Documentation
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- Entry
- Form for submitting works
ENTRY
Theme
VIDA 10.0 is an international competition created to reward excellence in artistic creativity in the fields of Artificial Life and related disciplines, such as robotics and Artiftcial Intelligence.We are looking for artistic projects that address the interaction between “synthetic” and “organic” life”.
In previous years prizes have been awarded to artistic projects using autonomous robots, avatars, recursive chaotic algorithms, knowbots, cellular automata, computer viruses, virtual ecologies that evolve with user participation, and works that highlight the social side of Artificial Life. Applicants should refer to awards previously granted at VIDA’s web page http://www.telefonica.es/vida to determine suitability of their project.
Awards to completed projects
There is a total of €20,000 in prizes for the three projects selected by the jury:
- First prize: €10,000 (*)
- Second prize: €7,000 (*)
- Third prize: €3,000 (*)
Awarded projects may be exhibited in projects organized by the Fundación Telefónica, related to new media art.
Application
Submitted projects must be realized after September 2005. Each project must be submitted as a 5-10-minute video with voice-over narration in either English or Spanish describing the artistic concept and the technological realization of the project presented. The jury's decision will be based almost entirely on the video .
Participants must provide a VHS tape (preferably PAL format) or DVD (preferably region-free) for the jury. If the work is awarded a prize or an honorary mention, you will be asked to provide a video of professional-quality format (Dvcam, Betacam, U-Matic, MiniDV) for inclusion in The Best of VIDA 10.0 DVD.
The competition is open to participants from all over the world; however, each participant may present only one project.
To register, read the competition rules, complete and sign the application form and submit it together with the tape to Fundación Telefónica in Madrid before October 22nd, 2007. Application material can also be delivered to Fundación Telefónica headquarters in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Lima. (Addresses included below) .
For the video and the VIDA 10.0 web site, we also require the following in either English or Spanish(printed and a copy on CD):
- - A short biography (150-200 words) of the author(s).
- - A description of the concept inspiring the project.
- - Technical information about the project.
- - One to three images (slides, photos or high-quality scans on CD or the Internet).
- - A transcription of the video narration.
Incentive for iberoamerican productions
The second category of the competition will help finance artistic projects exploring Artificial Life (and related disciplines) that still have not been produced. In order to apply, applicants must be from South America, Spain or Portugal.
With awards totaling €20,000 (*), this category includes prizes meeting the following criteria: relevant concept, proven quality in previous works and evidence of the artist's ability to produce the piece.
The prize is an incentive for production, not a subsidy to cover the total expenses of a project. Consequently, value is placed on the participant's capacity to secure the technical, financial and logistic infrastructure needed to produce the piece.
Application
Each project must be described in a document containing no more than 2,000 words. The text must include details of the concepts and techniques to be used to develop the piece. Diagrams, sketches and any other material that supports the proposal and help the jury understand how the piece works should be included.
Proposals may be sent in Spanish, Portuguese or English. However, each participant may present only one project.
The winners are required to submit a video (DVD or VHS) with a voice-over narration a year after being selected. The video should explain the results of the production, the artistic concept and the technological realization .
To register, read the competition rules, complete and sign the application form and send it to Fundación Telefónica before 22 October 2007. The application form contains the information required to register for the competition.
Jury
The works submitted will be examined by an international jury that will meet November 7th 2007. The names of the prize-winners and the special mentions will be announced Friday November 9th. The jury's decision will be final.
Members of the jury
- Mónica Bello Bugallo, España
- Daniel Canogar, España
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Canada/ México
- José-Carlos Mariátegui, Perú
- Simon Penny, EE.UU/Australia
- Nell Tenhaaf, Canadá
Video
If your work is awarded a prize or a special mention, you will be asked to provide a tape in professional-quality format for inclusion in a DVD titled The Best of VIDA 10.0, which will be broadcast on specialized programs, shown at festivals and distributed to libraries and university around the world.
