Revolutions per Minute Festival

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

15 - 17 Oct, 2021

Category

Short

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Revolutions per Minute Festival

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

2nd

Contact details

Art Department, UMass-Boston 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd Boston, Massachusetts 02125 United States

02125

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About the festival

Revolutions per Minute festival (RPM Fest) is dedicated to short-form poetic, personal, experimental film, video and audiovisual performance. We are looking for any work that experiments with the formal possibilities or hybrid form of film, audiovisual, animation and video under 13 minutes ( and the medium length category will accept the work from 13 mins to 20 mins) .

Submit your work (produced after July 1st, 2018) through FilmFreeway Selections by Sept.15, 2020. Due to the number of submissions, RPM Fest regrets that we can only notify applicants whose work is selected for the program.

Each artist should submit no more than two pieces.

RPM Fest will take place at UMass-Boston and other Boston venues in October, 2021.

You can download and view the RPM2020 Catalog from
https://revolutionsperminutefest.org/img/2020/RPM2020catalog.pdf
RPM2019 at https://tinyurl.com/y47oe6oz

Purchase:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/wenhua-shi/rpm-2020/paperback/product-24405863.html

We are a non-competitive festival and do not offer awards or prizes.

About

Revolutions per Minute festival (RPM Fest) is dedicated to short-form poetic, personal, experimental film, video and audiovisual performance. We are looking for any work that experiments with the formal possibilities or hybrid form of film, audiovisual, animation and video under 13 minutes ( and the medium length category will accept the work from 13 mins to 20 mins) .

Submit your work (produced after July 1st, 2018) through FilmFreeway Selections by Sept.15, 2020. Due to the number of submissions, RPM Fest regrets that we can only notify applicants whose work is selected for the program.

Each artist should submit no more than two pieces.

RPM Fest will take place at UMass-Boston and other Boston venues in October, 2021.

You can download and view the RPM2020 Catalog from
https://revolutionsperminutefest.org/img/2020/RPM2020catalog.pdf
RPM2019 at https://tinyurl.com/y47oe6oz

Purchase:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/wenhua-shi/rpm-2020/paperback/product-24405863.html

We are a non-competitive festival and do not offer awards or prizes.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

* Artists are required to fill out a completed application form via FilmFreeway.
* Work should be produced after July 1st, 2018.
*Due to the number of submissions, RPM Fest regrets that we can only notify applicants whose work is selected for the program.

*Screening Format:
*Accepted screening formats are Apple ProRes HQ422, Regular 8, Super 8, 16mm, VR, Expanded Cinema and Installation.
* NO DCP or 35mm
* The festival only accepts online submission links for preview (Vimeo), Film links may be private.
* All work submitted must be fully completed as works in progress will not be considered (release date after July 1st, 2018, the older work won't be considered).
* Productions must be independently produced, with the maker retaining complete editorial control and copyright.
* Submission of an entry indicates acceptance of all regulations, guarantee that a screening copy in the format specified will be made available for the dates of the event, and authorization to publicly exhibit the work at Revolutions per Minute festival.
* If screening copy is to be provided by a distributor or agent then entry must be submitted by that distributor/agent, along with any criteria or conditions.

File/Film Transportation:
*The party responsible for sending film materials bears the cost of transporting selected films. The festival incurs the cost of the films return. If sent via mail, the sender must provide the festival with necessary information regarding its return (date needed by/address/phone number).
*International parcels should be marked ‘For Cultural Purposes Only/No Commercial Value'. The copy will be returned within three weeks after festival completion.

Please Note:

*The festival does not provide transportation or lodging accommodations

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

RPM: Short Experimental Film & Video (Work produced after July 2018)
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $0
Regular (1st May, 2021) $3
Late (15th June, 2021) $10

short-form poetic, personal, experimental film, video All work must be produced after July 2018.

Installation, Expanded Cinema, Audiovisual Performance & VR (Work produced after July 2018)
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $15
Regular (1st May, 2021) $15
Late (15th June, 2021) $15

If your work is not a single channel piece, you can submit it to this category. Please submit video documentation of your piece along with a cover letter that states your technical information. such as, computer/ software/device/ spatial arrangement, etc Please note the festival doesn't provide transportation or lodging accommodations at this time. All work must be produced after July 2018.

New England Film & Video (Work produced after July 2018)
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $0
Regular (1st May, 2021) $3
Late (15th June, 2021) $10

For New England Filmmakers Only All work must be produced after July 2018.

Medium Length Experimental Film & Video (13 mins to 20 mins, Work produced after July 2018)
Early Bird (1st February, 2021) $5
Regular (1st May, 2021) $5
Late (15th June, 2021) $12

Poetic, personal, experimental film, Hybrid Doc and Essay video (Length from 13 mins to 20 mins) All work must be produced after July 2018.

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