imagineNATIVE media arts festival 2003

imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival 2003
INSTALLATIONS & NEW MEDIA//GUIDELINES & REGULATIONS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 1st, 2003

The imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival annually exhibits a selection of media arts installations and new media artworks as part of the festival. imagineNATIVE works with alternative exhibition spaces to show installations incorporating the moving image and interactive media, as well as presenting web projects, CD-ROMs, and other works in new media.

DATES
The imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival runs October 23 to 26, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Submission results will be sent out by email.

ELIGIBILITY
All installation or new media works related to the moving image, interactive processes and digital media, and completed on or after January 1, 2001, are eligible for entry. An “installation” is considered to be any work which requires a specific configuration of physical space, whether in a gallery or another setting, for exhibition. An installation may use video, film, new media, or other formats and technologies. “New media” includes works using formats such as CD-ROM, the internet or other telecommunications technologies, etc., but not necessarily requiring a particular type of presentation space.

Installation and new media submissions should be accompanied by comprehensive and detailed documentation. This may include a preview cassette or disk of film/video/digital material used in the piece; drawings or floor plans; digital files (e.g. CD-ROM); URLs; photographic documentation; detailed written descriptions; in short, whatever is necessary for us to understand the work, how it would be presented, and what spatial and technical requirements would be necessary to exhibit the work. Please include a complete listing of equipment, space and technical requirements.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A typed or clearly printed completed entry form must be submitted for each work.

All applications must also include a synopsis of the work; a brief biography and list of previous works; complete production credits; and images to represent the work. Images may be in the form of good photographic prints or high-resolution (300 dpi or better) TIFF computer files on CD or ZIP disk. Label images clearly with your name and the title of the work. Good stills can make a difference in press coverage and promotion. Please do not email stills or submission information unless requested.

Shipping
Submissions from outside Canada must include a Customs Invoice attached to the outside of the package; this form should include contact information for the shipper (you) and the receiver (the imagineNATIVE Festival).

Label using the following example as a guide:
"VIDEOTAPE AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW. CULTURAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL VALUE. REPLACEMENT VALUE $2." Value the package at the replacement cost only up to a maximum of $18 Canadian. imagineNATIVE will not pay Customs charges or duties for any mislabelled, overvalued or incorrectly shipped submissions. If shipping by courier, please keep your copy of the waybill until you have confirmed that the festival has received your submission. Do not ship by UPS, as this will result in Customs charges that the festival cannot pay, and your submission will be returned.

Do not send submission materials in fibre-filled envelopes; the dust damages media and playback equipment. Use bubble pack or cardboard envelopes.

The festival will not cover the cost of returning preview material. If you require your preview material be returned please include a self addressed stamped envelope. Exhibition copies will be returned after the festival to the print source address unless otherwise indicated.

Send submissions to:
Installation Submissions, The imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival
401 Richmond St. W. # 417
Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8

Telephone: 416 585-2333 Fax: 416 585-2313
email: cynthial@aboriginalmedia.org
web: www.imaginenative.org

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