F/16 · RESIDENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CREATION is part of the residences program of Casa d’Artistes and Menorca Doc Fest. Both projects are coordinated by Es FAR Cultural.

 

 

CONTEXT 

Es Far Cultural is a non-profit association with the aim of social and cultural dynamization through the values of singularity, identity and heritage. We work to promote contemporary art, society and culture, promoting the exchange of values through the recovery of spaces for reflection and criticism. We do this through the F.A.R axes (Formation, Arts and Research) that are activated by the realization of art and research residence projects or the creation and dissemination of contemporary art and cultural projects (residences, exhibitions, festivals, workshops or through the radio project Ràdio Far).

 

Casa d’Artistes is a creation space located in the village of Es Mercadal (Menorca), in the middle of a rural and natural environment. The center hosts cultural workers from the field of arts, culture and thought in general, who need space and time to develop research projects or artistic creation.

 

Menorca Doc Fest is an independent film and documentary film festival in Menorca. This year, the 5th edition was consolidated as a reference date for the cinema and documentary photography of Menorca and the Balearic Islands.

 

 

BASES OF THE CALL

The F/16 residence aims to provide contextualized photographic research and creation on the island of Menorca during a residency in Casa d’Artistes (Es Mercadal). 

The call is aimed at visual artists and photographers who base their practice on the field of photography and who have an interest in making a project that has some link with Menorca and agrees with some of the values promoted by the Menorca Doc Fest festival (social and political awareness, respect for the environment, journalistic or historical research, environmental activism and for human rights or a positive look towards human relations and cultural diversity).

We are particularly interested in the projects that are chosen to know and relate to the local context. Also those who propose alternative narratives by hybridizing topics of interest or experimenting with different formats.

A person will be selected for a photographic stay in Casa d’Artistes (Menorca) from 11 September to 16 October, 2023.

 

 

WHAT IS ON OFFER?

• Housing. It includes a fully equipped room and common spaces (cookery, bathroom, living room, library and workspace). All workspaces are shared.
• Travels from anywhere in Spain are covered up to 150 €. The purchase of tickets will be managed by Es FAR Cultural.
• Honoraries for the artists: 800 €  (taxable base).

 

 

AGREEMENT

• The artist or photographer undertakes to present the photographic project (completed or in process) as part of the 5th edition of the Menorca Doc Fest.  The activity will be a photographic projection with oral presentation of the project.

• The artist or photographer will take advantage of the residence for research or creation related to his research, artistic practice or project presented.

• The artist or photographer must issue bills for his fees.

• The artist or photographer ensures his participation during the dates planned for the festival (not deferable).

• There are three days to accept or refuse residence through the formal acceptance document that will facilitate the organization.

• Any other expense (allowances, production of work…) will be borne by the artist.

• The artist or photographer accepts the terms of the call and the rules of residence.

• The artist or photographer authorizes the use of the visual and sound documentation of the F/16 residence for the purposes of the organizing entity (Es FAR Cultural).

 

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?

You must fill in the form and attach a dossier in a single pdf document. The document index will be as follows:

• Brief motivation letter where the work to be developed is entered (may be newly created work or already started, but not completed). Maximum 300 words
• Statement of Art (Declaration of Intent).
• Artistic curriculum (can be in CV format or written biography).
• Display of recent work. If possible, web links and/or social networks. Maximum 5 pages.

The document may be in Catalan, Spanish or English.

 

 

CALENDAR

Presentation deadline: 9 June 2023

Resolution: between 15 and 19 June 2023

Acceptance of residence: from 18 to 21 June.

The BIOSPHERE AWARD for creating documentary short films has been created to empower the creation of short documentaries on environment, nature, sustainability, ecology, science and biodiversity, ancestral trades and nature-related lifestyles in the context of the island of Menorca in compliance with the ODS.

 

PARTICIPATION PHASE

 

Formal and technical requirements for short films

• Emerging and consolidated creators, audiovisual producers can participate.
• Under no circumstances can they be newly produced projects or be presented at any other festival.
• Teams must be at least two people.
• A maximum of three documentary short film projects will be selected. 
• Those selected in the competition phase will receive initial financial aid of € 500 (included tax. A production bill must be presented) for the expenses to carry out the production of the short documentary (movements, fungible materials, shooting allowances, fungible equipment, etc).
• The proposal for duration must be a minimum of 8 minutes and a maximum of 25 minutes.
• Producers, directors and distributors must be the holders of all rights to the work produced, as well as having all rights to use the images and audios that make up the work.
• Contents that fail to respect any person, group, collective or entity will not be accepted. They cannot induce proselytism, or a specific political, religious or hate speech.
• The theme of the short is free, as long as it is alienated for the purpose of the call and its objectives. 
• Compromise to record the short film with a minimum video quality of FullHD (1080), the direct sound with a recorder and external microphone on the video camera and with a minimum quality of 44100 hz.  Recommended (4K and 48000hz 32bit).

 

Registration procedure

To participate, you must fill the official registration form.  With the following required information: 

• Creator or team curriculum.
• Show previous works (dossier and video links).
• Initial proposal (max 3 pages): synopsis, short staircase or short script. 

 

COMPETITION PHASE

 

Formal requirements for short films

• Shorts must be in the original version in Catalan or subtitled in Catalan in case they are filmed in other languages.
• The theme of the short is free, as long as it is alienated for the purpose of the call and its objectives.
• The short film must last between 8 and 20 minutes.
• Producers, directors and distributors must be the holders of all rights to the work produced, as well as having all rights to use the images and audios that make up the work.
• Contents that fail to respect any person, group, collective or entity will not be accepted.
• They cannot induce proselytism, or a specific political, religious or hate speech.

 

BIOSPHERE AWARD

• The short films will take part in the festival and will be screened on 21 October in the Sala Albert Camus (Sant Lluís, Menorca), in the Biosfera Award of the Menorca Doc Fest 2023.
• The winner will be chosen by specialists in environmental matters and audiovisual area and will receive the Biosphere Award that is € 1000 (included taxes).

  

CALENDAR

• Deadline of the call: August 29
• Resolution of the call: August 31
• Production of short films: September 1 to October 6
• Delivery of the final short film: October 16
• Public projection: 21 October 2023
• Resolution Biosphere Award (Sala Albert Camús, Sant Lluís): 21/10/23

 

ACCEPT TERMS OF THE CALL

• The organization reserves the right to change the bases or aspects of display, which will be duly informed, if exceptional circumstances require it.
• The organization reserves the right to make a selection of the works presented on the basis of technical and creative quality criteria.
• Persons who present the works in this contest take responsibility for possible claims for third-party rights of the submitted works.
• It authorizes the use of visual and sound documentation for communication purposes and as an archive of Menorca Doc Fest and of the organizing entity, Es Far Cultural.

 

The presentation in this call implies the full acceptance of these bases and their terms and conditions

 

 

Organized by Menorca Doc Fest with the collaboration of the Sant Lluís City Council and the sponsorship of Menorca Preservation.

Menorca Doc Fest with the sponsorship of the Foment del Turisme de Menorca foundation and the support of the Consell Insular de Menorca.