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CROSSROADS 2024 CALL FOR ENTRIES
Submissions closed, crossroads 2024 will be held aug 30–sep 1 at gray area makers of selected films will be informed via email the first week of july 2024 festival line-up to be announced at the end of july 2024.
CROSSROADS push[es] together the outer limits of narrative logic, experimental abstraction, and documentary… an essential festival for contemporary moving-image art. — James Hansen, The Brooklyn Rail
San Francisco’s hub for experimental film, media, and performance… — David Hudson, Criterion
…one of North America’s major showcases for avant-garde and experimental film, video and multimedia work. — Michael Sicinski, UZAK 27
Founded by filmmaker Bruce Baillie in 1961, San Francisco Cinematheque is the Bay Area’s premier venue for avant- garde/experimental , underground and personally expressive film, video and performance work . In its dedication to exhibiting works of aesthetically radical cinema from all historical eras and geo-political locales, Cinematheque cultivates the international field of artist-made cinema, inspiring aesthetic dialog and critical discourse and encouraging appreciation across the broader cultural landscape.
Inaugurated in 2010, CROSSROADS is San Francisco Cinematheque’s annual film festival, dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary avant-garde film, video and performance work. Artists featured in previous years have included Malic Amalya, Ephraim Asili, Stephanie Barber, Alix Blevins, Stephen Broomer, Peter Burr, Emily Chao, Paul Clipson, Charlotte Clermont, Colectivo Los ingrávidos, Nathaniel Dorsky, Ayana Dozier, Carl Elsaesser, Erin Espelie, Kevin Jerome Everson, Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Janie Geiser, Friedl vom Gröller, Karissa Hahn, Christopher Harris, Mike Hoolboom, Sky Hopinka , Kerry Laitala, Alexandre Larose, Laida Lertxundi, Saul Levine, Jeanne Liotta, Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu, Simon Liu, Azucena Losana, Jodie Mack, J.M. Martínez, Jesse McLean, Angelo Madsen Minax, Cristiana Miranda, Jeremy Moss, OJOBOCA, Zack Parrinilla, Alee Peoples, Charlotte Pryce, Morgan Quaintance, Michael Robinson, Sylvia Schedelbauer, Daïchi Saïto, Rajee Samarasinghe, Tulapop Saenjaroen, Scott Stark, Jamilah Sabur, Jonathan Schwartz, Cauleen Smith, Rhea Storr, Deborah Stratman, Makino Takashi, Paige Taul, Erin Weisgerber, Matt Whitman, Kit Young and Antoinette Zwirchmayr.
CROSSROADS is curated annually by Cinematheque’s Artistic Director Steve Polta.
A history of CROSSROADS (including past line-ups) is available here .
Cinematheque seeks submissions of recent films, videos and works of performance cinema for CROSSROADS 2024 , the fifteenth iteration of our annual film festival. CROSSROADS 2024 will be held August 30–September 1 2024 at the San Francisco venue known as Gray Area with the festival line-up to be announced late July 2024. As we have done since 2022, CROSSROADS 2024 will be followed by an online “echo” featuring works included in the theatrical presentations, at www.sfcinematheque.org .
ENTRY GUIDELINES
COMPLETION DATE As a celebration of recent/contemporary film, video and performance, CROSSROADS prefers to preview fim/video work completed 2021–2024. If you have work completed prior to 2021 that you strongly feel would be right for CROSSROADS feel free to send it along, keeping our curatorial preference in mind.
GENRE There are absolutely no hard and fast genre restrictions governing the CROSSROADS curatorial process. That said, CROSSROADS tends to lean strongly toward presenting works that engage with the histories and traditions associated with forms of cinema identified as avant-garde, experimental, underground, personal, graphic, abstract, expanded, “visionary,” etc etc etc, including work that is otherly challenging (in terms of form and content) and also including “conceptual” work and work that is expansive or boundary-crossing (whatever these terms might means). Multi-projector work, film/video performance, dance/motion performance, presentations with live music (or other live components) and other “expanded cinema” forms are staples of the CROSSROADS experience. We are open to being challenged and do what we can to accommodate such work so if this is what you do, please share. We are open to works of all durations, ranging from infinitesimally short to challengingly long. We are also interested in formally innovative narrative and documentary forms, animated works and the like. We are less interested in traditionally-formatted narratives or topically-oriented documentary films. We delight in new forms and surprises so if you think your film is right for CROSSROADS please share. Please see this history of CROSSROADS for examples of past exhibitions and to get a sense of what we do.
PREMIERE POLICY We are quite honored to present world, national and local premieres of work and proudly reference such status in promoting the festival and its programs. The CROSSROADS curatorial process is open, however, to all works regardless of “premiere status.” We hold no policy of inclusion or exclusion based on this status and such status has no bearing whatsoever on our selection decisions.
EXHIBITION FORMATS Viable formats for cinema space exhibition include 8mm , Super-8mm , 16mm , QuickTime/ProRes and Blu-ray . Please note that we cannot present work as DCP or 35mm. We also seek submissions of cinematic (and “cinema adjacent”) performance , multi-projector (“expanded cinema”) projection works and other works of para/proto/quasi cinema but (unfortunately) cannot present installation work or works intended for gallery presentation. In almost all cases, preview media is required but feel free to include written or visual documentation of non-standard works as you feel necessary. Works screened in the CROSSROADS 2024 Online Echo will be presented as digital video (QuickTime ProRes files preferred).
