Open-calls , Submissions and hot proposals for artists (opportunities to be happy at the end of the 2023 and to look forward to the new year 2024)
Selected opportunities for all Artists and Creatives (open calls, programs, awards, residencies, grants) with deadlines in December 2023 and Prepare for January 2024
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6th Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival
Deadline: December 1st, 2023
JWTFF is a Japanese-based international tourism film festival and a member of CIFFT. CIFFT is a network of world-class tourism film festivals
Rules and Regulations here: https://jwtff.world/regulation2024_en
More info on official page: https://jwtff.world/callforfilm2024
Chemnitz 2025: Call for Projects, ‘Urban Popular Culture’ (Germany)
Deadline: December 3st, 2023
Kulturhauptstadt GmbH is launching the European Workshop for Culture and Democracy listed in bid book II with public calls for proposals (Open Calls), and in 2023 and 2024 will involve a wide range of stakeholders from the area of culture and civil society in the Capital of Culture programme
More info on the official page: https://chemnitz2025.de/en/allgemein/opencall/
4th Taiwan International Documentary Festival
Deadline: December 5, 2023
Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF), organized by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, is one of the major documentary film festivals in Asia, laying emphasis on promoting outstanding Asian documentaries and creating closer associations among filmmakers in the region.
Rules and Regulations here: https://www.tidf.org.tw/en/page/1896
To submit to the festival please visit: https://www.tidf.org.tw/en/node/add/register (You will need to register)
OFFICIAL PAGE: https://www.tidf.org.tw
26th New York International Children’s Film Festival
Deadline: December 15th, 2023
New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), an amazing opportunity for filmmakers to participate in the largest film festival in North America showcasing work for children and teens!
Presented over three weekends at major venues throughout New York City, the Festival showcases approximately 100 outstanding short and feature films in all genres from around the globe.
Rules and Regulations : https://nyicff.org/festival/submissions
To submit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYICFF
Art Jameel / British Council: Anhar – Culture and Climate Platform
Deadline: DECEMBER 15, 2024
Anhar: Culture and Climate Platform kicks off with a three-tiered Open Call that invites individual artists, collectives and cultural organisations based in eligible countries in the MENA region to submit proposals that meaningfully engage with the climate emergency.
Applicants must be based in one or more of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya , Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
To submit please visit https://artjameel.org/sustainability/anhar-culture-climate-platform/
E-ROUTES Residency for Artists and Authors Inspired by Travel (Croatia, Italy, Serbia)
Deadline: 15 December 2023
The E-ROUTES project team announces an open call for the E-ROUTES In-Residency Programme. The initiative offers contemporary authors, writers, artists, and creative individuals in general, an opportunity to spend one month in a chosen country (Croatia, Italy or Serbia) in the first half of 2024.
The programme will cover travel and housing expenses, as well as per diem costs during the residency, and is open to authors/artists permanently based in any European country.
More info: https://e-routes.eu/open-call-e-routes-in-residency-program/
17th ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival
Deadline: December 17th, 2023
International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR is one of the three festivals in Poland (and the only animated film festival) to receive Oscar® qualifying status from the American Film Academy. This means that a short film that wins the Festival’s Grand Prix, the Golden Pegasus, is on a fast track to being considered for an Oscar® nomination in the Best Animated Short Film category and can compete for this prestigious award.
Rules and Regulations here: https://animator-festival.com/en/news/animator-2024-call-for-entries-for-the-international-and-polish-competitions-is-now-open/
To submit please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/ANIMATORFestival
SODAS 2123: Nordic-Baltic Residency, ‘The Festivity’ (Lithuania)
Deadline: 20 December 2023
Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association invites artists, activists and researchers in the fields of art and humanities, whose artistic practice includes exploring celebration as phenomenon, its various forms and elements, to a granted three-month residency programme in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The residency grant is 2400 EUR per artist (tax inclusive). The residency also covers travel expenses to and from the residency up to 250 EUR.
Only artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia and Latvia (as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland) are eligible to apply.
More info: https://sodas2123.lt/en/the-festivity-residency-open-call-for-artists-researchers-and-other-creatives-from-nordic-and-baltic-regions/
Don Sen Folo: GNININI Women Research Residency for African Choreographers (Mali)
Deadline: 22 December 2023
GNININI WOMEN is a laboratory for young African choreographers under 35 years of age.
GNININI is an open space set in a territory conducive to exchanges and encounters with local residents. A space where Art is accessible everywhere and to everyone, as a promise, a dream, a gift.
The residency will take place over 2 consecutive months of choreographic work in common spaces (public space) either from 8 January – 3 March 2023 (inclusive) or from 1 April – 26 May 2023 (inclusive).
The residency covers round-trip transportation from your place of residence to the Don Sen Folo-LAB in Bancoumana, Mali. By bus if you come from West Africa, by plane if you come from another African country. It also provides board and lodging for two months at the Don Sen Folo – LAB in Bancoumana, and a work grant of a total of 400,000 CFA francs for the two-month residency.
More Info: https://donsenfolo.com/appel-gninini-women/
48th Hong Kong International Film Festival
Deadline: December 31st, 2023
Founded in 1976, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is Asia’s oldest international film festival and a pioneer in introducing Hong Kong, Chinese language and Asian cinema and filmmakers to the world.
