PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA - Competition Rules
Prix Ars Electronica 94
International Competition for the Computer Arts
Total Amount: 1,250.000 ATS (US$ 103.750)
Participate in the world's most prominent computer art competition.
Become a member of the Prix Ars Electronica community - win the Golden Nica
Award!
Categories: Animation, Images, Music, Interactive Art
MONEY AWARDS:
COMPUTERANIMATION
Golden Nica Award - Austrian Schillings (ATS) 300,000 (US$ 24,900)
two Distinctions ATS 100,000 (US$ 8,300) each
COMPUTERIMAGES
Golden Nica Award - ATS 100,000 (US$ 8,300)
two Distinctions ATS 50,000 (US$ 4,150) each
COMPUTERMUSIC
Golden Nica Award - ATS 150,000 (US$ 12,450)
two Distinctions ATS 50,000 (US$ 4,150) each
INTERACTIVE ART
Golden Nica Award - ATS 200,000 (US$ 16,600)
two Distinctions
ATS 50,000 (US$ 4,150 ) each
Dollar: November 1993
Jury:
Computeranimation:
Michael Tolson (USA), Rolf Herken (D), Matt Mullican (USA), Lucy Petrovich (USA)
Peter Weibel (A)
Computerimages:
Michael Tolson (USA), Rolf Herken (D), Matt Mullican (USA), Lucy Petrovich (USA)
Peter Weibel (A)
Interactive Art:
Roy Ascott (GB), Johnie Hugh Horn (USA), Roger Malina (USA),
Michael Naimark (USA), Florian Rtzer (D)
Computermusic
Charles Amirkhanian (USA), Lars Gunnar Bodin (S), Werner Jauk (A), Ivanka
Stoianova (F), Trevor Wishart (GB)
Hannes Leopolseder (A)
(chairman of the overall jury, without vote).
On the following pages you will find the detailled competition rules of the
Prix Ars Electronica .
For additional questions feel free to call the Prix Ars Electronica Office:
ORF-Prix Ars Electronica 93
Europaplatz 3
A-4010 Linz/Austria
Phone: ++43(732)6900-267 Fax: ++43(732)6900-270 Telex: ++21616
e-mail: schoe...@jk.uni-linz.ac.at
The Golden Nica Winners since 1987
John Lasseter (1987/88), Brian Reffin Smith (1987), Denis Smalley (1988), David
Sherwin (1988), Joan Staveley (1989) Kaija Saariaho (1989), Tams Waliczky
(1989), Mario Sasso/Nicola Sani (1990), Manfred Mohr (1990), Myron Krueger
(1990) Karl Sims (1991/92), Bill Woodard (1991), Paul Sermon (1991), Andrew
Witkin/Michael Kass (1992) Alejandro Viao (1992), Monika Fleischmann/Wolfgang
Strauss (1992), Pascal Roulin (1993), Michael Tolson (1993)
Bernard Parmegiani (1993), Knowbotic Research (1993)
COMPUTERANIMATION
AWARDS
One Golden Nica,
Austrian Schillings 300,000 (US$ 24.900).
Two Distinctions,
Austrian Schillings 100,000 (US$ 8.300) each.
Up to twelve Honorary Mentions.
ENTRY
This category of the Prix Ars Electronica 94 is open to computer animations from
different areas - art, culture, science and entertainment. You may enter
computer generated motion pictures created by programming computer individually
and/or by making creative use of available computer programs. Digital
integration of - or combination with - film that has been produced by
traditional means is allowed.
The submitted work(s) shall clearly demonstrate the use of the computer for the
production of imagery which otherwise could not have been obtained. Submittants
in computer animation may enter up to a three works with a duration of not less
than one and not more than five minutes each (not including final credits).
Each participant may enter in several different categories. The total number of
entries per participant, however, is limited to three. Should you want to enter
in different categories, please observe the formalities of entering in each
category and use the appropriate forms.
JURY
All entries (in the sequence of arrival) shall be judged by a jury of experts on
the criteria of creativity, innovation, expression, composition and conceptual
design.
Jury: Michael Tolson (USA), Rolf Herken(D), Matt Mullican (USA), Lucy Petrovich
(USA), Peter Weibel (A), Hannes Leopoldseder (A), chairman of the overall jury,
without vote.
LICENCES
Should sound or video material from extraneous sources be used in the work, the
participant is obligated to obtain the necessary licences for the use of said
material.
RIGHTS
The Prix Ars Electronica wants to present the computer arts to as wide an
audience as possible. This is done every year by thorough PR-work, by presenting
and publishing the award winning entries through print media, radio and
television both domestic and abroad, and by documenting these works in the
yearly book, video, CD and CD-Rom distributed at Ars Electronica Festival and
thereafter.
