu Zong, China

--------------------

Stephan Hausmeister

Digital Art Projects
100 Blurton Road
London E5 0NH
UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44-(0)20-71935961
Fax: +44-(0)70-75055606

stephan@digitalartprojects.net
http://www.digitalartprojects.net

[FWDCALLS] Position: Artistic Director, The Images Festival, Toronto, CANADA

2006-06-12T14:55:00.000-05:00

Position: Artistic Director, The Images Festival, Toronto, CANADA

Organization: The Images Festival, entering its 20th year, features Canadian and international film and video, and related new media, installations and performances. This Toronto-based festival combines theatrical exhibition with gallery-based installations and features symposia, artists' retrospectives, special curated programs and publications alongside its annual competition selection of artists' film and video. Images is a dynamic annual forum for excellence and innovation in the media arts.

Summary: The Artistic Director of the Images Festival will play a pivotal role in the media arts sector in Toronto and beyond. The AD oversees programming for the Images Festival, working closely with other members of programming staff.

Responsibilities: The Artistic Director's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Programming:
* Establishing the overall programming direction for the Images Festival, in conjunction with, and with the approval of, the Executive Director and the Board;
* Researching, soliciting and selecting films, videos, and related works for presentation at the Images Festival (including works in performance, installation and new media);
* Writing curatorial statements, program descriptions and descriptions of individual works;
* Working with an ad-hoc 20th Anniversary Committee, guest curators, programmers, screening committees, awards juries, writers and/or organizations on specific projects, including publications and commissioning projects, where required;
* Arranging (or supervising the arrangement of) bookings, and acting as a liaison with local, national, and international distributors and with all participating artists, directors, producers, etc.;
* Arranging rental and negotiating fees with exhibiting artists and/or distributors;
* Participating in programming related aspects of Images Festival publicity,
i.e. conducting interviews w/print, television, radio & web-based media outlets;
* Programming for members screenings, outreach and touring projects.

Working in conjunction with the Programmers and other staff to:
* Coordinate certain aspects of catalogue production including gathering photo stills and other relevant materials;
*Coordinate print traffic prior to and during the Images Festival;
*Arrange hospitality, travel, accommodation, and support for guests of the Images Festival;
*Host guests during the Festival
*Arrange and manage technical and logistical details regarding venue, equipment, projectionists, etc.

Administrative:
*Prepare and submit grant requests and grant reports related to programming;
*Develop and work within an established programming budget and timeline, develop budgets and timelines pertaining to specific programming projects, and manage expenses and revenue related to programming;
*Work with ED and programming staff to ensure that all programming adheres to mandate and organizational priorities of the Images Festival.
*Work with the ED and Festival Manager to select the appropriate Images Festival venues;
*Ensure that all programming databases are up-to-date.

Sponsorship development:
* Assist with planning and proposals for aspects of fund development related to Images Festival programming, including special initiatives and focused projects.

Publicity:
* Assist with creating and maintaining a marketing strategy and timeline;
* Service media requests for materials and information (as needed by the Publicist);
* Work with the Publicist and staff to develop PR materials, such as press releases.

Skills Required:
-Extensive experience in media arts programming.
-Familiarity with the not-for-profit arts sector.
-Strong oral and written communication skills.
-Highly organized, able to multitask, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
-Computer literacy (word processing, excel, email, web).

The following will be considered assets:
-Strong interest/experience in media arts study, education and practice.
-Experience with critical arts writing, publishing, and related fields.
-Fluency in both official languages.

Salary and Benefits:
-Salary is based on a full-time-equivalent range of $30,000 - $35,000 per annum (commensurate with experience)
Health benefits, opportunities for international travel and professional development.

Deadline: Friday 07 July 2006, 5:00 pm
Start Date: August 2006

Apply in writing to: Hiring Committee, The Images Festival,
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 448, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada
Fax: (416) 971-7412
Email: images@imagesfestival.com (With RTF or PDF attachments only)
No phone calls please.

The Images Festival is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the festival please visit our website at www.imagesfestival.com
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

******
The Images Festival is made possible thanks to our gracious funders: The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Department Canadian Heritage, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, Telefilm Canada, The Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
*******

--
Scott Miller Berry
Executive Director

THE IMAGES FESTIVAL
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 448
Toronto. Ontario M5V 3A8 CANADA

(T) 001+ 416.971.8405
(F) 001+ 416.971.7412
http://www.imagesfestival.com

20th Edition ////// 5-14 April 2007

[FWDCALLS] IEEE Visualization 2006

2006-06-12T10:56:00.000-05:00

Call for Participation
IEEE Visualization 2006

Art Exhibit Submissions
Information visualization is traditionally viewed as a tool for data
exploration and hypothesis formation. Because of its roots in scientific
reasoning, visualization work has, until recently, been limited to a role
of analytical tool for sensemaking.

In recent years, however, both the mainstreaming of computer graphics and
the democratization of data sources on the Internet have had important
repercussions in the field of information visualization. With the ability
to create visual representations of data on home computers, artists and
designers have taken matters into their own hands and expanded the
conceptual horizon of infovis as artistic practice.

In its first edition, the InfoVis Art Exhibit examines the merging of
artistic intention and visualization technique. We are looking for artwork
that reveals data patterns in aesthetic, innovative ways. The goal of the
exhibit is to steer viewers towards greater introspection about what
information is worth visualizing and why.

The InfoVis Art Exhibit will consider the following types of work:

interactive CD/DVD-ROM work
interactive web-based work
printed artwork
Requirements

Interactive pieces should run on a standard computer configuration
(Windows Operating System, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive, 1024 by 768
pixels monitor resolution) as such systems will be available at the
exhibit.

If your artwork requires special hardware or software configurations,
please contact the Art Exhibit chairs at infovis06-art@googlegroups.com.

How to submit:

Email the following materials to the Art Exhibit organizers
infovis06-art@googlegroups.com:
A filled-out InfoVis 2006 Art Exhibit Submission Form. Click here to
download form.
A two-page paper describing the concept behind the piece and its technical
implementation. Please click here for formatting information. Physically
mail the following materials to the Art Exhibit organizers: CD/DVDs for
interactive pieces that are not web-based printed materials for
still-image artwork Must be mailed to the address below by June 30th and
must include the following printed information:
piece title
name(s) of author(s)
all materials should be sent to:
Fernanda Viégas
IBM Research
1 Rogers Street, Room 5114
Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

Note: if your interactive work is web-based, it suffices to include a link
to your piece in the submission form.

Chairs:
Fernanda Viégas, IBM Research
Martin Wattenberg, IBM Research
Andrew Vande Moere, University of Sydney

Deadline: Friday, June 30, 2006 5:00pm PST
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/art_show_c.html

[FWDCALLS] Virtual Residency

2006-06-09T23:06:00.000-05:00

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are the organizers of the international media art project the Virtual Residency and are inviting artists from all over the world to participate. We got the address of your mailing-list from Petra Kaiser from the ZKM.

We would be grateful if you would forward the following invitation to artists or institutions you might know.

Thank you very much for your support.

Sincerely yours,

Leslie Huppert
(huppert@virtual-residency.net)

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

wir sind die Veranstalter des internationalen Medienkunstprojektes Virtual Residency und laden Künstlerinnen und Künstler aus aller Welt ein daran teilzunehmen.

Wir würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Sie die nachfolgende Einladung an Ihnen bekannte Künstler und Künstlerinnen oder Institutionen weiterleiten könnten.

Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Leslie Huppert

Dear Madame, dear Sir,

You are cordially invited to participate in our media art project the Virtual
Residency. http://www.virtual-residency.net
We are looking forward to your contribution.

Sincerely yours,

Leslie Huppert

(Below the english text you can find the german and the french version.)

Invitation:

Virtual Residency
+++ a call for a virtual migration to the model house Europe +++

We are looking for artistic concepts for installations which are concerned with
the complex theme of ‚Migration‘, be it direct or indirect and would like to
invite artists of any kind (media artists, painters, sculptors etc. just to name
a few) to participate in the project.

Submission from 1 May 2006 to 15 August 2007.

(The database can be accessed for 15 months.)

Residency, residence, resident – habitation, life, resident in, residence permit…

A state of personal and collective destabilization, chaotic change, emptiness…
creative transit…

... clearly an extensive topic – what will happen before and after a stay or the
issuing of a residence permit? Who (or what) entitles a person to settle down
somewhere else and what motivates people to do so? What inner processes drive
people to change?

The project Virtual Residency calls for an artistic migration and provides
places of residence to the resulting ideas, concepts and images in the World
Wide Web and at real places in the form of exhibitions in Germany, Poland,
France and Luxembourg.

All the artistic concepts, which have been submitted, will be presented at the
four exhibitions. About ten works (at each location) will be realized as media
installations in the different institutions. All necessary material will be paid
for by the Virtual Residency. A comprehensive and multilingual catalogue of each
exhibition will be published.

The following Internet address will provide you with any further information in
English, German, French and Polish. If you would like to participate in the
project please register here:
www.virtual-residency.net

Conditions for entry:

If you would like to participate in the Virtual Residency just click on new
registration and register. Your concept and the corresponding image video or
sound files can be entered into a database. (Menu item NEW REGISTRATION). Please
enter all concepts and other data in English as well.

Information about yourself (how you look like, social environment, biography) is
welcome!

You will be notified immediately, should your concept be chosen by the project
team or the European partner institutions. In order to secure a professional
implementation of your concept, the organizers will be in contact with you to
discuss any technical details regarding the exhibition of your work.
Important:
All concepts, which have been entered into the database since 1 May 2006 and
have not been chosen for an exhibition, may still be selected for one of the
follow up exhibitions!

We are looking forward to your participation!

We would be very grateful if you would forward this invitation to any interested
friends, colleagues, institutions or galleries.

If you need any further information please contact us:

e-mail: info@virtual-residency.net

Timetable:

The Virtual Residency project starts on 1 May 2006 and ends in December 2007.
On 1 May 2006 the first call for the participation in the project will be
announced on the following web site: http://www.virtual-residency.net
The database of the Virtual Residency will remain accessible until 15 August 2007.

Artists who would like to take part in the first exhibition in Poland can enter
their concepts into the database until 6 August 2006.

The first exhibition will open at the Galeria Biala, Centrum Kultury in Lublin,
Poland on 6 October 2006.
The exhibition will run from 7 October to 27 October 2006.

Artists who would like to take part in the second exhibition in Germany can
enter their concepts into the database until 09 December 2006.

The second exhibition will open on 4 March 2007 at the Handwerkergasse -
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte – Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und
Industriekultur.
The exhibition will run from 5 March to 1 April 2007

Artists who would like to take part in the third exhibition in France can enter
their concepts into the database until 1 March 2007.
The third exhibition will open at the Galerie Faux Mouvement, Centre d’Art
Contemporain in Metz, France on 26 April 2007.

The exhibition will run from 27 April to 8 June 2007

The closing event will take place within the context of the "European capital of
culture 2007“ project in the Casino Luxembourg - Forum d’art contemporain in
Luxembourg, (Luxembourg) in December 2007. You will get an overview of all the
‘’Model house’’ exhibitions that had been held in the partner countries.

SHORT CONCEPT:

Virtual Residency + + + a call for a virtual migration to the model house Europe
+ + +

The dramatic European transformation processes of the last fifteen years have
been the catalyst for the multimedia and exhibition project the Virtual
Residency of the media artists Monika Bohr, Claudia Brieske, Leslie Huppert and
Gertrud Riethmüller.

The project group is calling on artists world wide to participate in a virtual
‘’migration’’. The project initiates a creative transit of images, motives and
concepts through the World Wide Web to real exhibition venues in Europe.

The artistic experiment the Virtual Residency uses the examination of the
states of personal and collective destabilization as the actual, powerful engine
of the migration movements. Hope, fear, dreams, necessities, distress and the
wish and the will for change generate individual images. They are examples,
‘’samples’’ or patterns for migration motives. Through the virtual projection
screen of the project, its Internet platform, they receive a direction, they
will be made visible and find a domicile. There, on behalf of their creators,
they become virtual residents.

The project group will then enable a part of the virtual residents to
materialize their ideas and concepts in reality. Based on the ‘’sample
character’’ of the concepts that had been submitted to the Virtual Residency,
the group has developed an approach to realize the ideas as real multimedia
installations in various exhibitions in Europe, so called ‘’model houses’’. One
associates the term ‘’model house’’ with a collective image of the paradise. It
is a pure place, a white place, a vessel, at the same time a ‘’void’’, a ‘’blank
space’’, a place without it’s own character, without personality. Thus, the
‘’model house’’ will be the ideal projection screen for migration motives. Model
houses will be created from October 2006 in Germany, France, Poland and Luxembourg.

