The Foam Talent Call is internationally the most important competition for young photographers. The sixth edition of Foam Talent Call opened on 30 January and this year photographers can submit their work via Facebook.

The Foam Talent issue is designed to showcase young photographers from all over the world. It is a career building platform, launching aspiring talents into the international photography industry, giving them international acclaim and recognition. A few examples of well known photographers who were showcased in the Foam Talent issue are: Mayumi Hosokura from issue #28, Benjamin Lowy from issue #24, Alexander Gronsky and Anouk Kruithof from issue #20, and Curis Mann and Pieter Hugo from issue #16.

Submission via Facebook
With over 800 submissions last year, we are excited to see how many we receive this year via Facebook. It is not necessary to have a Facebook account to enter the call. Photographers can upload their portfolios simply using this Facebook app  — http://www.facebook.com/Foammagazine?sk=app_221639494588508 on the Foam Magazine Facebook page.

Submission requirements
The Call is open to all photographers aged between 18-35 across the globe. The entrance fee is 35 euros and the competition is fierce, but 15 selected talents will receive an eight page portfolio showcasing their series along with an interview by an esteemed writer. The editorial board will choose the portfolios according to the creative vision and concept of the series presented, amongst other criteria. More information can be found here – http://www.foam.org/foam-magazine/talent

Video Art Festival Miden invites all video artists and video creators to participate in this year’s events, which will take place, like the past years, in public spaces at the Historic Centre of the city of Kalamata, Greece, in July 2012.

The festival call is open to every creator (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality and background.

The proposed video can be of any genre (video art, experimental video, animation, short movie etc.). Duration under 10 min.

In its 8th realization, along with the main program, Festival Miden wishes to present the following additional special showcases:

- a special theme program entitled “99%”
- a special theme program entitled “2084”
- a special theme program entitled “(un)natural disaster”
- a special theme program entitled “You and i”
- a special theme program entitled “Celebrating”

Festival Miden also invites artists and creators who come from, have lived or have any kind of love-hate relationship with the city Kalamata (GR) to submit works for the continuous theme program entitled “Local Calling!”. The program aims to create a communication network between artists that are connected or related to Kalamata (the birth city of the festival) in any way

More info and detailed entry regulations at http://www.festivalmiden.gr/prosklisi_eng.html
E-mail: info@festivalmiden.gr
Join us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/festivalmiden

Naoussa International Film Festival is in the pleasant position to announce the Call for Entries for its 9th edition. In the forthcoming festival – which will take place the period from 27 to 30 of September 2012 – exceptional short films will be screened and great ideas will be utilized thus confirming that the Naoussa International Film Festival constitutes a unique cultural experience.

Short films from all over the world, cinematographic tributes, activities for children, theatrical performance, concerts, master classes, workshops, contests, conference, actions of social and environmental sensitization, are some of the events which will be realized in the 9th edition.

Naoussa International Film Festival after making significant investments in acquiring state-of-the art technological infrastructures on digital cinema and important changes in the process of films’ submission in favor of the cinematographers addresses an invitation to cinema creators to submit their work in the great cinema celebration. The official procedure of short films submission to the 9th Naoussa International Film Festival will expire on 6 April 2012. Submissions will be accepted to the central department, the department of youth and students films – Digital View South East Europe and the department of mobile phone movies – movile.

For the Press Release, the Terms of Partcipation and the Application Form click here.

http://www.niff.gr

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International Fest of Contemporary Animation & Media-Art 2012

In Fall 2012 (Summer 2012) the 7th International Fest of Contemporary animation & media-art LINOLEUM will take place in Moscow.

Purposes of the Fest

The purposes of the Fest are:
- encouragement and stimulation of creative activity of animators and media-artists;
- popularization of contemporary animation in Russia.
This year the project LINOLEUM announces the selection of works for competitive participation in the 6th Fest on for the first time, which is entitled “Antisocial networks”.

Nominations of the Fest

The Festival Jury will select four principal nominees during the Fest.
The winner will be awarded to the Grand-Prix of the Fest which is $5000 (USD).
The works on the short-list as well as those recommended by the Jury will be included into the collection DVD, released by the project LINOLEUM.

The total prize fund of the Festival is $10000 (USD).

The Fest will be held with the support of «Michael Tsarev Art Projects».

Selection of Works

The selection of works for the participation in the Fest will be carried out by the Organizing Committee and the Jury.
According to the selection results the names of the authors as well as the titles of their works will be published on the official Fest website.
Conditions of Selection

The number of works presented by one participant is unlimited. The works are accepted without any strict thematic limitation, but under the common title “Antisocial networks”.

