SIMULTAN 2023 – CALL FOR VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

The 18th edition of the SIMULTAN Festival with will take place between 5-8 of October 2023 in Timișoara and aims to explore and question various aspects of society and individual life influenced by technology, to delve into speculative situations, and to disrupt the standardized image of the future, the cult of progress, and infinite development. From the personal to the social and political, philosophical, and existential, the festival seeks to highlight how artists respond to some of the major challenges of our times and their relationship with the media, how they document change, and how they envision the future.

Read more about the open call and theme HERE

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The call is open for emerging and established artists, new authors and/or students. We are looking for submissions of innovative video works related to the festival theme, produced in the last two years (2021-2023).

TYPE OF WORKS
video/experimental video; narrative; digital/generative, documentary/experimental documentary; motion graphics/experimental animation.

NUMBER OF WORKS / DURATION
2 max. / author, with a duration of maximum 10 min (each)

APPLICATION
Upload a preview version of your video to youtube (can be unlisted) or Vimeo (optional with password) and include the link in the application form. The video must contain the title of the work author’s name and year of production.

AWARDS
We will reward four video works (1 Romanian artist and three international artists) with a
500 EUR artist fee.

JURY
All works will be reviewed and selected by the festival’s curatorial staff. Only those accepted will become part of the Festival screening program. The jury’s decision is final.
Selected works will be published in the Festival archive (to be agreed with the authors).

Deadline: August 20, 2023 

Apply HERE