2025 Screening Series Open Call | The Liu Shiming Art Foundation

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2025 SCREENING SERIES OPEN CALL

THEME: Everyday Heritage – Cultural Memory in Motion
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 20, 2025
SUBMISSION PERIOD: MAY 15 – JUNE 20, 2025

The Liu Shiming Art Foundation invites emerging filmmakers and video artists to submit moving image works exploring how memory, culture, and identity are embodied in everyday life. Selected works will be showcased at public screenings in New York City (Summer–Fall 2025) alongside the exhibition People Everyday, featuring Liu Shiming and Hank Willis Thomas. They are offering up to $500 in stipend support.

ELIGIBLE FORMATS:
Short narrative film
Documentary or ethnographic work
Experimental / hybrid video
Video essay
Archival remix or found footage
Performance / installation-based video

PREFERRED LENGTH: Under 60 minutes

INCLUDES:
In-person Q&A
Curated conversations
Promotional features
Foundation giveaways

Submission Link: https://forms.gle/Bm5wckmJEo4bbbLY7

Questions: ccheng@lsmartfund.org