We invite artists, students, but also citizen reporters, journalists, video-bloggers, documentary story tellers, animators and new media-makers to apply.

Noordkaap is an artist initiative from The Netherlands. Noordkaap developes a series of exhibitions in Europe responding to the phenomenon Populism. With an international network of artists, the program takes a strong research angle. Populist movements often respond to emotions, whether hidden or expressed, that are caused by globalization, Europe’s expansion, immigration, unemployment, and feelings of fear and insecurity. Noordkaap wants to question Populism in an accessible manner, and open up the discussion to a wider audience through artistic intervention.

The exhibitions are expanded with a series of screenings of selected screen-based submissions. For the videoscreenings in Cologne (DE), Lisboa (PT), Budapest (HU) and/or in Dordrecht (NL) you can submit your video | animation | moving image. We especially encourage applicants residing in Cologne, Lisboa, Budapest and Dordrecht to submit to this call.

Selected work will be shown to the public within the setting of the exhibitions and on the streets in our mobile projectspace.

www.noordkaap.org

RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

Deadline for entries: Submissions must be postmarked on or before:

Munich/ Istanbul: closed
Cologne: 15th January 2012
Lisboa: 2nd of March 2012
Budapest: 2nd of May 2012
Dordrecht: 2nd of September 2012

WHAT:
Open call for screen-based art: film, video, animation.
Thematic criteria: (the rise of) Populism

FEE:
There is no fee to submit, and multiple submissions are permitted.
All submissions must include a completed and signed entry form. (One entry form per submission).

FILE FORMAT:
.mov only please!
Sorenson 3 compression or similar lossless compression strongly recommended
Submission format: DVD

WHO:
Anyone can submit, all nationalities, all career levels including students.
Residencies from Cologne area, Lisboa area, Budapest area and The Netherlands
are encouraged to submit.

DURATION:
no limit

LANGUAGE / SUBTITLES:
Films with non-English dialogue do not have to have English subtitles but it is recommended.

Please include:
- the application form
- two stills of the work (.jpg or .png) for publicity purposes. No URLs
- a SASE if you would like us to return your DVD

COLOGNE Entry:
Please send your DVD  and application form (by regular postal service) to:
CAT Cologne e.V. | z.H Julia Schneider | Christianstrasse 12 | 50733 Koeln | Deutschland | info@catcologne.org

LISBOA, BUDAPEST, DORDRECHT Entry:
Please send your DVD and entry form to:
Foundation Noordkaap| to: J.S. Kryszons | Boogjes 1 | 3311 VC Dordrecht | The Netherlands

Questions? Please email us at: info@noordkaap.org

Ganz zu Ende ist das Projekt natürlich noch nicht. Zurzeit arbeitet CAT eifrig am Katalog zum CITY-SPEAKS-Projekt. Einen kleinen Vorgeschmack wird Euch nicht vorenthalten.

Unter folgendem Link könnt Ihr die Soundcollage von Ilka Geyer, Musikjournalistin, hören, die auch Teil der Ausstellung gewesen ist. Über die Katalogpräsentation wird CAT rechtzeitig hier auf dieser Webseite informieren:

http://soundcloud.com/complexity-1-1/soundcollage-the-art-of-art/s-beM5Y

CAT´s 2011 project CITY SPEAKS – A CONVERSATION AT THE DINNER TABLE has finished with a great performance and a successful exhibition on September 29th 2011 in the Gallery of Oliver Kunkel. However, the project is not fully completed.

CAT is preparing the catalogue right now and is soon going to publish more information how to get hold of an issue on this website. As a little teaser you can listen to a sound collage by Ilka Geyer, music journalist, one of the exhibition participants, by easily following this link:

http://soundcloud.com/complexity-1-1/soundcollage-the-art-of-art/s-beM5Y