The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

South Pasadena, Ca 91030 -, United States, North America

22 Sep, 2020 - 22 Dec, 2020

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The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

South Pasadena, Ca 91030 -, United States, North America

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1001 Fremont Avenue Post Office Box # 1131 South Pasadena, Ca 91030 - 9998 United States

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About the festival

The Film and Video Poetry Society Presents:
The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

Poets, filmmakers, and media artists are called to submit their work to the 3rd annual Film and Video Poetry Symposium. The film festival and symposium will celebrate and screen a large scope of film and video projects developed through the medium of poetry. This event will also host a series of panels, guest speakers, and public dialogues regarding film and video poetry over the course of the symposium.

There are no restrictions regarding when the film was produced or if the film has premiered regionally or internationally.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will accept submissions of poetry films, filmpoems, digital-poetry, poetry video, choreopoems, Cin(E)-Poetry, spoken word films, videopoema, visual poetry, poetrinca, media poetry, and all films that are visually driven by text. Performance material, virtual reality projects, video mapping, installation proposals, and video art presentations that hybrid or contain strong aspects of poetry are encouraged.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium also calls for experimental film and video work that explores language and/or literature whether it be oral, written, visual, or symbolic. This includes the film essay or cinematic essay, non-narrative work, and the avant-guard. We will also strongly consider work that challenges traditional and current visual communication methods while continuing to function as a mode for exploring narrative and personal expression.

PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: September 6, 2020

Due to the international health crisis caused by Coronavirus-19 The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium has rescheduled to FALL 2020.

For more information please follow the link below: https://www.fvpsociety.com/announcements/2020/3/29/covid19

Best Videopoem
Outstanding Poem
Best Experimental Film
Best Essay Film
Best Choreopoem

About

The Film and Video Poetry Society Presents:
The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

Poets, filmmakers, and media artists are called to submit their work to the 3rd annual Film and Video Poetry Symposium. The film festival and symposium will celebrate and screen a large scope of film and video projects developed through the medium of poetry. This event will also host a series of panels, guest speakers, and public dialogues regarding film and video poetry over the course of the symposium.

There are no restrictions regarding when the film was produced or if the film has premiered regionally or internationally.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will accept submissions of poetry films, filmpoems, digital-poetry, poetry video, choreopoems, Cin(E)-Poetry, spoken word films, videopoema, visual poetry, poetrinca, media poetry, and all films that are visually driven by text. Performance material, virtual reality projects, video mapping, installation proposals, and video art presentations that hybrid or contain strong aspects of poetry are encouraged.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium also calls for experimental film and video work that explores language and/or literature whether it be oral, written, visual, or symbolic. This includes the film essay or cinematic essay, non-narrative work, and the avant-guard. We will also strongly consider work that challenges traditional and current visual communication methods while continuing to function as a mode for exploring narrative and personal expression.

PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: September 6, 2020

Due to the international health crisis caused by Coronavirus-19 The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium has rescheduled to FALL 2020.

For more information please follow the link below: https://www.fvpsociety.com/announcements/2020/3/29/covid19

Best Videopoem
Outstanding Poem
Best Experimental Film
Best Essay Film
Best Choreopoem

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

Deadline: All submissions must be submitted no later than 11:59PM PST, AUGUST 3, 2020.

There are no restrictions regarding total running time of films submitted. There are no restrictions regarding when the film was produced or if the film has premiered regionally or internationally. There are no restrictions on subject matter, theme, topic, or language of origin.

Works in progress will NOT be considered.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will not offer notes or feedback on any submitted films.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium reserves the right to determine eligibility of any project submitted, to remove a film or project from the symposium for any reason or for no reason, and shall not be liable for any refund or claims of any kind arising out of such removal. In case the film or project in question is disqualified, or is unable to screen due to technical, or operational difficulties, or if your film needs to be rescheduled, delayed, or removed from the program for any reason, the filmmaker(s) (cast, crew, or anyone involved with the project in question) are not entitled to any refund or damage claims of any kind.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium cannot be held liable or responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement.

The submitter agrees to provide FVPS the exhibition format indicated on the submission two (2) weeks prior to the announced screening date.

Entries that are not English language must be subtitled in English.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium has the right to copy any accepted materials, and to utilize the film and/or performance for future FVPS screenings, promotions, catalogues, trailers, events and projects that are non-commercial related.

No revisions will be accepted once an entry has been received. Once a payment has been processed, FVPS will not provide a refund.

All decisions made by judges, programmers, and organizers will be final, and no refund of submission fee will be provided.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

VideoPoetry / Poetry Film
Early Bird (31st October, 2019) $20
Regular (3rd October, 2020) $20
Late (12th November, 2020) $20

Video poetry / poetry film fuses the use of spoken poetry, visual images, text, and sound. This fusion of visual images and poetry (both independent and interdependent) create a stronger presentation and interpretation of the meanings being conveyed. Video Poetry is also known as videopoetry (one word), video-visual poetry, poetronica, poetry video, media poetry, or Cin(E)-Poetry.

Essay Film
Early Bird (31st October, 2019) $20
Regular (3rd October, 2020) $20
Late (12th November, 2020) $20

A essay film (or "cinematic essay") consists of the evolution of a theme or an idea rather than a plot per se, or the film literally being a cinematic accompaniment to a narrator reading an essay. From another perspective, an essay film could be defined as a documentary film visual basis combined with a form of commentary that contains elements of self-portrait (rather than autobiography), where the signature (rather than the life story) of the filmmaker is apparent. The cinematic essay often blends documentary, fiction, and experimental film making using tone and editing style.

Experimental Film
Early Bird (31st October, 2019) $20
Regular (3rd October, 2020) $20
Late (12th November, 2020) $20

Experimental film, experimental cinema, or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms and alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of filmmaking.

Documentary
Early Bird (31st October, 2019) $20
Regular (3rd October, 2020) $20
Late (12th November, 2020) $20

Documentary is a nonfiction film or video work intended to constitute itself as a record of evidence about the past. The form is primarily used for instruction, education, advocacy, and journalism. The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will consider documentaries that focus on poets, poems, poetry, poetic technique, literary movements, and historical events within these realms.

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