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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* Films to be screened at the festival must be sent to the festival in one of the following screening formats: DCPs, 35 mm, Files with Codec DNxHD/DNxHR, ProRes and Codec h.264/h.265 (except VR works, for VR technical requirements see below).

* The screening copy or file must be sent to the festival no later than February 6th, 2025.

* 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 rightsholders 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. 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 archive.

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Technical Requirements for VR Works

PC VR:
PC:
Windows 10
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 / 8 core / 3,4 Ghz
Nvidia RTX 2070 super
32 GB RAM

HMD
HP Reverb G2
or
Quest 2
Mobile VR:
- Quest 2
- Quest 3
- Quest Pro
- Pico G3
- Pico 4

Interactive experiences have to be sent in the following format:
- PCVR: .exe
- 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)