Call for Videopoetry — UNESCO Cities of Literature.

By Australian Poetry | Posted: Friday Nov 28, 2025

Deadline: January 10, 2026.

As part of the first edition of the Québec International Poetry Festival (FIP de Québec), which will take place from March 5 to 7, 2026, we invite artists from UNESCO Cities of Literature to submit videopoems.

The festival welcomes videopoems that explore the theme of language as a space of poetic resistance. Special attention will be given to works created in minority languages.

Details:
- Video length: between 7 and 10 minutes
- Language: in French or any other language with French subtitles
- Year of production: after January 2024
- Rights: the artist must hold the rights for the public screening of the video
- Originality: works may be new or previously presented

6 video poems will be selected and artists will receive a 200$ CAD fee for the presentation of their video during the festival, in March.
Deadline: January 10, 2026.

Submitting a videopoem:
The festival will accept videopoems submitted via hyperlink (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.) sent to fipq@spokenwordquebec.ca. Please include the video title, your city, your first name and your last name.

Selection:
From the submissions received, six videopoems will be selected by a jury of three cultural professionals. The selected works will be screened exclusively at La Charpente des fauves during the 2026 edition of the FIP de Québec.

For any questions, please contact fipq@spokenwordquebec.ca or see website for more details: FIP de Québec