Through this open call, the TDP' international dance festival invites filmmakers to submit short films (15 minutes or less) in which cinema and dance play an equally important role in the production of an original artistic form.
We are not looking for Music videoclips or the video captures of dance shows.
The selected films will be presented at the TDP'21 screendance programme: a festival screening in a cinema with digital facilities.
COPYRIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
By submitting a film, the applicant acknowledges the following:
1. she/he is responsible for and have obtained all necessary and satutory rights and authorisations to distribute and submit the film for screening at the TDP' festival, including for music, soundtracks, and pictures sent for promotion.
2. the TDP' screendance projection is a non-profit event. The festival does not cover an entrance fee from audiences attending the projection.
3. the festival will not be responsible or cover for any copyright or royalties for the presentation of the selected films. The applicant indemnifies the festival against any claim that may arise in relation with copyright, distribution authorisations, or any form of payment, including royalties.
4. extracts and images from the selected films may be used for promotion purposes, free of right or remuneration, as part of the promotion of the TDP' festival.
5. the festival will not pay fees of any kind for the presentation of the submitted film at the TDP' festival.
6. his/her film may be presented as part of TDP' screendance event under the conditions detailed here.
7. applications that do not fulfil all the requirements described in the present conditions and in the application form may not be considered by the selection panel.
8. the nature of the festival Screendance programme is to screen films in HD in a cinema facility. However, the festival may have to present some or all of the films online where necessary to comply with government COVID-19 guidelines/regulations.
SUBMISSIONS:
1. TDP' screendance is a programme of short films.
2. TDP' broadcasts an annual open call for submission to select participating films. The number of entries for the open call may be limited.
3. TDP' selects artworks from around the world, created through the cross-breeding of dance and the syntax of cinema to create original forms. TDP' showcases films that discuss bodies in motion from an artistically and socially relevant perspective. This can include animation or digital animation films.
4. The video/film and dance media must be combined towards the creation of an original creative production. Films that do not fulfil this criteria (such as filmed performances for example) will not be considered. We do not program music videoclips (films mainly focused on the delivery/promotion of musical production).
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
1. Films should be submitted through filmfreeway.com
2. Films should not exceed 15 minutes.
3. The festival's artistic direction will curate the programme. All films will be assessed by a panel who will have the final decision on the list of films included as part of TDP'.
4. A person can submit several films, each one through a separate application.
5. Each film must be properly labelled and include all necessary credits and logos. The festival programme & website will not publish written credits or logos others than the name of the author(s) and producer(s) of the film and the country of origin.
6. If your work is selected, you will be requested to provide the festival with a high quality file of the film in HD resolution, and two high resolution pictures (min. 1000x1000 pixels)
7. After the assessment process, each applicant will receive a personal answer indicating if her/his submission has been selected to be presented as part of the TDP' international dance festival.
WHO ARE WE?
Tipperary Dance Platform is a public-funded non-profit dance programme directed by Alexandre Iseli and Jazmin Chiodi. The TDP' annual international dance festival started in 2010 as part of the Tipperary Dance Platform programme. TDP' aims to be a platform where artists and audiences meet, and an opportunity for artists to present their work onstage, in the studio or in video formats.
