"The goal is for the projected image to have the same force of awakening sight as any other great image."
Over five decades, American filmmaker Robert Beavers (*1949) has come closer to this self-set goal than anyone else in his métier. Those fortunate enough to have experienced the complete retrospective of Beavers' work organized by the Austrian Film Museum in the autumn of 2010 are familiar with the sensory intoxication and the intensity of visual and aural experiences these works give rise to. They offer an immersion into the beauty and intelligence of craft – both when it comes to the places and activities recorded by Beavers (anywhere between Florence and Massachusetts) and in relation to his own film craft shining in the projection.
In the times of public intrusion into the private sphere, right wing populists and religious fundamentalists threatening the freedom of expression and diversity, and conservative politicians pressing for control and surveillance, the expressions of private life become a political affair again. Related to the slogan of 1968 "The personal is political", the here presented films talk about personal or private affairs in relation to the public sphere and the urban space.
Fechas:
De Jueves, Enero 26, 2017 - 21:00 hasta Viernes, Enero 27, 2017 - 20:55
2017 West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival Call for Entries Festival Dates March 24 – March 26, 2017.
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festivalinvites imaginative, well-crafted and compelling works in film, video, animation and virtual reality. We impose no rules or restrictions governing content or artistic approach. Rather, we celebrate creative and innovative approaches to expression, medium, concept and narrative, in both traditional and non-traditional forms.
Iris Film Collective is pleased to present the inaugural installation of IN HOUSE, a year-long series of film and light installation at the Falaise Fieldhouse (3434 Falaise Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada) by Collective members.
BUNGALOW is a site-specific installation by Alex MacKenzie on view every evening from 6-9pm at the Fieldhouse from February 13 through the 26th, 2017.
Fechas:
De Lunes, Febrero 13, 2017 (Todo el día) hasta Domingo, Febrero 26, 2017 (Todo el día)
Lacrima Christi es la película de mayor duración de los más de 150 filmes que realizó el cineasta mexicano residente en París Teo Hernández. Tercera parte de una tetralogía dedicada a la Pasión de Cristo, Lacrima Christi es una exploración de la transferencia entre deseo y mito que toma como punto de partida una serie de objetos encontrados en un mercadillo en Belleville.
Werner Nekes, one of Germany's top experimental artists died last January 22, aged 72 in his home.
Nekes was particularly active as an experimental filmmaker during the late 60s and 70s. His films screened world-wide and were honored wiith a multitude of prizes and awards. At the same time he became more and more entangled in a growing passion of collecting pre-cinema optical devices ultimately ending up as a preeminent collector who frequently used these devices in his later essay-style films.
Art Cinema OFFoff presents a unique screening of Asian experimental films in Belgium.
In a two-part evening, the history of experimental film in Korea since the 1960s will be shown, alongside several contemporary creations from Asia. Together, the two programs explore the relations between the historical avant-gardes and their lasting influences on contemporary work, despite important social and political changes. Next to specific works, there's attention for pioneering groups that make up the Korean underground.
Fechas:
De Lunes, Febrero 6, 2017 - 20:00 hasta Martes, Febrero 7, 2017 - 19:55