Requirements to the Works

Basic requirements of Organizing Committee to the competitive works are:

- creation period of the work is the years 2011-2012;
- the duration of the video is not regulated;
- animation portion must be no less then 30%;
- subtitles in English or Russian (if the works are presented in other languages);
- only the works that haven’t participated in other contests and fests in the Russian Federation can be accepted.

All the works sent to the Fest are not commented on or returned. The organizers are obligated to reserve confidentiality and the author’s rights of the Fest’s competitors.
Contracts will be signed with all the authors and studios, whose works will be selected for the participation in the Fest.

The reception of works for the Fest will be held till June 1, 2012.
The Organizing Committee will inform the producers (directors) about the results of the selection till June 15, 2012.

How to Send (Technical Requirements)

You can submit work to the festival on the disks by mail or through the Internet by sending a link to download the file.
1) In case of sending the work on disk by mail to the organizing committee of the festival you should send
(the address is «Animation Community», postbox 2, Moscow, 115682):

1. Work in the DVD format (4×3 or 16×9), written down on a DVD disk.
DVD disc should contain only one movie without the menu.
The disk shouldn’t be protected from copying.
(It is preferable to write down a disk in region 0, format PAL)
2. Work in the best original quality (FULL HD, HD and more low), which you have, in any format, written down on a DVD or CD disk.
3. Information about the film written down on a DVD or CD disk for the catalogue and press-release:
- fill the film questionnaire (in the annex to the letter),
- concise description of the work (not more than 500 characters),
- detailed description of work (not necessarily),
- screenshots (enough 3 frames with 300 dpi),
- photos of the director and the production designer (resolution 300 dpi),
- contact information and concise biography of the author or information about studio,
- dialog sheets are recommended.

2) In case of sending the work through the Internet you should send to e-mail martynenko@linoleumfestival.ru:
1. Link to the work in DVD format (format VOB or an archive containing a folder VIDEO_TS).
2. Link to the work in the best original quality (FULL HD, HD and more low), which you have, in any format.
3. Information about the film for the catalogue and press-release:
- fill the film questionnaire (in the annex to the letter),
- concise description of the work (not more than 500 characters),
- detailed description of work (not necessarily),
- screenshots (enough 3 frames with 300 dpi),
- photos of the director and the production designer (resolution 300 dpi),
- contact information and concise biography of the author or information about studio,
- dialog sheets are recommended.

We recommend that you use the following exchangers when you will send work through the Internet:
- https://www.wetransfer.com/
- https://www.yousendit.com/

3) The possibility of acceptance of works on the film 16mm or 35mm is to be discussed with the Organizing Committee.

Contacts

The DVD copies of works should be sent the address is: «Animation Community»; postbox 2, Moscow, 115682.

For any information about the competition and Fest please apply to the organizing committee of the Fest:

Olga Martynenko martynenko@linoleumfestival.ru

The exact date of the Fest will be published on the website of the project LINOLEUM www.linoleumfestival.ru

Entry Form
(The film questionnaire)

1. THE FILM NAME

2. IF THE FILM IS REMOVED ON THE LITERARY WORK, TO SPECIFY THE NAME AND THE AUTHOR OF THE LITERARY WORK

3. THE Production COUNTRY

4. STUDIO-Production

5. YEAR OF Production

6. THE DIRECTOR

7. THE AUTHOR OF THE SCENARIO

8. THE COMPOSER

9. THE Editor

10. THE ARTIST

11. THE PRODUCER

12. QUANTITY OF SERIES

13. DURATION OF DISPLAY

14. COLOR/BLACK-AND-WHITE

15. THE GENRE

Video-Gang Collective is seeking electronic art work for the pilot screening of a series of Screenings that explore the relationship between the moving image and sound.

Works that engage and push the boundaries of sensory perceptions are sought. The series of screens begins with SoundVision I which be held at The Shop in Richmond, Va. Works are due by March 10th, 2012 to receive full consideration. All work will be screened to the public on the evening of Monday, April 2, 2012. Reception to follow.

Works submitted should fit the following criteria: – Sound, animation, video, film
- No longer than 7 minutes in duration
- Quicktime format
- No works in progress permitted
- Works must fit the theme: the relationship of sound to image

To submit work, please include the following in an email to videogangcollective@gmail.com:

- CV
- Brief Artist Statement about the work
- a URL to the work online

Electronic applications should be submitted to videogangcollective@gmail.com All accepted entries will be notified by March 20th, 2012. Full quality works must be received by Video-Gang by March 25th, 2012.

For more information please visit video-gang.org

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