MA/IN is an international festival devoted to experimental film and video, aiming at investigate the relationship between image and sound. The mission of MA/IN is to provide local and regional audiences with an opportunity to view a wide variety of contemporary experimental works, focused on artistic excellence, different styles, forms, and nationalities.

Since 2016, in collaboration with regional/national institutions and part of the cultural program of Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture, Ma/In festivalt offers a program of live cinema, performances, live sonorization of classic silent film.

The seventh edition will be held on October/November in Basilicata and Puglia, South Italy. Potenza - Cineteatro Don Bosco Matera - Auditorium Casa Cava Lecce - Manifatture Knos The festival will show premieres, retrospectives, tributes, audio-visual performances, and discussion panels.

MA/IN Festival is opened to artists who want to submit experimental works: found footage, essay film, video performance, expanded cinema, experimental animation, experimental documentary, video art, new sonorization of movies, virtual reality, 360° inmersive cinema.

Only short films with a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. No restrictions on the date of completion, premiere status or whether your work has been made available online

SUBMIT HERE: https://filmfreeway.com/MAIN23Festival

An international jury will selected the artworks to be screened. Only selected works will be in the festival’s program.

Official Selection: Films selected for screening will be notified via email. Award Winner: The winner will be invited to accompany their film to the MA/IN festival and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Organization.

IMPORTANT NEWS: This year a collaboration with the CRM (Centro di Ricerche Musicali) of Rome will plan a special scheduling of AUDIOVISUAL selected works, during the "Artescienza 2023" festival: July 2023, Goethe- Institut, Rome.

The festival is organized by LOXOSconcept, a non-profit cultural centre, active in the realization of experimental movies, sound art works, artistic installations and promoting research into the aesthetic, analytical, musicological and scientific aspects of music.