Call for Submissions

The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center combines the best of traditional library resources with new digital and multimedia technologies designed to nurture creativity and stimulate intellectual inquiry.

The Facility

@One refers to the technology rich first floor of the Knowledge Center which includes a computer lab, projects development area, Dynamic Media Lab, Dataworks, smart classrooms, Multimedia Center, and teleconference facilities.

The Venue

Located across from the @One entrance on the first floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, the 10'x6' video array welcomes visitors, showcasing multimedia content from around the campus community.

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions are open to current UNR students/faculty/staff/alumni.
• No fees
• A completed entry form must accompany each submission, unless it is a series.
• Audio can be included, but it will be limited to the immediate viewing area.

What kinds of works will be considered?

• Original instructional, scientific, documentary, promotional, experimental, animation, photographic, new media.
• Selected works will be screened in a public venue, therefore reasonable standards of good taste and judgment is expected.
• You may submit more than one entry. The jury will evaluate each submission separately.

What criteria does the jury use to select content?

• The jury looks for a combination of innovation and excellence. The jury considers originality, artistic achievement, technical accomplishment, technical innovation, production value, creativity, narrative quality, design, entertainment value, and the advancement of visualization in the artistic and scientific fields of digital technologies.
• Each work is judged solely on its individual merit. Works shown in festivals or in limited noncommercial exhibition are eligible.
• The jury will watch everything that is submitted and selection decisions are final. Please do not call, write, or email the jury for comments/feedback.
• If your work is selected, you will be notified and we may request your work be submitted in the appropriate format.
• Submission materials will not be returned.

If you are not submitting your video electronically, please label the box and DVD with the following information:

• Title(s)
• Name of Entrant(s) and Contact Information
• Whether entrant is student, faculty, staff, or alumni.
• Format, i.e. :
• 1080x1920 30p, using the ProRes video codec.
• Pixels must be square (no anamorphic submissions).
• The Dynamic Media Lab staff can assist you with proper formatting of your project.
• Total running time
• Theme: (i.e. narrative, photographic, documentary, animation, etc.).

About Copyright...

• Participants are responsible for ensuring that their work is completely free of legal or other encumbrances. Neither the University, the Jury Committee nor any of its staff or associates shall bear any responsibility for infringement of any copyright, breach of rights (i.e. music rights), or any other transgression which is reasonably understood to be under the entrant(s)' control. Though the University/jury will exercise all good judgment and care in handling entrant's submissions, entrant shall agree to hold the University and the jury harmless for any damages and/or fees associated with their submissions.
• Using commercially recorded music in a submission is only acceptable if you acquire synchronization rights for the recording you are using, or performance rights if you use your own rendition of someone else's song. Such rights are your responsibility, and the University will not research or purchase these rights for you.
• Well-known popular music is difficult and costly to license. Thus, many artists use a licensed music library or choose to work with a composer and have an original score designed specifically for their piece. Either way, synchronization licenses must be secured for inclusion of copyrighted musical compositions for screening in this venue.
• For more information on music licensing, and to find the necessary contacts for the recording you would like to use, see the following web sites:
  www.ascap.com
  www.bmi.com

Finally

• Submission of an entry allows the University permission to use the work submitted in whole or part for any purposes of promoting the University.
• The entrant grants the University the rights to reproduce the work submitted to include it as part of a compilation for the purposes of promoting the University and to exhibit the work by any means of communication to the public.
• The University accepts no responsibility for breaches in copyright and the entrant releases the University for all claims and liabilities with respect to screening the entry before, during, and after the time the selected work(s) is screened.

Submission Deadline

The 15th of the month. Send in your entry as soon as possible, rather than waiting for the last day of the entry deadline.

I have read and agree to the terms of submission.