Open Call for Directors Lounge Berlin 2009 www.directorslounge.net
* The fifth Directors Lounge Berlin will take place from 5 - 15 February, at the time of the 58th Berlin International Festival, in the very heart of Berlin. Scala, the venue, centrally located in first floor at 112A of Friedrichstrasse, opened its doors exactly 101 years ago as one of BerlinĀ“s first cinemas. * Directors Lounge presents video art and experimental film from all flavors and parts of the world. Several curated programs, specials, accompanied by DJs and VJs ensure ten cosmopolitan days and nights. Once again we will offer a hideaway, a relaxed space for filmmakers, videoartists and everybody interested in experimental forms of cinema and videoart. * The screenings are followed by nights of music and specials. The Lounge as a club, the spot to dance the night away. * Again, Directors Lounge will be a cornucopia for lovers of awe, glossy lipstick traces and deep blue screens - challenging art, extreme media and fun experiments. * You would like to show your work at the Directors Lounge ? * Great. * First, submit your work with this form: http://www.directorslounge.net/submit_form.html (required). * Feel free to mail us additional infos along with a few words about your person. * To decide if we would like to present your work we will need a viewing-copy, preferably a DVD. Viewing-copies shall be sent to our postage adress: Directors Lounge, A&O, A.Werner, Petersburger Platz 2, 10249 Berlin, Germany Alternatively to DVD you can send us SVHS, VHS, Hi-8, Mini-DV-tapes (PAL only ) or SVCDs. Keep in mind that we will not return any sent material. Finally state that you own the copyright on your work and let us know if your work should be available online via our new established Directors Lounge television. * For the screening we will need a DVD or a DVD-compatible mpeg2-file together with some screenshots to be used for promotional purposes. Screenings are also possible in Mini-DV, DVCpro and 16mm. * Viewing-copies can also be uploaded to our server, just ask for an ftp-login for direct upload.. * If in doubt, just ask. d...@directorslounge.net (Daniel) * Directors Lounge is a non-profit, zero-budget-project offering all shows free of charge.Consequently, we will not pay any charge nor are we able to support any concept financially. * Directors Lounge is not in any ways associated with "The Berlin International Film Festival." http://www.directorslounge.net Directors Lounge, A&O, A.Werner, Petersburger Platz 2, 10249 Berlin, Germany d...@directorslounge.net -- -- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.openoffice.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/