Open Call Residency Videotage 2027

The Creative Industries Fund NL launches this residency in collaboration with media arts institution Videotage. This Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation specialises in the promotion, presentation, creation, and preservation of moving images and media art in all forms and languages.

The Videotage residency encourages crossovers and experimentation, offering a chance to learn from diverse perspectives and ideas. Participants will have the space to conduct research, broaden their networks, develop new projects with inspiration from Hong Kong, and present their findings or completed works. Through this programme, they can explore new methodologies, expand their creative practices, and produce new work that pushes the boundaries of digital culture.

The 2027 edition takes the technological "black box" phenomenon as its starting point and invites the resident to explore this theme within the context of Videotage. Read more about this concept in the Open Call Residency Videotage 2027.

• You are an individual designer, maker or observer within the field of digital culture.
• You are established in the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands).
• You are registered in the business register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce or one of the business registers within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• You have had a professional practice in the creative industry for at least four years.

This open call is not intended for:

• duos, collectives or cooperative ventures;
• designers and makers who receive a grant during the work period under the Talent Development Grant Scheme, the Open Call Self-taught Designer or the Open Call Emerging Design Practices ABCSSS of the Creative Industries Fund NL.

Please note: this means that if you receive a grant for this open call, you will not be able to submit an application under the grant schemes and open calls named above in 2027.

In order to prepare the application, it is important to acquire the right information based on the following documents:

open call videotage

Applications are assessed on the basis of the Open Call Residency Videotage 2027, which describes the reason and objective, central questions, criteria and procedure.

open call grant scheme

Applications are assessed on the basis of the Open Call Grant Scheme, which describes the general conditions, grounds for rejection, manner of publication, submission procedure, assessment, the award and any grant obligations.

All submitted applications that comply with the formal conditions will be presented to an external advisory committee. The advisory committee bases its opinion on the following criteria:

• The artistic quality of the work
• The quality of the proposed project
• The motivation in relation to the goals of the residency

acceptance

When you have submitted your application, the Fund will check if your application complies with the formal requirements of the Open Call Grant Scheme.

assessment

An independent advisory committee will assess your application on the basis of the Open Call Grant Scheme and Open Call Residency Videotage 2027. The committee advises the Fund’s Board.

ranking

The assessment of this open call takes the form of a tender: proposals are ranked based on the criteria and only positively assessed applicants are eligible for a residency position. The highest-scoring proposals will be awarded.

decision

The board takes account of the advisory committee’s advice in its decision on the rejection or provision of a grant. The fund will inform you of the decision no later than eight weeks after the closing date.

Open Call Residency Videotage 2027
Open Call Grant Scheme