Festivals

pic.london festival

By Marcos Ortega on Mon, 16/10/2017 - 16:19

As part of their inaugural festival, pic.london presents a two-day film programme exploring the relationship between still and moving images. Beginning with film’s infancy at the end of the 19th Century – through the 1960s avant-garde – this programme investigates the ways in which artists and theorists have engaged the moving image to develop, challenge and critique photographic language.
Dates:
Saturday, October 28, 2017 (All day) to Sunday, October 29, 2017 (All day)
Venue:
Close-Up Cinema - London, Reino Unido
Oscillation Transia Film Festival Tour 2017

By Jessica Giacobbe on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 11:42

Oscillation Transia Film Festival is a non-profit organization, exploring the intersection of solar energy application and environmental awareness through the art of film. Our goal is to unite a diverse population of Americans by means of a free, open-to-the-public film festival where dreamers and allies of the future can come together to experience and discuss environmental awareness through low-impact outdoor cinema.
Dates:
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 (All day) to Tuesday, October 17, 2017 (All day)
5th Syros Int'l Film Festival

By Anonymous on Fri, 30/06/2017 - 11:06

The 5th Syros Int'l Film Festival is taking place soon, from July 14-19. This year's program is focused on the theme of "Cracking Up," taking this as a jumping-off point to explore the exuberant, manic, and generative potential of making and watching cinema. We are happy to have Martha Colburn, Nusquam Productions (Mariangela Ciccarello & Philip Cartelli), and Peter Fleischmann as Artists in Focus.
Dates:
Friday, July 14, 2017 - 19:00 to Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 23:00
AVANT 2017 - Bodies and Boundaries

By Marcos Ortega on Thu, 29/06/2017 - 03:25

AVANT – Bodies and Boundaries 2017.09.08 – 2017.09.09
Karlstad, Sweden

The 14th edition of AVANT focus on bodies and boundaries. The body is both our most private territory and a social interface, a boundary that both divides and unites. The point of departure of AVANT is in one of the most legendary artists when it comes to the socio-political dimensions of the body, VALIE EXPORT, followed by Jayne Parker’s early performance-based films.

Dates:
Friday, September 8, 2017 (All day) to Saturday, September 9, 2017 (All day)
Filmadrid 2017

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 24/05/2017 - 09:17

The third edition of Filmadrid (June 8-17, Madrid, Spain) will screen over a hundred recent works, 47 of them in competition on the Official and Vanguardias (avant-garde) strands. Among this year's highlights, there will be a focus on the work of American artist Deborah Stratman, as well as the exhibition I Sing and I Celebrate dedicated to the figure of Jonas Mekas, who will also be present during the festival.

Dates:
Thursday, June 8, 2017 (All day) to Saturday, June 17, 2017 (All day)
(S8) Mostra de Cine Periférico 2017

By Marcos Ortega on Mon, 22/05/2017 - 10:06

(S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico will return to A Coruña from May 31 to June 4 to celebrating a special anniversary- its 8th edition - with an ambitious program. The new edition, under the title of Objects and Apparitions, is inspired by found footage cinema under the figure of the seminal artist of this film process, Joseph Cornell. The legacy of the North American multidisciplinary and surrealist creator has guided the elaboration of the official poster, where, imitating a kind of Cornell box, the spirit of appropriation is used to reflect his whole philosophy. Together with Cornell, the (S8) will present the works of two of the most prominent representatives of found footage film now: Cécile Fontaine and Luther Price. In addition, the program Found Sounds, curated by Mónica Savirón, will revolve around the work of Dutch filmmaker Barbara Meter.

Dates:
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 (All day) to Sunday, June 4, 2017 (All day)
Montreal Underground Film Festival 2017

By Anonymous on Tue, 16/05/2017 - 09:17

MUFF is back for its 12th edition !
Celebrating experimental, subversive and underground cinema.
The full schedule is online, with info and descriptions : http://muff514.com/horaire/

Dates:
Thursday, May 18, 2017 - 19:30 to Sunday, May 21, 2017 - 16:00
Venue:
Microcinéma être - Montreal, Canada
FRACTO BERLIN Experimental Film Festival

By Anonymous on Sun, 07/05/2017 - 12:34

Fracto 2017 is the first edition of a new annual Experimental Film Festival which will be held on May 20st/21th at ACUD Cinema & Studio. Out of more than 800 submissions a highly international program of 42 works was selected, including a great number of world, international and german premieres. This year's special program (Sat. 21:30h) focuses on the Berlin-based artists Anouk De Clercq, James Edmonds and OJOBOCA (Anja Dornieden & Juan David Gonzalez) with screenings, a Live Cinema / Dual 16mm Projector Performance and artist talks moderated by our guest from Milan Tommaso Isabella. (Curated by Giuseppe Boccassini, Johannes Braun, Masha Matzke)

Dates:
Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 19:00 to Sunday, May 21, 2017 - 00:00
Sunday, May 21, 2017 - 19:00 to Monday, May 22, 2017 - 00:00
Venue:
ACUD Berlin - Berlin , Germany
CROSSROADS 2017

By SF Cinematheque on Wed, 03/05/2017 - 22:12

CROSSROADS 2017 is the eighth manifestation of our annual film festival to be held May 19–21, 2017 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. CROSSROADS 2017 will showcase 60–70 new film/video works by emerging and established filmmakers, including performance and works of “live cinema.”

Dates:
Friday, May 19, 2017 (All day) to Sunday, May 21, 2017 (All day)
Venue:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - San Francisco, United States
In Time Film Festival 2017

By Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2017 - 16:14

Please join us on April 28, 2017 for the exciting premiere debut of the In Time Film Festival. A showcase of experimentation in moving image and audio based mediums. Placing a spotlight on avant-garde, art-house, independent and no/low budget student filmmaking that goes beyond expectations and genres. Student run, the In Time Film Festival is aiming to bring together the work and talent of the School of Visuals Arts’ MFA Photography, Video and New Media, MFA Art Practice and MFA Fine Arts programs. The program is open to the public.
Dates:
Friday, April 28, 2017 - 20:00
Venue:
SVA MFA Photo, Video and Related Media - New York, United States

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