Now in its fifth year, Sheffield’s festival of film, music and digital is calling for submissions.

Sensoria, the UK’s festival of film, music & digital, will be back for nine days of fun and festivities from 21 – 29 April 2012.

The festival’s admissions in 2011 rose from 4,000 – 10,000 and 2012, our 5th birthday edition, will be bigger and better than ever.

Sensoria’s guests have included Bill Drummond, Jarvis Cocker, Feargal Sharkey, Bill Drummond, Nitin Sawhney, Mark Kermode, John Robb, Mary Anne Hobbs, British Sea Power, Julien Temple and many more. Events have taken place across the city at venues including a hairdressers, a 1960s Hotel Ballroom, Sheffield Central Library, Sheffield Law Courts, Sheffield Cathedral and an underwater music system in Ponds Forge swimming pool.

The festival crosses musical genres and has celebrated everything from Americana/folk, indie and electronica through to rockabilly.

Call for entries
Sensoria is now looking for exciting new work in the realms of music, film and digital – this can include fiction features or short films with an innovative soundtrack or score, music related biopics, music documentary and truly exceptional music video. Films should have been completed after 2009.

Sensoria is particularly looking for music-related submissions that outline how their proposed project or performance includes an innovative, exciting use of visuals.

Anyone can come forward with ideas no matter how big or small. There is no submission fee.

Film/music submissions should include a CD/DVD/MP3, short synopsis, two production stills and full contact details and arrive no later than 14 November at the following address:

Sensoria submissions, Bank Street Arts, 32 – 40 Bank Street, Sheffield S1 2DS.

For any enquiries regarding submissions please email info@sensoria.org.uk