Convocatoria The Video Essay 2024

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The Video Essay

April 3, 2024

El plazo de inscripción ha finalizado

The registration period begins today and ends on April 24, 2024

FILMADRID International Film Festival celebrates its 10th edition and once again it will collaborate with MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service, and production company, on what’s now a long-running tradition: a unique online section dedicated to the art of the video essay.

This virtual space will be one of the pillars of the festival. A non-competitive section, The Video Essay’s selection includes some of the most innovative works in the field, which contemplate the evolution of this format and explore its different trends.

Beginning in the first week of June, one video essay from the selection will premiere online each week—giving each piece its own breathing room and emphasis—on MUBI’s film publication, Notebook. 

The selection will be made by the FILMADRID programmers and Notebook editors. The registration period will remain open until April 24, 2024. Video essays must meet the requirement of never having been exhibited before, neither online nor in movie theaters. There is no duration limit per work and artists can provide a text to accompany their video essay. The complete rules can be consulted here. All works must be registered through the form that can be found on the festival’s website.

In the last seven editions, The Video Essay received submissions from more than 30 countries. Participants have included artists such as Mark Rappaport, Catherine Norton, Philip Brubaker, Adrian Martin, Mayra Morán, Eva Elcano, and Jorge Negrete, among many others. 

BASES:

  • About THE VIDEO ESSAY

The Video Essay is a non-competitive section that FILMADRID International Film Festival dedicates to the art of video essay. It is carried out in collaboration with MUBIthe renowned film website and curated video on demand platform.The selection will be made by the programmers of both teams.

  • Dates

The section will be held between 4 June and 16 July 2024, with a special screening during the festival. During these dates, the selected titles will be released online at a rate of one per week from Notebook, MUBI's daily publication. Afterwards, they will remain available on the platform's channels.

  • Requirements and registration

– Video essays must have never been publicly exhibited online or in movie theatres, Blu-ray or DVD.

– There is no maximum length.

– Authors can registrate more than one film.

– Authors can accompany the video essay with a brief explanation if they want to.

For the selection stage, the filmmakers, producers or distributors of the works can send their works by completing the online registration form, in which they will facilitate the viewing through a private link (with password, if required).

  • Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

Registration in FILMADRID implies acceptance of these terms and conditions presented here. After accepting the invitation to one of the sections, the films cannot be removed from the festival program.

After accepting the invitation, the film cannot be removed from the festival program.

  • Deadline

Submissions must be completed no laterthan April 24, 2024.

For any questions about registration, please write to programacion@filmadrid.com

📌 Remember that the page is updated every 15 minutes! Copy the information for each field from a separate Word or PDF file. 

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