We are welcoming submissions of Moving Image works and Artist Films showing, questioning, employing or relating to energy, its usage and its products. Deep Focus’ Winter programme aims to conduct a temperature check for the present, presenting works that will respond to three main concepts: HEAT – movement, presence, an abundance of energy; COLD – absence and stillness, a lack of energy or the refusal to produce energy at all; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM – bodies touching and adjusting their energy exchange until they reach the same temperature.

Deep Focus welcomes submissions of moving image works under 10 minutes for the winter/spring program, showing, questioning, employing or relating to energy, its usage and its products.

We want to see how moving image as a practice can be used to conduct a temperature check for the present, presenting works that will respond to three main concepts: HEAT – movement, presence, an abundance of energy; COLD – absence and stillness, a lack of energy or the refusal to produce energy at all; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM – bodies touching and adjusting their energy exchange until they reach the same temperature.

You can submit films up to 10 minutes long, shorter videos and excerpts are encouraged.

Please only submit one film as multiple submissions from the same artist will not be considered.

Screenings will be held on 20 January, 19 February and 19 March 2027 at the RHB Cinema, Goldsmiths, London, UK (subject to change).

Note that we are unable to review more than one submission per artist. Any subsequent submission will be ignored.

By filling out and submitting your work you agree that we will use excerpts and stills of your works to promote the event.

We can provide letters of support to shortlisted artists, to aid them seeking out funding for travel and other expenses (since we ourselves are volunteer-run and non-funded).

FAQ are available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-a8lIE0BOez_AyWb8G2mBxi8hdqTTT8CideLBlBkimk/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.h6ah7zvdgngg