Call for Entries: Theoneminutes Africa Awards 2011

International Sat 12-02-2011

Call for Entries: Theoneminutes Africa Awards 2011
By a Correspondent

The One Minutes Africa competition is a co-production of Townhouse Gallery and The One Minutes foundation and is meant to specifically showcase the work of video makers in Africa. All videos submitted to The One Minutes Africa competition will also be automatically submitted to The One Minutes Global competition.

The One Munites Africa Awards

One Minutes are videos of exactly 60 seconds. You can now send us your One Minute videos for the first-ever One Minutes Africa competition.

There are 6 Categories to choose from:

1. Spoken word & sound: The art of language and sound, ranging
from oral history to the sounds of the street
2. In my backyard: What is it like where you live? What happens there?
Give us a sense of the place and the goings-on that surround you.
3. Where history begins: With real people in real places, history begins.
Express your ideas of time and experience, from ‘small’,
personal histories to large-scale events.
4. Micro-commercials: Small companies run by passionate owners
5. Portraits: Even in a single minute, the essence of a person or object
can be revealingly portrayed.
6. Privacy: What does privacy mean to you?
7. videos in each category will be nominated for an award. Prize winners will be invited to the awards ceremony hosted by the Townhouse Gallery in Cairo, Egypt, this coming September.

An award, Prize winner will be invited to the awards The One Minutes ceremony hosted by the Town House Gallery in Fred Roeskestraat 98 1076 ED Amsterdam. Netherlands.

Deadline for submissions: 15 July 2011.

The entry form and copyrights agreement plus all technical details can be found at www.theoneminutes.org. See also The One Minutes Africa Facebook page.

The One Minutes Africa is made possible through the support of Arts Collaboratory.

Any questions Email Devon Youngblood: devon@thetownhousegallery.com

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