Screencity Lab Temporary Urban Screen (0)

Festival start: 15 August 2014      Festival end: 16 August 2014

Screencity Lab in collaboration with Interactionfield is organizing two temporary urban screenings in the context of Waterpieces Festival (Riga, Latvia 15-17 August 2014) that coincides with the Riga City Festival 2014 (in the program of Riga 2014 - European Capital of Culture).

The works selected will be screened in loop in the urban screen of Riga city center, that in those days hosts the Riga City Festival, the biggest event of Riga European Culture Capital 2014

General submission requirements
- video format: H.264/MPEG-4
- one hi-res still image
- submitted works must be accompanied by the entry form
- all entries must be received by July 21st, 2014
- for the selection process please send a link to your video or send the file to the attention of Lorenzo Gerbi preferably via WeTransfer - loregerbi@gmail.com

City as context
A collection of shorts (video art, animation, live action) made for the medium of urban screen to be played in a city context. Set into the everyday life, the videos should work without sound and catch the attention of a heterogeneous audience passing by.

Specifications:
- the video will be screened without sound in a loop
- maximum length: 5 minutes

City as a character
A collection of narrative shorts (video art, animation, live action) in which the city acts not just as a background but as a character in the story. We want to show how the urban environment that surrounds us plays an important role in our way of life and shapes our thinking and perception.

Specifications
- the video will be screened with sound as a single screening event
- maximum length: 10 minutes