The Virtual Residency is being supported amongst other sponsors by the
organizers of the Luxembourg and Greater Region European Capital of Culture 2007
project, as well as the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Saarland, the
office of the plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany (Saarland) and
other sponsors and partners. The project executing organization is the HBK Saar
- School of Fine Arts, Saarbrücken.

With the support of the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) in
Karlsruhe, Germany

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

hiermit möchten wir Sie einladen an unserem Medienkunstprojekt Virtual Residency
teilzunehmen.

Ihrem Beitrag sehen wir mit großem Interesse entgegen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
i.A. Leslie Huppert

Einladung zur Teilnahme:

Virtual Residency
+ + + ein internationaler Aufruf zur virtuellen Völkerwanderung ins Musterhaus
Europa + + +

Wir suchen künstlerische Konzeptionen für Installationen, die sich direkt oder
indirekt mit dem komplexen Thema „Migration“ beschäftigen und laden weltweit
Künstler und Künstlerinnen aus allen Bereichen zur Teilnahme ein.

Einsendungen ab dem 01. 05. 2006 bis zum 15. 08. 2007

(Die Datenbank bleibt 15 Monate geöffnet)

Residency, Residenz, Resident – Aufenthalt, Leben, wohnhaft in,
Aufenthaltserlaubnis...
Zustand persönlicher und kollektiver Destabilisierung, chaotische Umbrüche,
Leere... kreativer Transit...
...eine umfassende Thematik, denn was kommt vor und nach einem Aufenthalt, einer
Aufenthaltsgenehmigung? Was (oder wer) berechtigt einen Menschen, sich an einem
anderen Ort niederzulassen und welche Motive veranlassen sie oder ihn, es zu
versuchen? Welches sind die inneren Prozesse, die die Menschen dazu treiben sich
zu verändern?
Das Projekt Virtual Residency ruft zu künstlerischen Migrationsbewegungen auf
und stellt den daraus entstehenden Ideen, Konzepten und Bildern
„Aufenthaltsorte“ im World Wide Web und an realen Orten in Form von
Ausstellungen in Deutschland, Polen, Frankreich und Luxemburg zur Verfügung.

Alle eingereichten künstlerischen Konzeptionen werden in den vier Ausstellungen
vorgestellt. Etwa zehn Arbeiten (pro Ort) werden jeweils in Form von
Medieninstallationen in den verschiedenen Institutionen realisiert. Alle
Materialkosten werden von der Virtual Residency übernommen. Es wird zu jedem
Ausstellungsort ein umfassender, mehrsprachiger Katalog veröffentlicht.

Unter folgender Internetadresse finden Sie alle weiteren Informationen in
Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch und Polnisch. Hier können Sie sich anmelden und
an dem Projekt teilnehmen:
www.virtual-residency.net

Teilnahmebedingungen:

Wenn Sie an dem Projekt Virtual Residency teilnehmen möchten, können Sie sich
unter dem Punkt NEUANMELDUNG als neuer Teilnehmer registrieren und Ihr Konzept
und die dazugehörigen Bild-, Video- oder Sounddateien in die Datenbank
einspeisen. (Menüpunkt NEUANMELDUNG). Bitte alle Konzeptionen und sonstige Daten
immer zusätzlich auch in Englisch eingeben.

Biographie und weitere Informationen über die Künstler und Künstlerinnen sind
willkommen!

Wenn Ihr Konzept vom Projektteam oder den europäischen Partnerinstitutionen
ausgewählt wird, werden Sie direkt nach dem Jurierungsprozess benachrichtigt.
Die Organisatorinnen werden mit Ihnen die technischen Details hinsichtlich Ihres
Vorschlags, sowie die Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten an dem entsprechenden
Ausstellungsort erörtern und klären.

Wichtiger Hinweis:
Alle Konzeptionen, die seit dem 01.05.2006 in die Datenbank eingesandt und noch
nicht in einer Ausstellung realisiert wurden, können weiterhin für alle
folgenden Ausstellungen ausgewählt werden!

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme!

Bitte leiten Sie diesen Aufruf an interessierte Freunde, Kollegen, Institutionen
und Galerien weiter!

Für weitere Informationen können Sie auch Kontakt mit dem Projektteam der
Virtual Residency aufnehmen:

e-mail: info@virtual-residency.net

Zeitplan:

Das Projekt Virtual Residency läuft 20 Monate.

Der Projektstart ist am 01. 05. 2006.
An diesem Tag wird weltweit der erste Aufruf zur Teilnahme über die Website
www.virtual-residency.net veröffentlicht. Die Datenbank der Virtual Residency
bleibt insgesamt bis zum
15. August 2007 geöffnet.

Die Künstler und Künstlerinnen, die an der 1. Ausstellung in Polen teilnehmen
möchten, können ihre Konzepte bis zum 06. 08. 2006 in die Datenbank eingeben.

Die 1. Ausstellung wird am 06.10. 2006 in der Galeria Biała, Centrum Kultury in
Lublin (PL) eröffnet.
Ausstellungsdauer: 07. 10. – 27. 10. 2006

Die Künstler und Künstlerinnen, die an der 2. Ausstellung in Deutschland
teilnehmen möchten, können ihre Konzepte bis zum 09. 12. 2006 in die Datenbank
eingeben.

Die 2. Ausstellung wird am 04.03.2007 in der Handwerkergasse - Weltkulturerbe
Völklinger Hütte – Europäische Zentrum für Kunst und Industriekultur eröffnet.
Ausstellungsdauer: 05. 03. – 01. 04. 2007

Die Künstler und Künstlerinnen, die an der 3. Ausstellung in Frankreich
teilnehmen möchten, können ihre Konzepte bis zum 01. 03. 2007 in die Datenbank
einspeisen.
Die 3. Ausstellung wird am 26. 04. 2007 in der Galerie Faux Mouvement, Centre
d’Art Contemporain in Metz (F) eröffnet.

Ausstellungsdauer: 27. 04. – 08. 06. 2007

Die vorläufige Abschlussveranstaltung des Gesamtprojektes wird im Dezember 2007,
im Rahmen des Projektes Luxemburg und Großregion - Europäische Kulturhauptstadt
2007, im Casino Luxembourg -Forum d’art contemporain in Luxembourg (L)
stattfinden. Hier wird ein Überblick über alle bisher in den Partnerländern
realisierten „Musterhäuser“ (Ausstellungen) gezeigt.

KURZKONZEPT:

Virtual Residency

+ + + ein internationaler Aufruf zur virtuellen Völkerwanderung ins Musterhaus
Europa + + +

Die tiefgreifenden europäischen Transformationsprozesse der letzten 15 Jahre
sind inhaltlicher Auslöser für das Multimedia- und Ausstellungsprojekt Virtual
Residency der Medienkünstlerinnen Monika Bohr, Claudia Brieske, Leslie Huppert
und Gertrud Riethmüller.

Die Projektgruppe schickt einen Aufruf zu einer virtuellen "Völkerwanderung" an
alle Künstlerinnen und Künstler der Welt. Das Projekt initiiert einen kreativen
Transit von Bildern, Motiven und Konzepten durch das World Wide Web hin zu
realen Ausstellungsorten in Europa.

Das künstlerische Experiment Virtual Residency untersucht die Zustände
persönlicher und kollektiver Destabilisierung als eigentlichen, kraftvollen
Motor der Migrationsströme: Hoffnung, Angst, Träume, Zwänge, Not, Wunsch nach
Veränderung, Wille zum Wandel generieren individuelle Bilder. Sie sind
Beispiele, "samples" oder Muster für Migrationsmotive. Durch die virtuelle
Projektionsfläche des Projekts, seine Internetplattform, ihrem Peilsender,
erhalten sie eine Richtung, werden sichtbar gemacht und finden einen
Aufenthaltsort. Dort werden sie stellvertretend für ihre Autoren zu virtuellen
Residenten.

In einem zweiten Schritt ermöglicht die Projektgruppe einem Teil der virtuellen
Residenten eine Materialisierung ihrer Ideen und Konzepte im realen Raum.
Ausgehend vom "Mustercharakter" der in der Virtual Residency eingegangenen
Konzepte, entwickelte die Gruppe den Ansatz, die Ideen als reale multimediale
Installationen in verschiedenen Ausstellungen in Europa, sogenannten
"Musterhäusern", umzusetzen. Der Begriff "Musterhaus" assoziiert eine kollektive
Paradiesvorstellung. Es ist ein reiner Ort, ein weißer Ort, ein Gefäß,
gleichzeitig ein "void", ein "blank space", also ein Ort ohne eigenen Charakter,
ohne Persönlichkeit. Das "Musterhaus" wird so zur idealen Projektionsfläche für
Migrationsmotive. Musterhäuser entstehen ab Oktober 2006 in Deutschland,
Frankreich, Polen und Luxemburg.

Virtual Residency wird von der Projektgruppe Bohr, Brieske, Huppert und
Riethmüller in Zusammenarbeit mit der Galerie Biala in Lublin (PL), der Galerie
Faux Mouvement, Centre d'Art Contemporain in Metz (F) und dem Casino Luxemburg
Forum d'art contemporain in Luxemburg (L) veranstaltet.

Unterstützt wird Virtual Residency unter anderem vom ZKM in Karlsruhe, von dem
Projekt Luxemburg und Großregion - Europäische Kulturhauptstadt 2007, sowie dem
Ministerium für Bildung und Kultur des Saarlandes, dem Büro des Bevollmächtigten
(Saarland) und weiteren Sponsoren und Partnern. Der Projektträger ist die
Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar, Saarbrücken.

version francais:

Appel à participation :

Virtual Residency

+ + + Appel à une migration virtuelle des peuples dans la maison modèle Europe
+ + +

Nous recherchons des concepts d’installations artistiques ayant un lien direct
ou indirect avec le thème complexe de la migration et invitons des artistes du
monde entier, tous domaines confondus, à participer au projet Virtual Residency.

Candidatures à envoyer du 01/05/2006 au 15/08/2007

(la base de données reste ouverte pendant une durée de 15 mois)

Residency, résidence, résident – Séjour, vie, domicilié à, permis de séjour…

Déstabilisation individuelle et collective, bouleversements chaotiques,
sentiment de vide… période de transition créative…

Tous ces termes renvoient à une thématique riche et complexe qui soulève de
nombreuses questions. En effet, de quoi sont faits l’avant et l’après d’un
séjour, d’une autorisation de séjour ? Qu’est-ce qui (ou qui) donne le droit à
une personne de s’installer à un autre endroit et quelles raisons l’incitent à
faire ce pas ? Quels processus intérieurs amènent un individu à vouloir changer ?

L’objectif du projet Virtual Residency est d’inviter aux mouvements migratoires
artistiques. Il présente les idées, concepts et images relatifs aux « lieux de
séjour » sous forme d’expositions virtuelles sur la Toile ou d’expositions
réelles se tenant en Allemagne, en Pologne, en France et au Luxembourg.

L’ensemble des concepts artistiques proposés sera présenté à l’occasion de
quatre expositions. Pour chaque exposition, dix concepts (par site) seront
réalisés sous forme d’installations multimédias au sein des différentes
institutions. Virtual Residency prend en charge la totalité des coûts matériels.
Un catalogue détaillé et traduit en plusieurs langues accompagnera chacune des
expositions.

Vous trouverez à l’adresse suivante l’ensemble des informations complémentaires
disponibles en anglais, allemand, français et polonais. Vous pourrez vous y
inscrire et participer au projet :

www.virtual-residency.net

Conditions de participation :

si vous désirez participer au projet Virtual Residency, vous pouvez vous
inscrire comme nouveau participant dans la rubrique NOUVELLE INSCRIPTION et
enregistrer dans la base de données votre concept accompagné des fichiers audio,
photo et vidéo (rubrique NOUVELLE INSCRIPTION). Veuillez également enregistrer
en anglais l’ensemble des concepts et autres données.

Une biographie et d’autres informations relatives aux artistes sont les
bienvenues ! Si l’équipe de projet ou les institutions européennes partenaires
décident de retenir votre concept, vous en serez directement informé après
décision du jury. Nos organisatrices vous informeront des détails techniques
relatifs à votre projet et des diverses possibilités de réalisation qu’offre le
site d’exposition correspondant.

A noter :

l’ensemble des concepts enregistrés dans notre base de données depuis le
01/05/2006 et n’ayant pas été réalisé dans le cadre d’une exposition peut être
également sélectionné pour l’ensemble des expositions à venir !

Nous serions ravis de votre participation au projet Virtual Residency !

N’hésitez pas à communiquer l’information aux personnes susceptibles d’être
intéressées : amis, collègues, institutions et galeries d’exposition !

Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez contacter l’équipe du projet Virtual
Residency par courriel à l’adresse suivante :

info@virtual-residency.net

Calendrier :

le projet Virtual Residency est prévu pour une période de 20 mois.

Le lancement aura lieu le 01/05/2006.

C’est à cette date que nous lancerons notre premier appel mondial à
participation via le site Internet www.virtual-residency.net. La base de données
de Virtual Residency reste ouverte jusqu’au 15 août 2007.

Les artistes désireux de participer à la 1ère exposition qui se tiendra en
Pologne peuvent enregistrer leurs concepts dans la base de données jusqu’au
06/08/2006.

Celle-ci ouvrira ses portes le 06/10/2006 dans la « Galeria Biala, Centrum
Kultury » à Lublin (Pologne).

Durée de l’exposition : 07/10/2006 - 27/10/2006

Les artistes désireux de participer à la 2ième exposition qui se tiendra en
Allemagne peuvent enregistrer leurs concepts dans la base de données jusqu’au
09/12/2006.

Celle-ci ouvrira ses portes le 04/03/2007 au « Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte -
Europäische Zentrum für Kunst und Industriekultur » (Patrimoine culturel mondial
Völklinger Hütte - Centre européen d’art et de culture industrielle) situé dans
la « Handwerkergasse ».

Durée de l’exposition : 05/03/2007 - 01/04/2007

Les artistes désireux de participer à la 3ème exposition qui se tiendra en
France peuvent enregistrer leurs concepts dans la base de données jusqu’à
01/03/2007.

Celle-ci ouvrira ses portes le 26/04/2007 au Centre d’art contemporain situé à
Metz dans la galerie Faux Mouvement.

Durée de l’exposition : 27/04/2007 - 08/06/2007

La cérémonie de clôture provisoire de l’ensemble du projet est prévue pour
décembre 2007 et se tiendra, dans le cadre du projet « Luxembourg et Grande
région - Capitale Européenne de la Culture 2007 », au Casino Luxembourg - Forum
d’art contemporain dans la ville de Luxembourg. Elle aura pour but d’offrir un
aperçu de l’ensemble des « maisons-témoins » (expositions) réalisées jusqu’alors
dans les pays partenaires.

SYNTHÈSE:

Virtual Residency

+ + + Appel à une migration virtuelle des peuples dans la maison modèle Europe
+ + +

La matière des profonds processus de transformation de ces quinze dernières
années en Europe a été l’élément déclencheur du projet multimédia et
d’exposition Virtual Residency, dirigé par Monika Bohr, Claudia Brieske, Leslie
Huppert et Gertrud Riethmüller, artistes multimédia.

Le groupe lance un appel à une « migration virtuelle des peuples » à destination
des artistes du monde entier. Le projet procède à un transit d’images, de thèmes
et de concepts par le biais du Web mondial, jusqu’à des lieux d’exposition en
Europe.

L’expérimentation artistique de Virtual Residency étudie les situations de
déstabilisation personnelle et collective, jouant un rôle de moteur effectif et
puissant des courants migratoires : l’espoir, la peur, les rêves, les
contraintes, la nécessité, le désir de changement et la volonté de
transformation engendrent des images individuelles. Ce sont des exemples, des «
samples » ou des modèles de thèmes migratoires. Grâce à la surface de projection
virtuelle du projet et à sa plateforme Internet, les images acquièrent une
orientation, deviennent visibles et trouvent leur lieu d’exposition. Là, se
substituant à leurs auteurs, elles deviennent des résidents virtuels.

Dans un second temps, le groupe permet à une partie des résidents virtuels de
matérialiser leurs idées et leurs concepts dans un espace réel. En se basant sur
le « caractère modèle » des concepts entrés dans la Virtual Residency, le groupe
a développé une approche visant à transformer les idées en installations
multimédia réelles dans différents lieux d’exposition en Europe proclamés «
maison modèle » . La notion de « maison modèle » est associée à une vision
collective du paradis. C’est un lieu pur, un lieu blanc, un réceptacle, à la
fois un « vide », un « espace blanc », c’est-à-dire un lieu sans caractère, sans
personnalité. La « maison modèle » devient ainsi une surface de projection
idéale pour des thèmes migratoires. Les « maisons modèles » verront le jour à
partir d’octobre 2006 en Allemagne, en France, en Pologne et au Luxembourg.

Virtual Residency est soutenu notamment par le ZKM (Centre des arts et des
médias) de Karlsruhe, par le projet Luxembourg et Grande Région – Capitale
européenne de la culture 2007 ainsi que par le ministère de la Formation et de
la Culture de la Sarre, le bureau du Plénipotentiaire (Sarre) et d’autres
sponsors et partenaires.
L’école supérieure des beaux-arts de la Sarre, coordonne ce projet.

Huppert Virtual-Residency

[FWDCALLS] State of Exception

2006-06-09T23:02:00.000-05:00

Studio 27, a micro-cinema showcasing experimental media in the San Francisco Bay Area, is looking for recent short videos and films. Our next screening, in July, takes its title and theme from the book State of Exception by Georgio Agamben. Agamben describes a political condition that has a compelling contemporary resonance, especially in the United States. In states of siege or war, governmental institutions have justified the suspension of civil law, arguing that the higher law of sustaining the state's well-being requires that certain civil liberties be withheld. We are interested in showing documentary and experimental media that responds to this condition, or that opens a dialogue for discussing the necessity or consequences of the current administration's direction. We welcome work from all sides of the political spectrum.

Possible themes might include: human rights and responsibilities, conditions of crisis that are under-represented, the impact of terrorism on everyday life, subversive action and celebration, the degradation of basic civil liberties, the resurgence of racism and discrimination, nationalism and xenophobia, $ymbols for a better tomorrow, new techniques for keeping the public anxious or apathetic, how enhanced surveillance technologies are eroding our privacy, immigration and alienation, and incarceration without due process.

For more information on our ongoing quarterly series visit www.studio27.org

We will accept work under 30 minutes in length on data DVDs (as a Quicktime movie file, especially for digital animations), playable DVDs (all region), or MiniDVs (ntsc).

Submission Deadline (received by): June 30, 2006

Include with your submission a brief written description of the work, and a short filmmaker bio. Also include a SASE if you would like your materials returned to you (only U.S. mail will be returned). Please indicate where you saw this call for work.

Mail to:

Wago Kreider
Studio 27
633 Post Street, #11
San Francisco, CA 94109
U.S.A.

Please direct questions to: wagokreider@studio27.org

[FWDCALLS] SENSOR-CENSUS-CENSOR

2006-06-09T23:01:00.000-05:00

SENSOR-CENSUS-CENSOR : Investigating Circuits of Information, Registering Changes of State
An International Colloquium on Information, Society, History and Politics
New Delhi, 27, 28 & 29 November 2006

(Apologies for Cross Posting)

SENSOR-CENSUS-CENSOR : Investigating Circuits of Information, Registering Changes of State is an International Colloquium on Information, Society. Politics and History that will critically examine and investigate regimes and technologies of information harvesting, management, circulation and deployment as they have developed in India and Europe from early modernity till today.

The colloquium, organized by the Sarai Programme at CSDS, Delhi, in collaboration with the Waag Society, Amsterdam, under the rubric of the network titled 'Towards a Culture of Open Networks', invites scholars, theorists, researchers and practitioners working in the areas of history, political economy, political theory, philosophy, culture and technology studies as well as artists, writers and media practitioners based in India and/or Europe to submit proposals for papers and presentations that they would like to make at the colloquium.

SENSOR-CENSUS-CENSOR will take place in the last week of November 2006 in Delhi. Please see below for a concept outline describing the themes and concerns animating the colloquium.

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Information, Society, Politics, History

Information is a crucial axis of political, economic and social life. The nature of information practices in contemporary societies are marked by a radical dispersal. This dispersal does not replace, earlier centralizing modes of gathering information, but stands alongside it. The basis of governance, in all its capillary forms and at all levels, from the level of the neighbourhood or the workplace to that of city, district, province, and the nation, and continuing even at the level of the relationship between persons (as citizens and non citizens) and different nations, and between nations themselves, can continue to be analysed in terms of the management of information. In fact, we can locate the analysis of information in society, history and politics along the lines of tension between centralization and dispersal.

At the core of this axial reality lies a conceptual and a categorical distinction between what is seen to be a member of a population - an entity that needs to be governed, and the far more valuable category of the citizen - a subject (with sentience and volition) who participates in that governance. The recognition of subjectivity (a sensory operation, involving an awareness of the change of state that involves the transition from a silent, or incoherent statistic to a speaking, sentient being) is what can be seen to lie at the heart of politics. It can be seen as a pre-condition of the political.

The harnessing and treatment of information creates the conditions by which persons and citizens, a population and a citizenry, a person and a consumer, a network of needs and a market, an identity and a demographic can be invoked in varied and complex ways by the state, quasi state agencies of social governance, as well as by local and global economic forces. This activity seems to be lever for mechanisms that have to do with the identification, policing, mechanisms of appeal and redress, moral order, taxation, the disbursement of welfare, the discrimination between citizens and others, and between different kinds of citizens.

Such information gathering, in order to be rendered useful, has to be activated through territorial surveys and census forms, public and private archives, documents and databases, reports and records, surveillance cameras and electronic filters, informers and informants, fingerprints and biometrics, photographs and recordings and a host of other technologies, methods and practices register the changes of state that occur in societies. These instruments and processes are so general in modern societies as to be part of the banal fabric of everyday life, especially in urban spaces.

Inspite of their generality, the circuits that solder information to power and established ways of doing things are constantly being hacked into. These quotidian episodes of information disruption, of unauthorised circulation and reproduction of information and a range of other transgressive information practices, can be seen to punctuate a chronicle of progress and order at crucial junctures. There is persistent trouble in the archives.

This colloquium is an attempt to inaugurate a body of reflection and research on information, society, history and politics within the ambit of the Sarai Programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, and raise the profile of questions about information in discourse in South Asia. The key questions that the colloquium will address are as follows :

Key Questions and Themes

Does the nature and purpose of information gathering undergo a transformation as we move away from relatively stable social and political formations to more contingent situations and domains globally? How does the role of the 'expert' stand in relation to new kinds of politics, based on contingent alliances? Is there an excess of information - in markets, in politics, in society?

What is the relationship between discourses of information and discourses of risk, security and safety?

What does information lose or gain in translation across languages and contexts? What for instance happens when databases generated for one purpose is linked to another. What happens when information crosses borders? What happens when information is deployed at a scale very different from the scale of the context in which it was generated?

How were methods of identification and information gathering experimented with and developed in India and other colonies and then perfected and deployed in Europe in the context of colonialism?

Can we build maps of the traffic in the knowledge of power across the circuits of empire, which takes in the work of archivists and historians, museum curators and judges, the testimonies of informants and approvers, as much as it includes the activities of administrators, surveyors, anthropologists and policemen, requires to be elaborated and detailed.?

How have the introduction of new information technologies, such as the telegraph, photography, telephones, sound recording, video, computers and the internet changed the course of information gathering, control and circulation? What implications have they had politically, how have they impacted on the political economy of information?

How have these technologies been used to subvert, challenge or erode the operations of power?

How does the unauthorised circulation and reproduction of information resources, piracy, copy culture, samizdat and other forms of transgressive information practice, affect the balance of power of information in any society?

How do different political systems deal with the management of information? What for instance is the relationship between the parallel histories of computing in the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc and the demands of state action in these societies?

How can historians re-think silences and absences in the archives?

Can we construct alternative histories of archives and archiving? What status do archives of popular and social movements, personal collections and other attempts at restoring the memory of events and processes that have been deliberately obscured have in relation to the knowledge gathering activities of the state, and of power generally?

How can political theorists examine the relationships between populations, citizens, information and utterance to yield different models of complex political realities?

What implications do the contemporary (and projected) operations of biometric technologies, internet filtering systems, networked surveillance and data retrieval and outsourcing systems have for social and political life today and in the near future?

The rhetoric of 'Information society' with its ideological commitment to notions of 'e-governance' and 'e-citizenship' and 'ICT in development' conveniently obscures both older continuities and inequities as well as recent parallels between the politics of different kinds of information regimes as they stretch between India /Asia and Europe. What kinds of correspondences and crossovers between new and old practices of information can we locate and identify?

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Abstract Submission Details and Requirements

We invite scholars, researchers and practitioners to respond to this call by sending in abstracts (not more than 500 words) of presentations that they would like to make, along with a brief profile about themselves, including details of institutional affiliation (where relevant). Limited support for travel and accommodation for presenters (only from Europe and the South Asian subcontinent) is available. Please indicate whether you would like to avail of this support, or can raise your own resources to participate in the colloquium. Applicants from the United States, Canada, Africa, Australia, Asia (barring South Asia) are advised to generate their own resources (travel and accommodation) for participating in the colloquium.

