Trinity Square Video Themed Commission Programme

AFFECTION

Call for Submissions
Deadline for proposals: September 24, 2004, 6pm.

In Love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision. -Italo Calvino

A mild fondness... an all-consuming passion... the source of happiness and well-being. Situated at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, affection is the most intangible and elusive of life's essentials. You can't live without food or shelter, but is life worth living without affection?

The unrequited lover will tell you that affection is an affliction; while psychiatrists explain our grown-up ills by pointing to the quantity and quality of love we received in childhood.

Trinity Square Video wants you to get in touch with your feelings for our latest themed commission!

Trinity Square Video calls for proposals for videos about affection and the personal, psychological, financial or political role it plays in society. TSV encourages both emerging and mid-career artists to submit proposals.

Selected artists receive:
$550 in production equipment rentals
40 hours in the Final Cut Pro Editing Suite and a FCP workshop
TSV membership or renewal
a $300 artist fee
a screening and artist talk

AFFECTION THEMED COMMISSION PROGRAMME TERMS
Each of the successful applicants will create a 5-7 minutes video addressing the theme. Completed videos will be premiered approximately three months after selection of participants.

ASSESSMENT & CRITERIA
A panel of jurors will assess the application based on the following criteria:
artistic merit
innovation in addressing the theme
challenging subject matter
financial viability
demonstrated ability to complete the project within the specified timeframe

ELIGIBILITY
The TSV Themed Commission Programme is open to emerging and professional artists who have completed their basic training and have been the primary creator of at least one video or film work.
TSV welcomes applicants from a diverse and multicultural community.
Collaborations of more than one artist are eligible. Each artist participating in the project must provide an artistic CV.
Students are not eligible.
Board members and staff of TSV are not eligible.

EACH APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE:
A signed and completed AFFECTION Themed Commission Program application available at www.trinitysquarevideo.com.
A detailed description of the project, one or two pages in length (12 point font).
A storyboard, script or outline of the project.
A feasibility statement explaining how the artist will realize this project within the specified timeframe and using TSV resources. Please list any equipment or funding needs that will be supplemented and reasons for requiring them.
A detailed budget including any additional funding sources.
Letters of agreement from key personnel (if applicable).
Copies of any contracts and/or letters of agreement from confirmed revenue sources (if any).
A videography and current CV for each artist.
1 or 2 previous film or video works on one VHS cassette or DVD; tapes or discs must be clearly labeled with production name, producer's name, date and running time. Tapes or discs should not exceed 15 minutes. Please include a brief description and any special viewing instructions.

Applicants will be notified of the adjudication results by email, shortly after the deadline. Results will not be given out over the phone.

Questions? Call Aubrey Reeves at 416.593.1332 or email aubrey@trinitysquarevideo.com