Festival

Festival presentation: 

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium (FVPS) mission is to encourage film and video poets to further their ongoing explorations by providing a film festival and symposium for these artists to activate, collaborate, discuss, and maintain creative work developed through the convergence of these art forms.

Festival Nickname: 

FVPS

Edition: 

1

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Independent

Category/Format: 

Short films

Poets, filmmakers and media artists are called to submit their work to the 1st annual Film and Video Poetry Symposium. This event will take place on the following dates:

April 27th - 28th, 2018 in Los Angeles, California

The festival and symposium will celebrate and screen a large scope of film and video projects developed through the medium of poetry.  This event will also host a series of panels, guest speakers, and public dialogues regarding film and video poetry over the course of the symposium. 

Eligible submissions have a maximum length of 32 minutes. There are no restrictions regarding when the film was produced or if the film has premiered regionally or internationally. There are no restrictions on subject matter, theme or topic.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will accept submissions of poetry films, filmpoems, digital-poetry, poetry video, Cin(E)-Poetry, spoken word films, videopoema, visual poetry, poetrinca, media poetry, and all films that are visually driven by text.  Performance material, virtual reality projects, installation proposals, and video art presentations that hybrid or contain strong aspects of poetry are encouraged.

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium also calls for experimental film and video work that explores language and/or literature whether it be oral, written, visual, or symbolic. This includes the film essay or cinematic essay, non-narrative work, and the avant guard. We will also strongly consider work that challenges traditional and current visual communication methods while continuing to function as a mode for exploring narrative and personal expression.

If you are a creator of a poetry film or video and are would like to submit to the 2018 Film and Video Poetry Symposium please go to our website: >The Film and Video Poetry Symposium<

A Note for New Technology, Installation, and Performance Projects

FVPS recommends new technology projects, live performance, and conceptual work to submit by email. Virtual reality projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard. We request that you provide a link to a 360° video file (.mp4), a separate 2D version of the project as a URL, an app download package (.apk), and any other installation package applicable. Creators of performance pieces, multiple or non-traditional projections, and installation/ conceptual works, please include a proposal, floor plan, and technical requirements with your email submission.