Call for film & video submissions for Dreamy Place Festival 2024

Large projection onto the brick wall of a regency townhouse of a woman with black hait and bright red lipstick and a shimmering blue background.
Outdoor projection of Shon Faye – Catechism by Emily Mcdonald (2017)

Submit your film to be part of this year’s Dreamy Place Festival

Two calls for film & video submissions by artists and filmmakers:
One for filmmakers based in Sussex (East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove).
One for LGBTQIA+ artists (UK and international artists are eligible)

Selected films will be shown as part of film trails at Dreamy Place Festival 2024. Films by filmmakers from Sussex projected onto buildings around the town of Crawley on 5th October. And films by LGBTQIA+ artists and filmmakers shown on the walls of Brighton on 25th October.

Submissions can be artists’ film & video, experimental film, Machinima, short film, animation, or digital works, and must be 5 minutes or less in length. 

The Crawley programme is delivered in partnership with CFI Media.

SUBMISSION DETAILS AND INFORMATION

Submission deadline: 16 September 2024

Criteria for screening submissions:

– Between 2 and 5 minutes in length.

– Be engaging for viewers who may be passing in the street or watching throughout the programme, for example be visually stimulating, humorous, narrative, spectacular, fun, surprising and accessible.

– Be appropriate for public / outdoor exhibition (must be suitable for children and adults in public space).

– Work must be in digital format and be high enough in resolution to show at scale (1080p / HD).

Fee:

– A screening fee of £50 GBP will be paid to the filmmaker if work is shown in the programme.

– Fee will be paid via direct bank payment following receipt of an invoice. Successful artists/filmmakers will be sent details.

Requirements:

– If the language of the film is not English, the film must have English subtitles.

– Only one work per submission (add additional submissions to a new form).

– Entrants may submit an unlimited number of works.

– Work must be digitally available.

– Entrants declare that the film submitted is their own and that its public screening rights have not been transferred to third parties.

If you have relevant queries regarding the film event, the entry process or require assistance navigating the entry form, please email: info@videoclub.org.uk

All artists/filmmakers will be informed of the decision to screen in advance of public announcements.

Submission:

Click here to submit a film or video via a Google form.

– Complete the form and submit.

– Applications not using the application form will not be accepted.