Awards & Prizes
YOUNG CINEMA COMPETITION (CHINESE LANGUAGE) & YOUNG CINEMA COMPETITION (WORLD)
The Young Cinema Competition is set up to encourage young filmmakers to explore the potentials of the cinema of our times.
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The Documentary Competition is a salute to filmmakers around the world for their devotion to the documentary form and its languages.
The Hong Kong International Film Festival is included in The Academy Awards’ Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List. Films that win in the HKIFF’s Documentary Competition – Firebird Award will be eligible for Oscar submission.
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Short film has its own formal, aesthetic and expressive qualities distinct from those of the feature. Short Film Competition offers a platform for short film directors to exchange visions and ideas.
Rules and Regulations here: https://www.hkiff.org.hk/society/CallForEntries/
To submit please visit: https://www.hkiff.org.hk/society/CallForEntries/apply
OPEN CALL AI2 ARTISTIC RESIDENCE OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA
Deadline: 30 december
From the Vice-Rectorate for Art, Science, Technology and Society of the Polytechnic University of Valencia we would like to inform you about the open call for the ai2 Artistic Residence at the UPV. The selected person will carry out the residency at the Synthetic Biology and Biosystems Control Lab(link is external) (SB2CL) with the collaboration of the Fine Arts Faculty and Cultural Action Area UPV.
More info: https://acts.webs.upv.es/index.php?lang=es&p=convocatorias#residencia-artistica-ai2-laboratorio-de-biologia-sintetica-y-control-de-biosistemas-upv
V&A: The Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography (UK)
Deadline: 4 January 2024
The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography is an exciting new annual initiative dedicated to identifying, supporting, and championing innovative women artists working in the field of contemporary photography.
The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography is free to enter, open to all women internationally, both professionals and amateurs. The Prize is subject to a specific annual theme and winners are selected by an independent selection panel consisting of global industry professionals and inspiring international artists.
More info; https://parasol-prize.vam.ac.uk/
LIVEMX: Call for Projects from Music Organisations
Deadline: 6 January 2024
Supported by Music Moves Europe, LIVEMX aims to nurture a more diverse and sustainable music sector through dedicated funding designed to answer some specific needs of the European music ecosystem in three specific areas. This programme aims to help music organisations and professionals to develop and strengthen their skills, abilities, processes and resources to adapt and thrive in such a dynamic industry.
Project grants are organised into three strands of 20,000, 40,000 or 60,000 EUR.
More info; https://livemx.eu/open-calls-for-projects/
Theatertreffen: International Forum for Theatre Professionals (Germany)
Deadline: 7 January 2024
The International Forum’s open call is aimed at theatre professionals from all fields. The programme includes the presentation of the invited artists and an exchange of their artistic practices, opportunities to see productions invited to the Theatertreffen in its various formats, attend workshops held by renowned artists, experts and researchers from various disciplines, open space events and discussions on current trends in contemporary art as well as excursions into the diverse cultural landscape of Berlin.
The participants will receive a scholarship that includes travel expenses (full coverage / partial coverage / no coverage – depending on country of origin), hotel accommodation, and visa fees for international applicants.
More info: https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/theatertreffen/das-festival/internationales-forum/forum-open-call
Bühnen Bern Ballet: Tanzplattform Bern Competition for Choreographers (Switzerland)
Deadline: 15 January 2024
Tanzplattform Bern 2023 is an international dance festival and competition for choreographers, with two awards: a jury award for a commission for Bern Ballett; and an audience award for a movement research fellowship.
All stylistic approaches to choreography are admitted. Criteria for selection require a clear artistic vision that encompasses professionalism, choreographic craftsmanship, a high level of dance performance and innovation. The premiere of the submitted piece should not have taken place before 2020.
More info: https://buehnenbern.ch/buhnen-bern/ballett/tanzplattform-2024terms-conditions/
NEWIMAGESFESTIVAL 2024: CALLS FOR PROJECTS
DEALDINE: 30 JANUARY 2024
Now, you can apply at the biggest international competition for XR Creators, NewImages Festival. You can register your project till January 30th, 2024 (11:59pm, GMT). XR Competition & Out-of-competition: find all the information on the 2024 calls for projects below! NewImages XR Market calls for projects will open during September 2023, stay tuned!
FUTURE INNOVATION LAB 4th edition Robots-AI-Creativity
Deadline: February 4th, 2024 (00:00 CET)
CALLING ALL TECHNOLOGISTS & CREATIVES
(from all backgrounds – traditional to more innovative)
Challenge: “How can we leverage robots and AI to expand humans’ creative potential?” Join us in unlocking the potential of AI, tech, and robots to empower the next wave of creatives! Submit your IDEA to participate in our Design Sprint Weekend (17-18 February, 2024).
who can apply’ Digital artists, hackers, performers, designers, architects, filmmakers, photographers, developers, gamers (…)
Experience level: from graduate students to professionals! must be based in Europe / 18-35 years old*
More info: https://www.thefutureinnovationlab.com/robots-ai-creativity
