Call for East and West Midlands based Filmmakers and Photographers (deadline: 5-12-11)

Call for East and West Midlands based Filmmakers and Photographers (deadline: 5-12-11)



QUAD in Derby is issuing a final call-out to all filmmakers and photographers based in the East and West Midlands to be part of a major cross region exhibition in 2012. The exhibition, entitled East Meets West, will be part of a programme of ‘off-year’ events for FORMAT International Photography Festival and will be on display at QUAD in Derby from March to May 2012 and Wolverhampton Light House from June to August 2012.



East Meets West is offering a chance for submissions from artists within the region and additional opportunities to support local talent. Selected artists will be invited to exhibit at QUAD, Derby and Light House, Wolverhampton or to take part in critiques and review sessions with film and photography industry experts. Filmmakers will also have the opportunity to have their work screened before feature films at QUAD.



Submissions are welcome from photographers and filmmakers of any age and background who are currently based in the East or West Midlands.



Submissions should be existing photographic works and short films that can broadly relate to the theme of Heroes. This could be as straightforward as depicting the super heroics of costumed heroes or documenting simple or unnoticed acts of heroism that occur every day. Alternatively, they could explore the darker facets of this theme, focusing on the sinister acts of an anti hero or villain. East Meets West is also open to emerging artists who have recently graduated from a Midlands University during the past two years.



The deadline to apply for East Meets West is by midnight on 5th December 2011 using a submission form available from the FORMAT website: www.formatfestival.com/exhibitions/exhibition/east-meets-west-open-call



The page also includes full details about East Meets West. The Jury will include: International Photographer Simon Roberts, QUAD & FORMAT International Photography Festival’s Artistic Director Louise Clements; QUAD Director of Audience Engagement, Adam Buss; QUAD Film Programmer Adam Marsh and Light House Curator & Educational Projects Co-ordinator, Kathryn Kliszat