<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="gmail_quote"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; ">Open Call</span></div></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" lang="EN-US">“Peace and diversity” Video Art Exhibition</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"> <b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" lang="EN-US">Deadline: 20</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" lang="EN-US"> April 2011</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Open to: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">all video artists and video creators (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality, sex, age and background.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Award:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"> participation of artist’s project on first International Video Art Exhibition in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, in June 2011.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">“Peace and diversity” Video Art Exhibition, is the first International video art exhibition presented in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek.<b> </b>Video Art Exhibition invites all video artists and video creators to participate in this year’s exhibition, which will take place in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek in June 2011.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-US">Theme</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-US"><br> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">We defined theme of the exhibition as “Peace and diversity” as a reflection on the events happen in today’s world. Political, economic life influences on the changes in social behavior and the ways it influences are different as the results of it. As an act or reflection on the metamorphoses happen today we want to show how artist from different countries around the world perceive those events and world changes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-US">Eligibility</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-US"><br> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">We are open to every creator (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality, sex, age and background.</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Application</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">The proposed video can be of any genre (video art, experimental video, animation, photo presentation, short movie etc.). Duration <b>under 35 minutes</b>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Applicants can apply their previous video-art works or create new original video composition.<br> <br> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">There is <b>no entry fee</b>. Deadline: <b>April 20, 2011</b>.</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Video submission</span></h3><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Video works should be sending by post or be downloaded to the any free upload/download service or via your personal website putting passwords and sending link and password to us by e-mail. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Accepted formats:</span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DVD</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">uncompressed movie files .avi or .mov (data DVD or CD)</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Applicants need to send <b><u><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);"><a href="http://download.files.namba.kg/files/2244307" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">filled entry form</span><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">in a Word file format</span></a></span></u></b>,<b> </b>with a <b>still image</b> or a photograph for each video (tiff or jpg, 800x600pixels, 72 dpi) to the following e-mail address: <a href="mailto:bishkekemail@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">bishkekemail@gmail.com</span></a> or <a href="mailto:artfest@namba.kg" target="_blank">artfest@namba.kg</a>.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">After the deadline will be announced results of chosen works for exhibition.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Video requirements</span></b></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">not less than two minute and not more than thirty five minutes long</span></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">must be made by applicant</span></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">be of good quality</span></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">should include an intro screen that details the project name and author name</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-US">Contact </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Nellya Dzhamanbaeva<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:N.Dzhamanbaeva@gmail.com" target="_blank">N.Dzhamanbaeva@gmail.com</a><br> </span></p></div> </body></html>