| Dylan Paddock on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:50:05 +0200 (CEST) |
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| <nettime-ann> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Tank and Swarovski search for innovative film directors |
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| Hi there I thought you and your readers may be interested in our call for submissions as we search for the freshest film directors around. All the best Dylan. Swarovski
and Tank launch Three Graces film competition
Swarovski
has teamed up with Tank to search the creative community for the freshest film
directors around. The Three Graces competition, which launches today, is an
open call to filmmakers and creatives working with the moving image to develop
a short film to accompany one of three exclusive tracks we’ve commissioned for
the project.
Submissions
will interpret the myth of the Three Graces, who symbolise the qualities of
radiance, joy and abundance.
The
film competition has three rounds running over seven months. There is a cash
prize of €1,500 for each round and a grand prize of €3,500, which will be
awarded in January 2009. Submissions will be judged by a prestigious panel of
filmmakers and leading industry insiders.
The
Three Graces
The
Three Graces are Zeus’ daughters, Agalia, Euphrosyne and Thalia, who are said
to embody radiance, abundance and joy. They’ve inspired artists from ancient
history to the Renaissance and beyond. Their qualities mirror those of crystal
itself, enchanting our souls, inspiring our dreams and lifting our mood. The
myth of the Three Graces provides a window into crucial artistic questions
about the dualities of poetry and industry, heart and head, art and science. It
remains a potent source of inspiration.
We’ve
commissioned three of our own films from Jamie Isaia, Bella Howard and the
Parisian art collective AS/EC – to work with exclusive tracks by Au Revoir
Simone, Metronomy and Giant Drag to kick-off proceedings for the microsite’s
launch. Our films will not be
entered as part of the competition and are on the site to inspire and entice.
The
Soundtrack
We’ve worked with three great artists to
produce three exclusive tracks - available for download from the microsite to
use as soundtracks to the films.
Filmmakers are welcome to use their own music for the soundtrack as long
as they hold the relevant copyright clearances.
Au
Revoir Simone, “The Lucky One” (exclusive remix)
Brooklyn-based
Au Revoir Simone are Erika Forster (keyboards, vocals), Annie Hart (keyboards,
vocals) and Heather D’Angelo (drum machines, keyboard, vocals). They harbour a
deep-seated love of keyboards, obviously, and vintage drum machines. They have
toured with We Are Scientists and Peter, Bjorn and John, and their full-length
debut, The Bird of Music, was released on Moshi Moshi earlier this year.
Metronomy,
“Crystals”
Driven
by visionary frontman Joseph Mount, Metronomy emerged under the nu-rave banner
alongside Klaxons and went on to enjoy enduring critical and commercial
success. Their debut album, Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe) was an underground smash
and will be followed by Nights Out this summer. They have remixed the
likes of Sébastien Tellier, Architecture in Helsinki, Franz Ferdinand, the
Young Knives, Ladytron and Gorillaz and toured with CSS, Kate Nash, Foals and
Justice.
Giant
Drag, “Stuff to Live For”
Los
Angeles-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Annie Hardy is the creative force behind
Giant Drag. She carries on the fine noise/grunge tradition of My Bloody
Valentine and PJ Harvey. Giant Drag has released one album, Hearts and
Unicorns
on Kickball/Interscope, and has toured with the Jesus and Mary Chain, Scissor
Sisters and the Lemonheads. Hardy is working on a new album slated for release
this year.
All
you have to do now is visit www.tankthreegracesfilms.com,
sign up, read the terms and download the exclusive tracks. You can upload up to
10 entries, each of which needs to be no more than five minutes long.
The
deadline for the first round of entries is August 25, 2008.
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