COMPETITION FOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO ART – OPEN FRAME AWARD

The first goEast competition for experimental film and video art presents eleven current works by young artists and filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe as well as by students attending film and art schools in the state of Hessen. The new competition is embedded in the East-West Talent Lab, the new goEast forum dedicated to the promotion of upcoming young filmmakers.
The competition operates an open policy inviting work that explores the borders of conventional cinematic forms and presentation modes that combine installation art with the moving image. The objective is to establish a permanent goEast slot for fresh, innovative approaches. Accordingly, the submissions chosen for consideration this year will be presented not just in the cinematic venue of Caligari FilmBühne (screenings) but also, where appropriate, in a more traditional exhibition context, namely the premises of Nassauischer Kunstverein (exhibition). The films and videos come from nine different countries. The Open Frame Award, which is sponsored by the BHF-BANK Foundation and comes with prize money of 5,000 euros, is bestowed by an illustrious jury made up of Willem de Rooij (artist and professor of fine art at Städelschule, Frankfurt-on-Main), Matthias Müller (filmmaker and professor of experimental film at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne), and the Frankfurt-based gallery owner Anita Beckers.
Project concepts likewise have an established place within the goEast programme of support for young filmmakers. The new goEast Development Award offers a prize of 3,500 euros to the best project submission, which is chosen by a specialist jury. The 30 participants in the East-West Talent Lab attend a further-education programme tailored to their specific needs. Further offerings include panel discussions on film subsidies, master classes by experts from the field of film and video art, as well as workshops like “Pitch me if you can” and many other programme items.