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Submitting Your Work for Distribution with Video Pool
Video Pool’s distribution department strives to get artists paid for
their work by soliciting exhibition and accessibility in a professional
context. By monitoring a vast network of international submission
calls, we submit our clients’ films,videos and sound art to festivals,
schools, artist-run centres, cinemas, broadcast avenues and galleries
who offer artist fees according to CARFAC and IMAA guidelines. Video
Pool distribution is non-exclusive, meaning that the artist retains
full rights to their work and is able to solicit additional exhibitions
that may fall outside of our mandate.
If you are interested in
submitting your work for distribution with Video Pool, there are a few
steps to follow in creating the package we need to help get your work
out there:
1. A signed contract [
Download Vp-artist-contract-2010];
2. A signed and completed
‘Schedule A’, which lists the particular works you are submitting,
their length, the date of creation, and deposited format (Schedule A is attached to contract document);
3.A signed and completed ‘Checklist for new Submissions’ [
Download Submission Checklist];
4. An artist biography;
5. A BETA SP submaster (for flm/video) or an uncompressed or MP3 file (if audio);
6. A 50-word (+/-) synopsis; and
7. A high-res artist photo
Once
you have completed this package, please contact the Distribution Coordinator or Distribution Associate (e: vpdist@videopool.org / t: 204-949-9134 xt 7) to make an appointment to bring your package to Video Pool’s
distribution department, which is on the second floor at 100 Albert St.
Please do not bring a partial package, as we require the full package
in order to properly assist you. The contract and Schedule A will be
signed by the Distribution Coordinator, and a copy mailed to you for
your records.
Please note that to be eligible for distribution
you must be the primary creator/copyright owner of the work. Works
containing uncleared music or image appropriation will be accepted
provided these exceptions are declared on the Schedule A.
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