\nDates & location of event context
\nApril 10 – 12, 2025
\nMorgantown, West Virginia, USA<\/p>\n
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival invites submissions in video\/film, animation, VR, video installation & performance to its 12th edition, which takes place April 10 \u2013 12, 2025 on the campus of West Virginia University. We\u2019re looking for innovative, provocative, highly charged and deeply personal works in a variety of genres and exploring multiple themes. This year we also welcome submissions to a special thematic category, exploring new insights into evolving definitions and understandings of Space, in all of its many contexts. Deadline for entries is March 1, 2025.<\/p>\n
Entry Fee:
\nRegular Entry: $12
\nCollege Students: $5
\nStudents should be currently enrolled at a university or college and must send a current student ID (photocopy is fine) to: wvmsff@gmail.com. <\/p>\n
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES: We welcome works in a broad range of styles and categories:<\/p>\n
Experimental
\n Short Narrative
\n Documentary
\n Animation
\n Student Work
\n Theme: Space
\n Two-channel video installation
\n VR
\n Planetarium \/ 360-degree dome projection<\/p>\n
Space Theme:
\nFor this year\u2019s themed category, we\u2019re thinking about \u201cspace\u201d – in all dimensions – physical, social, psychological, conceptual, philosophical, cosmological and local. The festival seeks submissions that ruminate on the many social, psychological, philosophical, and material meanings of space. How do we experience space, both architectural and natural, in a bodily way? How do we make space for meaningful dialogue that bridges ideological gaps? How does the fantasy of outer space offer the promise of new possible futures? How do digital spaces permeate our material lives? Are we \u201cin space\u201d or do we make it? How do war and peace shape it? What philosophical, psychological, spiritual or political resonances cause these layers of space to intersect and fold in on themselves? Indeed, how might our understanding of the very nature of space itself be shifting at this notably tenuous moment in human history?<\/p>\n
Video Installation, VR and Planetarium Dome Projection:
\nIn addition to single-channel videos for screening, there are 3 other opportunities to consider as part of the festival. These include a 2-channel video installation space, a VR experience option, and a 360-degree dome projection option.<\/p>\n
Two-Channel Video Installation:
\nWe are seeking proposals for two-channel video installations in a white cube gallery space. There are two 1080p projectors that can by synchronized with up to 2 channels of audio. The dimensions are 2122 square feet and a ceiling height of 10 feet.<\/p>\n
VR:
\nWe seek submissions that are designed to be experienced in virtual reality and that engage with the festival theme. Submitted works can take the form of VR films, interactive experiences, etc. Please reach out to Jason Zeh at Jason.zeh@mail.wvu.edu for technical inquiries.<\/p>\n
360-Degree Dome Projection \/ Planetarium:
\nWe are accepting submissions both for live performance works and single channel experimental works designed to be experienced in a 360-degree dome projection environment that engage with the festival theme. This event will take place at the WVU planetarium. More information about the space can be found at https:\/\/planetarium.wvu.edu\/. Please reach out to Jason Zeh at Jason.zeh@mail.wvu.edu for technical inquiries.<\/p>\n
Submissions for the planetarium must conform to the following specs: Codec: h265 (HEVC) (or h264 is fine as well); Container: mp4; Framerate: 30 fps; Resolution: 4K (4096 x 4096 pixel); Target bitrate: 40-50 mbit\/s<\/p>\n
To Submit:
\nSubmissions may be made through FilmFreeway (https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/TheWestVirginiaMountaineerShortFilmFestival)
\nOr through our website\/online submission form:
\n(https:\/\/www.wvmsff.com\/submissions)<\/p>\n
Dates:
\nDeadline: March 1, 2025
\nFestival Date: April 10 – 12, 2025<\/p>\n
Agreements:
\n\u2022 Maximum running time of 15 minutes.
\n\u2022 Works must have been completed after January 1, 2023.
\n\u2022 Separate entry form and fee required for each entry.
\n\u2022 Deadline for entry: March 1, 2025.
\n\u2022 Applicants allow festival organizers use of accepted works for all promotional materials and events<\/p>\n
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