Open Call - International Video Aart Review THE 03

Submit work for the International Video Art Review THE 03. Selected works will be shown during planned screenings in Poland.

deadline: 1 March 2015
application form: http://thevideocommunity.com/en
program: http://thevideocommunity.com/en/program
Organizer: THE Video Community 
Place and date of premiere screenings: 24-25 October 2015, Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków MOCAK, Poland
Critics panel: Konrad Kuzyszyn, Adam Mazur, Daniel Muzyczuk, Stach Szabłowski, Artur Tajber, Ewa Tatar
Screenings in other places: Contemporary Art Gallery BWA, Olsztyn; Colony of Artists, Gdańsk; Labirynt Gallery, Lublin; Contemporary Museum, Wrocław; Bureau for Art Exhibitions, Kielce; Gallery of Contemporary Art Sokół in Małopolska, Nowy Sącz; Museum in Koszalin, Koszalin; Bielska Gallery BWA, Bielsko-Biala; 13 Muses Gallery, Szczecin; Municipal Gallery BWA, Bydgoszcz; Contemporary Art Gallery, Przemyśl; Bureau for Art Exhibitions, Zielona Góra; Centre For Contemporary Art Kronika, Bytom; Cultural Centre, Suwałki; Centre Of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, Toruń; City Art Gallery, Częstochowa; Museum of Art, Łódź; Contemporary Art Gallery, Opole; Art Centre Gallery EL, Elbląg; Municipal Center of Art, Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The open call is open to graduated artists and students of art colleges, universities and academies. Videos made not earlier than 1 January 2012 are eligible for the application. The preferred length of video works is up to 7 minutes, although videos up to 15 minutes in length will be considered. The final deadline for submitting the application form for the first stage is 1 March 2015. Artists whose works are admitted to the final will be notified by email and the information will also be published on the organiser’s webpage.

The International Video Art Review THE is at present the biggest cyclical event presenting video works in Poland. The screenings take place in 22 cities and on the Polish public TV channel dedicated to art and culture, TVP Kultura.

The aim of the Video Art Review THE is to present to the wider public various forms of using the moving image in creating artistic content. The first edition of the event concentrated on the international competition with the participation of artists from 38 countries. During the premiere screening at the Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery in Kraków, as well 22 screenings in other cities in Poland and the broadcast on the TVP Kultura channel, the viewers could see 21 selected video works.
The second edition of the review had a new formula including a special screening of video works by renowned artists, such as Roger Ballen and Salla Tykkä, as well as competition screening with works selected from those submitted by the contestants. 656 portfolios of young artists from all around the world have been submitted. The Jury, including Katarzyna Kozyra, Kasumi, Konrad Kuzyszyn, Casilda Sánchez, Artur Tajber and Zoran Todorović, have selected the winning video work.