// Open_Call_2027
DELETE TV 2027 —Open Call for Experimental Film & Video Art
> DELETE TV is an international platform for video art, experimental short films and AI cinema, running since 2015. We are looking for work that bends perception.
> Every selected work is broadcast in Austria and livestreamed across the world. The overall winner receives the DELETE TV Award.
Regular deadline in
Max runtime
10 minutes
Who can submit
Artists worldwide
Regular deadline
31 Dec 2026
Entry fee
$20 / $35
What We Accept
Video art, experimental shorts and AI films
> We accept video art, experimental short films and AI-assisted or AI-generated films. Submissions are made in one of three FilmFreeway categories.
Experimental Video Art
Art films without a narrative line that reach the viewer through visually outstanding techniques.
Experimental Shorts
Art films with an outstanding visual technique that also follow a narrative storyline.
Narrative Shorts
Art films driven by an outstanding artistic narration rather than by visual technique.
Rules
Before you submit
- > Films may be up to 10 minutes long. Longer films are not accepted.
- > Entries must be in English or subtitled in English.
- > All entries are sent via FilmFreeway.
- > Entry fees are non-refundable.
- > Artists from all countries are welcome.
Dates & Fees
Deadlines and entry fee
- Opening date
- 3 August 2026
- Regular deadline
- 31 December 2026
- Extended deadline
- 17 February 2027
- Notification date
- 14 March 2027
- Event dates
- 18 April – 31 August 2027
Entry fee in all three categories: $20 at the regular deadline, $35 at the extended deadline (USD, non-refundable).
Selected Work
Broadcast in Austria. Livestreamed worldwide.
> Every selected work enters the DELETE TV transmission: broadcast in Austria on OKTO TV and livestreamed across the world, with event dates from 18 April to 31 August 2027.
> The overall winner receives the DELETE TV Award, given to the work that bends perception most elegantly.
FAQ
Questions about the open call
- Who can submit?
- Artists and filmmakers from anywhere in the world. All entries are sent through FilmFreeway.
- Are AI films accepted?
- Yes. AI-assisted and AI-generated films are welcome alongside video art and experimental shorts. Choose the category that fits your work best.
- How long can my film be?
- Up to 10 minutes. Films longer than 10 minutes are not accepted. Entries must be in English or subtitled in English.
- Does my film need to be a premiere?
- The submission terms do not set a premiere requirement. If you have questions about earlier screenings or online releases, write to office@delete-tv.com before you submit.
- How are films selected?
- Submissions are reviewed by DELETE TV. Originality, artistic vision and conceptual integrity increase the probability of recognition. Selected artists are notified by 14 March 2027.
- What rights do I give DELETE TV?
- By submitting you authorize DELETE TV to use still frames of your work to promote you on its website, TV programs, visual art websites and event venues; to use excerpts of up to 10% of the film’s length for promotion on television; to include the film in the non-commercial DELETE TV online archive; and to screen it at festivals within DELETE TV’s partner networks. The full wording is in the Rules & Terms on FilmFreeway.
- What is the DELETE TV archive?
- A non-commercial online archive. Inclusion of your film in it is part of the authorization you give when you submit.
Open Call 2027
Submit by 31 December 2026
> Submit via FilmFreeway <Questions? Write to office@delete-tv.com