I am very happy to announce the call for works for visual music films for a visual music festival devoted to contemporary practice to be held at the University of Kentucky, US. Why I am very proud is one of my former students is involved in organising this, well done Kristine
SCFA Visual Music Festival 2025 @ The University of Kentucky
Call for visual music films, Deadline is 15th December 2024
General Rules:
• The films must be made entirely with abstract imagery, avoiding representation. That is:
no cars, no people, no landscapes, no texts, etc.
• You can use any technique you’d like: drawing, video composition, cgi, scratch, op-art,
stop-motion, camera-less…
• The soundtrack cannot feature any words, in any language. If you’re using a song, this
must be instrumental or feature non-narrative voices, (no lyrics).
• Maximum running time is 8 minutes.
• Open and/or closing credits are welcome.
• Films must have been produced after 2017.
• We kindly request authors to enter their film/s in Full HD/1080p, as we’ll screen all the
selected works in that resolution.
• You must provide a direct download link (or via FTP) to your work, as we need offline
access to it. Submitted works without a download link might be disregarded.
• Our preferred formats are .mov/.mp4. Please use none or high-quality compression
whenever possible.
• Audio can be presented in mono or stereo but surround sound or spatial audio can’t be
supported.
• This festival is not a competition. There are no monetary prizes and no judging panel.
Eligibility:
• All people in the world are eligible to participate in this festival. There is no entry fee.
• Each author can submit as many works as they please, but only up to three works per
author may be selected.
SUBMISSION
Email all submissions, via direct download link or FTP to:
Deadline is 12/15/24.
By participating in this call, the author conveys the non-exclusive rights to screen their material
at the UK Visual Music Festival. By taking part in our call, participants confirm being the owners
of any license, copyrights, and image/sound rights. Submitting your work does not guarantee
exhibition at the Festival. All applicants will be notified of their final decision via email. By
submitting to and being selected for the festival, you are giving UK permission to potentially
use a portion of your piece, stills or short clips, for festival promotion. Additionally, you are
giving permission for your work to be potentially included on the Singletary Center for the Arts
Vimeo page (non-monetized, educational, non-downloadable).