Experimental or avant-garde film is set to take centre-stage at the Film Archive during This is Experimental: A Festival of Experimental Film and Film Makers.

The event, organised by Film Archive Exhibitions Manager Mark Williams is an exciting three days of screenings, talks and a workshop – presented by, and featuring, local and international guests from the outer edges of cinematic adventure.

Highlights include: a screening and workshop by Guy Sherwin, one of the pre-eminent British film artists of the last 40 years; Free Radical: The films of Len Lye, a collection of work by New Zealand's most internationally successful film maker, that returns to New Zealand from a successful North American tour; and The Michael Nicholson Studio Visual Music Project Stage 3: Ops 1–4, a video installation that pays homage to the abstract expression paintings of Wassily Kandinsky.

Featuring:
Michael Nicholson, Martin Rumsby, Guy Sherwin, Len Lye

Dates:
Thu 14 Aug 08 - Sat 16 Aug 08, every day, All day event

Venue:
New Zealand Film Archive - Wellington, Cnr Ghuznee and Taranaki Streets, Wellington City