FASHIONCLASH presents the 15th edition of the international & interdisciplinary fashion festival: FASHIONCLASH Festival, from 17-19 November 2023 in Maastricht.
FASHIONCLASH Festival is about discovering, stimulating, co-creating and co-shaping the current developments in fashion – and sharing these developments with a wide audience. It functions as a platform for designers and artists, as well as a cultural manifestation, where the role of fashion in the context of society is questioned and used to contribute to a positive change. Using the art of fashion design, we dissect the changing awareness around our relationship with our environment and urgent issues to create a space where new narratives and approaches around the subject of fashion can emerge. The program reflects the spirit of the world through the art of fashion; an eclectic clash of visions, stories and styles from an outspoken and value driven new generation of designers.
The aim of FASHIONCLASH is to provide a platform where a new generation of designers and artists from various disciplines get the opportunity to present their work to a broad audience, (inter)national press and industry leaders.
The Open Call for this edition contains of 3 components:
Exhibition Program: New Fashion Narratives
Fashion Film Program
Performance Program: The CLASH House
Please note: various terms & conditions apply to each component. Download & read the General Information, Terms & Conditions of the component, and Privacy Statement carefully before applying.
Exhibition Program:
New Fashion Narratives
For this year’s exhibition program, five independent fashion practitioners were invited by FASHIONCLASH to form a curatorial team and collaborate on the concept for the New Fashion Narratives exhibition that will be presented at Bureau Europa during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2023.
Starting the curatorial process with a Residency Week in Maastricht in April 2023, they decided to take a different approach: instead of focusing all attention on the final product, they prefer to highlight the diversity of creative approaches that are often hidden away as ‘process’. “We are interested in what is rarely made known to the public.”
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What happens during the creation process? What types of creative references get used and lost? What are the different collaborations required in order to make one’s final vision come to life? We would like to explore how multi-authorship is represented in fashion and how to unlock new perspectives by zooming in on the creative processes.
Important details
• The number of participants will be determined according to the amount, type and size of works that will be submitted.
• Participation in New Fashion Narratives is free of charge.
• FASHIONCLASH will set a compensation budget between €100, excl. VAT and €250, excl. VAT, for each participant/collective, based on the type and size of the work. If you do not have a VAT number, you will get a compensation form to receive the budget. In this case, the compensation budget is incl. VAT. You will receive the compensation budget after FASHIONCLASH Festival has finished.
• If FASHIONCLASH and the participant agree upon its necessity, the participant should be present in person, e.g., for the construction of the work. In this case, a compensation for travel expenses can be claimed up to €250, per participant/collective.
• FASHIONCLASH will contribute with basic technical support. If you have specific requirements, please mention this in your application.
• FASHIONCLASH decides upon the set-up and dismantling date & times of the exhibition. These will be announced in due time.
Deadline for application: Friday 14 July 2023, 23:59 (CET)
*It’s no longer possible to apply*
Fashion Film Program
The fashion film (short fashion film) has become an established format in which designers and brands are presenting their ethics and aesthetics. In this digital era, it is one of the more effective and sustainable ways to capture a fashion narrative and to reach a wide audience via online platforms and media.
Challenging the norms of traditional presentations, advertising techniques, and moving fashion shoots, both independent designers and large fashion houses have embraced film as an art form. Besides the fashion film genre, there has been a rise of digital fashion in recent years. Designers have been digitally presenting their work in the form of a video or film, out of necessity or because they choose audiovisual tools to present their work.
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Not only will your film be on showcase during FASHIONCLASH Festival, but there is also a FASHIONCLASH Fashion Film Award to be won! 5 nominees will be selected out of all applications by a jury panel of industry professionals (to be announced in due time). The award includes a €1.000 prize.
Additionally, our long-term mediapartner KALTBLUT Magazine will award their favorite entry with a publication in their magazine.
Important details
• All registrations for the Fashion Film Program must be made via FilmFreeway.
• The regular participation fee is €30, - If you submit your film before 1 May 2023, you pay the Early Bird fee of €20,-.
• If you are a student: there is a special category with an adjusted rate. The regular participation fee is €15, - If you submit your film before 1 May 2023, you pay the Early Bird fee of €10,-.
• Films should not be longer than 15 minutes.
• If you are currently developing a fashion film, please get in touch with a member of team FASHIONCLASH via festival@fashionclash.nl and provide us with the narrative of the film, the length of the film and if possible, other previous works or films.Deadline for applications
Early Bird Deadline: 1 May 2023
Regular Deadline: 1 July 2023
*It’s no longer possible to apply*
Performance Program:
The CLASH House
The CLASH House is a showcase for a game-changing new generation of designers, who focus on crossovers with fashion and other art disciplines, in particular with performing arts. Participants are challenged to experiment with presentation forms in which storytelling, immersive experiences and inclusivity are central.
With The CLASH House, FASHIONCLASH gives each selected participant a coaching trajectory provided by artists from the field of performing arts. The aim is to develop performances that can contribute to the innovation of the discipline, stimulate artistic development of the designers and facilitate the dialogue on what fashion is and can be.
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For the 15th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival, The CLASH House will take form as a performative presentation, consisting of 5 performances with a clear narrative. Each performance will be co- directed and produced by FASHIONCLASH. It’s important that you are willing to continue further develop the outcome of your performance, in collaboration with FASHIONCLASH and an external co-producer.
Important details
• A total of 5 participants will be selected out of all applications.
• Participation in The CLASH House is free of charge.
• FASHIONCLASH will set a compensation budget of € 350 excluding VAT for each participant/collective.
• FASHIONCLASH will contribute with basic technical support. If you have specific requirements, please mention this in your application.
• FASHIONCLASH will organize physical casting moments for models and/or performers. During these casting moments, preferences of the participants take into account.
• FASHIONCLASH will provide a travel budget of €300 excl. VAT for travel expenses for participants/collective travelling from outside the Netherlands.Deadline for application: Sunday 23 April 2023
*It’s no longer possible to apply*
Deadlines
Submissions for Exhibition Program: New Fashion Narratives should be submitted no later than Friday 14 Juli, 23:59 (GMT)
Submissions for Fashion Film Program should be submitted no later than Friday 1 May (Early Bird) or Saturday 1 July (Regular deadline).
Submissions for Performance Program: The CLASH House should be submitted no later than Sunday 23 April, 23:59 (GMT)
Checklist
▢ Download & read the General Information, Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement;
▢ Answer all questions in the Application Form(s) of the program part(s) you want to apply for;
▢ Submit your application!
Questions?
Please read the Frequently Asked Questions before getting in touch via festival@fashionclash.nl
“(…) Each member of the team did a fantastic job of making my performance technically, conceptually, and narratively the best possible. Sessions with [coaches] Milou van Duijnhoven and Giovanni Brand were very useful and warm. Their feedback, suggestions, and coaching felt organic, and informative while honoring and understanding my creative vision.”