Shortness - A very short conference and a very long dinner
Dates:
Sat Jun 20, 2009 00:00 - Wed May 13, 2009
Location:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tate Modern Saturday 20 June 2009, 14.00-21.30
14.00-17.00 symposium
18.00-21.30 dinner in the East Room
In short, this event brings together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Shortness tackles topics ranging from aphorisms, txt msgs and short attention spans to nanophilology, sampling, ephemeral relationships, punch lines, short narratives and other short-lived entities and phenomena (insects and fashion).
The short conference is followed by a long dinner in Tate Modern’s East Room. Dinner guests will be entertained by short speeches and the whole event is supplemented by short films, performances and various interventions.
Conference speakers: DJ Spooky, Sadie Plant, Dan and Lia Perjovschi and Tom Shakespeare. Dinner speakers include Clare Wigfall and Steven Connor amongst others. The compère for the dinner will be Nicholas Parsons.
Organised by Tate Modern Public Programmes in collaboration with Irini Marinaki and Konstantinos Stefanis (London Consortium) and Ricarda Vidal (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)
In collaboration with The London Consortium and with additional support from LCACE
Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
£15 (£10 concessions), booking required
£50 (£45 concessions) for dinner and conference
For more information about the event and to book tickets, please visit Tate’s website http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/symposia/18189.htm
book online or call 020 7887 8888.
14.00-17.00 symposium
18.00-21.30 dinner in the East Room
In short, this event brings together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Shortness tackles topics ranging from aphorisms, txt msgs and short attention spans to nanophilology, sampling, ephemeral relationships, punch lines, short narratives and other short-lived entities and phenomena (insects and fashion).
The short conference is followed by a long dinner in Tate Modern’s East Room. Dinner guests will be entertained by short speeches and the whole event is supplemented by short films, performances and various interventions.
Conference speakers: DJ Spooky, Sadie Plant, Dan and Lia Perjovschi and Tom Shakespeare. Dinner speakers include Clare Wigfall and Steven Connor amongst others. The compère for the dinner will be Nicholas Parsons.
Organised by Tate Modern Public Programmes in collaboration with Irini Marinaki and Konstantinos Stefanis (London Consortium) and Ricarda Vidal (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)
In collaboration with The London Consortium and with additional support from LCACE
Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
£15 (£10 concessions), booking required
£50 (£45 concessions) for dinner and conference
For more information about the event and to book tickets, please visit Tate’s website http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/symposia/18189.htm
book online or call 020 7887 8888.
Betting on Shorts: More than a Eurovision of Shortfilm 2009
Deadline:
Wed Jul 01, 2009 00:00
When? Saturday 14 November 2009
Where? Simultaneously in Athens, Barcelona, Bucharest, Maribor, Novi Sad, Naples, Istanbul, London, Poznan, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Wiesbaden and other cities in Europe and beyond.
Awards: Special European Jury Prize + Various Local Jury Prizes
The Theme: Control
We would like to invite filmmakers from around the world to submit short films (animation, music video, artist films, narrative, documentary etc.) up to 10 minutes on the theme ‘Control’.
Have you ever thought of your life as a walk on a tight-rope suspended between control and its loss? Keep walking, don’t waver, don’t lose your grip! Or just let go and savour the moments of weightlessness! Control has many shapes and measures. It can be mental, political, physical, social, scientific, strict, loose or something completely different. You might think about control theory, risk and stress control, mastery and skill, borders, surveillance and mind control, birth and pest control, Control panels, Ctrl Alt Delete, or just the remote control lying on your couch. We look forward to unexpected or surprising takes on the theme, but please don’t lose control of time - we can’t accept anything over 10 minutes! Well, yes we must admit…we are control freaks!
We’re called 'Betting on Shorts' because we invite our audiences to bet on which film will win. Bets must be placed before the screening based on a synopsis, filmmaker’s bio and short trailer. Please keep that in mind when you fill in the relevant fields on the entry form and provide us with a short but informative bio and synopsis.