Last date for the submission of abstracts : 20th July, 2006
Contributors will be informed about abstracts selected for presentation by August 15, 2006

send in your abstracts to : infosoc@sarai.net

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The 'SENSOR - CENSUS - CENSOR' colloquium will be produced with the financial assistance of the European Union's EU-India Cross Cultural Project,, under the ambit of 'Towards a Cutlture of Open Networks' . The contents of this announcement are the sole responsibility of Sarai/CSDS and its Partners in this network, and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

[FWDCALLS] MEDIA FORUM

2006-06-09T23:00:00.000-05:00

VII MEDIA FORUM
of the ХХVIII Moscow International Film Festival
June, 29 -July, 1, 2006

http://mediaforum.mediaartlab.ru

CALL FOR ENTRIES – EVERYBODY!
« AUTHO(RITARNOST)»
>MEDIA FORUM
>>MF programme 2006
>>>International Board
>>>>>Entry Form and contacts

>MEDIA FORUM

Festival programme works submittion deadline – June 10th 2006
Presentation programme and conference applications deadline – May 20st 2006
(e-mail – mediaforum@mediaartlab.ru)

Organizers: MediaArtLab Centre for Art and Culture, Interfest
Location: Russian Cinematographers Union, Club Na Brestskoj, Moscow
Support: ANO Internews

Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) is held since 1959 and gradually it has become one of most respectable and prestigious film-forums in the world. In 1973 MIFF was registered by the International Federation of Film-producers associations (FIAPF) as an «A» class film festival alongside with those in Berlin, Cannes, San-Sebastian, Karlovy Vary and Venice. This is the sixth year Media Forum is organized as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. The role of new media in audiovisual art and culture received due recognition and Media Forum was immediately introduced into the official program of MIFF.

Media Forum is the first event of such scale in Russia and it reveals a new vision of the world of new media culture and new screen technologies to the professionals, critics and public in general. The objective of Media Forum is to demonstrate the connection between traditional and modern branches of screen culture, the impact of technological innovations on visual arts.

Media Forum as action is an exchange of ideas, infusion of new forces into contemporary culture and vice versa. It is an attempt to demonsrtate the logic of new thought and new communications. At the moment it is inside media culture that new ideas go through trial and approbation, ideas that cannot be realized in contemporary art context.

>>MF programme 2006
1. Festival programme

During preparation to this year MEDIAFORUM Alexey Isaev (1960-2006), our ideological leader and theoretician, died.

This tragedy brought us to two immanent conclusions:
1. dedicate MEDIAFORUM 2006 to Alexey Isaev memory;
2. select as a theme for the Forum Autho(Ritarinost) because this was his last will.

Media-artist by the very order of things is placed in the state of auto(rhetarian) author.

First, as artistic personality generating its significant discourse, its self rhetoric. He automatically places itself in opposition to totality – to its material, to the viewer, to the society, to the critic, to the power, to the temporality, and to the space. Authorizing his conception he wins the fight with the context. Only charismatic, autonomous, despotic rhetoric rips the emptiness of distrust, indifference, apathy. To establish his authority and accomplish the influence of art the author glows with will, forth, self-esteem, pretension; under this aegis he storm the heaven, shoot forward in a deep avant-garde. Only ambitious will be taken to the future (Victor Misiano).

Secondly, he joined with the tentacles of the power, i.e. with media. He manipulate with its manipulators. Media is rhetoric in itself; without authority of the author it escapes the grasp. Artist which rules them by the iron hand doubles authority, i.e. produce art.

The theme of the authority of media is as old as first experiments of ‘guerilla video’ of the 60-s but it haven’t lost its actuality. The power reactualizes it again and again. Now is quite obvious that without total antagonism and authority of artist it’s not possible interaction with unlimited.

2. Presentation programme: informational retrospective screenings and special screenings
We invite the participation of festivals, distributive centres, media labs, archives, independent curators
The International Conference and round table “Between viewer and screen”
4. Multimedia shows

>>>International Board

Woody Vasulka – pioneer of media art, founder of the world’s largest media archives «Vasulkas», USA
Rudolf Frieling - Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnology [ZKM], Karlsruhe,Germany.
Kirill Razlogov – art director of MIFF, director of Russian Institute for Cultural Research, Russia
Kathy Rae Huffman – Director of Visual Arts at Cornerhouse, Manchester,UK
Etienne Sandrin – Attaché de Conservation of Video Archive at the Georges Pompidou National Centre for Art and Culture, France
Jan Schuijren – curator, Amsterdam, Netherlands

>>>>Entry Form and contacts

Festival programme
(Deadline: June 10, 2006):

ONLY CD ROMs or DVD disks

Name, family name, nationality, telephone/fax, address and e-mail of the author (group)
______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Title of work, year and place of production ________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Technology, original format _____________________________________________________

Submitted format ______________________________________________________________

Synopsis ______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
Short CV _____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

*Please enclose to your work:
I authorize that my work can be (yes/no):
transferred to other formats if it's necessary for presentation within the festival ________;
used in printed and online publucations, TV programs presenting Media Forum, full _______; fragments ________;
kept in MediaArtLab's archive ________.
Date _______________ Signature ____________________

Non-selected works won't be returned

Presentation programmes and conference
(Deadline: May 20, 2005):

Papers and Programme’description Proposals
Please submit short abstracts (no more than 50 words) and description of organization or short CV (by e-mail mediaforum@mediaartlab.ru)

Contacts: MIFF, Media Forum
119019, 8a, Nikitskii Boulevard, 3rd,
(“Internews” - for “MediaArtLab”)
Tel.: +7 (095) 956-22-48
E-mail: mediaforum@mediaartlab.ru
URL: http://mediaforum.mediaartlab.ru

Media Forum programme is to be published as part of the official XXVIII Moscow International Film Festival Catalogue in Russian and English

Olga Shishko, Programs Curator (mediaforum@mediaartlab.ru)
Konstantin Bokhorov, International Curator (bororo@division.ru)
Olga Selivanova, Coordinator of the Festival Program (elka@sidor.ru)

[FWDCALLS] ZEBRA Poetry Film Award

2006-06-09T22:58:00.000-05:00

Call for entries ö the deadline for application to the 3rd ZEBRA
Poetry Film Award is coming nearer

The countdown is running: The 15th of June is the deadline for the
ZEBRA Poetry Film Award.

Apply now!

Together with interfilm berlin the Literaturwerkstatt Berlin is now
calling for submissions for the 3rd ZEBRA Poetry Film Award. The
deadline for receiving entries is 15 June 2006. From 11 to 14 October
2006 an international jury will decide the winner of the 3rd ZEBRA
Poetry Film Award, whose total prize money amounts to 10,000 euros.
The registration form and rules of entry are at:
www.zebra-award.org

Boris Nitzsche
Presse- und …ffentlichkeitsarbeit

Literaturwerkstatt Berlin
Knaackstr. 97
10435 Berlin
Tel: [+49. 30] 48 52 45-24
Fax: [+49. 30] 48 52 45-30
e-mail: nitzsche@literaturwerkstatt.org

www.literaturwerkstatt.org
www.lyrikline.org

[FWDCALLS] Piksel06 - festival

2006-06-09T22:54:00.000-05:00

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-- Piksel06 - festival
-- october 12-15 2006

-- Piksel06 - exhibition
-- october 13-27 2006

-- call for participation
-- deadline august 1. 2006

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Piksel[1] is an annual event for artists and developers working with free and
open source audiovisual software. Part workshop, part festival, it is
organised in Bergen, Norway, by the Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts (BEK)
[2] and involves participants from more than a dozen countries exchanging
ideas, coding, presenting art and software projects, doing workshops,
performances and discussions on the aesthetics and politics of free and open
source software.

This years event - Piksel06 - continues the exploration of audiovisual code
and it's myriad of expressions, but also brings in open hardware as a new
focus area.
At Piksel06 we will expand the exhibition part and build upon the open
hardware theme, which represents a potential for a new paradigm shift of
vital importance for independent artistic expression in the digital domain.

Piksel06 is done in collaboration with HKS art centre[3] which will be the
main location for this years events. Piksel is organised by BEK and a
community of core participants including members of collectives dyne.org,
goto10.org, sustainablesource.net, hackitectura.net, riereta.net, drone.ws,
gephex.org and others.

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open CALL for PARTICIPATION

The previous Piksel events has primarily focused on live art/audiovisual
performance and interactive installations, but for Piksel06 we also introduce
open hardware and hardware hacking as new themes.
For the exhibition and other parts of the program we are interested in
submissions in the following categories:

1. Installations
Projects related to the open hardware theme including but not restricted to:
circuit bending, reverse engineering, repurposing, modding and DIY
electronics preferably programmed by and running on free and open source
software.

2. Audiovisual performance
Live art realised by the use of free and open source software. We specially
encourage live coding and DIY hardware projects to apply.

3. Software/Hardware
Innovative DIY hardware and audiovisual software tools or software art
released under an open licence.

Please send documentation material - preferably as a URL to online
documentation with images/video to piksel06@bek.no
Deadline - august 1. 2006

Please use the online submit form at:
http://www.piksel.no/piksel06/subform.html

Alternatively use this form for submitting

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1. Project name.
2. Email adr.
3. Project URL
4. Name of artist(s).
5. Short bio/CV
6. Category
7. Short statement about the work(s)
8. List of software used in the creation/presentation of the work(s)

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Or send by snailmail to:

BEK
att: Gisle Froysland
C. Sundtsgt. 55
5004 Bergen
Norway

More info: http://www.piksel.no/piksel06

piksel06 is produced in cooperation with Kunsthoegskolen in Bergen dep The
Academy of Fine Arts, Hordaland Kunstsenter. Supported by Bergen Kommune,
Norsk Kulturfond, BergArt and Vestnorsk Filmfond.

links:

[1] http://www.piksel.no
[2] http://www.bek.no
[3] http://www.kunstsenter.no

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[FWDCALLS] [ctrl] [alt]

2006-06-09T22:53:00.000-05:00

+++++++++++++++++
Call for Contributions
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[ctrl] [alt]
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alternatives,
encounters,
movements

May 3-6, 2007
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[ http://www.ctrlconference.org ]

+ submission due date: September, 18 2006.
+ please see below for SUBMISSIONS information.

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[ctrl] [alt]: 2007
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In the Fall of 2004, 90 activists, artists and academics from diverse
disciplines gathered at McGill University in Montréal, Canada to explore
the threat of a global society moving into networks of mechanisms of
control. From RFID chips to the cult of beauty, from the Patriot Act to
Canadian multicultural policy, from the War on Drugs to the War on Terror,
conference participants explored the pressing realities of social,
political, economic and institutional modes of control and the urgent
significance of constructing an actional politics to (en)counter them.

The challenge of theorizing and developing new forms of resistance will be
taken up in [ctrl] [alt]: alternatives, encounters, movements. As the
conference’s subtitle indicates, [ctrl] [alt] will address potential
strategies and tactics for confronting these mechanisms of control. Working
from the notion that control is often best (en)countered via practices that
engage experimental methods, transdisciplinarity and creativity, we hope to
foster an environment in which we can construct collective visions for
social change.

Academia often regards itself as an end in itself, apart from concrete
social struggles. Even when progressive academics engage the social world
theoretically, they often do not acknowledge an indebtedness to, and impact
upon, political struggles. At the same time, anti-intellectualism often
circulates within activist groups. And art often becomes a fashionable and
institutionalized product, failing to actualize its radical potential.

Given this mess, we seek imaginative works that cross borders between genres
and disciplines including the highly political boundaries between art
practice, academia and activism. We are particularly interested in papers,
panels, roundtables, workshops, interventions, performances and artworks
that incorporate critical, anti-oppressive perspectives. We invite
contributions by artists, activists, scholars and writers as well as any
others working in non-traditional spaces of knowledge production.

