Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Escola das Artes
www.artes.ucp.pt/b&w

Deadline: February 1st 2011


The Black & White Audiovisual Festival intends to celebrate the black and white aesthetics as a specific, peculiar and unique kind of artistic expression. The image capture in the digital technology is born with colours but the artist's intuition often urges for the black and white production. This proves the newness and interest in an aesthetic that can only be communicated through black and white. Besides, the Black & White Audiovisual Festival also intends to promote the creation of soundscapes related with the black and white aesthetics. Therefore the inclusion of 3 competition sections: video, audio and photography. There is a need to answer to the audience's growing sensitivity to black & white specificity, leaving behind the prejudice that relates this aesthetics with works of early cinema.


The Festival will take place from April 18 to 21, 2012 at the Escola das Artes from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Foz Campus in Oporto - Portugal.


3.1 - The competition is open to works produced from January 1st, 2010 onwards. Works that applied last year will not be admitted.

3.2 - Only black and white productions will be accepted. Exceptionally, colour inserts can be used, whenever justified by the conception of the work. Still, it can never subvert the black and white concept of the Festival.

3.3 - Each applicant can present no more than 3 works in a section (except in the photography section where only one series can be presented). Each work presented implies the subscription of one entry form.

3.4 - Only originals are admitted for selection. The applicant ascertains the authorship and assumes the responsibility for any reclamation.

3.5 - Video, audio and photography works must be accompanied by the following items:

a) Entry form (signed and MSWORD);
b) Synopsis in English (minimum 20 & maximum 40 words);
c) Photo of the applicant;
d) Credits;
e) Artistic Curriculum of the applicant.

These documents must be sent in digital format (CD-ROM with text in MSWORD and photos in TIFF/JPEG) along with the signed entry form.


- VIDEO (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video)
- AUDIO (experimental)
- PHOTOGRAPHY

4.1 – VIDEO:

- The running time must not exceed 20 minutes.

- The Festival will accept works applying for selection in fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video.

- Only DVD video copies are admitted for pre-selection purposes (*.MOV, *.AVI, and similar files, are not admitted).

- All the videos spoken in languages other than English must be subtitled in English.

- 3 photos or frames of the video (in TIFF/JPEG, with 300DPI, inserted in the CD-ROM) must be sent along with all the documentation required.

- Nevertheless, the selected works must be presented in DV, miniDV, DVCam, miniDVcam, Betacam SP (only in PAL system). DVD's will not be presented.

4.2 – EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO:

- Only experimental audio works are accepted for competition purposes. The running time must not exceed 6 minutes and a one page justification of the black and white concept of the work must be delivered.

- All works must be presented in Audio CD.

- If non English narration exists a written English translation (MSWORD included on the CD-ROM).must be sent along.

4.3 – PHOTOGRAPHY:

- Photos must be in a series from 3 to 6 items with minimum length of 20x25 cm or 25x30 cm.

- Photos with frames will not be admitted, including digital frames (such as margins).

- The photos cannot be affixed in any kind of material. On the back, the author must exclusively attach a sticker with the title of the series, date, name of the author and a proposal of the orientation/sequence wanted for the exhibition.

- The photos must be sent printed and also in digital format (in TIFF/JPEG inserted in the CD-ROM).