OPEN CALL FOR THE IVA.lab 2023

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 20 JUNE 2023

IVA.lab program (Inter_video_action lab) is a platform designed to facilitate diverse collaborations and experiments in the field of video art. It serves as a meeting point for visual artists from Serbia and the region, and international participants of the Interactions film programmes (Camp, Workshop, and Festival). Since 2016, IVA.lab has been organizing NFC Filmart, aiming to stimulate the production of video art and hybrid forms of media art.

The workshop will be conducted in English.

Within this programme, two artists who develop their projects with tutor-curators will have the opportunity to participate in the Interaction Doc Workshop, along with other Interaction programmes such as Interaction Festival and Meet2Talk. Participation is free, and the organizer provides accommodation and meals on a half-board basis.

Tutors – curators of this year’s edition of the IVA.lab programme are Miroslav Karić i Slađana Petrović Varagić.

The IVA.lab programme is intended for visual artists from Serbia and the region – Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo*, and North Macedonia who have a project in development that they would like to continue working on with our experts or want to expand their knowledge in the field of creative documentary filmmaking and establish collaborations with numerous participants of the Interaction film programmes.

Eligible projects for development include video art, hybrid, experimental, and non-fiction video. Submitted projects may be in any stage of development (development, production, or post-production).

The number of participants is limited to two.

Both submission and participation are free of charge, too.

This year’s edition of IVA.lab will happen from the 16th to 22nd of August in Čačak, Serbia

For details about the Workshop – participant eligibility, application, and selection process, please visit this page.