Possible themes to address include, but are not limited to:

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Alternatives to [CTRL]
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non-capitalist economic practices
critical pedagogies/pedagogies of the
oppressed
sub, post-sub and counter cultures
sex/gender radicalism
queering culture and cultural space
reclaiming/creating public and community
space
radical citizenship
Anti-copyright, Copyleft and Creative
Commons practices
alternative, radical, autonomous, tactical, and
citizens’ medias
anticorporate cultural production
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Encountering [CTRL]
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art as activism/activism as art
writing resistance/resistant writing
mapping resistance/resistant mapping
cosmopolitics
decolonialization and postcoloniality
negotiating governmentality and bureaucracy
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Movements against [CTRL]
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immigrant, refugee and migrant worker
movements
affinity politics and coalition building
post/modern protests
transnational feminisms
radical queer movements
unions and organized labour
chaos, ontological anarchy and Temporary
Autonomous Zones
theatre in the street
the media democracy movement
net.criticism, hacktivism, hacker media
diasporic communities
global social justice movements
indigenous movements
anticapitalism and anti-imperialism
co-op movements
squatter movements
artisinal movements, D.I.Y. and crafting
culture
artist-run movements
dis/ability movements
anti-poverty movements
antiracist movements
anti-oppression training

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Please send submissions by September, 18 2006.
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_SUBMISSIONS_

For individual papers, workshops or roundtables send abstracts of 250 words
max. in .rtf format to : submissions@ctrlconference.org .

Workshops are interactive and instructive sessions led by individual or
group (1-2 hours). Roundtables are facilitated group discussion around a
specific theme or question (1-2 hours).

For panels, send abstracts of 600 words max. which includes both panel
rationale and individual paper abstracts in .rtf format to:
submissions@ctrlconference.org

Panels are collections of individual papers around the same theme or issue
(1-2 hours).

For art projects & performances, send an artists statement (250 words max)
and a description of the proposed project (250 words max) including
materials needed in [.rtf] format to:
horea@ctrlconference.org.

If images or documentation of the project are available, please
contact Horea to make arrangements.

Interventions: Show up!

Please address general inquiries to:
ctrlalt@ctrlconference.org

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[CTRL] [alt] 2007
http://ctrlconference.org
.ministry.of.propaganda.
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[FWDCALLS] Women: Memory of Repression in Argentina

2006-06-09T22:51:00.000-05:00

Versión española abajo
Spanish version below
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Call: Women: Memory of Repression in Argentina
is looking for digital artwork
deadline 1 September 2006

24 March 2006 -->30th return of the military coup in Argentina (1976)

Women: Memory of Repression in Argentina (W:MoRiA)
http://argentina.engad.org

is an Internet based art project about the "disappeared" (desapararecidos) in Argentina and the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
in the framework of the global networking project [R][R][F]2006---XP - http://rrf2006.newmediafest.org
initiated & created by Agricola de Cologne, media artist & New Media curator from Cologne/Germany

On occasion of 30th return of the military coup in Argentina on 24 March (2006/1976),
the project is planned to be re-constructed and re-launched later in the year 2006.

For this occasion, W:MoRiA
is inviting artists not only from Argentina, but any country on the globe
for submitting a proposal in form of an Internet based work, digital video and soundart,
dealing with the military dictatorships in Argentina and other South America countries,
the persecuted & "disappeared" people, and
how the society, family and friends were reacting on the traumatic experiences.

Please find all project information and the entry form on
http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54

Contacts:
rrf2006 (at) newmediafest.org
subject: argentina

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Versión española

Convocatoria:
Mujeres: Memoria de la Represión en la Argentina
está buscando arte digital
Cierre de convocatoria: 1º de Septiembre de 2006

24 Marzo 2006: 30º aniversario del golpe militar en la Argentina (1976)

Mujeres: Memoria de la Represión en la Argentina (W:MoRiA)
(Women: Memory of Repression in Argentina)
http://argentina.engad.org

Es un proyecto de Arte basado en Internet acerca de "los desaparecidos"
en la Argentina y las Madres de Plaza de Mayo incluído en el contexto del proyecto global en red [R][R][F]2006---XP -
http://rrf2006.newmediafest.org
iniciado y creado por Agricola de Cologne, artista multimedial y
curador de Nuevos Medios de Colonia/Alemania.

En ocasión de cumplirse el 30º aniversario del golpe militar en la Argentina el 24 de Marzo (2006/1976), se planea reconstruir y relanzar el proyecto, más adelante durante el año 2006.

Para esta ocasión, W:MoRiA
invita a Artistas no sólo de Argentina, sino de todos los países del globo a enviar propuestas bajo la forma de Arte basado en Internet, video digital e arte sonido.
Estas propuestas se referirán a las dictaduras militares en la Argentina y otros países de Sudamérica, a los perseguidos y desaparecidos, y
cómo la sociedad, familiares y amigos reaccionaron ante estas traumáticas
experiencias.

Encuentre por favor toda la información del proyecto y la forma de entrada encendido
http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54

contactos
rrf2006 (at) newmediafest.org
línea sujeta: argentina

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This call is also issued on
Este convocatoria también se publica encendido

NetEX - networked experience
http://weblog.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54
.
[NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
www.nmartproject.net
the experimental platform for art and New Media

operating from Cologne/Germany
info(at)nmartproject.net

[FWDCALLS] FREeSHOUT!? Expressive Fair Fest

2006-06-09T22:50:00.000-05:00

FREeS.CO present:
FREeSHOUT!? Expressive Fair Fest
Prato::Tuscany::Italy
September 18 th - 23 th 2006

C R E A T I V E C O N T E S T

::Intermedia::Words::Visual::Happening::Music::Recycling::Design::
DEADLINE July 15 th 2006
SHOUT OUT FOR ENTRIES
Introduction
Free shout. A creative explosion of expressive freedom, or maybe a free
expression of explosive creativity. A free shout finds its shape in colours,
images, sounds, words.
Fresh out. If the gestation of emotion is perpetual and continual, the
expressive transpositions of this emotion come to the world spontaneously and
numerously. New ideas each second. They are here now, new just for a short
time.
FREeSHOUT. Intuitions meet in a place to take form. Ideas find a moment to
assume a shape which can divert into other, different eyes. Neither an
anticipation of the future, nor a glance at the past, but today?s creatures
pushing to see the light, current expressive dimensions pawing the ground,
iridescent fires lighting up. And burning. It is the desire of a tribal
ecstasy, of a FREE and FRESH SHOUT. FREeSHOUT!?
FREeSHOUT!? Inside a wide range of expressive means with its own absolute
freedom of theme is a cultural event and a chance to show. It is also intended
to develop interchange and comparison among contemporary realities. The
festival will take place in the city of Prato, ITALY (Tuscany), at the
ex-Slaughterhouse and in some "satellite" spaces, on September 18th-24th,
2006, CONTET FORMAT available on the official website: http://www.freeshout.it
DEADLINE July 15 th 2006

TEILNEHMERWETTBEWERB.
Voraussetzungen:
Free shout. Eine kreative Explosion von Ausdrucksfreiheit, oder eine Ausdrucksfreiheit explosiever Kreativitaet. Ein Schrei einer Freiheit, der in Farben, Bildern, Toenen und Worten eine Form findet.
Fresh out. Wenn die Entstehung der Emozionen unaufhoerlich und fortdauernd sind, entstehen die expressiven Transpositionen dieser Emozionen zahlreich und spontan. Neue Ideen entstehen jede Sekunde. Sind jetzt da, hier und neu nur fuer kurze Zeit.
FREeSHOUT. Die Intuitionen treffen auf einen Ort um Form anzunehmen. Die Ideen finden einen Moment um Gestalt anzunehmen, die von anderen Augen aufgenommen werden. Es ist keine Vorwegnahme der Zukunft, und kein Blick in die Vergangenheit. Es sind heutige Schoepfungen, die ans Licht kommen wollen, espressive Dimensionen der Gegenwart, die heraus wollen, schillernde Feuer, die sich entzuenden und brennen. Es ist eine gemeinsame Exstase, ein freier und frischer Schrei. FREeSHOUT!
FREeSHOUT!?, innerhalb eines grossen Bereichs expressiver Mittel und absoluter Freiheit des Themas und zuallererst ein kulturelles Ereignis und eine Gelegenheit fuer eine Ausstellung, moechte es die Dynamik eines Austauches–Confrontation einer von der heutigen Stimmung durchdrungenen Realitaet entwickeln. Dieses Ereignis wird in der Gemeinde von Prato stattfinden, genauer in den Gebaeuden des Ex-Macelli und in verschiedenen Satellitenorten, vom 18 bis 23 September auf der Website http://www.freeshout.it
FREeSHOUT!? Es betrifft sowohl expressive Werke, die fuer eine Ausstellung bestimmt sind, als auch jene fuer eine live Darstellung.
Gemaelde, Skulpturen, Fotographie, Installationen, Video, Kurzfilme, Musik, Site Specific, Architektur, Theaterakte, Tanz, Juggling, Literatur, Comics, Fashion.
DEADLINE July 15 th 2006

In collaboration with:
COMUNE DI PRATO
ASSESSORATO ALLA CULTURA & ALLE POLITICHE GIOVANILI
OFFICINA GIOVANI-CANTIERI CULTURALI EX-MACELLI
TRA.ARTe contemporanea rete regionale

Media sponsor:
RODEO_
NEXT EXIT_creatività & lavoro

[FWDCALLS] Digital Creativity Vol 18 No 1

2006-06-09T22:42:00.000-05:00

Computational Models of Creativity in the Arts
A special issue of Digital Creativity Journal (18:1), Routledge
Deadline 14 August 2006

Digital Creativity Vol 18 No 1
Special issue on Computational Models of Creativity in the Arts
Digital Creativity is a quarterly journal published by Routledge.
See: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14626268.asp

Following the success of the workshop on Computational Models of
Creativity in the Arts held at Goldsmiths College, University of London
in May 2006 a special issue of the journal Digital Creativity is now
being prepared.

Call for Participation

This special issue will address the use of computational systems in the
fine and performing arts, literature, design and animation as well as the
associated fields of aesthetics, cognitive science, art history and cultural
theory. It especially invites those involved in the computational analysis
and modelling of creative behaviour to contribute.

It is intended that this call should interest the widest possible
constituency. However a very broad list of (nonexclusive) descriptors
might include:

• the application of computational and generative methodologies in
the arts and related creative disciplines
• computational approaches to creativity, cognition and aesthetics
• the application of artificial intelligence and artificial life
• the application of evolutionary and adaptive systems
• cultural applications of computing and digital electronics in general

Deadline and Timetable

The deadline for full papers is 14 August 2006. They should be sent
to the guest co-editors as editable documents attached to an email
with the subject "CMCA Journal Submission". Earlier email
correspondence with the guest co-editors is welcome.

Important dates:

14 Aug 2006 Initial deadline for full papers to the guest editors
18 Sept 2006 Feedback to authors
25 Sept 2006 Final version of papers due
Feb 2007 Issue published

Instructions for authors can be found at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14626268.asp
Papers of around 4000 words are preferred and the editors encourage
authors to include visual material.

Guest Co-Editors
• Paul Brown, University of Sussex – paul@paul-brown.com
• Janis Jeffries, Goldsmiths – j.jefferies@gold.ac.uk

The advisory committee for this issue consists of the delegates at
the recent CMCA Workshop together with invited guests.

--
Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art & Computational Technologies 15 Rodmell Regent Square London WC1H 8HX

[FWDCALLS] Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival

2006-06-09T17:46:00.000-05:00

This is Shoko Ishii, Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival(KISFVF) staff.
KISFVF is an organization that recruits, judge, and show student films, from all over the world, in Kyoto. This is one of the oldest and the largest film festival organization in Japan, run by university students in Kyoto.
Today I sent this e-mail to make an announcement.
he 2006 Film Festival will take place from 20 to 27 October 2006. The application period for 2006 competition has been extended until 20
June 2006. I have attached an application guideline, so if you are interested at all, please have a look.And the exhibition fee becomes free
when applying in each school.We are waiting and expecting wonderful works from you.

