Today, Vimeo is announcing and taking submissions for its first-ever Vimeo Festival & Awards — and to spread the word, the video-sharing site has posted some rad vids (naturally) to promote the event.
Vimeo, who is currently celebrating its fifth anniversary, is an online video site that focuses more on content creators than viral vids. We spoke with Vimeo yesterday, who stressed to us the importance of its community — which it says is made up of talented filmmakers.
Vimeo decided to honor this community with a festival — packed with workshops and screenings — as well as awards given in 10 categories. The festival will take place October 8-9 in New York City, and submissions for awards will be taken from June 3, 2010 – July 31, 2010 (filmmakers: You can find out more about how to submit here).
Categories include:
- The Vimeo Award: Best of all categories. Winner to receive $25,000 grant to produce new work
- Narrative: Live-action narrative fiction told through the medium of film/video
- Documentary: Short films/videos that seek to document compelling actuality or reality
- Animation: A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures or frames
- Experimental: Short films/videos that are often characterized by the absence of a linear narrative
- Music Video: Short films/videos that accompany a complete piece of music or song
- Motion Graphics: The use of the principles of graphic design to create a film or video using animation or filmic techniques
- Remix: A film/video that combines elements such as sounds and pictures of other works to create a metamorphic work
- Captured: Videos that capture an artistic expression or performance
- Original Series: A periodically released collection of original episodic content
…along with two honorary awards:
- The Feature Presentation Honorary Award: Honoring the vanguard and innovative release of unique feature film online (Nominations accepted)
- Digital Maverick Honorary Award: Honoring pioneering spirit in the world of online video
Vimeo also plans to have some pretty intriguing judges, including Adam Quirk of Wreck and Salvage, David Lynch, DJ Spooky, Doug Pray, Fred Seibert, Justin Cone, Jose Luis de Vicente, Lucy Walker, Morgan Spurlock, Nabil Elderkin, Nicholas Schmerkin, Nick Campbell, Roman Coppola, Ree Treweek of the Blackheart Gang, Vincent Laforet and more to be announced.
Do you plan on entering? While you ruminate on that, check out the promo videos featured on the Vimeo site:
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