Open Call for Proposals
Transitland EUROPA Commissioned Videos
Deadline: March 15, 2008
Transitland EUROPA (http://transitland. eu) invites artists, filmmakers, documentarists, and activists from the 10 new EU member-states to submit proposals
for producing new videos that creatively interpret the phenomenon of "transition." A jury will select 10 proposals, each receiving an award of 3000 euro for production, including expenses and fee.
About Transitland EUROPA
Transitland EUROPA is a collaborative project between InterSpace in Bulgaria (http://www.i- space.org), D Media in Romania (http://www.dmedia. ro) and Videoaktiv
in Germany (www.videoaktiv- berlin.org) to create a video archive of 100 works spanning 20 years, starting from the fall of the Berlin wall. Since much of the
history of the �new� European countries is being represented from the outside, this is an attempt to present a history from within. The archive will serve as a visual timeline of transition - from the shape of the revolutions, to the role of the media and consumerism, the various histories of privatisation, delocalisation, and migration, to the erasure of old borders and the creation of new ones.
90 already existing works (1989 to 2008) and 10 newly commissioned videos (2008) will be selected for the archive by a jury of co-organisers and external experts. The output of the project includes the production of archive jukeboxes and DVD compilations that will travel to different venues in Europe, a website and online version of the archive for international access, the production and distribution
of a print publication and DVD insert, and a combination of screenings, exhibitions and conferences in Bulgaria, Romania and Germany in 2009.
Eligibility
Artists, filmmakers, documentarists, activists from Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia are eligible. There are no age restrictions.
Format
Genres: Documentary, docu-fiction, experimental narrative, poetic monologue, or hybrid forms on the edge of documentary are welcome (fiction film and documentation of artistic performance are excluded). Length: 15 - 45 minutes
Thematics for the videos
The proposed video should connect to the theme of Transitland EUROPA - transition in the former communist countries � preferably with a focus on the recent changes following last 2 accession rounds. It is possible, but not required, for the video to engage one of these subtopics:
1. the meaning of communism and postcommunism and the significance of the revolutions
2. new forms of activism and civic engagement, and the meaning of civil society
3. the changing role of the mass-media, advertising and consumer culture
4. markets and labour: privatisation, delocalisation, migration, precarity, social protections
5. borders: disintegration of old unions, creation of new ones, territorial re-mappings, wars
6. nationalisms: old & new forms of fascism, discrimination of ethnic minorities & human rights
7. gender: commodification of sexuality, changing gender representations, inequality of labour
Submission guidelines:
Please consult the detailed information, guidelines, and terms of participation at:
http://www.transitl and.eu
Proposals are submitted by completing the application form, down-loadable from the project website (http://transitland. eu/wp-content/ appl_form_ transitland_ videocommissions .doc),
with the following sections, which together should not exceed 3 pages:
- detailed concept description (overall idea, format, montage, style, etc)
- description and timeline of implementation
- budget plan of how the 3000 euro commission will be used
The following additional materials are required for the application:
- CV (up to 4 pages)
- 2-3 samples of previous works -
You can send DVDs with full videos/films, or a selection of 5-10 minute excerpts in avi, mpeg, mov or ogg format. You may also send a portfolio of previous projects with texts and images (in pdf format). Materials will not be returned.
The signed application form should be sent by post along with the CV and samples of previous works to the address:
InterSpace Association
27 Benkovski str, entrance 2, floor 1, ap. 18
1000 Sofia - Bulgaria
Deadline: 15 march 2008 (postmark)
For further information or questions about the application, contact:
email: info@transitland. eu
tel: +359 2 983 48 43 (InterSpace)
* Please note that this competition is only for proposals for producing new videos. The competition for already existing works will be announced in April 2008, and will have a submission deadline in September 2008.
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