Shapes, Puppets and Things in Motion

OPEN CALL
for participation in the #Warm up edition until July 25, 2021

Motus Imago - Showcase of Shapes, Puppets and Things in Motion, operates in the scope of programming artistic projects that operate in a vast interdisciplinary field, in the scope of multiformat manipulation, from puppet theatre to moving image. Through works that move between current and traditional techniques, dramaturgies and animated forms and animation cinema. It values the experimental nature of artistic works for adults and children and is presented with a set of educational actions that will take place from October 2021 in Aveiro.

The first edition #Warm up takes place mostly online between the 6th and 13th of November and includes presentations of artwork, masterclass, workshop and lots of informal conversation.

Eligibility

Creations which allow broadening the horizons between the theatrical object, the puppet, animated forms giving origin to a multiformat manipulation will be selected and invited to be presented in 3 categories:

1 - Short scenes from 3 to 15 minutes – videos created from shows or characters, puppets that can link animation cinema or video / image manipulation or motion graphics.

2 - Shows, performances and Interactive works in Live streaming which manipulate, puppets, motion, objects, animation cinema or video.

3 - Animation shorts up 44 minutes.

- Only professional creations will be considered for selection.

- Applicants for the Live streaming or Interactive category must have the necessary technical tools for the broadcast.

- Applicants must have full copyright and permission for a public screening of a film and any part of it (screenplay, acting, camera work, soundtrack, etc.).
Entrants who incorporate any images, writing, music or other creative material where rights (including intellectual property rights) belong to a third party must obtain the third party’s express permission.

- Submissions in other languages than portuguese or english must be subtitled in English.

- Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one work to the same category or different category, using a different entry form.