The Tools For After organization, in collaboration with ONN Creators, launches a call for the selection of thematic short films. Tools For After is a non-profit cultural event, an ideas lab on the new imaginary of Anthropocene. Designers, architects, writers, musicians, video makers and artists are imagining a map of the scenarios that await us and the tools to face them. Everyone can contribute to the map.
Step 1: imagine the scenario. Step 2: design the tools. All steps are a challenge for those who work with the imaginary, in particular for the video makers: which are the scenarios that are growing in the Anthropocene era?
A work which starts from a scenario of the Anthropocene transformations is required. Every short film must originate from one or more keywords linked to the new imaginary of the Anthropocene. The words can be proposed by the author or be chosen from these examples: IMAGINE / STORY / DEEP TIME / FRAGMENTED TIME / EXTINCTION / COLLAPSE / CRISIS / ANIMAL / BODY / WALK / RHYTHM / TRANSFORMATION / SELF–SUFFICIENCY / SELF-DETERMINATION / MISTERY / ANIMISM / UTOPIA / UCRONIA / GROUP / SHELTER / COSMOPOESIS / MYTHOPOESIS / WATERS / DESERTS / PLANTS / OTHER INTELLIGENCES.
Tools For After is a international cultural event. Selection criteria take into consideration the following aspects: theme affinity, originality of the work and technical/artistic qualities. The selection is run by the organization TFA in collaboration with a jury made of experts from several sectors, such as cinematographic, scientific/academic, theatrical and literary. The names of jury members will be published on TFA website before the delivery date. All jury’s decisions are irrevocable. The final decisions on controversial cases are up to the Organization. The results will be published on TFA website within 15th July 2020. The selected works can participate to the next step of TFA project, create inspirational material for the participants and can be showed in virtual and live festivals and event related to TFA project. The selected works will be available for viewing on the organization’s media and can be voted by the web public. The second step will close on September 30th.