To support the creation and diffusion of electroacoustic music, sound art, audiovisual creation and, in general, art with technological means, Tecnológico de Monterrey invites to the selection process of works for the Festival of Sound & Audiovisual Art Ecos Urbanos.

 

This year the Ecos Urbanos Festival will be held from November 22nd to December 2nd, 2022 in Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Estado de México and campus Monterrey, and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

 

RULES:

 

The selection process is open to artists or groups of any nationality and of any age who submit proposals of their own creation.

 

There will be four categories of participation:

• CATEGORY I: Electroacoustic works from 2 to 8 channels.

• CATEGORY II: Audiovisual works with projection on 1 screen and stereo sound or from 2 to 8 channels

• CATEGORY III: Live Coding, electronic improvisation, real-time video / audio generation or live performance with technological means. *

• CATEGORY IV: Audiovisual installation, sound sculpture, interactive / multimedia / AR / VR work. *

 

* Categories III and IV will be exclusive for artists residing in any of the festival's host Mexican States

 

The content must be original and must respect and consider what refers to copyright for the creation of content.

 

Requirements for all participants:

 

Participants must::

1. Send their applications no later than Friday, November 11th, 2022. Applications sent after this date will not be taken into account.

 

Deliverables:

1. For category I, send in ZIP format:

   • A folder with audio files for each channel in WAV or AIFF format, indicating the channel in the file name, taking the front speaker as 01 and following the numbering clockwise. Example: 01name.wav, 02name.wav, etc.

2. For category II, send in ZIP format:

   • For stereo works, video file in HD and SD formats

   • For works from 3 to 8 channels, video file (without audio) in HD and SD formats and a folder with audio files for each channel in WAV or AIFF format, indicating the channel in the file name, taking the front speaker as 01 and following the numbering clockwise. Example: 01name.wav, 02name.wav, etc.

3. For category III, send in ZIP format:

   • Video files (between 7 and 15 minutes long in MOV format) showing performances by the artist or ensembles, either complete or in collections of fragments.

4. For category IV, send in ZIP format:

   • Video files showing the sculpture, installation, or interactive piece in execution.

5. For ALL categories:

   • Authorization letter for the use of material signed by the author or authors of the work. Authorization of use of material

   • Letter of Use of Image and Voice for each artist or member of a collective / ensemble / group. Use of image and voice

   • Fill in the required data and upload the ZIP file in the following format. Registration Format

6. Una vez recibido el archivo, un miembro del Comité Organizador confirmará mediante correo electrónico, la Once the file is received, a member of the Organizing Committee will confirm the receipt of the document by email.

 

Evaluation:

 

A jury made up of professors from Tecnológico de Monterrey, specialists in sound art and transmedia, will select works for each of the categories. The jury's decision is irrevocable.

 

Selection:

 

The list of selected works will be announced as the selection process progresses, no later than Friday November 18th, 2022. The artists whose works are selected will be notified about the dates and places where they will be presented at the festival via email and on the Festival's Facebook page.

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Organizing committee:

The organizing committee is made up of professors from the Tecnológico de Monterrey from the different participating campuses.

 

Jury:

• It will be made up of professors from the institution who are experts in Sound and Audiovisual art.

• It has the right to disqualify projects that do not comply with the provisions of this call. The jury's decision is irrevocable.

 

Responsibilities of the participants:

• By registering, all participants accept the terms and conditions stated in this call.

 

Unforeseen:

• Any situation not foreseen in this call will be addressed by the organizing committee, who will make the decisions they consider pertinent to resolve the issue in conflict. In case of any doubt related to this call, you can write to ericperezsegura@tec.mx

 

* At the time of registration, the participant accepts the bases of this call and the processing of data in accordance with the provisions of the privacy notice available at: Privacy Notices | Tecnológico de Monterrey

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