Premieres, Vidder’s Choice, and Other Important Dates

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 Preparations for this year’s con are ramping up! If you want to attend or support this year’s convention, contribute programming or a vid, or you just like to know what’s what, here are the most important dates for your diary:

 

• This year’s convention runs from the afternoon of Friday 14 June to the afternoon of Sunday 16 June, 2019. Friday afternoon programming will be low-key, with things kicking into gear in the evening. Saturday programming begins in the morning and runs throughout the day until the Premieres show in the evening. Sunday programming begins in the morning and runs until the afternoon, with things likely to wrap up sometime between 3 and 5pm. For anyone who wishes to stay an extra night, there are usually con attendees still around to hang out with after this, although there is no more formal programming.

• If you are planning to attend the convention, you need to register by Sunday, 12 May. If you would like to buy a supporting membership, you can do this until Friday, 31 May, but if you’d like to submit a vid for Vidder’s Choice (see below for more info), you’ll need to have purchased your membership in order to do that. Attending memberships rise in price from £44.99 to £54.99 on Saturday, April 13.

• The deadline to submit premieres is Monday, 13 May. A premiere is a brand new, never-before-seen vid which has not yet been released online and which has its first public viewing during the Premieres show on the Saturday night of the convention. Anyone can make a premiere - you don’t need to be attending or supporting the con - but in the unlikely circumstance that there are too many vids to show, priority will be given to attending and supporting members. Premiere vids can be any genre, style and fandom, and there is no minimum required experience level to submit a premiere. More information on how to post your premiere will be available shortly, but don’t worry about that for now - as long as you’ve made a vid, we’ll help you get it show-ready.

• The deadline to submit a vid to Vidder’s Choice is also Monday, 13 May. Vidder’s Choice is a showcase of back catalogue vids. If you are an attending or supporting member of the convention, you can choose any one of your existing vids to feature in the show. It’s an opportunity to highlight a hidden gem, celebrate an old favourite, or maybe even drag a few new people into an obscure fandom! More information on how to submit your Vidder’s Choice vid will be available shortly.

• We are still looking for programming ideas! Vidshow and panel submissions are open until Monday, March 4. They can be submitted via the website. If you have an idea but you’d like to discuss it in more detail before submitting, or if you have any questions, leave a comment on this post, or get in touch with the concom via Twitter or email. If you’re creating a vidshow (VJing), you will need to have the playlist finalised by Tuesday, April 30. You will then be asked to upload the vid files sometime in May. If you’ve never done a vidshow or panel before but you’d like to give it a go, don’t worry - we will support you through the process!

• Scholarship nominations are open until Sunday, March 31. The scholarship offers support to one individual who has not been to the con in the past and would like to attend. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, and you are also extremely welcome to apply if you have been nominated in the past and missed out and have still never attended the con. Priority is given to Non-UK European applicants, but UK and international vidders and vid fans are also welcome to apply! Take a look HERE for more details, or to make a donation to the scholarship fund.

• Rooms at the Future Inn in the VidUKon block at the special con rate will be held until Sunday, April 14. Book early if you can - Elton John is performing in Cardiff on the Saturday night so it may be difficult to find rooms elsewhere.

 

For quick reference, here’s the list:

 

March 4 - deadline for show and panel submissions

March 31 - deadline for scholarship nominations

April 13 - attending membership rises in price

April 14 - deadline for booking a room in the VidUKon block at the con rate

April 30 - VJs need to have finalised and submitted vidshow playlists

May 12 - deadline to register to attend VidUKon 2019

May 13 - deadline for submitting vids for Premieres and Vidder’s Choice

May 31 - deadline to purchase a supporting membership for VidUKon 2019

June 14-16 - the convention

 

VidUKon is a UK-based, fan-run, vid-focused convention. This year it's taking place in Cardiff on June 14-16. If you're interested to learn more, take a look at our FAQ.