Eligibility

Submit on FilmFreeway https://filmfreeway.com/MUTEFestival Earlybird Deadline: February 28, 2021 Regular Deadline : March 31, 2021 Late Deadline: April 20, 2021 - MUTE is an international festival devoted to experimental film and video, aiming at investigate the relationship between image and sound. The mission of MUTE is to provide local and regional audiences with an opportunity to view a wide variety of contemporary experimental works, focused on artistic excellence, different styles, forms, and nationalities. Part of the cultural program of Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture and spin off of MA/IN festival, MUTE has become an independent festival that offers a program of live cinema, performances, live sonorization of classic silent film.

Number of Participants

no limits

Deadline

March 30, 2021 22:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

April 30, 2021 22:00 UTC

Duration

May 21, 2021 - June 06, 2021

Costs

• €10.00 application fee

Public Programs

Competition , Exhibition, Festival

Program Description

The third edition will be held from 21st of May to 6th of June 2021 in Basilicata, South Italy. 21-22-23 of May in Potenza - Cineteatro Don Bosco 4-5-6 of June in Matera - Auditorium Casa cava Over the span of 6 days, the festival will show premieres, retrospectives, tributes, audio-visual performances, and discussion panels. MUTE Festival is opened to artists who want to submit experimental works. The call is composed by 3 different categories: - Experimental Mutations: found footage, essay film, video performance, expanded cinema, experimental animation, experimental documentary, video art; - Visual Mutations: virtual reality, 360° inmersive cinema; - Sound Mutations: new sonorization of short silent film or documentary or footage. Only short films with a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. No restrictions on the date of completion, premiere status or whether your work has been made available online An international jury will selected the artworks to be screened.