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call: CologneOFF IV – Here We Are!

Call for entries
extended deadline: Monday, 1 September 2008

CologneOFF – Cologne Online Film Festival
opened now the submission period for ist 4th festival edition

CologneOFF IV
Festival theme:
Here We Are! –
“memory” and “identity” in an experimental context

CologneOFF – Cologne Online Film Festival
http://coff.newmediafest.org
was founded in 2006 by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, who is directing and curating this new type of film & video festival taking place simultaneously online and physical space via cooperating partner festivals.

After successful 3 festival editions, i.e

CologneOFF I – “Identityscapes” – 2006
CologneOFF II – “Image vs Music” – 2006
CologneOFF III – “Toon! Toon! – art cartoons and animates narriatives” – 2007

and their physical manifestations 2006-2008
in New Dehli/India, Rotterdam/NL, Maracaibo/Venezuela,
Rosario/Argentina, Lyon/France, Belgrade/Serbia, Szeczin/Poland, Brussels/Belgium,
Istanbul/Turkey, Guadaljara/Mexico, Athens/Greece, Sarajevo/Bosnia-Hercegovia
and others

CologneOFF IV – Here We Are!
the 4th edition of Cologne Online Film Festival
is planned to be launched in October/November 2008
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VideoChannel – video project environments
http://videochannel.newmediafest.org
invites artists and directors for submitting videos/films,
i.e. narratives and documentations,
experimenting with new concepts of transforming artistic contents into moving images,
new forms of representing und new technologies

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Regulations
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  • extended deadline: Monday, 1 September 2008
  • Theme: Here We Are! – “memory & “identity” in an experimental context.
  • The films/videos may originate from the years 2003-2008.
  • Duration: max 15 minutes
  • Max 3 films/videos can be submitted.
  • Productions using language and/or text other than English need English subtitles.
  • The preview copy should be preferably made available online for review and/or download
    as Quicktime . mov, Windows Media .wmv, Flash video .swf or.flv or Real Media .rm
    minimum size 320×240 px
  • –> if no own website is available, alternatively the film can be submitted via an upload/download service, for instance, SENDSPACEwww.sendspace.com – a free service, after upload send the link, and CologneOFF downloads the film then (please do not use “MEGAUPLOAD – www.megaupload.com – for uploading a video file!!!!!)

  • After selection the artists/directors will be invited to send a hardcopy of the selected
    video on DVD in best screening quality.
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    Entry Form - please cut and paste
    or download the entry form as PDF
    http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_IV_entryform.pdf
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    1.
    artist/director

    a) full name
    b) email, URL
    c) short bio (max. 300 words, English only)

    2.
    film/video

    a) title English – original (max 3 works)
    b) URL (Internet address for review/download)
    c) year of production
    d) duration
    e) work synopsis (max. 500 words/submission, English only)
    f) 2 screenshots for each submitted work (jpg, 800×600 px)

    Please add this declaration & sign it with your full name & email address
    \
    I, the submitter/author, declare to be the holder of all rights on the submitted work.
    In case the work is selected, I give CologneOFF the permission to include the work in the festival environment online and screenings in physical space, until revoke.

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    Please use for each submission a separate entry form
    extended deadline: Monday, 1 September 2008

    Please send the submission either in
    plain email text, RTF (Rich Text Format) or WORD . doc as attachment to

    info@nmartproject.net
    subject: CologneOFF IV submission

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    Any question?

    Please use exclusively this email address for any inquiry
    info@nmartproject.net
    subject: CologneOFF festival info

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    CologneOFF IV
    4th edition of Cologne Online Film Festival

    festival director

    Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
    VideoChannel
    Mauritiussteinweg 64
    D – 50676 Cologne
    Germany

    Email: videochannel (at) newmediafest.org
    URL: http://videochannel.newmediafest.org

    Fri, July 18 2008 » calls: internal, film/video