[Reader-list] VIDA 10.0 - Art and Artificial Life Competition

[Jose-Carlos Mariategui]

VIDA 10.0
10th Edition of Art & Artificial Life International Competition

Forms and Information available in Spanish, English, German, Portuguese,
Korean and Chinese at:
http://www.telefonica.es/vida/

VIDA 10.0 is an international competition created to reward excellence in
artistic creativity in the fields of Artificial Life and related
disciplines, such as robotics and Artiftcial Intelligence.We are looking for
artistic projects that address the interaction between “synthetic” and
“organic” life”.

In previous years prizes have been awarded to artistic projects using
autonomous robots, avatars, recursive chaotic algorithms, knowbots, cellular
automata, computer viruses, virtual ecologies that evolve with user
participation, and works that highlight the social side of Artificial Life.
Applicants should refer to awards previously granted at VIDA’s web page
http://www.telefonica.es/vida to determine suitability of their project.
Awards to completed projects

There is a total of €20,000 in prizes for the three projects selected by the
jury:

    * First prize: €10,000 (*)
    * Second prize: €7,000 (*)
    * Third prize: €3,000 (*)

Awarded projects may be exhibited in projects organized by the Fundación
Telefónica, related to new media art.

Application

Submitted projects must be realized after September 2005. Each project must
be submitted as a 5-10-minute video with voice-over narration in either
English or Spanish describing the artistic concept and the technological
realization of the project presented. The jury's decision will be based
almost entirely on the video .

Participants must provide a VHS tape (preferably PAL format) or DVD
(preferably region-free) for the jury. If the work is awarded a prize or an
honorary mention, you will be asked to provide a video of
professional-quality format (Dvcam, Betacam, U-Matic, MiniDV) for inclusion
in The Best of VIDA 10.0 DVD.

The competition is open to participants from all over the world; however,
each participant may present only one project.

To register, read the competition rules, complete and sign the application
form and submit it together with the tape to Fundación Telefónica in Madrid
before October 22nd, 2007. Application material can also be delivered to
Fundación Telefónica headquarters in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires,
Santiago de Chile and Lima. (Addresses included below) .

For the video and the VIDA 10.0 web site, we also require the following in
either English or Spanish(printed and a copy on CD):

    * - A short biography (150-200 words) of the author(s).
    * - A description of the concept inspiring the project.
    * - Technical information about the project.
    * - One to three images (slides, photos or high-quality scans on CD or
the Internet).
    * - A transcription of the video narration.

Incentive for Iberoamerican productions

The second category of the competition will help finance artistic projects
exploring Artificial Life (and related disciplines) that still have not been
produced. In order to apply, applicants must be from South America, Spain or
Portugal.

With awards totalling €20,000 (*), this category includes prizes meeting the
following criteria: relevant concept, proven quality in previous works and
evidence of the artist's ability to produce the piece.

The prize is an incentive for production, not a subsidy to cover the total
expenses of a project. Consequently, value is placed on the participant's
capacity to secure the technical, financial and logistic infrastructure
needed to produce the piece.
Application

Each project must be described in a document containing no more than 2,000
words. The text must include details of the concepts and techniques to be
used to develop the piece. Diagrams, sketches and any other material that
supports the proposal and help the jury understand how the piece works
should be included.

Proposals may be sent in Spanish, Portuguese or English. However, each
participant may present only one project.

The winners are required to submit a video (DVD or VHS) with a voice-over
narration a year after being selected. The video should explain the results
of the production, the artistic concept and the technological realization .

To register, read the competition rules, complete and sign the application
form and send it to Fundación Telefónica before 22 October 2007. The
application form contains the information required to register for the
competition.
Jury

The works submitted will be examined by an international jury that will meet
November 7th 2007. The names of the prize-winners and the special mentions
will be announced Friday November 9th. The jury's decision will be final.
Members of the jury

    * Mónica Bello Bugallo, España
    * Daniel Canogar, España
    * Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Canada/ México
    * José-Carlos Mariátegui, Perú
    * Simon Penny, EE.UU/Australia
    * Nell Tenhaaf, Canadá

Video

If your work is awarded a prize or a special mention, you will be asked to
provide a tape in professional-quality format for inclusion in a DVD titled
The Best of VIDA 10.0, which will be broadcast on specialized programs,
shown at festivals and distributed to libraries and university around the
world.

The purpose of the production of a top-quality video production is to
compile the winning artistic projects together in one volume in order to
publicize, and stimulate future creative explorations of artificial life.
The video will be published after the jury has selected the best works.
Authors will receive a free copy.

The video will be a non-profit venture and will not be for sale. The authors
whose works appear on the video will be clearly identified in the credits.
See the section titled RIGHTS for further information.
Rights

Participants hereby transfer to the organisers of VIDA 10.0, Fundación
Telefónica, the rights of use of the videos and other materials presented
for the following purposes:

    * - To advertise the competition in printed media, TV, radio and the
Net.
    * - For exhibition on the official VIDA 10.0 website and on Fundación
Telefónica's website.
    * - For inclusion in the video titled The Best of VIDA 10.0 , which will
be produced after the jury's decision.

The competition organisers will use the works presented for the competition
exclusively for the above purposes. Any other use for commercial purposes is
prohibited.

Participants must obtain all the licences required for the use of material
belonging to third parties and included in their works.

All artistic and commercial rights will be reserved for the artists.
Dates

Submission entry dates: September 17th-October 22nd, 2007. Deadline: October
22nd, 2007.

November 7th-9th, 2007: Deliberation of the jury.

November 9th, 2007: Announcement of winners.
Credits

The VIDA 10.0 competition is possible thanks to Fundación Telefónica,
Madrid, Spain .

ArtisticDirector of VIDA 10.0:
Daniel Canogar

Coordinator :
Ángeles Pérez Muela

Original concept:
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Susie Ramsay
Contact

For further information about the competition, please write:
Ángeles Pérez Muela: angeles.perezmuela at telefonica.es

Doubts regarding suitability of project or proposal should be addressed to:
(In English): Nell Tenhaaf: tenhaaf at yorku.ca
(In Spanish): Daniel Canogar: daniel at danielcanogar.com

Application forms can be downloaded form VIDA’s web page:
www.telefonica.es/vida. Projects and proposals can be mailed, together with
the application form, to the following addresses:

    Ángeles Pérez Muela
    VIDA 10.0
    Concurso Internacional 2007
    Fundación Telefónica
    Gran Vía, 32. 5ª planta
    28013 Madrid, España
    Tel: 34 91 584 2305
    Fax: 34 91 584 0656