The aim of the program is to create a bridge between the “Western” and the “Eastern” contemporary avant-garde film discourse. “We picked a few of the most memorable North American avant-garde films made in the last few years and looked for Eastern European ones which somehow refer or connect to them by following a similar trend or technique.”

As the overall picture of the contemporary avant-garde film scene is extremely complex, each selection is inevitably subjective and reflects the taste and preferences of the curators.

The screening is an official event of OFF Biennale Budapest.

Organizers: Péter Lichter and Dorottya Szalay

Programme:

Dalibor Baric: The Horror of Dracula (2010) 3’20 – Croatia Katarzyna Płazińska: Chapri (2014) 6’24 – Poland Kryštof Pešek: The Return/Navrát (2006) 6’26 – Czech Republic Mihai Grecu & Thibault Gleize: Glucose (2012) 7’18 – Romania Milan Balog: 1.35. (2003) 8′ – Slovakia Péter Klausz: Hanna (2013) 7’40 – Hungary

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Stephen Broomer: Spirits in Seasons (2013) 12’17 – USA Scott Fitzpatrick: Places with meaning (2013) 2’50 – USA Rhayne Vermette: Full of Fire (2014) 2’14 – Canada Tomonari Nishikawa: 45 7 Broadway (2013) 5’ – USA Jeremy Moss: The Blue Record (2014) 16’37 – USA Bryan Boyce: Walt Disney’s Taxi Driver (2014) 4’31 – USA

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The films will be screened with English subtitles. The discussion will be held in Hungarian.