Utveckling?/Evolution? (Sven Elfström, 1971)

After a two year break AVANT reopens with a program on amateur film. The program takes place on October 23 & 24 in Karlstad, Sweden.

A substantial part of the program consists of a retrospective with films by full-time industrial worker Sven Elfström. Elfström made experimental shorts, political documentaries and fiction films in his spare time.

The veterans from Vienna, Lisl Ponger and Tim Sharp, and the Finnish filmmaker Sami van Ingen exhibit work that they have made from amateur footage; revealing hidden histories and forgotten fantasies.

AVANT09: AVANT goes AMATEUR is a collaboration between the Värmland Region’s Centres for Film and Dance, Broby Grafiska, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Kristinehamn, Film Studies at Karlstad University and the Filmform foundation.

The event is free of charge but booking is mandatory.

Full programme.