In order to secure the publi-cation of the Prix Ars Electro-nica and its yearly
winners, the participants agree that the works entered be used in the above way.
Any other use of the entries that is not in direct connection with the Prix Ars
Electronica and any commercial use is not included in the said agreement. Any
copyright will remain with the participant.
For the winners of the three money awards, the prize money also covers a
possible broadcast on television. In the case of a broadcast, the winners of
honorary mentions shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the valid
fee regulations of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF.
The yearly call for participation for the Prix Ars Electronica since 1987 has
been made possible only through the engagement of sponsors offering a continuous
forum to the electronic arts. The participants agree that the sponsors be
allowed to use the material entered for publicizing the sponsors engagement at
Prix Ars Electronica. Any commercial use of the entries by the sponsor is
excluded.
Computer Arts
Museum
Beginning in 1996, the Ars Electronica Festival and the Prix Ars Electronica
will be complemented by the Ars Electronica Center as a permanent exhibition
space for electronic arts in Linz/Austria. This museum shall incorporate all
works entered for the Prix Ars Electronica since 1987 and make them accessible
to the public. Therefore, all entries shall be included in the Prix Ars
Electronica Archive after the competition.
AWARD PRESENTATION
The award presentation of Prix Ars Electronica 94 shall take place during the
Prix Ars Electronica Gala 94 on June 22, at the ORF Upper Austrian Regional
Studios. This award presentation is broadcast live in Austrian Television and on
3SAT TV satellite programm. The award winners (Golden Nica and Distinctions)
agree to personally accept their awards and to present their work in a lecture
during Prix Ars Electronica ArtistsU Forum on June 23 and 24, 1994.
HOW TO SUBMIT
1. A completed and signed entry form (see page A) for Computer Animation. With
your signature you accept the competition rules to their full extent. You grant
the organizers of Prix Ars Electronica the rights to use your entry or entries
in the way described in the rules. All artistic and commercial rights remain
with you.
2. For the jury assessment, submit your entry (clearly labelled) on VHS or
S-VHS (PAL or NTSC) video cassette. Participants winning a money award or an
honorary mention agree to put at the organizersU disposition a technically
perfect copy (first copy of master tape). This copy will be returned after the
festival.
3. Six still images from each work submitted (color slides)
4. A b/w photograph of the contributor.
5. A biography of the contributor.
6. A description of each animation submitted (1 to 1.5 A4-size pages): Contents,
concept and technical realization.
7. A book shall be published again for Prix Ars Electronica 94 including the 15
best entries in each category as well as the names and addresses of all
participants. Each participant will receive a copy of the book. Therefore we may
ask you to observe a maximum of care in preparing your picture and text
material, for these will be printed in case you should win an award.
INFORMATION:
PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA
TEL.: ++43(732)6900-218
Christine Schpf
ENTRY Deadline
February 28, 1994
COMPUTERIMAGES
Awards
One Golden Nica,
Austrian Schillings 100,000 (US$ 8.300).
Two Distinctions,
Austrian Schillings 50,000 (US$ 4.150) each.
Up to twelve Honorary Mentions.
ENTRY
This category of the Prix Ars Electronica 94 is open to computer images from
different areas - art, culture, science, and research. You may enter computer
generated still images created by programming computers individually and/or by
making creative use of available computer programms.
The submitted work(s) shall clearly demonstrate the use of the computer for the
production of images that other-wise could not have been created.
Submittants in computer images may enter up to three works. Each participant may
enter in several different categories. The total number of entries per
participant, however, is limited to three. Should you want to enter in
different categories, please observe the formalities of entering in each
category and use the appropriate forms.
JURY
All entries (in the sequence of arrival) shall be judged by a jury of experts on
the criteria of creativity, innovation, expression, composition and conceptual
design
Computerimages Jury: Michael Tolson (USA), Rolf Herken (D), Matt Mullican (USA),
Lucy Petrovich (USA), Peter Weibel (A), Hannes Leopoldseder (A), chairman of the
overall jury, without vote.
LICENCES
Should any visuals from extraneous sources be used in the work, the participant
is obligated to obtain the necessary licences for the use of said material.
RIGHTS
The Prix Ars Electronica wants to present the computer arts to as wide an
audience as possible. This is done every year by thorough PR-work, by presenting
and publishing the award winning entries through print media, radio and
television both domestic and abroad, and by documenting these works in the
yearly book, video, CD and CD-Rom distributed at the Ars Electronica Festival
and thereafter.
In order to secure the publication of the Prix Ars Electronica and its yearly
winners, the participants agree that the works entered be used in the above way.
Any other use of the entries that is not in direct
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