Submission deadline: 1 July 2009
Entry Procedure: Please submit an electronic entry form available on our website www.bettingonshorts.com. The entry form with all required information must also be printed out and sent with a DVD (PAL) preview copy. Your submission (film and entry form) should reach us by 1 July 2009. For preview only DVD copies will be accepted.
Subtitling: All films (including English films) must be subtitled in English. If your film is chosen for the BoSs 2009 programme we will require a dialogue transcript for subtitling in other languages (a spotting list would be ideal).
Please also note that we can only accept one film per director.
Selection and Notification: As we expect to receive a large number of submissions we regret that we can only write to the selected filmmakers. If you have not heard from us by end of September 2009, please assume that you have not been successful this time.
Dispatch Costs: Filmmakers are responsible for the costs of sending the preview copy and should the film be selected, also the screening copy. Preview copies can only be returned if you provide a self-addressed and stamped envelope.
Please send your preview copy to:
Ricarda Vidal
Betting on Shorts
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
School of Advanced Study
Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN
For further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the above address or at:
Tel.: 0044 (0)794045 8535
Email: submissions@bettingonshorts.com
For further information please check our website: www.bettingonshorts.com
Betting on Shorts is run by Ricarda Vidal, Irini Marinaki, Konstantinos Stefanis and Sarah Sparkes.
Where? Simultaneously in Athens, Barcelona, Bucharest, Maribor, Novi Sad, Naples, Istanbul, London, Poznan, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Wiesbaden and other cities in Europe and beyond.
Awards: Special European Jury Prize + Various Local Jury Prizes
The Theme: Control
We would like to invite filmmakers from around the world to submit short films (animation, music video, artist films, narrative, documentary etc.) up to 10 minutes on the theme ‘Control’.
Have you ever thought of your life as a walk on a tight-rope suspended between control and its loss? Keep walking, don’t waver, don’t lose your grip! Or just let go and savour the moments of weightlessness! Control has many shapes and measures. It can be mental, political, physical, social, scientific, strict, loose or something completely different. You might think about control theory, risk and stress control, mastery and skill, borders, surveillance and mind control, birth and pest control, Control panels, Ctrl Alt Delete, or just the remote control lying on your couch. We look forward to unexpected or surprising takes on the theme, but please don’t lose control of time - we can’t accept anything over 10 minutes! Well, yes we must admit…we are control freaks!
We’re called 'Betting on Shorts' because we invite our audiences to bet on which film will win. Bets must be placed before the screening based on a synopsis, filmmaker’s bio and short trailer. Please keep that in mind when you fill in the relevant fields on the entry form and provide us with a short but informative bio and synopsis.
Submission deadline: 1 July 2009
Entry Procedure: Please submit an electronic entry form available on our website www.bettingonshorts.com. The entry form with all required information must also be printed out and sent with a DVD (PAL) preview copy. Your submission (film and entry form) should reach us by 1 July 2009. For preview only DVD copies will be accepted.
Subtitling: All films (including English films) must be subtitled in English. If your film is chosen for the BoSs 2009 programme we will require a dialogue transcript for subtitling in other languages (a spotting list would be ideal).
Please also note that we can only accept one film per director.
Selection and Notification: As we expect to receive a large number of submissions we regret that we can only write to the selected filmmakers. If you have not heard from us by end of September 2009, please assume that you have not been successful this time.
Dispatch Costs: Filmmakers are responsible for the costs of sending the preview copy and should the film be selected, also the screening copy. Preview copies can only be returned if you provide a self-addressed and stamped envelope.
Please send your preview copy to:
Ricarda Vidal
Betting on Shorts
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
School of Advanced Study
Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN
For further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the above address or at:
Tel.: 0044 (0)794045 8535
Email: submissions@bettingonshorts.com
For further information please check our website: www.bettingonshorts.com
Betting on Shorts is run by Ricarda Vidal, Irini Marinaki, Konstantinos Stefanis and Sarah Sparkes.
