All screenings @ Zeidler Hall in the Citadel Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave
The AGA's 1 MINUTE of REAL LIFE Video Contest
Get inspired by the Art Gallery of Alberta's big summer exhibition, REAL LIFE, and create a one-minute video response for your chance at 15 minutes of fame! Visit the AGA Website to find out more.
DESCRIPTION:
In the exhibition REAL LIFE: Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner, the artists consider basic elements of the human condition: birth, death, love, loneliness, family and shelter. Their works weave together the spectacular and the mundane aspects of our real lives, blurring the boundaries between art and the everyday.
REAL LIFE
Life is what distinguishes a self-sustaining biological entity from an inanimate object. Ok, not very glamorous, but hey – as they say: that’s life. While most of our lives may actually be lacking in luster, that doesn’t mean your video has to be. Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner both blur the boundaries between fantastic and ordinary in REAL LIFE – they may be onto something.
REAL BABY
Ron Mueck has a giant baby in the gallery to ponder. A Girl (2006) is over 5 metres long! Babies are great – they smile, they sleep, they eat, they kick, they roll over, and they make funny noises – is there anything we missed?
REAL FAMILY
“Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do” (Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist).
Think of the contemporary family as an experiment – what’s the outcome? Guy Ben-Ner uses his family as source material for his award-winning work – why not give it a try.
Deadline: Sunday, August 2, 11:59 pm, 2009
To apply, pick up an application form at the AGA or visit www.artgalleryalberta.com
Videos will be reviewed and voted on by a jury of experts
REAL LIFE Video Contest Jury
- Deanna Kayne, Programming Coordinator, FAVA (Film and Video Arts Society – Alberta)
- Paul Matwychuk, Entertainment Editor, SEE Magazine, film critic, actor and playwright
- Marsh Murphy, Programmer / Director, Metro Cinema
- Bridget Ryan, Host of CITY TV’s BT TV
GRAND PRIZE
The Grand Prize Winner will be invited to Citytv for an interview with host Bridget Ryan and a screening of their winning video on Breakfast Television. Winners in each of the three categories will also be awarded an AGA gift basket and a trophy.
CONTEST GUIDELINES
- Make a video that responds to only one of these three categories: REAL LIFE, REAL BABY or REAL FAMILY (see theme descriptions above)
- Videos must be not more than 1-minute in length and under 1 GB in size
- Name your video in the following format: Category_Artist Name_Title (for example: Real Life_John Doe_Superlife, or Real Baby_Jane Doe_Give Me More, etc.)
HOW TO ENTER
- SUBMIT a completed Registration Form to the AGA via fax, email, mail or in-person (see contacts and addresses below), and
- POST your video to YouTube by:
- UPLOAD to AGA’s YouTube Group: www.youtube.com/group/oneminuteofreallife
- DROP-OFF or MAIL to the AGA: burn your video submission to a CD or DVD, deliver to us, and we’ll post it (see address below)
*PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL VIDEOS TO THE AGA* - Videos and Registration Forms must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Sunday, August 2, 2009
- Each video must be submitted to only one (1) of three (3) categories: REAL LIFE, REAL BABY or REAL FAMILY
*IMPORTANT: All videos will be posted to YouTube and must adhere to the YouTube Guidelines.
Submit your Registration Form to:
1-Minute of Real Life Video Contest
Art Gallery of Alberta
100-10230 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4P6
Fax: 780.426.3105
Email: videocontest@artgalleryalberta.com
1-MINUTE of REAL LIFE: Make Your Video at the AGA
- Jul 18 & 25 (2009) @ 12pm
We know that many people already have the gear and the know-how to produce great videos. But for those who need a little help and encouragement we’ll have a camera, a computer and an experienced video-blogger on hand to help make your 1-MINUTE of REAL LIFE a reality.
1-MINUTE of REAL LIFE: Submission Deadline
- Aug 2 (2009) @ 11:59pm
To apply, pick up an application form at the AGA or visit www.artgalleryalberta.com
1-MINUTE of REAL LIFE Video Awards Ceremony
- Sep 3 (2009) @ 7pm
An Awards Ceremony will be held on September 3 at the AGA to screen the best videos and present winners with fabulous prizes.
Citadel renovations are ongoing, so Metro Cinema continues to screen in the Rice Theatre, just down the hall from our normal room. Until we return to the Zeidler, screenings will continue to be from video, and not from 35mm.
Also, all Silver Screen passes are good for 3 months past their normal date of expiry, to thank you for your patience.