Favorites and Regular Updates Will Appear on the 60Secondsdance.Dkyoutube Channel

December 2010

60secondsdance.dk is co-production of Dansens Dage and Screen Moves, Copenhagen, Denmark. This online screendance competition, hosted on http://www.60secondsdance.dk is funded by Dansens Dage and Nordea-fonden, aims to give screendance makers the opportunity to produce, through their lens, a one-minute online screendance video.

The top ten outstanding videos, including the winner and runner up will have their work screened at the Cinemateque at the DFI (Danish Film Institute), on DR K (Danish National Broadcasting TV Culture Channel), various online dance related sites, on a DVD for international distribution to Screendance Festivals, Dance Houses, CPH PIX, Embassies as well as on monitors in the Asta Bar foyer at the DFI and in the Dansehallerne Foyer. Jeannette Ginslov, associate producer of www.dance-tech.net will also interview the winner and runner up via skype, for MoveStream, an online channel dedicated to screendance interviews. All the videos are uploaded and archived on http://www.60secondsdance.dk. Favorites and regular updates will appear on the 60secondsdance.dkYoutube Channel.

For the launch year, 2011, the theme is based on the notion of “place” or “sted”. Screendance makers are invited to choreograph, shoot and edit what “place” or “sted” means to them, whether it be found in their culture, the urban, the rural, the emotional, the physical, the body…in which they live.

Prizes First Prize is €1500 and the runner up €500

Deadlines Closing Date for uploading video and forms: 15 March 2011 midnight Top 10 announced online: 30 March 2011 High quality videos sent in by: TBA Top 10 at Cinemateket - the winner and runner up announced: 29 April 2011 DR K Viewers Vote April 2011 Top 10 screened on DR K April-May 2011

Screendance maker’s Criteria The 60secondsdance.dk competition is a response to the influence of commercials, online screendance clips and the increased affordability of camera’s, computers and access to the Internet. The competition format and time limit force the screendance maker to sharpen his/her camera and editing skills, in order to capture and amplify the notion of “place” or “sted”, as well as demonstrate the ability to work with social media and the notion of DIY.

We challenge the screendance maker to show in 60 seconds what “place” or “sted” means to them and relay this to the viewer, who needs to understand and “get it” immediately. The limited time frame forces the maker to really think about what “place” or “sted” means. Any form of dance or movement may be used as long as the intention of “place” or “sted” is amplified through the movement and the digital media used to do this. Not only will the choreography of the movement be judged but the moving camera, the shots, the rhythm of the edit, location, sets, objects, costume, emotions, overall aesthetic “look and feel”, will also be taken into account by the judges.

All music rights must be cleared before submission. We urge you to use original music and/or the diegetic sound, from the shoot and environment. Any camera may be used, including cell phones, as long as the uploaded version complies with 60secondsdance.dk delivery requirements.

All contestants must upload their videos to http://www.60secondsdance.dk and fulfill all the requirements on time, set out in the application forms. Delivery and upload instructions, entrant’s contracts and performer’s release forms are also available at http://www.60secondsdance.dk

The final ten will then be asked to send a high quality version of their work to us and to DR K. They will be notified what formats are required.

The Jury The jury is made up of a team of professional screendance makers, choreographers, film and TV producers: Jeannette Ginslov (Screendance maker, Screen Moves, MoveStream & 60secondsdance.dk producer), Charlotte Fogh Detlefsen (Dansens Dage Co- ordinator), Anne Mette Berg (Dansecenen PR & Producer), Kamma Siegumfeldt (Danse Information Centre Co-ordinator and Project leader Keðja), Jacob Stage (Art. Dir. & Chor. Mute Comp. & Screendance maker) and Maia Sørensen (Screendance maker), Lone Sardemann (Film Co-ordinator Cinemateque - Danish Film Institute) and Flemming Hedegaard (Kanalredaktør, DR K - Danish TV Culture Channel).

The Jury’s Criteria The most important criteria: creativity and originality, amplifying the intention, the choreography of movement, adaptation of movement to the camera, the movement of the camera, the rhythm of the edit, the narrative – linear or poetic, the location, costume, objects, set, overall aesthetic “look and feel”, sounds and music used to amplify the notion of “place” or “sted”. We will look out for how “place” or “sted” is translated with kineasthetic and visceral impact, immediately translated and understood by the viewer. We will also take into consideration if the screendance maker has fulfilled all the competition rules and requirements.

Competition rules: 1. Anyone over 16 years old can participate. 2. Participation in the competition is free of charge. 3. The uploader and all persons contributing to the video do, by default at upload, agree to hold the competition organizer and their related partner(s), unaccountable towards any and all third parties that may raise claims in conjunction with the uploaded material. 4. There is no limit as to the year of production of videos. 5. Each individual can only submit three videos. 6. Videos that contain degrading images or comments including, but not limited to, areas of race, religion, sexual observance, and/or obscene or extremely violent images will be automatically deleted by 60secondsdance.dk. 7. The video must have: 3 seconds black then 3 seconds - title & 60secondsdance.dk, then another 3 seconds black, then your 60seconds video. No credits. No names of artists on video. After the second 3 seconds of black the video from that point must not exceed 60 seconds in length. Any video that exceeds 60 seconds after the 9 seconds intro will be automatically disqualified. 8. The video link must be uploaded to the http://www.60secondsdance.dk website before 15 March 2011 midnight 9. Application Forms: Complete, scan & email to [email protected] with your name and title in the subject line by 15 March 2011 midnight. 10. Release Forms: Each performing or contributing artist must be sign a Release Form. Scan and email to [email protected] with your name and title in the subject line by 15 March 2011 midnight. 11. Any other documents concerning music or choreography rights must also be included here. 12.Entrant’s Contract: Each video director/entrant must sign the Entrant’s Contract. Scann & email to [email protected] with your name and title in the subject line by 15 March 2011 midnight. 13.Screen Moves and Dansens Dage and partners cannot be held responsible for the content of the 60 seconds screendance videos. All rights must be cleared first by the video director and producer of the 60 seconds screendance video, before posting online. Any music or other infringements will be noted and the video deleted. Please sign the contract permitting Screen Moves, Dansens Dage and their partners to use the uploaded videos for promotional activities. 14.If there are no contracts and no release forms submitted with the entry the video will be automatically deleted from http://www.60secondsdance.dk website. Please ensure that you email us the written documents before you upload the video(s). 15.The top ten will be asked to submit a high quality version of the work to Dansens Dage, DR K and x2 300dpi jpegs of you on set and a still from the video to [email protected] Details of the format to follow. Address: 60secondsdance.dk C/O Dansens Dage Dansens Hus DANSEhallerne Pasteursvej 14 1778 Copenhagen V Denmark

FORMS Are all available here: http://www.60secondsdance.dk Email documents to: 60secondsdance Co-ordinator Jeannette Ginslov [email protected] In subject line: Your name and title of video

For questions or problems please call or write to about this competition:

60secondsdancedk Coordinator Jeannette Ginslov Mobile: +45 2699 0363 [email protected]

Dansens Dage Coordinator Sofie Mønster Cell phone: +45 28 38 57 77 [email protected]

We thank you for participating in this year’s 60secondsdance.dk

We wish you Good Luck!

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