μ:avit VJ Conference at DMY Berlin May 24, 2008

VisualBerlin + DMY = AVITs!

Since the successful AVIT>C23 in December 2006 we’ve been looking for opportunities to continue our Berlin vj conferences. With the Chaos Computer Club we’ve been in tents in the summer and underground in the winter. Now in the form of DMY, a crew who organizes annual design tradefairs and exhibitions around the city and beyond, we have a partnership that should allow us to go even further.

VisualBerlin participated at DMY in 2007 and it worked out really well. This year DMY is hosting video installations and VJ showcases curated by VisualBerlin and we have decided to organize a one-day mini VJ conference alongside the festival - the microAVIT at DMY. For 2009 the micro will change into a macro and we are already making plans for a big AVIT event…

http://www.visualberlin.org

Announcing μ:avit at DMY 2008

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 - Arena Berlin

Besides meeting up, connecting and playing around, there will be a few interesting workshops and talks, and showcases inside the DMY exhibition - all in all a full day of compact VJ networking.

We have “Couch VJ” showcase slots up to one hour within the DMY exhibition space if you want to show your art there.

“Plus a day’s course in quartz composer?” definetly!

If you want to come along to learn or jam together with other attending visual artists, or if you want to help us, feel free to come around. If you want to talk about something or host a workshop, you are very welcome.

The lectures are bound to a maximum of one hour and are to be held in english or german. The workshops can be as long as two hours. The length of the showcases will depend on numerous factors. There are the “normal” showcases if you just want to show your current work to an interested audience. Please drop us a line of your intention and personal interests so we can measure demand better and adjust the offers and timings. Please tell us your contact information and send us a screenshot or showreel link of your work. In case you want to offer a lecture or workshop, please tell us the topic and give some overview about it.

The μ:avit programme will be published and updated on an almost daily basis until may 21st.

Unfortunately we can’t provide any financial help for travel costs, but if you need help finding accomodation, feel free to contact us.

If you do not want to do your showcase on the 24th because you fear missing a workshop, it is also possible to do this during the days before the actual μ:avit saturday. The DMY Youngsters exhibition starts on may 21st and ends on the 25th and there will be daily VJ showcases from 12:00 till 22:00. Just drop us a note and tell us a bit about you, so we can add you to the schedule and promote you accordingly. Deadline for submissions is the 20th of May. Active participants of the μ:avit and DMY event will be provided with free entry day-passes. If you are just interested in taking part at our workshop and lecture programme on saturday, or generally interested in the DMY exhibition, you can buy a regular day-pass for EUR 6.- at the entry desk. It’s all included!

All facts summed up:

* Submission deadline for workshops and showcases: Tuesday, May 20th
* Confirmed artists get free entry.
* Regular entry tickets are EUR 6.- and are valid for one day.

Kontakt: berlin@avit.info

See you soon!

Official Website: http://dmy.avit.info