Art Studio Excellence
Submission period: March 1st, 2025 – April 15, 2025 (23:59 GMT+1)
Official selection announcement: May 1st, 2025FIVIA
Festival dates: June 19–20, 2025
FIVIA 2025 //// Between the alive, the living, the livable and the unlivable
This edition is dedicated to survival, in its aesthetic, political, and philosophical sense. This need presents itself to our generation as an urgency to highlight.
There is a discursive parallel between technologies and the semantic fields of the Anthropocene. The matrix of reality and new virtual universes; AI, its neural and collaborative network. There exists a network of philosophical collaboration and processes aimed at restoring balance and livable futures, where survival is not a way of life.
Survival is a dual way of approaching the festival's theme, both in form and content. On the one hand, it considers the survival of a world in conflict that exceeds its ecological, political, and identity limits. On the other hand, it addresses survival from a technological perspective in the face of new forms of creation made possible by AI.
The screenings are, in turn, divided into sections. Between the lively, the living, the livable, and the unlivable. These four paradigms explore notions of technical survival, human survival, ecology, and real possibilities for imagining possible futures.
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PARTICIPATION
This call is open to filmmakers worldwide.
Whether you’re an individual or part of a collective, as long as you’re of legal age, you’re welcome to submit.
Only one film per person or group is allowed. If you’re submitting as a collective, make sure the person registering has the full backing of the team and the rights to represent everyone involved.
Films created entirely or partially with AI are encouraged, as long as the selection committee feels the AI plays a meaningful role in the creative process.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
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Submit your film through the official form on FIVIA’s website.
Submissions are free.
Once you get a confirmation email, your film is officially registered.
By submitting, you’re agreeing to:
Public screening of your film at the festival.
Promotional use of clips or stills from your work.
The use of your work and data for academic and research purposes.​​​​
CRITERIA FOR WORKS MADE WITH AI
Films must be created using AI (machine learning) models, like text-to-video, video-to-video, or text-to-audio tools.
Works must have been produced after 2023.
All film genres are welcome.
Films can be in any language, English subtitles are required.
The creators who used AI in the process will be credited as the authors.
GUARANTEES
By submitting, you confirm that you hold all the necessary rights to your work, including reproduction, distribution, and public screening.You also guarantee that your work doesn’t infringe on any third-party rights and that FIVIA won’t be held responsible for any claims related to your film.Participants guarantee that they have not used AI tools prohibited by the EU AI Law published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union on July 12, 2024, as well as from providers that meet the criteria established in the aforementioned Law.Lastly, your work should align with values like freedom, democracy, equality, and solidarity—principles we hold dear.
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AUTHORIZATION
By submitting your film, you’re giving FIVIA permission to screen it during the festival and as part of any related events or programs. You’re also allowing FIVIA to archive your work for educational and research purposes, with full credit to you as the creator.
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INDEMNITY
Participants will hold FIVIA and the institutions supporting it, harmless from all direct damages, liabilities, demands, obligations, judgments, sentences and expenses that may be generated as a result of claims by third parties in relation to the exercise of intellectual property rights authorized for the communication of the work within the framework of FIVIA Festival.
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SELECTION COMMITTEE
The FIVIA team will choose the films for the festival, and their decision is final.The Festival and the selection committee reserve the right to make modifications to these rules or add annexes, as long as justified and not to the detriment of the works and participants. Any modification will be communicated publicly.Works promoting discrimination of any kind won’t be accepted.If your film is selected, you’ll need to confirm your participation by signing an acceptance letter. Once confirmed, your film can’t be withdrawn from the festival.
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FEES AND AWARDS
FIVIA 2025 will not pay any fee or right to exhibit the film.The Festival will contribute with aid and support to creatives interested in assisting, but will not cover accommodation and travel expenses for any project representative.Selected films might also be screened at other venues or platforms throughout the itinerance program. If your film is chosen, we’ll work out the details with you.
PRIVACY POLICY
Data controller: FIVIA Organization.Your data is safe with us. We’ll only use it to manage your participation and to credit you as the creator.If you have any questions or concerns about your data, reach out to us at fivia.mars@gmail.com.
