The month-long showcase will present experimental media art from around the world in culturally distinct downtown Los Angeles venues. Media art works include experimental video and film (narrative, documentary, art, animation, etc.), CD-ROMs, DVDs, Websites, multimedia performances and installations, video billboards, youth media, community media activities and others. Works from the festival will also appear on public television, cable stations and video-streamed on the Internet. Competitive selection process will be conducted by a group of international and local curators with diverse specialties and backgrounds. Notification of acceptance is in July 2004. The entry fee is $15. Artist payments will be $100-300 for selected works. For more information, visit www.freewaves.org.