For more information go to http://kisfvf.com/ (Entry sheet can be downloaded here)
If there are any questions, send an e-mail to kisfvf2006@hotmail.co.jp

Sincerely,
shoko Ishii

[FWDCALLS] Electrohype 2006

2006-06-09T17:24:00.000-05:00

Call for entries. Electrohype 2006 - the fourth Nordic biennial for computer
based art Deadline July 3rd 2006 - material via ordinary mail should be
postmarked by this date.
Electrohype is pleased to announce this call for entries for the exhibition
that will be a follow up to the previous large Electrohype exhibitions in
2000, 2002 and 2004.
The exhibition will take place in Lunds Konsthall from December 9th to
January 7th.
This year the exhibition will be in both a new venue and a new city.
Lunds Konsthall is located in the central part of Lund, in the south of
Sweden. Lund is approximately 20 km north of Malmo where previous
Electrohype exhibitions has been presented.
Lunds Konsthall, built in 1957, is a beautiful exhibition spaces in late
functionalist architecture style. The exhibition space has a flexible
semi-open layout with a total exhibition surface of approximately 600 - 800
square meters. The annual number of visitors in Lunds Konsthall is 95 000.
The exhibition will present works by 8 - 10 artists or artist groups.
The concept of the Electrohype biennial is that it shall be a Nordic
exhibition but this does not exclude works by artists from outside the
Nordic region. To give the exhibition a broad perspective we are usually
working with a 50/50model, 50 percent from the Nordic region and 50 percent
from the rest of the world.
Since the decision to realize the exhibition was made just recently we have
not yet decided on a theme or topic for this exhibition. This also explains
the short deadline.
In addition to the main exhibition there will also be an exhibition with the
topic "electronic art in public space" at the Museum of Sketches in Lund, a
museum dedicated to public art. Most of the artworks in the museum are in
the form of models, visualizations and sketches. This exhibition will be
presented during the same period as the main exhibition. This call, and the
application form, does not include this exhibition, however if you have
knowledge of, or have realized a project you think we should know of feel
free to send us a short description (maximum 1/2 page) and link to a project
page.
Please write "public" in the subject line.
Important dates Deadline for this call for entries July 3rd 2006Exhibition
opening December 9th 2006 Exhibition closing January 7th 2007 Please feel
free to re-distribute this call.
What kind of art are we looking for? Electrohype has since the start in 1999
focused on what we choose to call computer based art. Art that runs of
computers and utilizes the capacity of the computer to mix various media,
allow interaction with the audience, or machines interacting with each
others etc. in other words art that can not be transferred to "traditional"
linear media. This might seem as a narrow approach but we have discovered
that it gives us a better focus on a genre that in no way is narrow.

We are not looking for "straight" video art (even if it is edited on a
computer) or still images rendered on computers and other material that
refers to more "traditional" media forms. Forms were the traditional tools
have been replaced with computers and software.

Practical An online application form and a PDF form can be found on this
address: www.electrohype.org/2006
NOTE: Please do NOT send documentation material as attachments to e-mail and
do NOT send 8 pages CVs. Put your material online and send us the url or ftp
address or send us a CD in the mail. Please read the form and follow the
guidelines. We receive a large amount of proposals and all of them are
reviewed closely. To be able to do this we ask you to follow the structure
in the application form and the topics mentioned above.

Financial We are still working on the fundraising for the exhibition.
We will hopefully have final numbers sometime during this summer. We will
have to adjust the final selection of works for exhibition according to the
financial situation. This is unfortunate but it is also necessary, art is
beautiful but financial reality is harsh.
We will encourage everyone submitting material to look for possibilities for
local funding to help cover costs for transport, travel and rent of
technical equipment.
In previous exhibitions we have managed to keep a high level both in
artistic content and exhibition design, even on a modest budget. It is
therefore very important for us to avoid unpleasant surprises, so please
keep this in mind when filling out the various posts in the form, especially
when it comes to technical requirements, transport weight etc.
We are looking forward to see new and interesting works of art.
Best regards from the Electrohype team
Anna Kindvall and Lars Gustav Midboe

For additional info please visit our web site
at:http://www.electrohype.org/2006

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ELECTROHYPEDrottninggatan 6A212 11 MalmöSWEDEN
+46 40 18 26 90
http://www.electrohype.org

[FWDCALLS] 2nd Cologne Online Film Festival (CologneOFF)

2006-06-09T17:21:00.001-05:00

Call for propsals
Deadline 1 July 2006
------------------------------------------------------------------.
VideoChannel
http://videochannel.newmediafest.org
videochannel@newmediafest.org

organiser of
1st Cologne Online Film Festival (CologneOFF)
http://coff.newmediafest.org
featuring film & videos on the theme "gender identity".

is now planning the
2nd Cologne Online Film Festival (CologneOFF)
to be launched in October 2006
in the framework of KlangDrang Festival Cologne (6-7 October 2006)
www.klangdrang.org
and to be screened in the framework of VideoChannel screenings during the festival

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VideoChannel
is looking for digital films/videos
dealing with the interaction of image & music/sound,
a theme which is referring to the character of the festival of sonic art (KlangDrang)
#
Film and video are basically visual media.
Even if used and recognized as an important component,
has music in this context mostly rather a colorizing and atmospheric character.
The films/videos VideoChannel is looking for
should give image & music an equal or music even a dominating status,
which may be worked out in most different ways, for instance--->
music as the theme of the story, films reflecting music through images and viceversa, the visalization of music, and much more.
#
There are no restricting categories, the submission of experimental works is encouraged.
The call is inviting artists to submit up to three proposals.
The deadline is 1 July 2006
#
The entry information can be found on
http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54

but can be also downloaded as PDF
http://downloads.nmartproject.net/videoCHANNEL_call_image_vs_music.pdf
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Visit also the online collection of VideoChannel
http://videochannel.newmediafest.org

VideoChannel started recently a complete
reconstruction and will be relaunched in September 2006

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VideoChannel is a joint venture between
Cinematheque at MediaArtCentre
http://cinematheque.le-musee-divisioniste.org
and [R][R][F] 200X - global networking project
http://rrf200x.newmediafest.org
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Released by
NetEX - networked experience
http://netex.nmartproject.net
powered by
[NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
www.nmartproject.net -
the experimental platform for art and New Media
operating from Cologne/Germany.
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info& contact
info (at) nmartproject.net

[FWDCALLS] tank.tv DVD - OPEN CALL for submissions

2006-06-09T17:21:00.000-05:00

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tank.tv DVD - OPEN CALL for submissions

To: Artists working with Moving Images, based in the U.K.
For: Moving Images of max 3 mins long & made after 2000.

tank.tv is an inspirational showcase of contemporary moving images acting as an online gallery / dedicated to exhibiting and promoting moving images by emerging, established or previously unknown artists. www.tank.tv acts as a platform for the new, innovative work in film and video

Tank.tv is planning to release a unique DVD featuring an exceptional selection of 25 short moving images from UK based artists.
The selection will be made in collaboration with major UK and international curators. The DVD will also be widely distributed for sale by a major publisher.

Deadline for submissions: 30th June 2006

Please complete a Submission Form,
to be downloaded from: http://www.tank.tv/submissions.asp

tank.tv / TANK magazine
5th floor
49-50 Great Marlborough Street
London W1F 7JR

http://tank.tv

[FWDCALLS] INTERFACE and SOCIETY

2006-06-09T17:20:00.000-05:00

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CALL FOR ARTWORKS - please forward
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INTERFACE and SOCIETY
a project by Atelier Nord http://anart.no

exhibition Nov.10th - Nov.19th 2006
at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter Oslo Norway.
http://anart.no/projects/interface-and-society/

Atelier Nord is looking for artworks/installations
concerning the transformation of our everyday live
through electronic interfaces (see details below).

APPLICATION DEADLINE 1st July 2006.

Please apply via email to sense@anart.no
subject: INTERFACE and SOCIETY exhibition
with the following information:

1) Project name / year of production
2) Artist name(s) + email / contact information
3) Short project description
4) Project URL + URL for online documentation (pdf, pictures, video)
5) Short CV

Alternatively you can send the requested information via snailmail to:

Atelier Nord
Lakkegata 55 D
N-0187 Oslo Norway
ad: INTERFACE and SOCIETY exhibition

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INTERFACE and SOCIETY

In our everyday life we constantly have to cope more or less successfully
with interfaces. We use the mobile phone, the mp3 player, and our laptop,
in order to gain access to the digital part of our life. In recent years
this situation has lead to the creation of new interdisciplinary subjects
like "Interaction Design" or "Physical Computing".

We live between two worlds, our physical environment and the digital
space. Technology and its digital space are our second nature and the
interfaces are our points of access to this technosphere.

Since artists started working with technology they have been developing
interfaces and modes of interaction. The interface itself became an
artistic thematic.

The project INTERFACE and SOCIETY investigates how artists deal with
the transformation of our everyday life through technical interfaces.
With the rapid technological development a thoroughly critique of the
interface towards society is necessary.

The role of the artist is thereby crucial. S/he has the freedom to
deal with technologies and interfaces beyond functionality and usability.
The project INTERFACE and SOCIETY is looking at this development
with a special focus on the artistic contribution.

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INTERFACE and SOCIETY is an umbrella for a range of activities
throughout 2006 at Atelier Nord in Oslo. Read more at:

http://anart.no/projects/interface-and-society

[FWDCALLS] perthDAC 2007 - The Future of Digital Media Culture

2006-06-09T17:19:00.000-05:00

From: Andrew Hutchison
DAC 2007 conference chair

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Call for Papers - Please distribute to relevant forums

perthDAC 2007 - The Future of Digital Media Culture
7th International Digital Arts and Culture Conference
15 -18th September 2007, Perth, Australia.
http://www.beap.org/dac

KEYWORDS - computer games, hypertext theory and literature, new media
narrative, streaming media, interactive and networked performance, digital
aesthetics, interactive cinema, theory, art, bio-art, nano-art, augmented
reality, cyberculture, electronic fiction, electronic music, electronic art,
games culture, games system design, games theory, interactive architecture,
cinema and video, MOOs, MUDs, RPG, virtual reality, virtual worlds.

ABOUT perthDAC
perthDAC is the seventh iteration of Digital Arts and Culture. DAC was the
first conference to attract and present the work of researchers,
practitioners and artists working across the field of digital arts,
cultures, aesthetics and design.

In September 2007, DAC will be hosted as the key international conference in
the public program of the Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth (BEAP) in
Perth, Australia. BEAP celebrates and critiques new and novel technologies
(digital, bio, nano, other) by showcasing artworks made with, or that are
about, new technologies. perthDAC's conference program will be closely
inter-woven with BEAP's exhibitions.

perthDAC's academic programme is being developed with the close co-operation
and support of the fibreculture forum, who will also be active on the
perthDAC conference steering committee.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are sought for PerthDAC 2007 that will illuminate both the near and
long term Future of Digital Media Culture. Papers which present research
outcomes, track trends or developments, describe case studies or works in
progress, are speculative projection, challenge existing paradigms or record
a history, are all welcome. Submissions are encouraged from any
professional, craft or scholarly field that relates to communications
art/design, cultural expression, practice and aesthetics, and the technical
means by which they are enabled.

perthDAC 2007 accepts submissions from fields such as the humanities, social
sciences, human-computer interaction and computer science studies, as well
as those working both practically and theoretically in specific areas such
as: digital/interactive art, digital/electronic literature, game studies,
online communities, new media studies, affective computing, experience
design, virtual environment design, etc.

Topics of interests may include, but are not limited to, computer games,
hypertext theory and literature, new media narrative, streaming media,
interactive and networked performance, digital aesthetics, interactive
cinema, theory, art, bio-art, nano-art, augmented reality, cyberculture,
electronic fiction, electronic music, electronic art, games culture, games
system design, games theory, interactive architecture, cinema and video,
MOOs, MUDs, RPG, virtual reality, virtual worlds.

Artists, early career scholars and PhD students are particularly encouraged
to submit.
All abstracts and then full papers will be double blind peer reviewed by an
international panel, and will be published in the proceedings. Some papers
will be published as a special themed journal edition.

Dates for the submission of 500 word abstracts and then full papers are:
Abstracts: 14th August 2006

Full papers: 4th December 2006

See the perthDAC website "method" page for more details on the abstracts,
papers and presentations process.

perthDAC website http://www.beap.org/dac

[FWDCALLS] SoundLab: call for soundart

2006-06-09T17:13:00.000-05:00

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SoundLab: call for soundart
http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54
deadline 30 June 2006
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Soundlab
the sonic art environment of
[NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
http://soundlab.newmediafest.org
will launch EDITION IV online
in October 2006
and is inviting sound artists for submitting
proposals of soundart works (.mp3) to be included.
.
All entry information are available on
http://netex.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=54
or can be downloaded as PDF
http://downloads.nmartproject.net/soundLAB_call_2006.pdf
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http://soundlab.newmediafest.org
or via
SoundLab Channel/Memory Channel 7-->
corporate part of [R][R][F]200x--->XP
global networking project
http://rrf2006.newmediafest.org

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the experimental platform for art and New Media
operating from Cologne/Germany.
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[FWDCALLS] EVERYDAY INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

2006-06-09T17:10:00.000-05:00

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CALL FOR IMAGES: EVERYDAY INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Deadline: 2006-06-10
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For a publication (part of my thesis in communication design) on how we find, collect, evaluate and share information I am searching for images of „Everyday Information Architectures“. The kind of images I am researching are those of personal design solutions for organizing and structuring everyday life and environment: bookshelves, movie-collections, mind-maps, mix-tapes, workplaces, toolboxes, garages, photoboxes, filing cabinets etc.

