MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
OF NEW CINEMA AND NEW MEDIA (FCMM)
28th EDITION: OCTOBER 14 to 24, 1999

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 15, 1999

The Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media is a one
of a kind event devoted to the promotion and exposure of innovative
developments in the fields of cinema, video and new media.

Eclectic and inspired, demanding and visionary, provocative and
groundbreaking, the Festival is a multidisciplinary happening where a
wide variety of sound and image creations are brought together in order
to stimulate exchange and fusion across and between different media and
genres. In stirring up questions, seeking new directions and combining
forms, styles and ideas the Festival offers a copious menu of images and
sounds for the curious mind.

In bringing together fiction, documentary, animation, performances,
installations, multimedia and net projects, the innovative and
imaginative programming fosters a transversal dialogue between these
wide ranges of expression.

As a launching pad for new and original works, and a meeting ground
where discoveries are made, thoughts provoked and emotions roused the
Festival is pursuing its 27 year tradition of welcoming Quebecois,
Canadian and international artists year after a year in a hearty and
exciting atmosphere. The Festival encourages exchanges with the audience
and professionals and provides an attractive showcase for the selected
works as well as concrete distribution possibilities.

In 1999, the Festival will move to a new complex dedicated entirely to
cinema, video and new media. The works will thus be shown in a state of
the art environment ensuring top of the line screening and reception
quality. This new complex, in downtown Montreal, will allow the Festival
to leap into the new millennium with wide eyes and confidence.

PROGRAMME

Always on the look-out for the latest in innovative and original works,
the Festival is devoted to the promotion of independent cinema and
video, and the expanding field of new media.

The two guidelines for inclusion in the Festival are innovation and
exploration. The programme is divided into three main sections:
features; short and medium-length films and videos; and new media.
Special presentations, retrospectives and profiles further complete the
program.

FEATURE LENGTH FILMS AND VIDEOS: An international selection of
contemporary independent films. Films and videos are accepted in this
section regardless of their genre (fiction, documentary, experimental,
animation).

SHORT AND MEDIUM-LENGTH FILMS AND VIDEOS: The length of works presented
in this section should not exceed 60 minutes. An international selection
clustered into programme blocs. Films and videos are accepted in this
section regardless of their genre (fiction, documentary, experimental,
animation).

NEW MEDIA: An international selection including performances,
interactive installations, multimedia projects (CD-ROMs, Web sites)
conferences and artists' presentations. The works submitted to this
section should explore the emergence of the new creative field arising
out of the integration of new media technologies and artistic practices.
The Festival welcomes any work that distinguishes itself through a
creative, innovative and challenging use of sound and image
technologies.

AWARDS

Money prizes for the most distinguished works in all three sections are
awarded by an independent jury of professionals. Prizes include: Best
feature - Louve d'or - (film or video), Best short or medium-length work
- Loup argent