Shortness - Tate Modern - 20 June 2009
Deadline:
Fri Mar 20, 2009 00:00
Call for Submissions - Shortness - Tate Modern - 20 June 2009
shortness - a very short conference and a very long dinner
Deadline Friday 20 March 2009
This event will bring together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Topics that Shortness aims to cover include: aphorisms, txt msgs, short attention spans, nanophilology, music samples, ephemeral relationships, short narratives, punch lines, orgasms and other short-lived entities and phenomena (insects and fashion).
The conference itself will only last a few hours and will be followed by a very long dinner. Guests will be entertained by short dinner speeches and the whole event will be supplemented by short films and various interventions.
This call invites submissions for presentations or performances of up to 7 minutes to take place during the long dinner. Please note that we cannot cover any expenses incurred nor can we accommodate installations.
Speakers include DJ Spooky, Sadie Plant, Tom Shakespeare, Clare Wigfall and Steven Connor amongst others. The Compère for the dinner will be Nicholas Parsons.
Please send an abstract of no more than 200 words to the organisers and include a short bio of no more than 100 words.
Contact:
short.at.tate@googlemail.com
Shortness is organised by Irini Marinaki, Konstantinos Stefanis, Ricarda Vidal and Tate Modern Public Programmes in collaboration with The London Consortium and the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, School of Advanced Study (University of London).
shortness - a very short conference and a very long dinner
Deadline Friday 20 March 2009
This event will bring together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Topics that Shortness aims to cover include: aphorisms, txt msgs, short attention spans, nanophilology, music samples, ephemeral relationships, short narratives, punch lines, orgasms and other short-lived entities and phenomena (insects and fashion).
The conference itself will only last a few hours and will be followed by a very long dinner. Guests will be entertained by short dinner speeches and the whole event will be supplemented by short films and various interventions.
This call invites submissions for presentations or performances of up to 7 minutes to take place during the long dinner. Please note that we cannot cover any expenses incurred nor can we accommodate installations.
Speakers include DJ Spooky, Sadie Plant, Tom Shakespeare, Clare Wigfall and Steven Connor amongst others. The Compère for the dinner will be Nicholas Parsons.
Please send an abstract of no more than 200 words to the organisers and include a short bio of no more than 100 words.
Contact:
short.at.tate@googlemail.com
Shortness is organised by Irini Marinaki, Konstantinos Stefanis, Ricarda Vidal and Tate Modern Public Programmes in collaboration with The London Consortium and the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, School of Advanced Study (University of London).
Call for Submissions - Shortness - Tate Modern - 20 June 2009
Dates:
Fri Mar 20, 2009 00:00 - Mon Feb 23, 2009
Call for Submissions - Shortness - Tate Modern - 20 June 2009
shortness - a very short conference and a very long dinner
Deadline Friday 20 March 2009
This event will bring together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Topics that Shortness aims to cover include: aphorisms, txt msgs, short attention spans, nanophilology, music samples, ephemeral relationships, short narratives, punch lines, orgasms and other short-lived entities and phenomena (insects and fashion).
The conference itself will only last a few hours and will be followed by a very long dinner. Guests will be entertained by short dinner speeches and the whole event will be supplemented by short films and various interventions.
This call invites submissions for presentations or performances of up to 7 minutes to take place during the long dinner. Please note that we cannot cover any expenses incurred nor can we accommodate installations.
Speakers include DJ Spooky, Sadie Plant, Tom Shakespeare, Clare Wigfall and Steven Connor amongst others. The Compère for the dinner will be Nicholas Parsons.
Please send an abstract of no more than 200 words to the organisers and include a short bio of no more than 100 words.
Contact:
short.at.tate@googlemail.com
Shortness is organised by Irini Marinaki, Konstantinos Stefanis, Ricarda Vidal and Tate Modern Public Programmes in collaboration with The London Consortium and the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, School of Advanced Study (University of London).
shortness - a very short conference and a very long dinner
Deadline Friday 20 March 2009
This event will bring together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations.
