# Artistic Film Competitions Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize Premiers Movies in NYC's Times Square By Cowbag | Published 2009-11-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artistic-film-competition References: [cakeheadlovesevil](http://cakeheadlovesevil.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/babelgum-voting/) & [babelgum](http://www.babelgum.com/metropolisartprize) The Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize is an artistic film competition which artists enter by submitting videos of their work. Entries include performance art, painting, photography, sculpture, installation and new media. A pretty good $30,000 prize fund is offered too. Voting is open and you can judge the entries along-side the likes of Isabella Rossellini. Best of all I love that fact that the winning films will appear on monitors in New York’s [Times Square](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acidic-color-gloss). Public film premiers are clearly the way forward. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Artistic Film Competitions:** More companies will create artistic film competitions to promote new media and diverse art forms. - **Public Film Premiers:** Businesses will increasingly use public screens as a way to introduce new works of art to a diverse audience. - **Crowdsourced Judging Panels:** More artistic film competitions will use crowdsourced judging panels to democratize the selection process and increase audience engagement. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Film Industry:** The film industry can create and sponsor artistic film competitions to discover new and diverse talent, while also generating publicity and buzz for their own brand. - **Art Industry:** The art industry can leverage artistic film competitions to promote a wider range of artistic expression and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration. - **Advertising Industry:** Advertising agencies can sponsor and promote artistic film competitions to showcase their creative capabilities and align their brand with innovative forms of artistic expression. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tuna-Focused Film Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tuna-cans-film-festival.md) - [Battle-Style Art Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-competition.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [Regional Arts Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/be-open-art.md) - [Culture-Focused Crowdfunding Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ntd-international-competitions.md) - [Car-Themed Film Contests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexus-film-masters-challenge.md) - [Global AI Art Contests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canvas-of-the-future1.md) - [Short-Form Film Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/film-festival-on-tiktok.md) - [Creator-Friendly Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creatorcentric-billboard.md)