Mission

The mission of the First VieClip International Music Festival is to expand the limits of traditional filmmaking through creation of “a visual symphony” where the music would play the leading role in the film.

Synergizing picture with music creates would create long awaited “integral cinematography” providing additional dimension and power to visual messages. At the same time it gives the second life to music itself allowing us to visualize images inspired by melodies, often lost in our subconscious.

Being the youngest genre in musical film industry Vieclips is also the most democratic one allowing almost any person on the street – from Alaska to Australia – to participate in our Festival and become the winner of the prize and the cash award.

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New York City does not need recommendations. It is one of the greatest cities in the world where you can also listen to all kinds of music. Its diverse ethnic and cultural community has contributed to introducing and maintaining multiple musical genres – from jazz and rock-n-roll in Bowery to classical music in Carnegie Hall. But New York City is also well known for its cinema culture bolstered by an impressive line up of 20 plus film festivals happening year-round including TriBeCa Film Fesival, New York Film Fesival at Lincoln Centre. However, there is no one single festival which would focusspecifically on musical films. We decided to fill this gap and to organize the First VieClip International Music Festival in New York City. The Awards Ceremony will take place in the famous The Landmark at 57 West Movie Theater on April 29, 2021.

Awards 

Festival competition will be conducted in the following 9 main categories based on the genre of music: 

Classic Music – We accept VieClips that are created with use of classical music of all styles and genres, including chamber, choir and religious music of any length with or without vocal accompaniment

Popular Music – We accept VieClips that are created with use of contemporary music of various styles and genres, focused for general public, including pop, electronic (techno, house, etc) disco, ska, rockstedy, reggae, ballads, city romance and folk songs, in any world language, any length, with or without vocal accompaniment

Jazz – We accept VieClips that are created with use of jazz music of various styles and genres, including classical/ New Orleans jazz, ragtime, swing, bee bop, modern mainstream jazz, blues, cool jazz, progressive jazz, hard bop jazz, module jazz, modal jazz, soul jazz, jazz funk, free jazz, creative, fusion, post-bop, acid jazz, smooth jazz, gypsy jazz, in any world language, any length and with or without vocal accompaniment

Rock-n-roll – We accept VieClips that are created with use of popular rock-n-roll music of all styles and genres, including rockabilly, R&B, doo-wop, rock music, in any world language, any length, with or without vocal accompaniment

Ethnic Music – We accept VieClips that are created with use of music related to music traditions of “world music”, bringing together traditional ethnic and modern folk music of all countries, styles and genres (including Celt music, Afro-Cuban music, Fado, reggae, calypso, etc.), any length, with or without vocal accompaniment  

Hip-hop – We accept VieClips that are created with use of hip-hop music of all styles and genres, including rap, pop-rap, G-funk, crank, snap, gangsta-rap, freestyle, hardcore rap, horrorcore, in any world language, any length, with or without vocal accompaniment

“Beatlemania” – We accept VieClips that are created based on the songs of The Beatles or with use of music of The Beatles, of all styles and genres, any length, with or without vocal accompaniment

“Smartphone Master” – We accept VieClips submissions of various lengths, shot with smartphone in any of the offered categories. The main requirement (and differentiation from other categories) is that VieClip submissions must be shot only with smartphone/iPhone, without use of any other video or audio technology

The winners in each category will receive a special memorable statuette and a cash prize of 500 dollars.

The organizers retain the right not to award a prize in any category depending on the quality of the contesting VieClips. 

Seven Golden Rules

In order to qualify for a VieClip status and to take part in the VieClip International Music Festival your creative product-regardless of its length or genre- should meet the following seven basic criteria:

  • STORY – every VieClip should be based on a story with a plot that has a beginning, middle and end.
  • DIALOGUE – no monologues, dialogues or any human speech are allowed in VieClip
  • MUSIC – only a single piece of music is allowed in one VC , no music potpourri is accepted.
  • PERFORMANCE – no performer (musician, singer or orchestra) is allowed to be shown in the picture or become part of the action.
    On top of that there is no limitations regarding creative or technical side.
  • GENRE – any genre is possible and welcome both in terms of music (from rap to classical) and in drama (from comedy to ballet).
  • LENGTH – no limitations- from 3 minutes popular songs to one hour symphonies – as long as you meet above criteria.
  • RECORDING – there is no limitations in terms of the quality of recording equipment from top professional recording equipment to modern iPhones and IPADs – as long as they guarantee decent quality of recording visuals and music.

Registration

In order to enter the competition every contender has to fill the form attached bellow.

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