OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS ｜Screens in the White Box – Moving Image Showcase
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A Curated Exhibition & Screening Program: Exploring Contemporary Moving Image Practices
Creative Asia Art Centre (CAAC) is pleased to announce the open call for Screens in the White Box – Moving Image Showcase, an eight-day exhibition and screening program dedicated to contemporary moving image practices across diverse creative disciplines.
Taking place from 11-19 July 2026 at Creative Asia Art Centre, the project brings together filmmakers, experimental moving image artists, video creators, photographers, and interdisciplinary practitioners working across cinematic and exhibition-based image practices.
In an era shaped by rapidly evolving image technologies and the growing impact of AI, moving image practices are undergoing constant transformation. Across these shifting conditions, creators continue to capture fleeting moments, explore new visual languages, and engage with memory, identity, perception, and contemporary social realities through deeply personal and experimental forms of expression.
Instead of simply treating the film as the content projected onto the screen, Screens in the White Box – Moving Image Showcase seeks to reposition moving image within an exhibition context. Here, film may operate as installation, looping visual environment, spatial intervention, or part of an evolving artistic process. Situated within the white-cube gallery environment of CAAC, the project explores new relationships between cinema, space, audiences, and contemporary art practice.
Through screenings, exhibitions, artist conversations, and public programs, the project aims to provide an intimate yet professional platform for emerging and independent creators to present their practices, connect more directly with audiences, and foster new forms of collaboration and creative dialogue across different cultural backgrounds.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We welcome submissions across a wide range of moving image practices, including:
· Fiction and non-fiction films
· Experimental cinema and essay films
· Music videos
· Video art and exhibition-based moving image works
Applications are open to local and international creators working across moving image, cinema, audiovisual, and interdisciplinary practices. Artists exploring hybrid formats, expanded cinema, installation-based presentation, and non-traditional approaches to image-making are especially encouraged to apply.
PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
SHARED SCREENING PRESENTATION
Suitable for short-form moving image works, experimental films, music videos, and emerging audiovisual practices.
FEATURED SCREENING PRESENTATION
Designed for works suitable for curated thematic screening programs, offering expanded exhibition and promotional opportunities.
CURATORIAL PRESENTATION PROGRAM
Designed for expanded, exhibition-oriented, or long-form moving image presentations requiring dedicated curatorial support and exhibition presentation.
Selected participants will receive exhibition support, screening opportunities, festival materials, public engagement opportunities, and inclusion within the broader festival program.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Beyond the exhibition and screening program itself, the showcase will also feature Opening and Closing Events, post-screening Q&A sessions, Artist Talks and industry networking events. Participating artists may also receive priority invitation opportunities to join future Safestudy Film Lab Program initiatives supported by the Victorian Government and developed in collaboration with the CAAC curatorial team.
Safestudy Film Lab Program extends this platform beyond the exhibition period by providing workshops, mentorship, collaborative production and public exhibition opportunities for emerging filmmakers, moving image artists, and young creators. Through this project, CAAC aims to support participants to develop new creative ideas, establish industry connections and explore the relationship between film, art and community storytelling.
KEY DATES
Call for Artists Deadline: 6 July 2026
Exhibition & Screening Period: 11-19 July 2026
Opening Night: 11 July 2026
Closing Night: 19 July 2026
Venue: Creative Asia Art Centre
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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