Tricky Women Tricky Realities

Our parameters are that at least 50% of the artwork is animated and at least 50% of the directresses are female and/or genderqueer artists.

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* Selected Films must be uploaded or sent to the festival in one of the following screening formats: DCP, 35mm/16mm or files with the codecs DNxHD/DNxHR, ProRes or good quality h.264/h.265 (except VR/MR works, for VR/MR technical requirements see below).

* The screening copy or file of the selected films/VR/MR works must be uploaded to the festival “uppy” no later than February 6th, 2026.

* In case of physical copies that require transportation, the costs of transport (to the festival) as well as customs duties, etc. are the sole responsibility of the sender. The festival will then cover the costs of returning the screening copies.

* In case of physical copies that require transportation, the costs of transport (to the festival) as well as customs duties, etc. are the sole responsibility of the sender. The festival will then cover the costs of returning the screening copies.

* In case of the copy being lost or damaged only the material value can be refunded. Compensation claims must be made within 10 days after the film/hard drive has been returned.

* The selection committee decides on the details of the competition programming. The directing artist/contact person will be informed of the selection committee’s decision before the start of the festival.

* By submitting a film, the rightholders’ consent to the work being included in a competition program or other non-competitive programs. The selection committee reserves the right to assign films to a different category than the one for which they were originally submitted.

* Applicants grant the festival the right to show parts of their production (to a maximum of 2 minutes, in shorter films approximately 10%) on television and/or internet broadcasting or 17 seconds on Infoscreen on Vienna Public transport screens. The festival also reserves the right to grant representatives of the press password-protected access to the film.

* Preview files, film title, credits and film stills will remain with Tricky Women Tricky Realities for non-commercial use/scientific research within the framework of our on location archive in Vienna.

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Technical Requirements for VR/MR Works
(in cooperation with XRAustria)

The competition is open to short animated films, both linear and non-linear (interactive) narratives, directed by female/queer-feminist artists in the format of Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR). We welcome projects with high artistic quality and unique experiences that thrive in the virtual medium. The projects must run on a standalone VR device (.apk format) or be submitted in video format (.mp4) - meaning that unfortunately we can't accept submissions that require a PC.
The available devices for the experience are:
Mobile VR:
Quest 2
Quest 3
Quest Pro
Pico G3
Pico 4

Interactive experiences have to be sent in the following format:
Mobile VR: .apk or invitation to the following accounts: TW+01@xrvienna.at, TW+02@xrvienna.at, TW+03@xrvienna.at, TW+04@xrvienna.at

The maximum length for submissions is 20 minutes. Video submissions should fit into the following requirements:

Video:
Monoscopic or stereoscopic
180 degree or 360
Audio:
Stereo or ambisonic 1st order (4 channels)

File formats:
MP4 (h264, h265)