"The short films in this program reflect a mix of formal experiments and collaborations that often feed into and fuel some of my longer poetic narratives, essay and autobiographical films, spanning my 45 year practice. Formally, the first half of the program are mid-career works which experiment with techniques of fragmentation through shooting, editing optical printing and through photo-chemical processes.
“This handful of interviews originated at A Coruña’s (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico. In 2012 the festival directors asked me to accompany Peter Kubelka during his time at the festival, which led to my first interview. It was a great pleasure to talk with a legendary figure of experimental cinema whom I had included, thirteen years earlier, in An Introduction to Experimental Film Classics 1945-1990, an exhibition catalogue that marked the Galician, and for the most part Spanish premieres of many experimental films formerly known only through written references.
Tiempo, estructura, patrones. Estos son algunos de los principios que guían la novena edición del (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico que, bajo el título Lux Algebra, invoca los elementos alquímicos cinematográficos que manipulan el tiempo y sus estructuras, y que definen una programación con la que se completa la trilogía dedicada a la creación cinematográfica que la Mostra ha ido desarrollando en estas pasadas ediciones, desde la luz con Los nuevos impresionistas (2016) a la materia que da soporte a las imágenes con Objetos y apariciones (2017), sobre los conceptos de apropiación el found footage.
Fechas:
De Viernes, Mayo 25, 2018 (Todo el día) hasta Domingo, Junio 3, 2018 (Todo el día)
In spite of claims of its obsolescence, analog film is still alive. It continues to exist as an inimitable artistic medium, put to use in myriad forms around the world. Nonetheless, in the context of our ever-expanding digital landscape, analog film faces new challenges that have forced it into a process of deep transformation. What steps do we need to take to guarantee that analog film will remain as a living-breathing medium? What are the alternatives to the idea of film as an obsolete, historical object?
Fechas:
De Viernes, Octubre 20, 2017 (Todo el día) hasta Domingo, Octubre 22, 2017 (Todo el día)
This definitive volume of texts by Canadian writer and media artist Mike Cartmell includes a collection of essays written across three decades that examine reading and desire. Lacan, Blanchot, Sebald and Melville lead the charge. In his later years Mike developed a unique and unusual essay style, making ample use of quotations and multiple voices, weighing in on fringe media moments with an exuberant experimentalism.
Beneath the Tower: Moving Images from Toronto is a small sampling of experimental works made in Hollywood North, by moving image artists who pursue their own personal visions. These works offer a glimpse into the formal and personal obsessions of those living in Toronto, Ontario.
Fechas:
De Viernes, Octubre 14, 2016 - 19:00 hasta Sábado, Octubre 15, 2016 - 18:55
