RESISTANCES
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deadline: Dec.15.2022
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THEME: RESISTANCES
THEME: RESISTANCES
RESISTANCE(S), noun
/rɪˈzɪstəns/
/rɪˈzɪstəns/
- [uncountable, singular] dislike of or opposition to a plan, an idea, etc.; refusal to obey
- [uncountable, singular] the act of using force to oppose someone or something
- [uncountable, singular] resistance (to something) the power not to be affected by something
- [uncountable, singular] resistance (to something) a force that stops something from moving or makes it move more slowly
- [uncountable, countable] (physics) (symbol R) the opposition of a piece of electrical equipment, etc. to the flow of a direct current
- the Resistance [singular] a secret organization that resists the authorities, especially in a country that an enemy has control of
For our next edition we are interested in imagining possibilities; whatever escapes oppression, whatever creates a difference, a touch, a changement of imposition. Something that… resists. How that resonates with you? Since its invention, audiovisual pornography lived in the margin of an ever evolving industry, showed at the very dark corners of society: brothels, XXX cinemas, the famous back rooms of video rental shops, midnight shows on tv, bars, pubs, darkrooms, bedrooms... The count goes on. The act of producing, acting, filming and watching pornography was and still is a taboo, covered in stigmas well glued in the bodies of those who dare to show their sexuality in a freely and explicit way. An artistic and cultural sector abolished from societal debate, appearing on the public agenda only when seen as a threat to a dominant morality. To produce alternative pornography is create a resistance and that’s why we ask ourselves: how are we going to continue to resist in an even more controlled world that constantly threatens our rights, bodies, identities, desires? What hope lies in our resistances? What hope laid on the ones that came before us and fought to express their sexualities in a freely and safe way, who allowed us to stay here and to project our own utopias of pleasure and desire? What place sex and sexuality have in that? And, finally, how the interconnection of multiple margins can form a mosaical Resistance to norm and oppression?
Therefore we understand “resistances” by a large spectrum: political resistances, resistance to legislative and digital censorship, of norms, reappropriation, to affirm sexualities as revolutionary weapons, subversive practices… You name it!
We have a particular interest in works created by and with persons with non-conforming bodies, racialized creators, queers, sexworkers, and also works that showcases sexuality at older ages or that are performed with various functional diversities.
Because whenever there’s tension, there’s resistance. Lucky for us.
Therefore we understand “resistances” by a large spectrum: political resistances, resistance to legislative and digital censorship, of norms, reappropriation, to affirm sexualities as revolutionary weapons, subversive practices… You name it!
We have a particular interest in works created by and with persons with non-conforming bodies, racialized creators, queers, sexworkers, and also works that showcases sexuality at older ages or that are performed with various functional diversities.
Because whenever there’s tension, there’s resistance. Lucky for us.
Rules and terms
Deadline: Dec 15 2022
Results: May 19 2023
Results: May 19 2023
Films should have be completed after January 1st 2021
Any work produced after January 1st 2021 is eligible for consideration in our official jury competition.
If the orignal language of your film is not English nor French, please send at least subtitles in English.
Works already submitted to our 1st edition won’t be considered.
If selected, all commercial/private property including all trademark/copyrighted materials shown or recorded on the project is the responsibility of the filmmaker.
By submitting an entry, filmmaker states that they are responsible as an agent to promote the film and that the film is an original work.
Participants agree that clips and images from their film may be used and/or published in the festival program guide, web site and for any promotional purposes which the festival deems appropriate.
If you have any questions at all, please reach out to programmation.brusselspff@gmail.com
Any work produced after January 1st 2021 is eligible for consideration in our official jury competition.
If the orignal language of your film is not English nor French, please send at least subtitles in English.
Works already submitted to our 1st edition won’t be considered.
If selected, all commercial/private property including all trademark/copyrighted materials shown or recorded on the project is the responsibility of the filmmaker.
By submitting an entry, filmmaker states that they are responsible as an agent to promote the film and that the film is an original work.
Participants agree that clips and images from their film may be used and/or published in the festival program guide, web site and for any promotional purposes which the festival deems appropriate.
If you have any questions at all, please reach out to programmation.brusselspff@gmail.com
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