SUBMISSION FORMATS Our strong preference is that entries be submitted as streaming online video . If it is necessary for you to share your submission as physical media (e.g. DVD, Blu-Ray, film print, hard drive, etc.) please contact us at [email protected] to discuss.
DEADLINES & ENTRY FEES
PLEASE NOTE: Cinematheque pays rental fees for all works screened in CROSSROADS.
- Early Submission Deadline: January 31, 2024 ($25 per entry)
- Late Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024 ($30 per entry)
- Payments via PayPal or check/money order are accepted.
- Checks/Money Orders (payable to San Francisco Cinematheque) can be mailed to:
CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL San Francisco Cinematheque 55 Taylor Street San Francisco CA 94102 USA
- Entry fees are waived for Cinematheque members (with no limit on number of entries). Become a member and save!
SELECTED FILMS Makers of films selected for CROSSROADS 2024 will be informed via email the first week of July 2024. Final information on the work and the artist(s)—film note, bio, images, etc—will be requested at this time. You will be asked to provide an exhibition copy of your work (film or digital video) by August 1, 2024. All physical exhibition media will be returned at the conclusion of the festival.
Please note that all dates and details relative to CROSSROADS 2024 are tentative and subject to change.
Questions? Please contact CROSSROADS at [email protected] .
Call for Artists: CICA Experimental Film and Video 2025
Entry Deadline: Monday, September 23, 2024
CICA Museum invites experimental film makers and artists worldwide to participate in the CICA Experimental Film and Video Exhibition 2025. We accept single-channel experimental films, video art, and animations.
*Installation: We will provide projectors and DVD/DIVX players for the show. Multiple single-channel works will be screened through a projector. If the work is required to be screened through a projector exclusively, or more than two projectors/monitors are needed, please indicate the special requirements in the submission email. Additional fees may apply.
*Timeline: September 23, 2024 Close Submissions September 28 – October 13, 2024 Approvals: Selected artists will be notified by email. May 21 – June 15, 2025 Exhibition Dates ***The dates are subject to change.
*How to submit your work: Please visit our website for more information https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-cica-experimental-film-and-video/
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MVFF45 CALL FOR ENTRIES
The internationally renowned Mill Valley Film Festival offers a high profile, non-competitive environment that celebrates the best of independent and world cinema — MVFF accepts short and feature length work in the following categories: narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, family films and youth produced.
Festival selections include fiction and non-fiction films both domestic and international, features and shorts, with an emphasis on premieres that are launching into the US market. Initiatives at MVFF are Mind the Gap, which champions gender equity and intersectionality; Active Cinema, a selection of impact-driven documentaries; and Viva el cine!, a celebration of cinema and cultures from Spain and Latin America.
CALL FOR ENTRIES OPENS FEBRUARY 14 Late Deadline: June 24
NOTIFICATION DATE: September 16
YOUTH FILMMAKER ENTRIES Deadline: June 24
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Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris
26th edition.
EXPERIMENTAL FILMS AND VIDEOS MADE IN 2023 - 2024
ALL FORMATS AND DURATIONS ACCEPTED
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 15th, 2024
ONLINE SCREENING REQUIRED
NO MORE THAN THREE FILMS PER FILMMAKER
The 26th edition will take place in october 2024
Art.1 - We accept submissions of experimental films and video only from 2023 and 2024. Art.2 - No more than 3 films per filmmaker can be sent. All durations will be considered. Art.3 - Online preview have to be provided. DVDs will not be accepted. All films in a language other than french must be subtitled in french or english. Art.4 - Submissions fees are free of charge. Film submission deadline : May 15th, 2024. Art.5 - Films are selected in the international competition by the selection committee, composed of 8 members of CJC. Submitters will be notified of their film status July 30, 2024 at the latest. Selected filmmaker will have two weeks to notify their selection : once the selection is validated by the filmmaker/producer, it is not possible to withdraw the film from our festival. Art.6 - The festival cannot take in charge the renting of a selected film. Art.7 - FCDEP enables screenings of the following formats: DCP, 35 mm, 16 mm, Super 8, digital files. Art.8 - All selected films must have english subtitles, except for english speaking films. A dialogue list must be provided. If possible, please provide french subtitles. Festival screenings will have both english and french subtitles. Subtitles must not be hardcoded. Art.9 - The screening copy of the film must be delivered to the address of our office no later than by August 10, 2024. The FCDEP covers the shipment costs of celluloid prints, unless agreed otherwise. Digital files have to be uploaded or FTP server of other services (wetransfer, dropbox, …). Art.10 - Film excerpts might be used for the promotion of the festival (trailer, catalogue, newspaper). Art.11 - The films selected for the competition program will be included in the virtual video library for profesionnals only. Art.12 - The FCDEP cannot take in charge travel cost for filmmakers living outside of Paris. However, if a selected filmmaker wishes to attend the festival on its own costs, CJC’ team will happily help organizing the travel. Art.13 - The selected films will be screened in the International Competition program, both in theater and (with the filmmaker permission) online as a one-time live-stream. Art.14 - The jury (not yet decided) will award 5 films, in a non-hierarchical order. The award is symbolic, no prize will be given. Art.15 - Selected filmmakers can become members of Collectif Jeune Cinéma and add their selected film to CJC’s catalogue.
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