call: SIMULTAN FESTIVAL 2024
Deadline: 20 August 2024
Call for entries
SIMULTAN FESTIVAL 2024
—Desire for the Useless
Dates & location of event context:
October 3-6, 2024, Timi?oara (Romania)
The 19th edition of SIMULTAN Festival will take place between 3-6 October in Timisoara, Romania – under the theme: Desire for the Useless.
In a world where simulations often replace reality, the line between useful and useless becomes blurred. Uselessness reveals the constructed nature of perceptions, prompting us to reconsider what we consider real or valuable. […]
The desire for the useless is not about pursuing uselessness. Rather, it’s about finding meaning in the seemingly impractical through creativity, critique, and insight. Think of desire as energy, not a void. When desire is free from the constraints of utility, it becomes a force that drives us towards new ideas and expressions, showing us that the useless has its own productivity.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We are looking for submissions of innovative video works related to the festival theme —Desire For The Useless, produced in the last two years (2022-2024).
The call is open for both, emerging and established artists or groups and collectives.
NUMBER OF WORKS / DURATION
A maximum of 2 works by one author can be submitted, with a duration of up to 10 min (each). There is no submission fee.
APPLICATION
Upload a preview version of your video to Youtube (can be unlisted) or Vimeo (optional with password) and include the link in the application form.
The video must contain the title of the work, the author’s name and year of production.
AWARDS
We do not consider this call a competition, but we will reward 3 video works with a 500 Euro artist fee, taking into consideration their idea and technical execution.
JURY
All works will be reviewed and selected by the festival’s curatorial team. Those accepted will become part of the festival screening program. The jury’s decision is final.
Selected works will be published after the event in the festival archive (to be agreed in the application form).
Contact addresses / URL
https://open call.simultan.org/
simultanfestival (at) gmail.com
