Big Screen Liverpool : 37Seconds. Call For Submissions.

The BBC Big Screen Liverpool is a public, (outdoor), twenty-six square metre, digital video screen located in Clayton Square, a vibrant city centre location with an estimated daily footfall of 55,000 people - largely drawn to the area for shopping.

The BBC have joined forces with a freelance digital curator, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), the Liverpool Biennial and an ever expanding network of local creative organisations to produce a rolling programme of artistic film & video for the Big Screen. This programme is called 37 seconds.

As you approach Clayton Square, it takes approximately 37seconds to pass the Big Screen. 37seconds is a curated programme of innovative, original moving image art works that aims to communicate within, and potentially prolong this 37 seconds. How? This is up to you.

Selected material will be screened to a wide and diverse audience alongside works by emerging and established artists. Each programme will be screened for fifteen to thirty minutes, at least x5 showings per day on a fortnightly rotation. Site-specific works or those created for public space exhibition are strongly encouraged. Selected material may, on agreement, tour as part of the UK BBC Big Screen network and in partnership with international screen sites.

To apply for inclusion into the 37 seconds screening programme please submit the following
* A Mini DV or DV Cam copy of your moving image artwork, (no more than 30 minutes in length). DVD is acceptable for viewing purposes only.
* A completed BBC consent form (download here) , as provided. Please pay particular attention to music copyright.
* SAE for return of material (without this we cannot guarantee return of work)

Please note that at present there are no screening fees for artists but your work will be promoted locally and nationally through web and print marketing campaigns.

Please send entries to:

Rebecca Lennon
Digital Curator: Big Screen Liverpool
FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology)
88 Wood Street
Liverpool, L1 4DQ

For additional enquiries on the 37 seconds programme contact Rebecca on 0151 707 4438, or email Rebecca.lennon@bbc.co.uk