The International Digital Art Festival DA Fest in Sofia, Bulgaria launches a call for student experimental films for international screening programme.

DA Fest is international digital art festival, organised by the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. The festival aims to present diverse trends and practices in the fields of digital film&video, sound art, net art, robotics, multimedia performances, installations and other interdisciplinary forms.

Festival mission is to build an environment that fosters the digital and electronic arts in art education and to create a platform for dialogue between artists, media activists, academics and students.

The festival programme consists of five days of performances, screenings, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions.

The third edition of the festival will take place from 12–16 September, 2011, and will present fascinating programme of events showing various trends and practices in the field of digital and electronic arts.

In the third festival edition we would like to present new trends in students filmmaking, and invite for participation students from all around the world. No limit for the year of their training and specialties in which they study.

We will consider all genres and styles, that show new voices and new perspectives, including experimental film and video, animation, etc., made by students or graduates finishing in 2011 art or film academies or departments.

Films should be up to 10 minutes in length.

Deadline for submission is 30th June 2011.

In order to apply, please check submission requirements and link to online application form.

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