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dLux media arts

CALL FOR ENTRIES

D.ART 99  ~ Sydney Australia

CLOSING DATE EXTENDED: 16 APRIL 1999

D.art, dLux media arts' acclaimed annual event,
is Australia's premier showcase of inter/national 
experimental digital film, digital video, cd-rom and 
computer animation art.

D.art will once again screen to capacity audiences at
the prestigious Sydney Film Festival in June. The
program will then tour inter/nationally. D.art 99 will also
feature a forum on topical issues in digital media arts.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

* CRITERIA
- entry open to all Australian and international screen artists
- works should be innovative/experimental (non-narrative)
- works must have been produced either entirely or primarily 
within the digital domain, or, in the case of video and film
(S8, 16mm, 35mm), involve some digital prod/manipulation
- works must have been completed within 1998/99)
- works should be a maximum of 10 minutes duration
(does not apply to cd-roms)

* ENTRY FEE
AUD25 - or free to current members of dLux media arts
(support screen arts, join dLux now! AUS$30).
Method of payment:
- overseas entries: international bank cheque only in AUS dollars;
- Australian entries: personal cheque, bank cheque or money order.

* ARTIST'S FEE
- artists whose work is selected for exhibition will be paid a once only fee
of AUD250.

* FORMATS
Please submit preview tape/s in ONE of the following formats:
- SP Betacam PAL only, or
- high-grade VHS PAL, or
- high-grade VHS NTSC
- cd-rom, Mac or PC (must contain all necesary operating files)

* CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
- 16 April 1999

* INFORMATION
- to obtain a fax or email copy of the entry form, or for information
about other dLux activities and membership benefits, please contact:

Martha Ansara, administrator, dLux media arts
PO Box 306 Paddington NSW 2021 Australia
tel 61 2 9380 4255 fax 61 2 9380 4311
sinsite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.ozemail.com.au/~sinsite

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 ***  dLux media arts  ***

please don't hesitate to contact us for MEMBERSHIP enquiries / benefits,
or for more information about the dLuxevents listed below ...

 ***  dLuxevents 1999  ***
          include:

february - STELARC: extra ear, exoskeleton and avatars
presented by dLux and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Stelarc, Australia's internationally renowned cyber performance artist,
presents an illustrated and conceptual overview of his recent projects.
Includes panel discussion by prominent cultural theorists
on robotics | the post-human | bio-ethics.
2pm sat 20 feb Museum of Sydney cnr Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney
~ ~ ~

february / april - Peter Callas: Initialising History
commissioned by dLux media arts, a three-component program centred around
and curated by Peter Callas, one of Australia's most
internationally-acclaimed electronic media artists
* Initialising History, a full-career retrospective of Peter Callas'
influential work
* Peripheral Visions, specially curated program of recent international
video and
television art and computer animation
* An Eccentric Orbit: video art in Australia 1980 - 1994
premieres at Articulations, Festival of Perth, wed 10 feb
presented in Perth in association with PICA (Perth Institute of
Contemporary Arts)
Sydney premiere in april; venues, dates and times tba
~ ~ ~

march - 6th Annual New York Digital Salon
program of computer animation by emerging artists
from the internationally-renowned digital art exhibition
presented  in association with the School of Visual Arts, New York, and
Leonardo Journal
tues 16 and wed 17 march, 5.50pm, Chauvel Cinemas Paddington
$10 full / $8 conc / $6 dLux members
~ ~ ~

june - D.art 99
dLux media arts' annual international showcase of experimental digital
film, digital video
cd-rom, computer animation art and topical forum; venues incl Sydney Film
Festival
closing date for entries: FRI 9 APRIL. contact dLux office for entry forms.
~ ~ ~

june - Immersion
Multi-channel surround-sound performances curated by Philip Samartzis
tape-based compositions encoded with Dolby surround sound, printed onto 35mm
film stock, and presented within a multi-channel cinema environment.
~ ~ ~

august / september - Self-made Cinemas: Hong Kong film and video
program of experimental works from Hong Kong curated by Jo Law
presented in association with Film and Television Institute, WA
~ ~ ~

october - futureScreen 99 screen arts | science | technology
dLux media arts' annual event investigates the future of screen arts
as defined by the confluence of new media art theories and practices,
and scientific and technological developments. includes installations,
screenings, symposium
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dLux media arts (formerly Sydney Intermedia Network - SIN) encourages and
promotes the
development and critical discussion of innovative film, video, digital
media and sound arts in Australia,
and exhibits this work to diverse audiences nationally and internationally.

director: Alessio Cavallaro
administrator: Martha Ansara
president: Kathy Cleland
tel +61 2 9380 4255
fax +61 2 9380 4311
email sinsite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sinsite
upper level, Sydney Film Centre, Paddington Town Hall
PO Box 306 Paddington 2021 NSW Australia
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dLux media arts gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the
Industry and
Cultural Development Branch of the Australian Film Commission; the NSW Film and
Television Office; the Visual Arts and Crafts Program of the New South
Wales Ministry for the Arts;
and the New Media Arts Fund of the Australia Council - the Commonwealth
Government's arts
funding and advisory body. dLux media arts also gratefully acknowledges the
ongoing cooperation
of The Art Gallery of New South Wales and Powerhouse Museum.

dLux media arts is a member of
ASCIA (Australian Screen Culture Industry Association) and
SCAN (Sydney Contemporary Arts Network).
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