The purpose of the production of a top-quality video production is to compile the winning artistic projects together in one volume in order to publicize, and stimulate future creative explorations of artificial life. The video will be published after the jury has selected the best works. Authors will receive a free copy.
The video will be a non-profit venture and will not be for sale. The authors whose works appear on the video will be clearly identified in the credits. See the section titled RIGHTS for further information.
Rights
Participants hereby transfer to the organisers of VIDA 10.0, Fundación Telefónica, the rights of use of the videos and other materials presented for the following purposes:
- - To advertise the competition in printed media, TV, radio and the Net.
- - For exhibition on the official VIDA 10.0 website and on Fundación Telefónica's website.
- - For inclusion in the video titled The Best of VIDA 10.0 , which will be produced after the jury's decision.
The competition organisers will use the works presented for the competition exclusively for the above purposes. Any other use for commercial purposes is prohibited.
Participants must obtain all the licences required for the use of material belonging to third parties and included in their works.
All artistic and commercial rights will be reserved for the artists.
Dates
Submission entry dates: September 17th-October 22nd, 2007. Deadline: October 22nd, 2007.
November 7th-9th, 2007: Deliberation of the jury.
November 9th, 2007: Announcement of winners.
Credits
The VIDA 10.0 competition is possible thanks to Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain .
Artistic Director of VIDA 10.0:
Daniel Canogar
Coordinator
:
Ángeles Pérez Muela
Original concept:
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Susie Ramsay
Contact
For further information about the competition, please write:
Ángeles Pérez Muela: angeles.perezmuela@telefonica.es
Doubts regarding suitability of project or proposal should be addressed to:
(In English): Nell Tenhaaf: tenhaaf@yorku.ca
(In Spanish): Daniel Canogar: daniel@danielcanogar.com
Application forms can be downloaded form VIDA’s web page: www.telefonica.es/vida. Projects and proposals can be mailed, together with the application form, to the following addresses:
- ESPAÑA
- Ángeles Pérez Muela
- VIDA 10.0
- Concurso Internacional 2007
- Fundación Telefónica
- Gran Vía, 32. 5ª planta
- 28013 Madrid, España
- Tel: 34 91 584 2305
- Fax: 34 91 584 0656
- PERÚ
- Ana María Gastañeta
- VIDA 10.0
- Concurso Internacional 2007
- Fundación Telefónica
- Av. Arequipa 1155
- Santa Beatriz
- Lima. Perú
- Tel.: 511 210 1544
- Fax: 511 419 0501
- ARGENTINA
- Silvana Spadaccini
- VIDA 10.0
- Concurso Internacional 2007
- Fundación Telefónica
- Arenales 1540
- 1061 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires. Argentina
- Tel.: 5411 4333 1317
- Fax: 5411 4333 1307
- CHILE
- Claudia Villaseca
- VIDA 10.0
- Concurso Internacional 2007
- Fundación Telefónica
- Providencia, 111 - P. 25
- Santiago de Chile. Chile
- Tel.: 562 691 3741
- Fax: 562 236 7138
- BRASIL
- Adriana Lomonaco
- VIDA 10.0
- Concurso Internacional 2007
- Fundaçào Telefônica
- Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 1188 – conjuntos 33 e 34
- CEP 01451-001 Sào Paulo-SP. Brasil
- Tel.: 5511 3035 1956
- Fax: 5511 3035 1950
- MÉXICO
- Francisco Mijares
- VIDA 10.0
- Concurso Internacional 2007
- Fundación Telefónica
- Av. Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma, 1200 – piso 08
- Colonia Cruz Manca. Cuajimalca de Morelos
- C.P. 05349 – México D.F. México
- Tel.: 5255 1616 7587
- Fax: 5255 1616 8053
Application forms
- English
- Entry
- Form for submitting works
- Português
- Convocação
- Formulário para a apresentação de trabalhos
- Formulário para a apresentação de projetos para a produção de uma nova obra
(*) Awards are subject to Spanish taxes.