Topics that Shortness aims to cover include: aphorisms, txt msgs, short attention spans, nanophilology, music samples, ephemeral relationships, short narratives, punch lines, orgasms and other short-lived entities and phenomena (insects and fashion).
The conference itself will only last a few hours and will be followed by a very long dinner. Guests will be entertained by short dinner speeches and the whole event will be supplemented by short films and various interventions.
This call invites submissions for presentations or performances of up to 7 minutes to take place during the long dinner. Please note that we cannot cover any expenses incurred nor can we accommodate installations.
Speakers include DJ Spooky, Sadie Plant, Tom Shakespeare, Clare Wigfall and Steven Connor amongst others. The Compère for the dinner will be Nicholas Parsons.
Please send an abstract of no more than 200 words to the organisers and include a short bio of no more than 100 words.
Contact:
short.at.tate@googlemail.com
Shortness is organised by Irini Marinaki, Konstantinos Stefanis, Ricarda Vidal and Tate Modern Public Programmes in collaboration with The London Consortium and the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, School of Advanced Study (University of London).
Betting on Shorts: More than a Eurovision of Shortfilm 2008
Deadline:
Fri Aug 15, 2008 00:00
Call for Submissions
Deadline for Submissions: 15 August 2008
When? 21 November 2008
Where? Simultaneously in Athens, Barcelona, Maribor, Munich, Novi Sad, Paris, Istanbul, London, Poznan and several other cities in Europe and beyond
Awards: Special European Jury Prize, Various Local Jury Prizes
The London Prize Jury includes film curators from the ICA, Tate Modern, London Shortfilm Festival, BFI and LUX. Local Prize Juries in participating cities to be announced.
Please check www.bettingonshorts.com
The Theme: Money Money Money
“Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses. They have more money than we.” (Dizzy Gillespie)
We would like to invite filmmakers from around the world to submit short films (animation, music video, artist films, narrative, documentary etc.) up to 10 minutes on the theme “Money Money Money”. Think about the poor and the stinking rich, the stingy and the philanthropists. Think about what you could do with a million, but don’t forget what some people can do without a penny. You could explore capitalism, communism or globalisation. If you feel like it check out the price for a barrel of oil. If you think money can buy you love, then make a film about that. And what about haggling, gambling and shopping therapy? Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses but do better than them and send us the best film you can make!
What makes this contest different from any other short film contest is that the audience will be able to bet on which film will be the winner - however, bets must be placed before the screening. Trailers of the films chosen for BoSs 2008 will be streamed on our website and in the participating venues a week before the screening. In addition all contestants will be asked to write a short but informative blurb about their film and give some background information about themselves. This information, together with a still from the film will be available to the audience ca. 2 hours before the screening, when they will also be asked to place their bets.
Entry Procedure: The entry form with all required information accompanied by a DVD-preview copy should reach us by 15 August 2008. For preview only DVD copies will be accepted. If the original language of the film is not English, the preview copy should be subtitled.
Please note that we can only accept one film per director.
Selection and Notification: As we expect to receive several hundred submissions we regret that we can only write to the selected filmmakers. If you have not heard from us by end of September 2008 please assume that you have not been successful this time.
Dispatch Costs: The applicant is responsible for the costs of sending the preview copy and, should the film be selected, also the screening copy. Preview copies can only be returned if the applicant provides a self-addressed and stamped envelope.
Please send your preview copy to:
“Betting on Shorts” - London Consortium - Institute of Contemporary Arts
Address: 12 Carlton House Terrace - London SW1Y 5AH - U.K.
Entry forms must be submitted electronically at http://bettingonshorts.com/pages/en/entry-form.php
and must also be printed out and sent with the preview copy.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the above address or at:
Tel.: ++44 (0)20 7893 8669 Fax: ++44 (0)20 7930 9896
Email: submissions@bettingonshorts.com
