9–15 April 2014
Deadline for entries: 31 January 2014
Festival Office
Friedrichstraße 32
65185 Wiesbaden
Germany
T +49 0611 236843 12
entry [at] filmfestival-goeast.de
Call for entries: goEast Experimental Film and Video Art Competition
goEast was launched in 2001 by Deutsches Filminstitut and revolves around films made in Central and Eastern Europe. In the course of seven days in Wiesbaden, goEast unfolds a diverse programme encompassing cinematic trends, experimental positions and historical rarities. The agenda of goEast, conceived as a forum of east-west dialogue, is dominated by questions of (multiple) European identities and processes of rapid social and political transformation. The programme expresses a cultural mission: to provide a public platform for remarkable, unusual and engaged films unlikely to find distribution on the commercial cinema circuit. Festival visitors—filmmakers and industry specialists from Germany and abroad, local film enthusiasts and international guests—are enthusiastic about the quality and special atmosphere of a festival that facilitates the exchange of skills and knowledge. goEast is dedicated to the cinematic experience, to new developments and topical themes, to the artistic heritage of Eastern European film.
For the first time in 2014, goEast invites submissions for its newly established Experimental Film and Video Art Competition. It intends to encourage the work of young and emerging artists of up to 35 years of age, working in or between the fields of experimental film and video art. We ask all filmmakers, artists, producers, gallery owners and universities to submit their most current works and projects to the goEast – Experimental Film and Video Art Competition. Up to 15 works will be nominated to contend for the Open Frame Award, endowed with 5,000 euros. The selected works will screen at Caligari FilmBühne or in the exhibition space of Nassauischer Kunstverein, depending on the prefered environment. A second screening venue will be Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt. All participating directors and artists will be invited to Wiesbaden during the festival in order to present their works and to take part in the East-West Talent Lab, a professional training and networking programme; if possible, assistance with travel arrangements will be provided. For further details concerning the submission, please read the regulations and terms of participation.
