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The One Minutes (TOM) is a brand name for moving images that last exactly one minute. It fits well in our world of looking quickly, understanding immediately and it is a response to the influence of commercials, video clips and the increased affordability of camera’s, computers and access to Internet. The limited time frame forces the maker to think critically about what he/she would like to show us. The flexibility of the formula and the diversity of dissemination from the street to galleries, tv and festivals make it an attractive and accessible contemporary art form for a broad audience.
The One Minutes were launched in 1998 and by now it has developed into a global network with makers from 100 countries and an archive of 10000 video works that are shown (inter) nationally on many podia. Its core activity is the annual competition for the best One Minutes. Additionally The One Minutes realizes television programs, exhibitions, dvd-releases, lectures, workshops, internet tv and websites. The One Minutes foundation manages a wealth of images, facilities, contacts and experiences and would like to share this with third parties.
The One Minutes contribute to a rich and divers picture of the world. It provides conditions for creating new artworks and offers an international platform and a broad audience to artists around the world.
Art crossing all boundaries is a ‘bon mot’ that is only rarely true. There are waterproof walls between different cultural entities. Art of international meaning is defined and driven by the West and its welfare. The One Minutes is the only initiative in the Netherlands that does not exclude any region. The One Minutes challenges artists all over the world to participate. The One Minutes is truly democratic. The One Minutes has its own rules of the game creating a framework for absolute and exuberant freedom.
Tineke Reijnders, dutch art critic
The One Minutes foundation is a non profit organization. It is hosted by the Sandberg Institute, an international master studies for visual arts. The organization is small and flexible. It has 4 part-time staff members and it uses the services of freelance designers, webmasters and others.
The One Minutes were launched in 1998 and by now it has developed into a global network with makers from 100 countries and an archive of 10000 video works that are shown (inter) nationally on many podia. Its core activity is the annual competition for the best One Minutes. Additionally The One Minutes realizes television programs, exhibitions, dvd-releases, lectures, workshops, internet tv and websites. The One Minutes foundation manages a wealth of images, facilities, contacts and experiences and would like to share this with third parties.
The One Minutes contribute to a rich and divers picture of the world. It provides conditions for creating new artworks and offers an international platform and a broad audience to artists around the world.
Art crossing all boundaries is a ‘bon mot’ that is only rarely true. There are waterproof walls between different cultural entities. Art of international meaning is defined and driven by the West and its welfare. The One Minutes is the only initiative in the Netherlands that does not exclude any region. The One Minutes challenges artists all over the world to participate. The One Minutes is truly democratic. The One Minutes has its own rules of the game creating a framework for absolute and exuberant freedom.
Tineke Reijnders, dutch art critic
The One Minutes foundation is a non profit organization. It is hosted by the Sandberg Institute, an international master studies for visual arts. The organization is small and flexible. It has 4 part-time staff members and it uses the services of freelance designers, webmasters and others.
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the awards
Since 2000 The One Minutes organizes an annual competition for the best
one minutes videos.
Info about the winners:
videos award winners 2010
previous award winners
Award categories 2012 are:
Performance live video
Road Movie travel journal in images without text
Death all about death
Advertising attention to a product that might not exist
Moving photography minimal changes without story
Ornament detail as the subject. video wallpaper
Deadline closed.
Information about the awards will follow soon.
one minutes videos.
Info about the winners:
videos award winners 2010
previous award winners
Award categories 2012 are:
Performance live video
Road Movie travel journal in images without text
Death all about death
Advertising attention to a product that might not exist
Moving photography minimal changes without story
Ornament detail as the subject. video wallpaper
Deadline closed.
Information about the awards will follow soon.
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oneminutesseries
a monthly selection of 60-second video art
a themed video magazine
24 one minutes seen only in unexpected places inside cultural institutions (the Director’s room, the lounge, the roof or the toilet – if the toilet is special).
One Minutes Series is the main activity of The One Minutes foundation.
no.1 ‘performance’ March 2011
no.2 'roadmovie' April 2011
no.3 'my garden' May 2011
no.4 'shadow' June 2011
no.5 'food' July 2011
no.6 'abstract' August 2011
no.7 'train' September 2011
no.8 'split screen' October 2011
no.9 'africa' November 2011
no.10 'night' December 2011
n0.11 'dance' January 2012
open for entries are:
series 2012
urgent call
Information: bieneke@theoneminutes.org
a themed video magazine
24 one minutes seen only in unexpected places inside cultural institutions (the Director’s room, the lounge, the roof or the toilet – if the toilet is special).
One Minutes Series is the main activity of The One Minutes foundation.
no.1 ‘performance’ March 2011
no.2 'roadmovie' April 2011
no.3 'my garden' May 2011
no.4 'shadow' June 2011
no.5 'food' July 2011
no.6 'abstract' August 2011
no.7 'train' September 2011
no.8 'split screen' October 2011
no.9 'africa' November 2011
no.10 'night' December 2011
n0.11 'dance' January 2012
open for entries are:
series 2012
urgent call
Information: bieneke@theoneminutes.org
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workshops
A One Minutes workshop is a short (5 to 10 days) intensive, dynamic working process during which all participants make their one minutes video. It is an introduction into video art and it offers possibilities for experimentation and it is a great learning experience for everyone involved. Workshops are hosted by local partners and target artists, film makers and youth. The trainers are students and ex-students of the Sandberg Institute all experienced in making one minutes. Every year between 15 to 30 workshops are held all over the world. The results are included in the annual competition thus contributing to the quality and diversity of our video archive.
This year we will have several workshops in Africa, associated with the Africa competition.
This year we will have several workshops in Africa, associated with the Africa competition.
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and: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Holland Doc, Sandberg Instituut, SNS Reaal Fonds, Unicef | |