Chair: Bianca Violet
Submission period: 12 March–19 April 2022
The Bridges Short Film Festival presents an annual reel of invited and juried short films exploring mathematical themes. See the gallery page for the contents of past short film festivals.
As in previous years, a small jury will evaluate all submissions and choose the very best to be part of the film festival screening. The program will include films, videos and animations that have been created for educational, corporate and artistic purposes, or just for fun. During evaluation, a strong emphasis will be put on mathematical content and storytelling. A math-related story will score higher than geometrical patterns without explanation. A variety of styles can be submitted, from visualizing objects or spaces, conceptual animations, mathematical stories and fairytales, art based on mathematical rules, exciting explanations and entertainment, and hopefully many more.
Short film submissions should not exceed five minutes in length and should also include some form of audio. Please submit a link to the film, a still image, and accompanying descriptions during the submission period below. Submissions of films to the 2022 Bridges Short Film Festival will be accepted only through the submission website.
If your film is selected, you will be responsible for delivering a production quality copy of your film for projection at the conference. Please provide a .mov file using H.264 compression. It may be possible to process different formats, however, we cannot guarantee to screen your film if a different format is submitted. The finished size should be at least 1280×720 pixels, and preferably 1920×1080 pixels.
In contrast to the rules for regular or short papers, authors of films accepted to the Bridges Short Film Festival do not need to attend the conference in person, though we highly recommend it. At least one author of each accepted video must register for the conference, either by paying full registration and attending or by paying the non-attending artist rate.
Schedule
- Submission period: 12 March–19 April 2022
- Author notification: 11 May 2022
- Submission of production quality copy: 14 June 2022
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the short film festival, please contact the chair at filmfestival@bridgesmathart.org.