If you would like to contribute an image send it to submissions@typedown.com or point me to an URL for download. If you are a Flickr user you can add your image to this group http://www.flickr.com/groups/everyday-information-architecture

Thank you for your efforts,

-

Gruss / Best regards,
Benjamin Fischer

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Benjamin Fischer | http://www.typedown.com

[FWDCALLS] exground filmfest 19

2006-06-09T17:09:00.000-05:00

exground filmfest 19 // Nov 17-26, 2006 // Wiesbaden/Germany

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Please forward mail

Films for the 19th exground filmfest can be submitted until August 1, 2006
Online film submission is possible via the internet platform
www.reelport.com

exground filmfest 19 will take place in Wiesbaden from November
17-26, 2006. During the ten days of the festival about 300 feature-
and short-films as well as videos will be shown. Deadline for film
submission is 1st August 2006. The relevant submission forms are
attached or can be downloaded as PDF files at
www.exground.com.

Filmmakers can also submit their work by using the internet platform
www.reelport.com. reelport is a joint
submission platform of some of the most important European film
festivals - developed by the "International Shortfilm Festival
Oberhausen" (Germany), "Festival International de Curtas Metragens
Vila do Conde" (Portugal) and the "Filmfestival Göteborg" (Sweden) in
cooperation with the technology partner Telefónica Deutschland GmbH.
You have the opportunity to upload your data and viewing copy only
once to submit your film to one of the participating festivals,
exground filmfest included. The submitted films will be archived on
the reelport server and will be transmitted to the festivals and film
markets where the committees will evaluate them. Not only does this
method save money, but also a lot of time.

Films and videos for exground filmfest can be submitted in the
categories: Main program (American Independent, News from Asia,
Documentaries, international feature- and short films, Focus Canada)
and contests (German short film contest - Audience director©–s award,
endowed with EUR 6,000 in total; International ON VIDEO contest -
Jury director©–s award, endowed with EUR 1,500; Wiesbaden special -
short film contest / audience director's award, endowed with EUR 500
and last but not least, the feature film contest: youth days -
International youth film contest - Jury director's award, endowed
with EUR 2,500 ) in the genres fiction, documentary, animation and
experimental film. Submission of the films is free of charge.

The Cultural Department of the State Capital Wiesbaden sponsors
exground's German short film contest with the sum of EUR 4,000 in
total for the first and the third place and donates EUR 1,500 for the
International ON VIDEO contest.

ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH sponsors the second prize for the
German short film contest of exground filmfest of the amount of EUR
2,000, it is the fourth time ESWE has supported young film makers.
The "Wiesbaden-Special - Short film contest" is endowed with EUR 500.
The international youth film contest "youth days" is endowed with EUR
2,500 and donated by State Capital Wiesbaden.

You will find more detailed information about film submission in the
entry forms that are available in German and English. If you have
further questions, don©–t hesitate to contact us.

Submission of film:
exground filmfest
Ernst-Goebel-Str. 27
65207 Wiesbaden
Germany
Phone +49 (6 11) 1 74 82 27
Fax +49 (6 11) 1 74 82 28
info@exground.com

[FWDCALLS] Transdisciplinary Studies

2006-06-09T17:07:00.000-05:00

Call for Proposals (Book Series)

Transdisciplinary Studies

http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/

Sense Publishers

Series Editors: Jeremy Hunsinger and Jason Nolan

Aims and Scope:
Transdisciplinary Studies is an internationally oriented book series created to generate new theories and practices to extricate transdisciplinary research from the confining discourses of traditional disciplinarities. Within transdisciplinary domains, this series will publish empirically grounded, theoretically sound work seeking to identify and solve global problems that conventional disciplinary perspectives cannot capture. Transdisciplinary Studies seeks to accentuate those aspects of scholarly research which cut across todays learned disciplines in an effort to define new axiologies and forms of praxis. This series intends to promote a new appreciation for transdisciplinary research to audiences that are seeking ways of understanding complex, global problems that many now realize disciplinary perspectives cannot fully address. Scholars, policy makers, educators and researchers working to address issues in technology studies, public finance, discourse studies, professional ethics, political analysis, learning, ecological systems, modern medicine, and other fields clearly are ready to begin investing in transdisciplinary models of research. It is for those many different audiences in these diverse fields that we hope to reach, not merely with topical research, but also through considering new epistemic and ontological foundations for of transdisciplinary research.

jeremy hunsinger
jhuns@vt.edu
www.cddc.vt.edu
wiki.tmttlt.com
www.tmttlt.com

[FWDCALLS] The Summer of MySpace

2006-06-03T12:27:00.000-05:00

Call for Participation:
"The Summer of MySpace" - an online exhibition
Curated by Patrick Lichty - The Curator of MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/summercurator
myspace@voyd.com

Friend Request Dates - 5/21/06 - 8/31/06

MySpace is a cultural phenomenon. Millions of people have poured their
lives into this online community, making it the most successful to date,
surpassing Friendster, Xuqa, and Facebook. Millions of hours of creative
time by its users, aspiring bands, models, and magazines have been
placed into this online agora. But is MySpace a creative space?

"Summer of MySpace" asks a number of questions about this burgeoning
hang-out haven:

Has MySpace become a new art medium or New Media/Net artform, or can it
be used as one?
Can the selection of 'friends' and their spaces be called a form of
curation?
In making profiles, do we make ourselves into art objects?
What does it mean to ask to be a 'friend'? Is a form of curation?
Is MySpace merely a space for the colonization of youth culture by
corporations and consumer culture?
Is MySpace's success representative of a truly new form of community?
What other questions about relationships, society, art, and culture does
MySpace present?
Is MySpace limited by the way it's made, or can we subvert the profile
for our own desires?

"Summer of MySpace" fires a probe into this unknown territory, asking
all these questions, and setting up a stage for the Internet Summer of
Love of the 00's.

Come, be my friend. Let me show you as a shiny new piece of art. Let
us curate and be curated, befriend and be befriended in this brave new
land of joy and irony.

Let's see what happens. Get on the magic bus.

Submission Procedure:
All you need to do is to set up a profile, make it into an 'artwork',
make yourself into an 'artwork', make a place for your 'artwork', and
ask me to be your friend. That's what curation is all about, isn't it?
The rest is up to us!

Peace, all!
-Patrick Lichty
(The Curator of MySpace)

[FWDCALLS] perthDAC 2007 The Future of Digital Media Culture

2006-05-30T10:38:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS

perthDAC 2007 The Future of Digital Media Culture
7th International Digital Arts and Culture Conference
15 -18th September 2007, Perth, Australia

http://www.beap.org/dac

KEYWORDS:
computer games, hypertext theory and literature, new media
narrative, streaming media, interactive and networked performance, digital
aesthetics, interactive cinema, theory, art, bio-art, nano-art, augmented
reality, cyberculture, electronic fiction, electronic music, electronic art,
games culture, games system design, games theory, interactive architecture,
cinema and video, MOOs, MUDs, RPG, virtual reality, virtual worlds.

ABOUT perthDAC
perthDAC is the seventh iteration of Digital Arts and Culture. DAC was the
first conference to attract and present the work of researchers,
practitioners and artists working across the field of digital arts,
cultures, aesthetics and design.

In September 2007, DAC will be hosted as the key international conference in
the Public Program of the Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth (BEAP) in
Perth, Australia. BEAP celebrates and critiques new and novel technologies
(digital, bio, nano, other) by showcasing artworks made with, or that are
about, new technologies. perthDAC's conference program will be closely
inter-woven with BEAP's exhibitions.

perthDAC's academic program is being developed with the close co-operation
and support of the fibreculture forum, who will also be active on the
perthDAC conference steering committee.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are sought for PerthDAC 2007 that will illuminate both the near and
long term Future of Digital Media Culture. Papers which present research
outcomes, track trends or developments, describe case studies or works in
progress, are speculative projection, challenge existing paradigms or record
a history, are all welcome. Submissions are encouraged from any
professional, craft or scholarly field that relates to communications
art/design, cultural expression, practice and aesthetics, and the technical
means by which they are enabled.

perthDAC 2007 accepts submissions from fields such as the humanities, social
sciences, human-computer interaction and computer science studies, as well
as those working both practically and theoretically in specific areas such
as: digital/interactive art, digital/electronic literature, game studies,
online communities, new media studies, affective computing, experience
design, virtual environment design, etc.

Topics of interests may include, but are not limited to, computer games,
hypertext theory and literature, new media narrative, streaming media,
interactive and networked performance, digital aesthetics, interactive
cinema, theory, art, bio-art, nano-art, augmented reality, cyberculture,
electronic fiction, electronic music, electronic art, games culture, games
system design, games theory, interactive architecture, cinema and video,
MOOs, MUDs, RPG, virtual reality, virtual worlds.

Artists, early career scholars and PhD students are particularly encouraged
to submit.

All abstracts and then full papers will be double blind peer reviewed by an
international panel, and will be published in the proceedings. Some papers
will be published as a special themed journal edition.

Dates for the submission of 500 word abstracts and then full papers are:

Abstracts: 14th August 2006

Full papers: 4th December 2006

See the perthDAC website ³method² page for more details on the abstracts,
papers and presentations process.

perthDAC website http://www.beap.org/dac

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Innovation Centre
Suite 3, Enterprise Building 3
11 Brodie Hall Drive
Bentley WA 6102
AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 6424 8203
E: admin@beap.org
W: www.beap.org

[FWDCALLS] STRANGER THAN FICTION

2006-05-26T22:41:00.000-05:00

STRANGER THAN FICTION
OPEN CALL
Video screening curated by Nomi Talisman

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 25, 2006
Screening will take place at The LAB on July 19, 2006, 7-9 PM

Stranger Than Fiction will include short video pieces (up to 12 minutes
long) that combine real life with performative acts. This event will
showcase works that manipulate the sense of what is real and what is
present, by highlighting, subverting, or acting upon it. From performative acts
in public spaces to
documents which capture mundane, extraordinary, or surreal events occurring in the
everyday.

SEND: one DVD per entry (exhibition quality, no complicated menus please).
Label DVDs with artist name, contact information, title of piece, year, and
running time. Include a short description and short artist bio no longer
than one page total. Include SASE for returned materials.

Send submissions to:
Stranger than Fiction
The LAB
2948 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 9410

[FWDCALLS] Ask the Robot

2006-05-26T22:35:00.000-05:00

*CALL FOR PARTICIPATION*

That's right, after a long winter slumber, Ask the Robot will rise again this June with a "Robot Revival!" Look deep into your mechanized being and ask yourself: Who is the Robot? And what is His role in my life?

ASK THE ROBOT is a platform that gives artists working within and across different media a chance to present their work on an open stage. Whether you use your body, your voice, or strange technical gadgets to perform – all analog, digital and just plain human media are welcome!

To submit a PERFORMANCE, VIDEO, INSTALLATION, or WRITTEN PIECE, read the guidelines below. Don’t have a piece to include? Still eager to participate? We welcome and encourage volunteering as well:

*CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS*

Remember that the Robot needs YOU!
ASK THE ROBOT gives artists a chance to present their work on an open stage. And we couldn’t provide this without a small army of volunteers like you.

In exchange for your commitment to the Robot you will receive a listing in our program, a mention on our website, including a link to your website/portfolio if you so desire, valuable experience in the logistics of hosting multi-media performance and installation work, and the warm and fuzzy feelings that come from volunteering.

We need a photographer, a videographer, lighting and sound people, and people who are happy to help set up the video, installation, and performance areas.

To volunteer contact: megatron@nyu.edu
Please include your name, contact info, and the position you are interested in.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Deadline: May 29

Live Acts: 3-12 minutes long... email a link to a sample of your work to ophra@pursuethepulse.org (if it is available online) or send a short video/audio sample to: Pursue the Pulse, 369 St. John’s Pl #15, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Videos: are being curated by Kelly Shindler (kmshindler@earthlink.net). Please send your film as a hi-res NTSC QuickTime data DVD only - Compression (in order of desirability): 1.) DV/DVC PRO - NTSC; 2.) Animation (.mov); 3.) to
191 Court St #3R, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Installations: email a clear description of what you intend to do to ophra@pursuethepulse.org, including how much space and set up time is required, and photos of the work if available. Site specific installations are especially welcome!

Written Work: email the document to ophra as a pdf or word attachment.

brought to you by Pursue the Pulse (http://www.pursuethepulse.org)

PLEASE FORWARD! PLEASE FORWARD! PLEASE FORWARD!...

[FWDCALLS] Mesh #19 Global/ Regional Perspectives

2006-05-26T22:08:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Mesh #19 Global/ Regional Perspectives
Experimenta’s annual media arts journal (online)

MESH #19 will be an online issue providing a global overview of contemporary media arts practice and the creative application of new technological developments through articles that focus on local practice in specific regions. This issue will focus on the critical, aesthetic and technological aspects related to screen culture and media arts practice, balancing the conceptual issues facing media arts culture with the social/cultural, economic and political contexts in which the practices exist.

