Contested Desires Call Out – D6 Culture In Transit

CONTESTED DESIRES: CALL FOR ARTISTS FILM AND VIDEO
Project Duration: February 2020 – August 2021
Project Fee: € 500
Artist Geographies: Global
Deadline: 31st January 2020, 6pm CET

Our transnational project CONTESTED DESIRES seeks six exceptional artist film and video works by women (inclusive of all identifying as women) artists and filmmakers internationally.

CONTESTED DESIRES is a transnational project using contemporary visual arts as a tool to explore our shared and contested Colonial heritage and its influence on contemporary culture.

At a time of increasing right wing populism, CONTESTED DESIRES aims to challenge the de-stabilising and divisive impact of political landscapes of Europe and beyond, where the response to the complexities, diversity and expansion of our communities continues to be met with the power play of fear-mongering, discrimination and exclusion; where our borders become our protectors and our heritage our place of sanctuary.

This unique open call is led by our project partner La Bonne, a feminist arts organisation based in Barcelona. It will provide artists with four exhibition opportunities across Europe, working with D6 and our partners: ECCOM, research and heritage training specialists based in Italy; Xarkis, bridging traditional and contemporary practice through a nomadic contemporary festival across rural villages in Cyprus; LAC, a cross-artform residency and gallery space based in a former prison in Portugal and Fresh Milk, an arts organisation in Barbados supporting artists and writers from across the Caribbean.

Work must be existing, not in development, and have a clear/critical dialogue to the conceptual framework of CONTESTED DESIRES. For more details about the project, visit our website here.

CRITERIA
• Film and video work must be produced by women (inclusive of all identifying as women) artists from around the world, over 18 years old.
• Up to two film and video works can be submitted per application.
• Film and video work must be completed after January 2018 onwards to be eligible.
• Film and video work across any genre (fiction, documentary, animation or experimental art) will be considered.
• The maximum duration of the film and video work must not exceed 15 minutes including credit titles.
• Film and video work can be produced in any format, but the presentation must be in a high-quality digital format.
• Film and video work can be in any language but must include English subtitles.

The CONTESTED DESIRES artist film and video programme will be screened in various heritage and gallery settings, concluding with a site-specific screening at the Xarkis Festival in August 2021.

This project is supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and, as a legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage in 2018, uses the positive forces of co-operation and co-production to address the ‘authenticity’ and values of the heritage we share.

For further details about the open call and to find out how to apply, please visit our website here.

We look forward to viewing your submissions!