Supernova Digital Animation Festival

DEADLINES & FEES

- Early submission deadline is April 30th, 2021.

- Early submissions are $15 each. Artists may submit up to two entries. Submissions after April 30th are $25 each.

- Final deadline for all submissions is July 2nd, 2021.

- The Supernova program schedule will be announced in August.

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GENERAL RULES & TERMS

Denver Digerati is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with its signature project, the Supernova Digital Animation Festival (“Supernova”). Denver Digerati’s mission is to advance digital motion-based art through exhibition and education, accelerating the merger of art and technology.

1. Supernova will accept an Artist (“Artist”) submission (“Submission”) from anywhere in the universe. All Submissions must be suitable for public display. Artists may submit up to two Submissions for consideration. Submissions must be at least 2 minutes in length.

2. Supernova will only accept Submissions built primarily through digital means and techniques. Please don’t send “live-action” works unless they integrate appropriately with a digital interface. Supernova will showcase the best digital motion-based art animations created in the world across a variety of categories and genres.

3. Submissions must be the original work of the Artist. Artists are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary rights and permissions for third-party materials including, but not limited to music, trademarks, logos, and copyrights. Denver Digerati expressly disclaims all liability or responsibility for any violations of the foregoing.

4. All Submissions must have been completed no earlier than 2020. Priority will be given to new works that are not yet available for viewing online until after the Supernova takes place. Supernova may consider “works in progress” that are not fully complete before the deadline, if so noted.

5. Artists selected for the Supernova Festival programming or competition will be notified via email upon acceptance sometime in July/August 2021. Denver Digerati will produce Artist title screen credit for all accepted works. All Submissions accepted into Supernova may be sampled for advance festival promotions presented online and through Supernova’s public LED screens.

6. Supernova LED screens have variable frame ratios. Supernova Submissions will be formatted with black masking for presentations as necessary. Submissions must be as digital files in .mov format at highest quality of resolution available. Vimeo Links also accepted for review purposes.

7. Artist represents and warrants that Submissions are wholly original; that Artist has sole ownership of all Submissions and, therefore, has the full unrestricted right, power and authority to participate in Supernova; that no rights of Submissions have heretofore been sold, assigned, licensed or otherwise transferred to any other person, firm or corporation; that said rights are free and clear of any and all liens or claims whatsoever; and, that Submissions are completely protected by copyright in the United States.

8. Artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Denver Digerati and the Supernova Festival, together with each of their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, creative advisors, agents and representatives (collectively, “Denver Digerati Related Parties”), from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs) that may be asserted by any person or entity, or may be incurred by any Denver Digerati Related Parties, at any time in connection with the Artist Submission or Denver Digerati’s use, handling, consideration or exhibition thereof, and/or arising from any breach or alleged breach of any representation made by Artist to Denver Digerati Related Parties, including, without limitation, any express or implied representation in these Terms and Conditions.

9. In the event that the Artist Submission is accepted by Denver Digerati for inclusion in and exhibition at Supernova, Artist thereby grants to Denver Digerati the following rights without reservations, conditions or qualifications: (a) the right to use all digital assets associate with the Submission, including, but not limited to, any representation of the Submission in the form of video files, still images, assets streamed via the Internet, and/or all other assets and information provided by the Artist for use by Denver Digerati in its non-profit mission and programs to advance digital motion-based art through exhibition and education, accelerating the merger of art and technology; (b) the right to issue and authorize publicity or promotional purposes concerning the Artist and the Submission to use all associated names, likenesses and biographical information; and, (c) the right to provide Artist and Submission information to creative industry or organizations that sponsor Supernova events.

10. Any Artist documents, files, photos or other material submitted will not be returned and will remain in the property of Denver Digerati as part of its Artist content archive. Denver Digerati curated programs and content reels are intended for public display or presentation in appropriate settings throughout the world. For this purpose the Artist herewith grants Denver Digerati the non-exclusive public and non-public exhibition right to present the work in the Supernova screening program, at selected conference locations, in the online archives, and partnering curated and educational screening programs. The Artist retains the right to reproduce and distribute or otherwise make use of Artist Submission. Denver Digerati does not retain any rights to sell an Artist Submission for profit use; but rather, the right to include Artist Submission material in its own curated programs and online apps with appropriate art reference clearly indicated.

QUESTIONS

May be addressed to info@denverdigerati.org