Wednesday, April 9, 2014

CINECITY ARCHITECTURAL FILM PROJECT 2014


CINECITY ARCHITECTURAL FILM PROJECT 2014

"We are delighted that the annual Cinecity Architectural Film Competition will be screened as part of the Australia Institute of Architects Conference Events program, we are intrigued to see how the films will explore the Conference Theme: Making."             
 Sam Crawford, Adam Haddow and Helen Norrie Creative Directors the National Architecture Conference 2014

In a fringe event aligned with the 2014 Australian Institute of Architects National
Conference, Cinecity Architectural Film Project has invited local and international submissions of 60 second un-edited* architectural films which explore the Conference Directors theme: MAKING. This theme explore ideas about making architecture, which extend upon traditional practice approaches, challenging relationships between architecture and the cultural, the economic, the social and the political. The Conference subthemes are: making culture: to process, making life: to transform, making connections: to engage and making impact: to act.

30 shortlisted films, TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON, which explore the conference theme and adhere to the Cinecity submission format, are being put forward to the panel of esteemed judges. Each judge will choose and score their top film; signed certificates will be issued to each judges first choice, with an overall first place prize of $1000 AUD.

JUDGES:
We are proud to announce that the Judges for Cinecity 2014 are:


National Conference Directors Choice by:

SCREENING:

The First Prize Winner + Judges Choices will be announced on May 9th.


The Shortlist of films by the Curators, and Judges Choice will be screened at the 

Making:Fun Festival Fringe Event, at Perth Cultural Centre Screen Western Australia on Friday 9 May  from 6pm. This is a free open screening event.

AND

Vivid Ideas, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney on 30 May from 8pm.This is a free event, but numbers are limited register your name on the door here.


* CINECITY SUBMISSION FORMAT & UPLOAD DETAILS 2014:
1 x continuous in camera shot of 60 seconds duration.
Sound recorded separately to the image is permissible, must have rights any sound used.
16:9 Aspect Ratio Square Pixel (1280 x 720) MPEG4 / H.264  format.
No titles or credits on the film itself. (This will be added in by us for screening)


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curators: 
 Louise Mackenzie & Sarah Breen Lovett

Cinecity 2014 is supported by The University of Sydney, Metropolitan Re-development Authority Western Australia, and The National Architecture Conference Fringe Events team Making:Fun.
Special thank you to our Perth co-ordinator: Rhys Jenkins. 


The judges decision is final and further discussion will not be entered into. The judging criteria is based on the technical parameters laid out in the brief and thematic engagement with the Conference Theme "Making." By entering your film into Cinecity, you allow your film to be included at other re-screenings of cinecity, and you also allow stills from your film to be used in the promotion of Cinecity. In all cases the filmmaker will be acknowledged.