Articles are sought from curators, artists, academics, media commentators and theorists about practices in the following regions:
* West & East Europe
* Africa
* Middle East
* Asia Pacific
* The Americas

MESH #19 will be launched on the Experimenta website in September 2006.

Criteria
* maximum word length: 2000 words;
* the article should use plain language as it is for a general readership;
* the article must cite at least 3 recent media artworks;
* images with copyright clearance are to be sourced by the author.

Payment
An honorarium is available. Academics are eligible to have their paper refereed.

For examples of previous online and printed issues of MESH, please visit: www.experimenta.org

__________________________________________________________

Maria Rizzo | Administration & Communications Coordinator | EXPERIMENTA

PO Box 1102
St Kilda South Vic 3182
P + 61 3 9525 5025
F + 61 3 9525 5105
E maria@experimenta.org
W www.experimenta.org

Experimenta - where creativity and technology meet.

Visit www.experimenta.org and subscribe to our free fortnightly e-bulletin
for the latest give-aways, opportunities for new media artists and
Experimenta news.

Experimenta gratefully acknowledges the support of the Australian Film
Commission, Film Victoria, the Australia Council, the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy and Arts Victoria.

[FWDCALLS] Ruckel Patzke Collaborative Project

2006-05-26T22:04:00.000-05:00

The Ruckel Patzke Collaborative Project is seeking ephemera, personal accounts, documents, and artwork in all mediums, created in response to current political issues in the US and abroad. This includes work inspired from current events, corporations, activism, terrorism, politics, economics, war, discrimination, the environment, etc... We encourage you to submit paintings, photos, posters, installations, essays, videos, flyers, and other art pieces with this in mind. All viewpoints and issues are encouraged. Recent work is preferable. Our intent is to present selected work in a gallery show and have a series video screenings.

New Deadline:
Video screening entries: June 1, 2006
Gallery entries: To Be Decided

Send to:
Ruckel Patzke Collaborative Project
2424 W. Lindale St.
Chicago, IL 60647

For more information contact:
Carrie Ruckel at ruckel77@hotmail.com OR
Karin Patzke at kpatzke@hotmail.com.

All submissions must include:
1) Resume
2) A self-addressed stamped envelope of sufficient size and with sufficient postage to return all the materials you would like.
3) Artist's statement, bio and/or other background material.
4) Documentation (please do not send original artwork or master slides or tapes).
5) $5 Submission Fee

For Visual / Digital Art include slides or cd:
SLIDES: Each slide must be labeled with your name, a number corresponding to the slide list, and an arrow indicating the top. Number of slides is optional. The slide list should include your name, the number, title of work, date, dimensions, and media for each slide; and any other descriptive information that will clarify the slide presentation.
CD: Each CD must be labeled with your name. Include a list of the work presented with the date, dimensions and media for each piece on the cd and any descriptive information that will clarify the presentation. (For Net Art, if possible, please submit on portable media mentioned here. You may include your URL, but we would like to have the site available for review on CD.)

For Film or Video include:
VHS, Mini-DV or DVD but ONLY IN REGION 1 FORMAT! Any descriptive information that will clarify the video presentation.

For Sound include:
CD's. Please do not send DAT tapes or cassette tapes. Any descriptive information that will clarify the audio presentation.

***Please pass this on!

[FWDCALLS] Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival

2006-05-26T21:46:00.001-05:00

Aloha and greetings from Honolulu! My name is Christian Razukas, Film Programer for the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival. I hope you are well and that this message reaches you in good spirits.

On behalf of Director of Programming Anderson Le, I am happy to announce our 2006 Call for Entries! Please consider submitting your film to us, or forwarding this message to any interested filmmakers.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS
The Festival offers a reduced entry fee program for filmmakers outside the United States! Details are below!

Here are the specifics:

The 2006 Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival will be held October 19 to 29, 2006 at the Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres in Honolulu on Oahu and at venues across the Hawaiian Archipelago; including Maui, Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii!

26TH ANNIVERSARY
We're planning special focuses on the cinema of the Vietnamese diaspora and on the contemporary cinema of the Philippines, from Fil-Am features to art house films to action films to sex comedies.

The Festival will host a special twenty reporter delegation from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organizers of the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. HIFF will also host a delegation of five of mainland China's most renowned directors, along with premieres of their most recent films.

Finally, we are planning a special seminar on music video production with noted directors, music labels and video programmers.

CALL FOR ENTRIES
We encourage filmmakers to submit works from all genres. We are especially interested in feature films, documentaries, short films, Hawaii-themed films, music videos and student films. In 2005, we programmed over 270 films.

There are NO ENTRY FEES for student filmmakers under 18 or for Hawai'i residents.

Early Submission Deadline: May 26
Late Submission Deadline: June 23
Final Deadline: June 30 (via Withoutabox only)

More Information: www.hiff.org/entries.php

SPECIAL NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS
The Festival offers a reduced entry fee program!

Eligible films include feature, documentary and short films without distribution from Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Polynesia.

Only projects filmed in the countries above and without distribution are eligible.

Reduced Entry Fee: $15
Deadline: June 23, 2006

HIFF understands that filmmakers face severe financial difficulties.
We are happy to consider requests for FEE WAIVERS on a case-by-case basis. Please contact me directly at the e-mail address below and provide more information on your project and country of origin.

AWARDS
$2,500 cash for BEST SHORT FILM! Presented by HONOLULU MAGAZINE.
All short films (except student films) selected for the festival will be eligible, all genres will be considered. The award will be given for excellence in form and content.

$10,000 DREAM DIGITAL AWARD! Awarded to an established or emerging director, the award offers $10,000 of pre- and post-production services from cause and f(x) pictures llc, an accredited digital effects boutique based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It includes access to animation suites with accredited digital effects artists, feature film-makers, 3D animators and more!

BACKGROUND
The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival is dedicated to the advancement of understanding and cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and North America through the medium of film. It draws an audience of 70,000 or more from around the state, the nation and throughout the world.

HIFF is unique in discovering features and documentaries from Asia made by Asians, films about the Pacific made by Pacific Islanders, and films made by Hawai'i filmmakers that present Hawaii in a culturally accurate way.

Our 25th ANNIVERSARY in 2005 was a remarkable event. The festival screened 270 films from 40 countries - from Afghanistan to Zambia -
to an audience of 70,000 people. This includes nine international feature premieres, and 17 U.S. premieres.

HIFF honored Master Director ZHANG YIMOU with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and presented a special sneak preview of director Zhang's latest film, RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSAND OF MILES; Japanese actor SONNY CHIBA with HIFF's inaugural Maverick Award; and American actor SAMUEL L. JACKSON with an Achievement in Acting Award.

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, directed by Academy Award-winning Ang Lee, was HIFF's Centerpiece Presentation and the festival closed with Vincent Ward's RIVER QUEEN. Other notable and award-winning films presented at the festival were PARADISE NOW and the international premiere of WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL. We hosted noted American film critic Roger Ebert and had the U.S. premiere of the Korean hit A BITTERSWEET LIFE, attended by the film's star, LEE Byung-hun. We were pleased to have six premiere screenings reviewed in VARIETY, and over 600 mentions in the international and national media. LVHIFF also hosted a concert showcasing Japanese stars THE YOSHIDA BROTHERS.

Here's a selection of quotes about HIFF

"Must attend."
-- Entertainment Weekly

"The premiere American showcase for Asian cinema."
-- Hollywood Reporter

"A launching pad for early films by younger directors."
-- American film critic Roger Ebert

PAST PREMIERES

2005 :: BITTERSWEET LIFE, SA-KWA, SAD MOVIE (Korea)
SEASON OF THE HORSE (China)
EXECUTIVE KOALA, VILLAGE ALBUM, FUNKY FOREST (Japan)

2004 :: WEST OF THE TRACKS, SOUTH OF THE CLOUDS and JASMINE WOMEN (China)
TWILIGHT SAMURAI, HANA AND ALICE, TASTE OF TEA (Japan)
UNTOLD SCANDAL, SILMIDO, UNTOLD SCANDAL, LOW LIFE (Korea)

2003 :: GOODBYE DRAGON INN (Taiwan)
TWILIGHT SAMURAI (Japan)
MAGNIFICO THE MAGNIFICENT (Philippines)

2002 :: SPELLBOUND (US)
NOWHERE IN AFRICA (Germany)

2001 :: JSA (South Korea)
ATANARJUAT: THE FAST RUNNER (Canada)

2000 :: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (US/Taiwan)
CHUNHYANG (South Korea)

QUESTIONS
Please visit www.hiff.org or contact Film Programmer Christian Razukas (program@hiff.org) or Director of Programming Anderson Le (ale@hiff.org).

Thanks!

. :: . :: . :: . :: . :: . :: . ::
Christian RAZUKAS (Mr.)
Film Programmer

Hawaii International Film Festival
1001 Bishop St, ASB Tower, Ste. 745
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, U.S.A.

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[FWDCALLS] Leicester International Short Film Festival

2006-05-26T21:46:00.000-05:00

***CAN 2006***
Leicester International Short Film Festival
OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
FESTIVAL HISTORY
This year celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Leicester International Short Film Festival. Last year saw nearly 300 films entered from 20 different countries. The 50 best of these were screened in competition over three evenings at the Phoenix Cinema, with another 30 worthy of special mention projected in the cinema lobby. Over 600 people attended the Festival from all over the country, including the film directors themselves, local dignitaries and regional arts organisations.
Awards include Best in Festival, Audience Choice, Best Performance, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Editing. Last year's winner of Best in Festival, 'El Descampado' directed by Pedro Toucedo, has gone on to win a raft of awards from Best International Film at the Hull Short Film Festival, to a Special Prize for Best Film at the New York Short Film Festival. This shows how both the quality of entrants to CAN, and the Festival's national and international standing, just keep improving.
SUBMISSION PERIOD
The submission period for films to be entered into the 2006 Can Film Festival is now open. We are accepting films from all over the world, local, national and international, to showcase them at the Phoenix Cinema on 27th, 28th and 29th October for the biggest and best film festival in the East Midlands. Submission closes on 1st August 2006, with a late date for extenuating circumstances of 8th August 2006. There is no limit to the amount of films a person can enter, and submission is deemed as permission to screen. Films should be no longer than 15 minutes long including titles and credits, on a submission copy of VHS or DVD. Submission forms are available online on the main news page at www.lineout.org, by telephone on 0116 262 1265 or by post at LineOut, Fosse Arts Centre, Mantle Road, Leicester LE3 5HG. Please do read the rules and regulations on the form. For more information and a documentary of last year's festival visit www.lineout.org
IMAGES

Please find photographs by professional photographer Paul Masters to be credited if used from last year's festival attached on the email and a documentary on last year's event at www.lineout.org on the Can TV page.
CONTACTS
If you would like more information on the Film Festival and LineOut services as a film production and training facility or the events we organise please contact the Managing Director Keith Allott on 0116 262 1265.

[FWDCALLS] Antimatter Underground Film Festival

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Antimatter Underground Film Festival - Call for entries

The ninth annual international festival seeks imaginative, volatile, entertaining and critical films and videos. Dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, Antimatter is the premier showcase of experimental cinema in the west, encompassing screenings, installations, performances and hybrid media experiments.
Criteria: Independent productions, completed after 1 Jan 2004. Any genre . Max 30 mins. Must be a Victoria, Canada premiere. Formats: 16mm, Super 8, MiniDV, DVD, VHS (DVD or VHS for preview).
Also accepting proposals for expanded cinema and media-based performance.

Entry Fee: $20
Entry Deadlines: 31 May 2006
Festival Dates: 22 – 30 September 2006
Victoria, BC, Canada
Delivery address: Antimatter, 636 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 1L3
Tel: +1 250 385 3327
www.antimatter.ws

[FWDCALLS] VAD2006 Festival Internacional de Vídeo i Arts Digitals

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VAD2006 Festival Internacional de Vídeo i Arts Digitals - Call for entries

Send your videos, digital works and video installations to Video and Digital Arts International Competition of VAD2006. We invite you to visit our website where you will find all the necessary information to participate: entry form, terms and conditions, awards as well as the previous program of the festival.

Deadline: 30 June
Festival dates: 18-21 October, 2006
VAD Festival Internacional de Vídeo i Arts Digitals, Plaça de l'Hospital, 6, 17004
Girona, Spain
T: + 972 20 20 13
http://www.vadfestival.net
info@vadfestival.net