Terms and Conditions | VIDEOMEDEJA | NEW MEDIA ART FESTIVAL

THEME AND FORM

Like previous years Video Art Association VIDEOMEDEJA is looking for new art works from the next category and audio-visual media:

SCREENING: video art, short films, digital animations
MEDIA PROJECT: media installations, interventions in the exhibition space, advanced technologies in artistic practice, interactive visual art, XR (eXtended Reality), AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), MR (mixed reality), robotic objects, net and social media projects, Metaverse, audiovisual performances and experiments, AI art

In addition, we would be very pleased to receive suggestions from editors and producers / distributors for the non-competitive part of the program.

There are no fixed criteria concerning work theme or form. The only works that selection committee will not consider are the ones containing any kind of offensive or aggressive message/content. The submitted works should be produced in 2022, 2023 or 2024.

CRITERIA

The selection committee will consider submitted applications and works that meet all the stated formal requirements and general conditions of the competition, according to the following criteria, criteria and method of selection:

* quality, originality, authenticity of the topic, content and form
* substantive and/or formal innovation of the work
* experimentalism and examination of the environment and standard norms
* use of new technologies in work and/or presentation
* interaction and impact on the individual and society
* professional and technical capacities required for the presentation of work
* economy and easy transportation of equipment and work

PREVIEWS

Please note that we accept only online-based previews (you tube, vimeo or similar). No snail mail sending option.

COSTS AND PARTICIPATION

* Submission through our online Entry form on Videomedeja website require donation.

A condition for applying is a donation, which should be made before filling out the entry form. For this you need a PayPal account, which you can create easily and for free HERE.

Donations range from 4 euros to 22 euros depending on the registration process and the platform itself. See details on the Entry page.

* Fee Waiver: The festival offers the possibility to apply without a donation for artists who have had more than 3 works at the previous editions of the Videomedeja Festival or for countries where International and PayPal payments have been blocked. You need to send a request to the email: office@videomedeja.org, specify the name of the work and the year of the festival edition or send us an official link where it is confirmed that your country have blocked International and PayPal payments.

When applying for the International New Media Art Festival Videomedeja donations are required, and this is important because the money collected is used for the prize money. The awards at the International New Media Art Festival Videomedeja are of great importance to the artists participating in the festival, as they represent recognition for their work and contribution to video art and new media. In addition, the Videomedeja Grand Prize is a financial support that can help artists further develop their creativity.

Due to the limited budget, we can’t provide screening fees or cover the travel expenses for the participants. In some cases the Festival is able to provide accommodation in Novi Sad for participants who wish to attend if they send request at least one month before start of the Festival.

DEADLINES

Early Bird Entries from February 1 - February 29, 2024

Regular Entries from March 1 - June 15, 2024

Extended Entries from June 16 - July 10, 2024

Selection committee will make the final selection no later than September 1st 2024. If you wish to subscribe to newsletter mailing list, you can do that through contact page on our website https://videomedeja.org/sign-up-for-newsletter/?lang=en If your work is selected for the competition program, we might request a digital file of the screening copy from you.

COPYRIGHTS AND ARCHIVE

This part applies only to works and selections selected for the Videomedeja 2024 program. No other entries are included in the festival archive, neither are they presented at the Videomedeja website or considered for broadcasting or tour programs. By submitting your work for the festival program you agree that preview of your work will remain in the festival archive. The Archive is our institutional property and only used for internal purposes and only available to the Videomedeja curators. You agree that your work (or program) will be included in the 28. Videomedeja program: screenings/media projects 2024, in the printed catalogue, in Videomedeja promo video (10-15 sec of each work) as well as in the Videomedeja web pages within its database listings, represented by the title, author’s name, format data, description text and still image.

You agree that your work can be used according to your permit as submitted in the Entry form.

AWARDS

Videomedeja Grand Prize - 1000€ + digital diploma + publicity
The Videomedeja Grand Prize is for the best work, for creativity, innovation and artistic value.
Bogdanka Poznanović Award - Digital diploma + publicity
The Bogdanka Poznanović Award is for the best work produced in Serbia.
Special Mention - digital diploma + publicity
Audience Award: digital diploma + publicity

The winners from the competition part of the program are chosen by a three-member jury composed of distinguished international experts, and Bogdanka Poznanović is awarded the prize by a three-member selection committee.

Publicity: publication and promotion of awarded works in electronic and printed media, as well as on portals and social platforms. The news about the awarded works is sent to over 10.000 e-mails of local and foreign media.

Awards are announced publicly on the last day of the festival. The invoice for the monetary award must be sent no later than one month after the notification. After this deadline, the prize cannot be redeemed.

AGREEMENT

Please use one application per entry piece. Each entry is a sort of agreement and it is necessary to follow the submission procedure.