Futurevisual
Call For Projects
In 2007 we are inviting submissions of projects at
the cutting edge of immersive sound and image.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT
Deadline: Thursday 15th February 2007.
Futurevisual forms the centrepiece of Futuresonic Live at Futuresonic 2007 in Manchester/UK, and a dedicated space - the Futurevisual Lounge - will be available at the main festival venue for Futurevisual screenings. A selection of works will be shown at partner festivals in South Korea and Brazil, and as part of The Bigger Picture, Big Screen Manchester on a 25 square metre video screen with full sound system in Exchange Square, a public area regenerated after the IRA bomb in 1996, that has an estimated daily footfall of 50,000 people.
What is the theme?
Futurevisual is a celebration of all things audiovisual, with a focus on audiovisual projects which emerge from, reference or are inspired by the transfusion of visual media and visual technologies within music culture, and the mixing of visual culture and music culture.
This will be a homage to the 40th anniversary of seminal multimedia events in 1967 which, like Futuresonic, came not from film but a collision of music and art worlds. At events such as The 12 Hour Technicolour Dream and Games For May, and the UFO club, London's psychedelic underground exploded into the daylight. These were at the beginning of a seminal year which saw a coming together of the worlds of music and visual art, a crossover between avant garde and popular music, and also the introduction of the Moog at Monterey.
In what is also the 20th anniversary of another key year for immersive sound and image, the birth of UK electronic dance culture in 1987, Futurevisual goes back to the future - revisiting one of the inspirations of the first Futuresonic festival in 1996, and the theme of Audiovisions in 2000 - to look at the cutting edge of immersive sound and image today.
Futurevisual will feature work by leading local, national and international artists working in sound and moving image. Some of the original figures involved in 1967 will play key roles in Futurevisual. Alongside them will be contemporary musicians and artists who can connect with the energy and openness of that year, and bring it bang up to date.
What kinds of project will be accepted?
We accept proposals for projects in any format. The Futurevisual Lounge will be available within at the main festival venue for Futurevisual screenings. Opportunities and spaces at Futuresonic 2007 for complex live projects and installations are limited. To check formats accepted for the Big Screen Manchester see The Bigger Picture submission guidelines http://www.biggerpicturemanchester.com. (Please note: the Big Screen Manchester have informed us they will accept submissions on DVD, not only on VHS as stated on their website!)
Is funding available from Futuresonic to cover the costs of presenting the project?
Please note that in 2007 we are only asking for submissions of projects that can be presented without financial support from Futuresonic.
How are projects assessed?
Projects are assessed by an international Jury:
Casey Reas (Processing, USA)
Charlie Gere (Institute for Cultural Research, Lancaster/UK)
Colin Fallows (Liverpool School of Art & Design, UK)
Drew Hemment (FutureEverything, UK)
José Luis de Vicente (ArtFutura/Sonar, Spain)
Kwong Lee (Director, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester/UK)
Lassi Tasajärvi (Creative Director, Evenlake Studios, Finland)
Lucas Bambozzi (Curator, arte.mov, Brazil)
Michael Connor (Head of Exhibitions, BFI Southbank, UK/USA)
Patrick Lichty (Artist & Editor-in-Chief of Intelligent Agent, USA)
Suhjung Hur (Curator, Art Center Nabi, South Korea)
Plus more TBA
How to Submit Proposals
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT
Please complete the online form to submit your project
Supporting materials and a printed copy of the submission should be sent by post to:
2007 Submissions,
Futuresonic,
PO Box 20,
Manchester
M60 1WE
(Please do not send a submission by post without also using the online form.)
The Deadline for submitting proposals is Thursday 15th February 2007.
If you have any questions about submitting a project, please email us.
About Futuresonic Calls For Submissions
Futuresonic presents electronic music and arts from around the world. Some artists are discovered by the festival team, others approach us, sending in samples of their work in response to our call for proposals. We are only able to present a small proportion of the projects that are proposed to us. But we can promise that any project sent in response to a call for proposals will be reviewed and seriously considered. In 2006 some key festival projects were discovered by the artists mailing us details of their work. These include Satellite Jockey, and Manchester Peripheral, which was commissioned by Futuresonic both for Futuresonic 2006 and for Manchester International Festival in 2007.
Themed Call For Projects
Each year the festival focuses on specific themed areas. Examples from previous festivals are Instrument, Off The Map, Low Grade and Mobile Connections. We announce a call for proposals each year, inviting people to submit projects related to the festival theme(s). In 2007 we are inviting submissions of projects at the cutting edge of immersive sound and image today.
How Are Projects Funded?
When submitting a project or live performance please specify if you have funding to present your project or if you require support from Futuresonic. Some artists are supported by an institution, while other artists are independent and work without any funding or support. We try to respond to your individual circumstances, although we have limited resources and cannot support the amount of projects we would like to. In 2007 we are only asking for submissions of projects that can be presented without financial support from Futuresonic.
Please Be Aware
Please be aware that Futuresonic is run by a small team and so we cannot always promise to give feedback on individual submissions received or to return artwork.
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