> From: fournos-culture [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Medi@terra 2002 > 4th International Art and Technology Festival > New Platforms of Spectacle, Communication and Resistance > > 6-15 December 2002 > > Call for projects > > DEADLINE 20 OCTOBER 2002 > > > > > If "the medium was the message", the platform is the message of the > message and the weakening of the medium. > "Platform" is the combination of technology, a new way of thinking about > meeting needs, and the vision of a group of people who are preparing a > "space" in which to invite interested persons to develop their own > ideas. > If the late 20th century was characterized by McLuhans maxim "the > medium is the message", the beginning of the next one can be > characterized as follows: "We are preparing new platforms for new > messages" > > With these thoughts in mind, and with all possibilities open, we are > exploring and challenging new platforms by touching (or clicking on) all > matters of interest, from the growing new pop art (SMS) to the > entertainment field (feature-length video art, interactive theatre) and > the technological development (smart agents). > > And finally, in this new situation, given the chance to talk about the > past, we pay homage to individuals or even machines that have already > marked the history of the digital culture. > > We believe that a new idea cannot exist unless it is preceded by a new > platform to host it and this is essentially what determines the way a > society evolves. > > There are times when evolution is characterized by the destruction of > the platform, but not the ideas; and others when even though the > platforms have been torn down, and ideas are homeless, new platforms are > nevertheless created and new ideas generated. > > The period that our culture is now passing through belongs to the second > instance. Therefore, acts of renewal or resistance can be primarily > described as the creation or testing of new platforms and not dispute of > a system that is already as empty as a discarded snake skin. > > Nor is it accidental, that the word "platform" in the industrial world > describes the space between where you are and the means of > transportation (train, boat) you are about to board to go elsewhere. To > board a plane or boat you must first cross the platform > > The new platforms then are the landing-stages for the long journey > humanity is embarking on... The question is who will be boarding and who > will stay behind and watch the ship pull out > > Manthos Santorineos > Artistic Director of Medi@terra Festival > > > > > > > > > > > > > Feature Length Digital Video > Streaming Video > > The advent of DV technology offers new tools to film and video makers. > These tools are making it possible to produce high quality films cheaply > and independently of the industry monoliths that currently determine > what we can see. The new lightweight cameras, streaming technology, and > DV technology have brought a new lightness of touch to all aspects of > the moving image from production through to distribution. And a new > relationship has been created between creativity, technology and the > digital industry, in the search for a new aesthetic and financial basis > for film and video makers. > > Conditions for entry > > a.. The work must have been produced within the past two years. > b.. Works shall be in English or with English subtitles > c.. Only one work per candidate can be accepted in each category > d.. The works may have been presented in other festivals. > e.. Each work should be accompanied by a. the entry form, b. a > synopsis, c. a short CV of the artist, d. Some stills, images in TIFF or > JPEG mode, submitted in digital format, saved on a floppy, on a CD ROM, > or as email attachments (please note: texts should be in Word for > Windows) > f.. Pre-selection will be made by the artistic committee for > Medi@terra 02. > g.. No originals must be submitted, as materials will not be returned. > The works will become part of the Fournos Archive. Artists reserve all > artistic and commercial rights to their works, and for any future use or > presentation of the works, their permission is needed. > h.. Fournos and Medi@terra festival reserve the right publish the > submitted material for the promotion needs of the festival, as well as > to present it during Medi@terra 2002. > Please also note the following > The feature -length digital video should > - have a minimum duration of 50 min. > - be sent in a DV tape(DV-PAL) or a DVD. For the preliminary > selection VHS tapes are also accepted. > - not be a made-for-TV production. Co-production is accepted. > > The streaming videos should > - have a duration from 10 seconds to 5 minutes. > - their exact URL location should be indicated, but they should be > sent in a CD ROM or DV(DV-PAL). > > > > Artificial Entities > > Since the early nineties, the interdisciplinary fields of art, science > and technology have created a different platform for research, > collaboration and creation. This generates works that encourage audience > participation, continuous change and evolution. These could be > interactive artificial intelligence environments, autonomous and > advanced robotics and intelligent agents. The features we are looking > for are innovation, autonomy, interactivity, as well as the subjective > adjustment and interpretation suggested to the user/viewer allowing him > to become a user/ co-creator. The aim of creating autonomous virtual > characters that pose and realize goals, develop actions, are influenced > by the changes in the environment and then adjust it, gives a new > dimension in the space of art. > > > > Conditions for entry > > a.. Each work shall be submitted in one of the following forms: > 1. of a video documentation (DV, VHS tape in Pal or Secam). The maximum > length shall be 15 minutes and it should have an English-language > description, either in voice-over narration or accompanying text. > 2. of an executable (.exe) file saved in a CD ROM, accompanied by a > description and the instructions for use in English > 3. of any type of software that can be run on a "standard" PC, > accompanied by a description and the instructions for use in English. > a.. Only one work per candidate is accepted in each category. > b.. The works may have been presented in other festivals. > c.. Each work should be accompanied by a. the entry form, b. a > synopsis, c. a short CV of the artist, d. Some stills, images in TIFF or > JPEG mode and e. a technical description of the work, with a reference > to all the technical requirements that should be met by the organizing > committee. > d.. Preselection of works will be made by the artistic committee of > the festival, representing Medi@terra 02. > e.. Fournos and Medi@terra festival reserve the right to publish the > works submitted for the promotion needs of the festival as well as to > present it during Medi@terra 2002. > > Awards > One prize of 9.000 Euros for the best Feature Length Digital Video > One prize of 4.000 Euros for the best project from the Artificial > Entities > One prize of 1.500 Euros for the best Streaming Video > > > A call for SMS will follow soon > > > Deadline > > 20 October 2002 > > > How to declare your participation > > Please download, print and fill in the entry form found in our website, > and send it along with the material required for its category to > > > FOURNOS > Center for Art and New Technologies > Mavromichali 168 > 114 72 Athens > Greece > > > > a.. For more information > Please contact us by telephone on +3010 6460748, +3010 6420451 or via > email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >
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